Today I say "until next time" not goodbye. This is it. I am heading home. They are preparing a special breakfast for me this morning that will include chipati. I have been told that I can eat all I want this morning.
Yesterday I went to the villages to check on the progress and to encourage the workers. They are doing so well. They now have potatoes growing at every carepoint. The areas around the carepoints are clean and well groomed. I reminded the workers that I wanted them to decide the projects that they would work on. I asked them to consider the widows when making their decisions. I asked them to look and see if there were any roofs that needed patching. I just wanted them to know how proud I was of the work that they had done so far but I also wanted them to know that this project was about making an impact on the communities. I am so proud of them.
Rose is a caretaker in Ngariam Corner. She is also a widow. She has a faith in God that is like none others. To her, God is her husband now. She openly professes this. She says that God is the Father to these orphans and the Husband to the widows. She said that whenever she has a need, she tells Him and He gives her what she needs. Yesterday, Rose gave me a chicken. When I tried to refuse, she asked me please not to decline her generosity. To is back home, it's just a chicken. To Rose, that was a weeks worth of salary. I am blown away by the generosity that comes from those who we think have so little.In reality, Rose is richer than most people I know. We took the chicken. When I told Joseph, my sponsor here, about the chicken, he said it was the right thing to do. It was hard though, to take so much.
Today is a hard day!
Thanks for your prayers!
Thomas Cox
