Godwin (16 years old) and his sister Blessed (14 years old) are siblings who have been sponsored for several years. We spent a day recently at their home where they live with their grandmother. Schools in Kenya are on Spring Break. Godwin and Blessed were happy to share about the chores they do at home during holidays to help their grandmother.
Blessed cooking a meal for the family.
Both Godwin and Blessed are bright students: Godwin is in tenth grade at Machakos Boys High School while Blessed is in ninth grade at St. Angelas Girls High School. During holidays, Godwin likes to work on the family farm and since they do not have running water in the house, he rides his bicycle three miles away to the nearby river to fetch water from a sand dam– he does this daily! Godwin also likes to take care of the family animals and especially his three goats. He was gifted one goat by his sponsors, Jim & Sandra, but he now has three for which he is incredibly grateful! Blessed, who is sponsored by So Hee & Albert, likes to help her grandmother by collecting firewood for cooking. They do not have electricity or gas cookers, so they use firewood for cooking. In the evenings, Godwin and Blessed work on their Spring Break homework and enjoy spending time with their grandmother and their young sister, Joy. Keep these bright teens in your prayers. They have big but realistic goals: Godwin wants to become an electrical engineer while Blessed wants to become a lawyer.
Godwin fetching water on his bike.
We are grateful to the two families that have sponsored these two promising teenagers. Godwin and Blessed are both humbled and grateful to Jim & Sandra and So Hee and Albert respectively for giving them a chance of a lifetime to learn and break the cycle of poverty. This is also an opportunity for any individuals or families who have been considering sponsoring a vulnerable child for the first time or adding more children for sponsorship, to do so now. We have children on our waitlist. Please follow the link below and offer a child an opportunity. It costs just $38 a month to give tangible hope to another “Godwin” or “Blessed”.
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