The boy Logida | Tanzania

I have such a desire to tell you about the happiest boy I know, named Longida of 9 years.

I He is a son of the triplet mother from the Masai region in Matale. Longida was born with very crooked legs and walked with a stick.

We had him moved to Arusha to the Plaster House, a hospital that takes care of disabled children. Longida had surgery in both knees and then the legs were put in a cast for some weeks. When the cast was removed the treatment was concluded with a period of training.

Now he can walk, run and even play football. He has just been visiting and I must admit that I cried tears of joy. Never have I seen a boy this happy. He smiled and wanted to give me a big hug as a sign of his gratitude.

Before he was hospitalized he was able to speak only his tribal language. After about three months at the Plaster House he now speaks a fluent Swahili and we are able to speak with him. He has gained weight because of the good food. At Plaster House there were children’s church and it was wonderful to hear the children singing and praising God.

A small girl by the name of Miriam was below one year of age when we met her and her mother for the first time. The mother was very frustrated because her little girl was born with a club foot (see photo).

This little girl was also admitted into the Plaster House where they take good care of her. She had surgery on both feet and at this moment the legs are in a cast. As this family is close to Plaster House they are able to have the girl at home during this process.

We are so pleased and grateful every time we are able to give disabled children a new future. It means so much to them. These children and their families literally experience the love and care of their father God.

Our daughter Mirjam got us in touch with Plaster House as she is friends with the American couple leading the work there.

Love Tabitha.

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 5473 [post_author] => 3 [post_date] => 2024-03-26 14:48:35 [post_date_gmt] => 2024-03-26 13:48:35 [post_content] => En masaipige ved navn Ruth Lucas, som går i Form 4 (Secondary school), bor sammen med sin mor og mormor her i Arusha. A Maasai girl by the name of Ruth Lucas who is in Form 4 (secondary school) lives with her mother and grandmother in Arusha. Faderen er forsvundet, og de har ingen kontakt haft med ham i flere år. Ruth er meget dygtig i skolen. Skolen, hun går på, har sponsoreret hendes skolegang, da de er så fattige. Af forskellige årsager er hendes skole netop blevet lukket, og Ruth har skullet ud og finde en anden skole. Moderen har ikke råd til at sende Ruth i en anden skole. Ruths bedstefar, som er masai, vil have Ruth tilbage til masailandet. Han mener, at en pige ikke skal tage en uddannelse, men i stedet følge masaiernes tradition for piger: at blive gift. Masaierne mener, at kun drengene skal have en uddannelse. Ruths mor fortalte, at Ruths morfar havde fået et tilbud fra en ældre, velhavende masai, der vil betale en meget stor brudepris i form af mange køer for at få Ruth. Ruth har været helt utrøstelig, for hun ønsker at fortsætte sin skolegang, få en uddannelse og selv vælge sin mand, når den tid kommer. Derfor kom moderen og Ruth til vores kontor for at bede om hjælp. I tro sendte vi Ruth på en god, kristen skole, hvor hun er meget glad for at være. Vi har fået en sponsor, der vil gøre hendes Form 4 færdig. Men Ruth ønsker at forsætte yderligere to år, så hun afslutter med en studentereksamen. Hvis der er nogen, som gerne vil hjælpe hende videre, så skriv til os eller send en gave til vores missionskonto. Pengene skal øremærkes ”Ruth”.

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”.

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