Child of the Week

Child of the Week

Ruth Mutheu

This week’s spotlighted child is Ruth Mutheu.  Ruth is sixteen years old.  She resides at Holly House and attends Waddington High School:

I am Ruth Mutheu from Lorna Waddington High School.  I was born on the 31^st of March, 2000 from Kibwezi constituency, Makueni County.  I am the second born in my family.  I found myself in difficulties when my father turned and began to be a drunkard.  He could not play his roles as a father.  By that time I was just but in class four.  He was my father, but a father by name only.

My mother was just but a housewife.  She could struggle in any way in order to provide us with essential needs and also school fees.  Sometimes we could go on without a meal and even live for two days.  My life was no seriously in a mess.  I was no more to have a ticket to live.  But in my studies, I put more efforts in order to succeed.  Since hard work never goes unrewarded I managed to get 356 marks on my KCPE results.  I had achieved my goal but there was no where to go.  My father did not take any action on how I could proceed in my secondary school.

I knew that my school life had come to an end since my mother became too ill and weak due to the hard tasks she performed.  She was the breadwinner but now we had to find a solution on how to live.  My elder sister was no where to be seen since she dropped out of school in her early years due to my father’s drinking habit.  There was no other way other than coming up with a plan on how to take care of my young siblings.

But since God never leaves his people alone, a good Samaritan came on our way home and took me to school: Lorna Waddington High School.  I passed through many challenges in my life but I put more efforts in my studies in order to brighten my future and help my parents come out of the situation they are in.  I am looking forward to achieving my dream in my life.

                                                                        Yours Faithfully,

                                                                        Ruth Mutheu

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

What's Cooking?

        

Today we are sharing a traditional Kenyan dish for you to try at home. Make note, a sufuria is a pot or pan, dania is cilantro and Royco is a brand name for various prepackaged seasoning mixes. Enjoy your meal!

BOILED RICE AND BEAN STEW

The rice is prepared by measuring the amount of rice you want to cook. Then measure the amount of water to be double the quantity of rice and pour the water in a sufuria and put it on fire. Add adequate cooking oil to the water then let it boil. Add salt to taste. Pour the rice into the sufuria containing boiling water and reduce the amount of heat. Let it simmer for 15 to 20 min when the rice will have cooked well and the water has dried. Add some crushed dania and pepper at the top of the sufuria and cover it leaving it to cool.

HOW TO PREPARE BEAN STEW

Cut two balls of onions on a plate. Cut four ripe tomatoes, dania and pepper on another plate. Put a sufuria on fire and add in enough cooking oil to heat. Add in the tomatoes and let them fry till golden brown in colour. Add in the cut tomatoes, dania and pepper to cook to form a thick syrup like mixture. Pour in the boiled beans and mix the mixture well. Add in salt to taste. Add in Royco as a flavour. Pour in a cup of water according to the amount of beans being fried and let the mixture simmer for 5 min to cook well. Serve the warm stewed beans and boiled rice on a plate.

Child of the Week

Child of the Week

Jackson Kaloki Musyoki

This week’s spotlighted child is Jackson Kaloki Musyoki.  Jackson is sixteen years old.  He resides at Holly House and attends Waddington High School:

I am Jackson Kaloki Musyoki.  I was born in Makueni County in Kiburai district in Masiergaseni location.  I was born among four family members.  I am the first in the family.

My parents are jobless.  We live in abject poverty where my father is a drunkard and my mother does menial jobs to support the family.  Born in such a family, I was brought up in a nearby school in the village. 

I did my KCPE exam in 2014 where I passed well with flying colors.  I like reading storybooks and my favorite subjects are maths and Kiswahili.  I want to be a doctor when I grow up. 

In the village I live with my grandmother and the other siblings and my parents.  I assist my parents in doing some chores like fetching water and cooking. 

Now I am in Lorna Waddington High School where I am in Form two.  I am in need of assistance in paying school fees, school uniform, and my general upkeep.

I am working hard in my academics to achieve a good grade.  During our last exam I was in position eight and I had a mean grade of B+.  I like going to church and I pray to God that I work harder to pursue an A in my KCSE exam and be a doctor in the future time.  Best wishes to you.

                                                                        Yours Faithfully,

                                                                        Jackson Kaloki Musyoki

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