August 2010 Praise and Prayer Requests

Please join us in praying for the work in Eburru and in praising God for the mighty ways in which He answers our prayers!

Praises:

• Over $32,000 has been raised through DHI in the first seven months of 2010.
• Katie and Kari getting to help in Eburru and share their updates with us
• Solomon (age 4) is now thriving thanks to the feedings. He is able to run & laugh and is at the top of his class thanks to DHI and Nutty Butta peanut butter
• 67% of Kenyans voted peacefully for the new constitution this month
• The Kenyan government Education Officers visited Camp Brethren’s school and were pleased with what they saw.  This is an important step in accrediting the school

Prayers:

• Safety, health and ministry opportunities for Brandon while he spends August in Eburru
• Team member recruiting for the planned January 2011 DHI trip to Eburru and wisdom for the team leaders, Phil & Cindy
• Strength for Steve & Mary and Jonathan Njenja as they and others coordinate the Camp Brethren programs
• Construction of a dining hall which will serve 200 children and 2 dorms which will house 20 boys and 20 girls
• Upcoming DHI fundraisers and volunteers to help organize and run the campaigns

Katie & Kari in Eburru: Solomon

I mentioned before about he feeding program at the school but I wanted to share a very touching story about a little boy named Solomon.

Back in December DHI sent a small short term missions team to serve in Eburru.  Monty, a girl on the team, was able to bring a large supply of Nutty  Butta, a peanut base nutritional supplement. It is packed full of protein and there is research being done on its effects on malnourished children.  When the team arrived their attention was brought to Solomon, an extremely malnourished four year old boy.  Mary told me that his mother came to her in the clinic and told her that they were just waiting for the child to die. She had given up on hope that there was anything that could be done at this point.  Mary and the team started giving the child the supplement and enrolled him in the school immediately so he could have the advantage of the feeding program. At first Solomon did not have the energy to even smile. He would sit and watch the other children play. He came to school wearing layers but when those layers were taken off it was apparent the child was skin and bones.

Well, Solomon is in the class I have been working with and the teacher told me he is now top of the class!!! I actually took a wonderful video of him working the classroom but of course the African internet connection will not let me upload it so you will have to wait until I return. Mary says that the child would most certainly be dead by now if it were not for the team that came with the supplies or the feeding program.  Solomon now runs and laughs during recess and he loves going to school.