Tvillinger brændt ihjel!
Vi har et hjertebarn ved navn Grace, som bor sammen med sin mor og sine små tvillingesøskende på ca. 1½ år.
Faderen forlod familien, da Grace var nyfødt. Han kommer sjældent hjem og tager ikke sit ansvar alvorligt som mand og far. Han kommer bare, når han har lyst og forlanger at have de rettigheder en ægtemand har i henhold til afrikansk kultur. Konen blev gravid igen og fik disse to små piger.
En lørdag eftermiddag var moderen og datteren, Grace, taget på besøg hos nogle venner.
Moderens søster skulle så passe tvillingerne, som lå og sov. De har kun råd til et værelse, som fungerer som stue, soveværelse og køkken.
Medens de sov, ville mosteren begynde at lave mad. Hun tændte for gassen, men kunne ikke lige finde tændstikkerne og glemte at slukke for gassen. Da hun fandt dem og strøg en tændstik, skete der en eksplosion og hele værelset stod i flammer. Mosteren løb skrigende og meget chokeret ud, men fik ikke tvillingerne, som lå og sov, med ud.
Naboerne kom løbende for at hjælpe, men ingen kunne komme ind igen pga. af at flammerne var så voldsomme. De små piger skreg højt, indtil de døde.
Det er så forfærdeligt for denne lille familie, en meget tragisk ulykke. Moderen, Grace og mosteren behøver virkelig forbøn for at komme igennem denne svære tid. Vi græder sammen med dem.
Kun Herren selv kan give dem trøst og hele savnet.
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”.
