News about Mswakini Juu

Written 04.02.2014 20:27 under Archive

We have now entered into the New Year and are very busy again in Mswakini. I had hoped to start in January to build the Doctors house for the clinic, but that is not how it was supposed to be!

 

Just before Christmas the chief of the village and the leadership came to Arusha, to ask for your help in getting them a new diesel engine for their water pump. The old engine was completely worn out (was from the 70´es) and therefore the villagers had no clean drinking water. The alternative to this pump is a little lake, but that was almost dried up, so many of the women had to go ca.19km each way for getting a bucket of water (20 liters). We promised the chief that we would do our best, but that we could not make any promises as a new diesel engine is very expensive.

 
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But God is like always faithful. Within 2 weeks God had miraculously sent the money for the new engine, that we manage to by at the end of 2013. Most of January we spent trying to get the system to run. It was not easy, as there was no power out there in the area, so we had to get a generator, welder etc. and bring out to the bush.

 
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Last week I went myself to see the new system and test it. All honor to God we got water! Though not without a little sweat and a few extra prayers. I am so thankful to God and so is the whole village. Just imagine the chief was so happy, that he slaughtered a goat so that they could celebrate with our work team.

 
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Thank you still for remembering Mswakini in prayers for rain, so that they can start to plant their fields.
We are very privileged to have a container on its way from Denmark, with hospital equipment for the new clinic.
Thank you friends for your great love and care for the maasai.
 
With Love
Mirjam – Tabitha and Torkilds daughter

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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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