The Land of Milk and Honey

I think I am supposed to blog about this tonight. Yesterday I helped take the kids to the clinic with Salome (Christine's eldest daughter). Salome has graduated from university and is looking for a job. With the high unemployment rate in Kenya and the unethical job search activities that women are often subjected to here, she has yet to find anything in her field. With her free time, she helps at HOREC, maintaining the accounts and various other duties. On the way home last night, she was telling me that she thought HOREC was the "land of milk and honey." She said if she were ever afraid, she would not run home but would run to HOREC. She said that HOREC was her refuge. When I was reading my Beth Moore bible study tonight (David, Seeking a Heart Like His) (see previous post), one of the bible verses that I was required to read was Exodus 33:3, "Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. . ." I was relaying this "coincidence" to Christine tonight at dinner and we talked about how HOREC has helped so many people, not just the children who live there, but also others like Salome. Had Salome not been at HOREC one fateful day when Marty Shepherd happened to be there, she may not have been able to finish her schooling.

In the beginning when Christine was starting HOREC, she had a hard time finding funds to care for the children of HOREC. Oftentimes, she would share what she had available for her own family with the kids. I don't think that was a very easy time for Christine's family, so it is wonderful that her children (Salome, Edward and Jacky) spend so much time there today and view it in such a positive way. Thank you (Asante sana) to all of you who support Global Hope and HOREC. It is easy to see the good that is being done here!

Lala salama! Good night!