About us
We love to sit in the garden in the afternoons with some coffee, surrounded by our three beautiful dogs.
Dogs are the best watchmen, because they always sleep with one ear open. When it rains severely, the dogs usually take cover under the car.
One night it really poured down, and you could barely hear a sound, because of the rain drumming on the tin roof. Nevertheless, we were woken by the dogs barking madly, and we got up to see what was going on. We spotted a person walking around our yard.
This incident showed us the value of our dogs and that is why we love them so much.
For relaxation, Torkild puts on his old clothes and gets out to clean the containers or the shed. That is his favourite pursuit. He also loves to service the cars and to polish them until they shine inside and out.
Tabitha finds hoe and rake and really enjoys working in the garden. She has made a small oasis there, a place of relaxation.
Since it is not safe to be outside in the evening we rarely go anywhere after dark. Therefore, we spend many cosy evenings at home, which we both enjoy.
We often have company from Denmark, who want to know what we are doing. It is great to have visitors and we are happy for our guest houses where people can have some privacy and time of their own.
We built an extra guest house with six beds. It is almost as a small holiday apartment with a small kitchen including a stove, a fridge etc. so that people can prepare their own meals.
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”.
