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 explained that she had no supporters  and that the other women helping out were doing so without payment for they seldom had money. When she found work she would bring her earnings home and purchase food for the children. I asked to see her food pantry and was shown a practically bare shelf. I asked her where she will get the food for the next day. She replied that she would go out in the evening and beg. I pressed the point by asking what she would do if she didn’t get any food that day. She explained that she would return to the home empty handed and would explain to the children that there would be no food tonight but maybe they would eat tomorrow.