Dear beloved friends.
It’s with deep sadness and sorrow I write this. This night the little 3 year old boy died from his burns.
The doctors did everything to safe him but in vain.
Torkild had already been told by the doctor Friday, when he visited, that they were afraid of loosing him, since his burns were much more severe than first thought.
However, hard this must be. We do believe it’s better for him not to suffer any more.
The father who’s our guard has just been here. He’s so full of sorrow, but feels it’s better for his son this way. His big worry naturally is if his wife and little daughter will survive.
The funeral will be tomorrow Tuesday. They’ll drive him to the Masai land, so he can be buried close to his home, which is their tradition.
We’re of course helping in all ways, and will be assisting together with all our workers at the funeral.
Please, help us praying for the mother and daughter, who are still in critical situations. Thank you and God bless you.
Love from
Torkild and Tabitha.
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”.
