sponsoring education...

this little light of ours, we're gonna let it shine

let it shine, let it shine, let it shine....

Shanzu finally has that little light........

It's now been many days since I left Shanzu...

It's been many new images, many other smells, many different faces..

I can no longer recall all the words to the songs the kids used to sing to us, I can no longer picture the path we walked every morning that would lead us to the children's warmest welcome..

Now, when I shut my eyes, I see the paved street outside.. my nephew's smile.. people hurrying places.. big new buildings and cars... more people hurrying places....

I mentally go through the emails on my blackberry and plan the places I myself will be hurrying to tomorrow...

I am too busy, too stressed, too westerned.... too comfortable once again.........

I am too far away.........

Half a year ago I was part of what now arrives in the form of some required pictures taken thousands of miles away.. A few months ago, I too felt the heat, the dust, the sadness and joys of life at Shanzu..

Today I can't take those 5 extra minutes to talk to Zawadi about why Christopher was so strict with her, or lose track of time playing with Suleman..

Now they're pictures without me....

I miss you marafiki.....

School for Shanzu

  

Thanks to your support 

some of the children from Shanzu 

Good Hope Children's Home

are now attending school at

Rise and Shine Academy

Asante!

Here a few pics. 

 .. as you can see it shows it is their first day... they are still all well behaved and shy... :) 

I am sure as days go by they will be more comfortable and enjoy their school and all the learning.

Good luck with school marafiki!!!

PS. more pictures coming soon!