Farewell 2009!
As we wind up this year, we have many reasons to thank God for! Firstly the support you sponsors have given to our children throughout has played a big part in enabling the children to finish this school year. We thank God for enabling our children who were form four candidates to finish their secondary education. We have faith that they will perform well since they are Real Stars!! 22 of them will be attending the Diguna Camp in December for the teenagers.
Thank the Almighty for His Blessings!God has blessed us in so many ways in the past months. To start with, in August we were able to buy some of the children in our programme some textbooks that they needed. Most of the times, it is hard to get the specific books that they need. Since they were on holiday, we were busy with getting shopping for them and also items for those who were taking their final examinations. All that would not have been possible without your commitment. (God Bless You Greatly!). We were blessed to have two volunteers from Nairobi, Kenya. These are, Miriam Ayaa and Agnes Andeso. Miriam joined us in May this year. She lives in Kawangware Slums with her elder sister. She is orphaned. She will be starting secondary school next year (2010). She has been of great help most especially in the office errands like mailing, filing and recording the petty cash expenses. Agnes joined us in late July. She lives in Satellite with her elder sister. She is also an orphan. She will be with us until May or September 2010 when she will join The Catholic University of Eastern Africa to study Law. She would like to be an Advocate for the rights of children. She has been very helpful in taking the case histories of the new children getting into our programme and doing the home-visits and follow-ups on some on some cases. September was not as busy except for the time when the children were reporting back to school. All of them were able to get to school in time. In the month of October we were blessed to have a volunteer named Allyssa Adams from the United States. She is studying Peace and Conflicts at Daystar University in Kenya. We did a home visit with her to two sisters. Allyssa left a while later. We were joined by Gloria Namwo from Kenya who is studying Community Development at Railway Training Institute. Gloria is on attachment with us for three months. She is of great help especially when it comes to fieldwork. She also assists in taking the case histories. Something we are thankful to God for as sometimes it gets hectic in the office. This month of November was not any busy especially because we had to take a break of two weeks so that we are replenished to tackle the busy month of December.
Let’s offer Christ the Manger of our Hearts!
As we approach this very beautiful celebration of the Birth of our Lord Christ Jesus, Real Stars wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year! We ask you to help us pray for the safety our children during this December holiday as some might be traveling to upcountry to be with relatives during this festive season. Pray also that our children will be prudent during this long holiday so that they don’t engage in activities that would affect their lives.
Let me introduce you to a Real Star! – Miriam Night
Miriam Night is a 12-year-old girl who lives in the heart of the slums of Kibera. She is the third born in a family of five. She has never met her father and her mother passed away in 2005 leaving them under the care of their maternal aunt, Grace Nasila. Her elder siblings (Patrick and Nang’osi) live on their own. Patrick plucks tea in a farm in Kiambu, Central Kenya while Nang’osi does odd jobs at Rongai which is located on the outskirts of Nairobi City. Miriam and her younger siblings (Richard and Diana) live with this aunt, together with her 2-year-old daughter Scorvia.
Miriam Night with family
Their aunt who was unable to send them to school due to lack of fees would leave them unattended as she went to do the odd jobs. This caused Miriam and her siblings to start borrowing food in the nearby market and neighbouring estates and they ended up bumping into Rose. She got them a well-wisher who has been providing them with food regularly. However, Miriam and her siblings could not join school yet due to lack of finances. During this time Miriam and her siblings were left to care for their cousin Scorvia. However that changed since Rose managed to get both Miriam and Diana a sponsor who caters for their school expenses and they have since been attending school.
Richard, Diana and Miriam Miriam’s younger brother, Richard, who has also been out of school will be starting school soon. Miriam and Diana were forced to repeat their previous classes and this has motivated them to work even harder.
We at Real Stars wish you God’s Blessing during Christmas & A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010!
Dem Herrn Befohlen,
Shalom,
Rose Muiu
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