Child of the Week

Wilson Isalu

This week’s spotlighted child is Wilson Isalu.  Wilson is eighteen years old.  He resides at Holly House and attends Waddington High School:

My name is Wilson Isalu Onyengo.  I was born in Nairobi in April, 1998.  Our family is made of five members who are totally jobless and are living a miserable life.  I am the only child being looked after as I am the last born. 

I am the child of a single parent.  This is the result of my mother’s death in the year 2007.  She was the only breadwinner of our family and she was lovely but I am sorry we lost her.  It was during this time that our property was taken, leaving our family as poor as a church mouse.  We were welcomed to the field of suffering.  I was forced to remain outside of school for some years since my father was unable to pay for my school fees.  I even planned on committing suicide so that I could stop suffering but I was rescued by a neighbor who was passing by.

Due to all the suffering I experienced I would make away with people’s property so that I could get food since no one in our family was concerned with the other. 

I humbly request support from you so that I may achieve my goals in the future.  I have realized that the only weapon to fight poverty in our family is through education, which is the key to success.  Kenya is a good country with social people and there are so many areas of investment.  I personally have a desire to visit and know more about other countries.  After my high school level I would like to take a career in education.

I was glad to hear that my brother had met a good Samaritan in Nairobi who was ready to bring me to Holly House.  I have really learned a lot from him and from my fellow students.  My coming to Holly House has relit my vision.   

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                                                                        Yours Faithfully,

                                                                        Wilson Isalu

You can sponsor Wilson for only $30 a month.  Your sponsorship will cover school fees and help pay for room and board.  The sponsorship fees for Holly House children do not cover the entire cost of their living expenses, but help supplement the monthly needs for caring for the children in the orphanage.  The remaining portion of their living expenses are covered through separate donations.  As a sponsor, you will receive an annual photo and personal information about your sponsored child.  Your sponsored child will send you letters, and you will receive information regarding how to correspond with your sponsored child, should you choose to do so. 

To sponsor Wilson or for more information, please visit His Hands for Kenya or contact us here.  Please sponsor a Kenyan child today!