Kære Venner.
Jeg har lyst til at fortælle et par ord om Pudde.
Pudde har været her et par gange i det nye år. Hun har det svært for tiden.
Hendes mor er meget syg. Hun har en indsnævring i halsen, så hun ikke kan spise og det kniber med at drikke. Hun får mad igennem en slange. Hun er indlagt. Jeg så billederne af en røntgen i går og den så virkelig snæver ud.
Hendes far ville komme og besøge moderen og er så uheldig, at da han står ud af bussen kommer der en motorcykel og kører ind i ham, så det ene ben er helt skamferet og knækket. Han har fået en skinne opereret ind.
Så pludselig har Pudde begge hendes forældre på sygehuset. Det er virkelig synd for hende.
Hun blev fyret på hendes arbejde fordi hun har så meget arbejde, med at passe forældrene på sygehuset. Man skal jo selv komme med al maden osv. Hun bad om at få fri bare et par timer og så fik hun at vide, enten er det arbejde eller også din familie. Hun var knust! Hun valgte familien, for hun vidste simpelthen ikke hvad hun skal gøre. Dermed fik hun fyresedlen.
Sådan er Puddes situation i dag. Børnene hos Pudde har det godt. De bliver store og voksne.
Tusind tak fordi I står sammen med os, om at hjælpe Pudde og børnene.
Kærlig hilsen fra 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”.
