Well, I guess its time for an update. I know it has been about a month
since I last posted on the blog. A lot has been going
on here and for the most part I wanted to update everyone on what's
going on here when things had calmed down and I had some positive news
for you.
To start off, we are all doing fine. The program has been put on hold
for the last couple of weeks because as of March 24th, we are no
longer living at the Shelter. I know that I had been informing all of
you that things were fine and as far as the program was concerned,
things were going great. The girls were working very hard and learning
a lot. It really was proving that the program was working and was
impacting them in a positive way.
Unfortunately, there were other issues occurring at the Shelter that
were preventing the program to move forward in a positive way.
that they will still be able to continue building their future.
Currently, we are working very hard on moving in, getting all the
necessary items to fill a home like furniture, dishes, beds, etc. I'm
hoping that we can get most of it by the end of next week so we can
finally start running the program again.
were preventing the program to move forward in a positive way.
When it became clear that running the program at Shelter was not the best place for the girls and the program to prosper, I made the decision to relocate. With the help of some great friends here in Kenya, UBC, and WME (World Missionary Evangelism), we are now in a place were we can work towards our goals in a healthy way.
We have rented an apartment closer to Nairobi and will be
running the program there. It is a very nice place with three bedrooms
and enough space to do all the things we need to do to continue on this journey.
I am sorry to say though, we are down to only two girls in the program. The
Director of the Shelter will not release other girls from the
Shelter to continue with the program. I'm hoping with time, she will
release them and give them the chance to succeed in this program.
In the meantime, I am looking for other orphanages to work with and
have their girls come and participate in the program.
It has been quite a roller coaster ride since I've been here but I
feel like I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Its
nice to have a safe place for the girls to call home here and knowrunning the program there. It is a very nice place with three bedrooms
and enough space to do all the things we need to do to continue on this journey.
I am sorry to say though, we are down to only two girls in the program. The
Director of the Shelter will not release other girls from the
Shelter to continue with the program. I'm hoping with time, she will
release them and give them the chance to succeed in this program.
In the meantime, I am looking for other orphanages to work with and
have their girls come and participate in the program.
It has been quite a roller coaster ride since I've been here but I
feel like I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Its
that they will still be able to continue building their future.
Currently, we are working very hard on moving in, getting all the
necessary items to fill a home like furniture, dishes, beds, etc. I'm
hoping that we can get most of it by the end of next week so we can
finally start running the program again.
The two girls that are with me have been through a lot and have been
nothing but positive this whole time. They were actually chased away
from Shelter one year ago because they did not the get grades in
school that were required. So they were out for a year, then had the
courage to come back, stay at Shelter just so they could better
themselves with this program. And now they have had to leave again and
move into a completely different place. They are truly amazing, and
living proof that if you want to improve your life, you have to have
the guts to do it yourself no matter how hard it may seem.
I will start posting more often now that we are getting a little more
settled and things are calming down a bit. It has been a really hard
past few weeks for all of us but I know that this program is important
and will help many people in the future. I'll try and get a video up
as soon as possible so you can see where we are living now, and show
how the remaining two are doing.
I hope you are all doing well, and I will be writing again very soon.
nothing but positive this whole time. They were actually chased away
from Shelter one year ago because they did not the get grades in
school that were required. So they were out for a year, then had the
courage to come back, stay at Shelter just so they could better
themselves with this program. And now they have had to leave again and
move into a completely different place. They are truly amazing, and
living proof that if you want to improve your life, you have to have
the guts to do it yourself no matter how hard it may seem.
I will start posting more often now that we are getting a little more
settled and things are calming down a bit. It has been a really hard
past few weeks for all of us but I know that this program is important
and will help many people in the future. I'll try and get a video up
as soon as possible so you can see where we are living now, and show
how the remaining two are doing.
I hope you are all doing well, and I will be writing again very soon.
Thank you for all of your support, thoughts and prayers.
Larissa
