Kære elskede venner.
Det er med dyb sorg i hjertet, at vi skriver dette. I nat døde den lille 3 år gamle dreng desværre af sine svære forbrændinger.
Lægerne har virkelig gjort alt for at redde ham, men han stod ikke til at redde.
Torkild besøgte de tilskadekomne i fredags og lægen sagde til ham: ”Vi er meget bekymret for den lille drengs tilstand, da hans forbrændinger er kraftigere end forventet.”
Men vi tror, at det er bedre at drengen har fået fred, i stedet for at han fortsat skulle blive ved med at lide.
Faderen til barnet som er vores vagtmand, har netop været her og han var bare dybt ulykkelig, men sagde: ”Dette er nok det bedste for min lille dreng som det er gået, men jeg håber bare af hele mit hjerte, at min kone og 6 årige pige får lov at leve.”
Begravelsen finder sted i morgen tirsdag. Han skal køres hjem til Masai landet og begraves der, da det er tradition blandt masaierne at blive begravet nær ved hjemmet.
Vi hjælper og støtter familien i deres store sorg og kører sammen med alle vore medarbejdere for at deltage i begravelsen.
Tak om I forsat vil bede om at, Herren vil give lægedom til moderen og pigen på 6 år. De trænger forbøn, da deres situation stadig er meget kritisk.
Kærlig hilsen fra
Torkild og Tabitha.
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”.
