Making a difference - one child at a time.

We continued painting today, finishing everything but touch up work.  We hung hooks for towels and backpacks and finished the bookshelves.  We also received the good news that the ten bags of clothes, shoes and books being sent by Westminster Schools will arrive by air cargo tonight.  It looks like we will be ready for the open house Saturday afternoon.  

The afternoon was difficult.  We went to visit Joseph's and Morris' families and deliver food.  It was heart wrenching to see the poverty these children come from.  It doesn't compare to anything we've seen in the United States.  Families, often large, live in single rooms with out electricity or running water or indoor  plumbing.  Their homes are patched together from scraps of metal and wood and most often have dirt floors.  

It is the hope and vision of Comet House that by providing these young boys with a good education and  a safe and healthy living environment  they will be able to break the cycle of poverty that has gripped their families for generations.  It is such a blessing and inspiration to work alongside the Gituku family and other members of their village who are giving so much of themselves to create hope for the future of these beautiful children.  The Mtoto Africa motto - "Making a difference - one child at a time"  is being lived out here.

A common site - mother's carrying children on their backs.

Joseph and his little sister inside their one room home.  The large package on the table is 24 kgs. of maize we have delivered which is used to make ugali - a mainstay of the Kenyan diet.  It can best be described as cold grits.

Morris, at seven years old, is the youngest of the Comet House boys.  Here he is with his little sister in front of their house.  She was so proud to tell us that "Mo-ga-ga" now goes to Shalom School.  

Wycliffe pushes Brian on a rope swing hung in a banana tree in front of Comet House.  Behind them is the land that has just been tilled for a vegetable garden.  Each boy will be responsible for a small plot.

Peter helps Nancy carry a trunk from the car.  What he doesn't know is that it is filled with new backpacks and school supplies they will receive on Saturday.  Fredrick's mom, Teresiah is in the background.