Pearls Of Wisdom

Hello...
I hope all is well with you. I'm happy to share with you that I am a few days away from officially exiting my "teenagerhood"... okay, as far as the number goes. I'm in Machakos right now about to go pick up some lab results. I've been sick for almost four weeks and cold medicines and antibiotics did not help at all, so I had my lungs x-rayed yesterday and sputum investigations. I hope I'll get better soon!

Otherwise things are okay. I've started working a bit with a guy called Mike Musembi who graduated from Daystar long ago. He has lots of experience in community development and he's a really commendable man. For some time he worked with the resettlement of refugees and he did most of the "Lost Boys of Sudan" profile. He has a project called Pearls of Wisdom in a place called Kamulu, which is outside Nairobi. He has a vision to build housing and a secondary school for girls from the slums who are orphaned or who have been affected by AIDS/HIV. It is basically a rescue center for the very desperate, hopeless and needy young woman. He used to have a small school in the slums, but some logistics fell through and now he is planning to build his own center and school on a piece of land he owns near his home. He has all the planning done and just needs the funds. I met with a couple girls who used to be in the project when it was operating and I was impressed by their school performance at their current schools. I spent time with Musembi and his family last week and I felt so relieved to work with someone who is wise, honest, and focused.

I'm still staying at Exodus because I love those kids and I want to be a part of their lives; however, because of some issues there, God led me to be a part of Pearls of Wisdom as well.

I'm not sure of all of my plans before I head home, but I'll likely spent the first week of July in Kisumu and Lwanda. Be blessed.