Meet Carol Kakuve

Name: Carol Kakuve Mutua
Age: 11
Birthplace: Unknown
Class: STD 4
Siblings at HOREC: Little Mary (Matave)
Favorite color: Purple, Pink, Red
Favorite subject: Math
Favorite activity: Dancing
Favorite animal: Cow
Occupation: Doctor
Fav Bible Verse: Philippians 4:4

Carol and her younger sister joined HOREC in 2009. She is HIV+ and also has TB. She has spent a bit of time in and out of the hospital. When I first met Carol in 2009, there was nothing to her, she was so sick. She was always bundled up in sweaters to keep her body warm because she had no body fat. You couldn't really tell how small she was. One day, I went to pick her up to bring her to her bed because she was so weak. When I lifted her up, she weighed so little. All those sweaters were a facad and had been covering what lied beneath. I had all I could do to not cry. Today, after many hospital visits and treatments, Carol is thriving. She has an appetite and a big smile. She is so full of love and is so smart. And, she can build a better mud car than any of young boys at HOREC! While she would like to become a doctor, I think she also has the skills to be engineer one day!

I am posting 2009 picture below, too, so you can see what an improvement Carol has made. I am so thankful that Christine fought for this child and got her the care she needed when others wanted to dispose of her as if she were mere garbage. You can't help but smile when you see her! She is so full of joy, it rubs off when you are in her presence! Praise God (Bwana Yasifiwe)!