With this greeting I would like from the dept of my heart, to say thank you so much for the donations that has been sent to us, to help Mama Oberline to finish the building of the two rooms. Everything is now finished and they have moved in.
Mama Oberline thinks she is dreaming. It is so hard for her to understand that it is true that she has been given this big help so that they could finish the building. She is so thankful for this help that you have given her and she is praying to the Lord that he will bless you and repay you so that you may not need anything.
I went out there to visit one day before they had painted outside. I was so lucky because on this day all the children were at home. So I could get a picture of the whole family together.
The oldest by the name of Adam who is studying to become a mechanic took our hands many times and then he thanked us for the great help that we had given to his mother, and then he shed a few tears. I would like to send this THANK YOU on to you that were willing to give to this project. May the Lord richly bless and repay you.
The house is now finished, there is glass in the windows, the house is painted inside and out. They have been given bunk beds and new mattresses including a “jiko” which is a stove for wood.
Once again thank you so much for your great help.
Love
Tabitha og Torkild
The last part of the distance was a small, red dirt road that twisted among the banana plantations. At the end of the very steep road was the house where they lived. House may be an exaggeration because Johnson and his uncle share a room of 7-8 m2. The room is at the end of a hen house and there is just one building. There is no ceiling in the room next to the hen house. The smell was tough and we thought, “How can they sleep in that stench?”
Johnson has no parents. When he was little his mother died and his father died in November of last year. Johnson is an only child and his uncle is the only relative left.
Besides these challenges, Johnson has a handicap. There was an accident in his home when he was little. The housemaid had put a pot on the fireplace and left it to go outside. Johnson just learned to crawl. He moved himself to the fireplace and crabbed the handle of the pot with both hands. On his left hand his little fingers melted away at the extreme heat and his right hand is very damaged as well.
Although he lost his fingers Johnson is a competent writer and has a beautiful handwriting. He retained his thumb and most of the index finger on his right hand so he can hold a pencil.
Johnson seems to be a nice boy and is a very good student. But after his father died there is no one to pay his tuition. Without school fees he cannot continue classes as the uncle can barely make ends meet. That was very evident when we visited their home.
We have met with Johnson and his uncle again to hear about Johnson’s wishes for the future. In faith we have sent him on to Secondary school. He will be 18 years in July and has two more years before he graduates. If anyone reading this would like to help support his education there is a need for DKK 6,000 per year for this.
