The latest news of the burnt family. We just came back from visiting the mother and daughter who got so badly burnt.
It will be 4 weeks this Friday, since the terrible accident happened.
It’s going the right way but takes a long time to heal. We spoke with the doctor who told us it would be a long process and stay at the hospital. They can manage to drink and eat with help, but can’t go to the toilet.
They still need your prayers. So thank you for this.
The mother has now been informed of the death of her little boy, and that he is with God in Heaven. This is of course very hard for her. She also remembers what happened, so she’s clear in the mind.
The girl has lost all her skin on her face as you can see on the photos.
The mother’s burns are situated from the navel and down and very bad.
I had a long conversation with the father Loriku about their little boy who died. I used an avocado as an example. I told him that the avocado is like our body. It withers and dies. But inside there’s a seed which will sprout and grow and the same happens to our soul inside our body. Jesus takes it home to heaven when we die and gives us a new body. The boy is happy without pains now and one day you’ll meet him again. Loriku understood then.
Loriku is as you know a masai and normally they don’t believe in God and Jesus. But ever since the terrible accident he’s changed. Yesterday, when we went to the hospital, Loriku came out from the prayer room, they have where he’d been praying. Just imagine this. How great is our God.
Dear all of you thank you so much for all you’ve been to this family and us. Thank you so much for your prayers and help.
May Jesus richly bless you for all your love and care.
Love
Tabitha and Torkild.
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”.
