Today we spent our third and final day at Dandora Project. We spent some final time in the construction site, but spent more time just playing with the kids from the project. We talked about their age, their names, their favorite subject in school. They love to rub the hair on your arms and on your head. I will post some pictures and video of that soon.
Today we also spent some time doing some house visits. If I thought that the house was poor, this was much worse. We visited with a single mother, Rebecca. Her Husband is deceased. She has 6 children and they live in a small room, about 5 ft by 8 ft. They all live there. No electricity, no water, no bathroom. The mom washes clothes for money. She often time has no food for her kids to eat. Her rent per month is equivelant of $4.
Her oldest daughter, Maria is 15 years old and she suffers from Sickle Cell Anemia. All of her medical expenses are covered by Compassion and without the sponsorship, she would more than likely be dead.
Really puts life into perspective.
Tomorrow we are heading out to the Mathari Slums. We are told that this is the worst of the worst. Their is a Compassion Project at a church in the middle of the slum. Should be a real tough thing to see.
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