I was recently visiting one of our orphanages in Nairobi. It happened to be Valentine’s Day and I was playing with about twenty two year olds. As we were having fun together the matron came into the courtyard carrying a cake that somebody had donated to the orphanage. You must understand that these children never [ . . . ]
One of the joys of our work here in Arica is coming to know the wonderful men and women who care for these sweet children. I call them champions for that is truly what they are. In most cases they have devoted everything they have to the care of the children. They live in abject [ . . . ]
On a recent outing to Uganda I found myself on the back of a motorcycle visiting villagers and checking on the health of the children. One of their struggles is with jiggers. Jiggers are parasites that enter the body through the feet and crawl up the body of children. The solution to jiggers is quite [ . . . ]
On my travels through Mozambique I came across a children’s home in a remote part of the country. The children were aged from 6 to 16. They seemed to be fairly well cared for but spent most of their time sitting around with not much to do. I noticed a basketball hoop that had been [ . . . ]
Being from Vancouver Canada I thought I knew all about rain but Kenya has just taught me a lesson I will never forget. We had shipped a container of supplies to Kenya for distribution to the orphanages we support in Nairobi. We were also going to expand one of the orphanages which was severely under-sized. [ . . . ]
It was a cold dark night when the children of Fountain of Life were awakened to the sounds of heavy equipment. Banging on the door was a developer who had claim to the land and wanted to evict the children’s home. He chose the middle of the night to start his work to avoid the [ . . . ]
On one of our visits to the slums of Mombasa we visited a rather meager looking orphanage. The matron had the sweetest heart and it was clear that she gave everything she had to the children. As she showed us around the home it was evident that they had only the barest of necessities. She [ . . . ]
Of all the children struggling in the slums, it is the street children who fare the worst. They have no home or shelter and struggle through the night sleeping under bushes or in culverts to try and stay dry. They have no food and survive by either begging or stealing. I have been accosted several [ . . . ]
One of our orphanage groups in Uganda asked for assistance in hiring a security guard. At first I resisted because this orphanage is located in a very remote farming area and it seemed safe due to its isolation. The place is a very humble group of small shacks with 30 children. The man in charge [ . . . ]
In Africa, schooling is a challenge as well as being a great blessing. Although it is supposed to be free for the primary years, with the requirement to supply their own uniforms and supplies, many orphaned children cannot attend school. Once a child misses the first few years of school they are seen as too [ . . . ]
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