Kære venner
Vi vil gerne sige jer tusind TAK for støtte til mad til masaierne. Vi har vedhæftet en fil over uddelingen og takken går til jer for jeres store indsats til at hjælpe os.
Selv i skrivende stund er Torkild og vore danske gæster, samt vores team ude for at dele majs ud til de som har det så svært, dermed kan masaierne få mad og fejre jul.
Tusind tak for alt hvad vi har delt sammen i året som nu snart er gået.
Matale
Glædelig jul
og kærlig hilsen fra
Tabitha og Torkild
Mirjam og Per
The father disappeared and they have had no contact with him for several years. Ruth is a bright girl in school. Her school decided to sponsor her schooling because they are really poor. For various reasons the school recently shut down and Ruth had to find another school.
The mother cannot afford to send Ruth to another school. Ruth’s grandfather is a Maasai and he wants to have her back in Maasai land. He does not want a girl to get eductaed, but instead follow the Maasai traditions for girls: to be married. Maasais think that only boys should get educated.
Ruth’s mother told me that Ruth’s grandfather had received an offer from an elderly, wealthy Maasai who wanted to pay a very large dowry in the form of many cows in order to marry Ruth. Ruth had been desperate because she wanted to stay in school, get her education and choose her husband when the time was ripe. For this reason the mother and Ruth came to our office asking for help.
We trusted God and sent Ruth to a good, Christian school where she is thriving.
We received a sponsor who will support her until Form 4 is completed. But Ruth wishes to continue for another two years and graduate from High School. If any of you would like to support Ruth for a few more years please write us or send a gift to our missions account. Please earmark it “Ruth”.
