Three years ago I visited a family with a very sick little boy called Marvel. You can see photos of Marvel in an earlier post. Marvel died about 6 months after that visit despite our attempts to provide some extra medical care for him.
Today, with my family we returned to the family. Things have changed. The road to their house has been paved by the Government. Through some sponsorship money they were able to lay some cement and provide a shaded area at the front. However, almost everything they had previously in their front room is now gone.
However, the other four boys are doing well. The Mother has been granted a small kiosk (nothing grand and very basic) by the government because the land they live on (which is not their own) has been so well looked after by them.
The father also has a job at present in construction, but things change so quickly here.
We gave them some gifts on behalf of their sponsor, L & M.
As we walked to the house, memories came flooding back. I was not sure whether Marvel would be discussed.
It was after Connor, Kenzi and I taught Joshua, his brothers and various other children around how to play handball, that the parents gave me two small photo albums which were photos from the funeral. These were heartbreaking. All the more so as it was an open casket. I can not write more about this. It was just a big day of returning to place of sorry, knowing that through sponsorship and Christ, their is hope.
Following this, we went and met a family who are currently not sponsored, but the boys are currently attending the project. They need sponsors and so if you are challenged to sponsor a child, this may be the way. Let me know if you are so challenged.
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