Med denne hilsen, vil vi gerne fra dybet af vore hjerter, sige jer tusind tak for pengene, som er sendt for at hjælpe Mama Oberline med færdiggørelsen af hendes byggeri med de to værelser. Alt er nu færdigt og de er flyttet ind.
Mama Oberline tror at hun drømmer. For hun forstår stadig ikke at det er sandt, at hun har fået denne store hjælp, så de har fået bygningen færdigt. Hun takker så inderligt for denne hjælp som I har givet og beder Herren om at velsigne og lønne jer tilbage, så I ikke skal mangle noget.
Jeg var selv derude en dag inden der var malet udenfor. Jeg var så heldig, for netop denne dag havde hun alle børnene hjemme. Dermed kunne vi få et billede af dem alle.
Den ældste ved navn Adam, som læser til mekaniker tog flere gange vores hænder og så takkede han så inderligt for den store hjælp, som vi havde givet hans mor og så kneb han en tåre. Jeg vil gerne sende takken videre til jer, som har været villige til at give til dette projekt. Må Herren rigt velsigne og lønne jer tilbage.
Huset er nu helt færdigt, der er glas i vinduerne, huset er malet ind og udvendigt. De har fået køjesenge og nye madrasser, samt en ”Jiko”, som er et komfur til brænde.
Endnu engang tusind tak for jeres store hjælp.
Kærlig hilsen
Tabitha og 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”.
