Greetings from Napusimoru!
Greetings from Napusimoru Center! We are grateful for the term that we have had. We are excited to share with you the term’s highlights. Thank you for your continued support and partnership as we seek to transform lives through the hope of Christ.
Henry Wanyama
Head Teacher, Napusimoru
Hope Transforms: A Success Story
Napusimoru means "blue hills and green skies," the area is named after the beauty of the landscape here. Though it is a beautiful place, the people here struggle to make ends meet. The students come from different villages; some are very far, but they make the journey to get an education because it's the only school around for miles.
In one of the surrounding villages, Iga*, who was a student at Napusimoru, decided to volunteer to teach the small kids who can't walk the long distance to school. She holds her little classes under a tree to shelter her and her students from the harsh heat.
Under this tree is where we find Safari*. Safari is eager to get his education, determined to one day become a teacher. If Safari does not go to school, he knows that there are few options for him in Napusimoru. The boys in the community end up in the fields taking care of the goats and sheep.
Safari's social worker arranged for Safari to be housed near the Napusimoru Center. The arrangement proved to be exactly what Safari needed. Being at our Napusimoru Center is different from studying under a tree. The four walls of his classroom provide shade from the harsh sun. He now has his own chair and desk that he can write on. Every day, he is given three meals, each packed with the nutrients he needs to grow and develop; he will need all the nutrients he can get so he can one day become a teacher.
Safari's health has greatly improved, and he now has the energy to play with his friends. He also has the freedom not to be expected to mature up so fast but instead play like little boys should and learn in school to determine their own future and choose their own paths.
We are so glad that we get to be a part of Safari's story. We can't wait to see what he becomes and how he chooses to transform his community when the time comes.
*Name changed for privacy
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