Something awful happened to Pudde.
Some one has been able to put poison in the thermo, she uses for her food.
After her operation she’s only been able to eat liquid food.
The Africans wash their dishes outside, and it seems as, the ones who’d washed hers forgot to bring them right away back into the house. At least this is what we think happened.
They had to take her urgently to the hospital in a Taxi. She was unconscious and they couldn’t therefore reach her.
Luckily, they’d brought the thermo with the food in it with them, so the hospital managed to find out what kind of poison it was, and could there after give her a treatment.
With the grace from God she’s out of danger and back home again.
What hard times for this courageous young woman to have to go through, besides her operation and being a mother to 7 teenaged orphans, which isn’t always easy.
I suspect that this has been done by people, who are jealous of the help and visits she gets from us and our friends. Pudde seems to think so as well.
Let’s keep praying for our dear Pudde.
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”.
