There’s this orphanage #4
Posted: January 2, 2024 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: charity, christmas, donate, feed the kids, help, kenya, needy, orphanage, self-sufficiency Leave a commentThe holiday season is ending, there’s the 12 days of Christmas to wind down but let’s see what we helped with.
Most years there’s not gifts, but this year there were shoes, and dresses, and a special meal which had a little meat. When we give, it allows Duncan, who runs the orphanage, to work toward self sufficiency instead of scrambling for food and handouts to keep the kids fed.
We’ve helped with water tanks, so now they can start thinking of chickens or maybe a cow for milk and eggs to sell. Thanks to everyone who helped, and will help. May your 2024 be a great one. A little here goes a long way. Not sure about everywhere, but in the US, donations are tax deductible. There are many causes, Earthquakes, fire, famine but if you can spare even a little, become part of the story where like the little red train engine, we’re trying to become the orphanage that “could”.
If you care to donate: https://www.omprakash.org/global/light-of-hope-youth/donate
There’s this orphanage #3
Posted: December 18, 2023 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: charity, christmas, donate, drought, giving, kenya, light of hope youth initiative, orphanage, rain, thankful, water 2 CommentsIt’s almost Christmas, and we have two great things.
It rained in Kenya, which it doesn’t always do, and the two new water tanks we purchased through donations are almost full. This means they’ll have about 2,640 gallons of water ( 10,000 liters ) to help them get through the dry season.
These are the tanks, and they’re now installed to capture rain water from the roof. If you’ll pardon the pun, my cup runneth over.
And we got a nice anonymous donation. A donation of $1,000 feeds about 100 kids for 3 months. This donation means they’ll be Christmas presents.
The goal is always, make sure the kids have enough to eat, help them build some infrastructure to move to self sufficiency, and let the kids know that they do matter and the world hasn’t forgotten about them.
Thanks for helping, thanks for reading. We can’t help everyone, but sometimes we can help one or two.
If you care to donate: https://www.omprakash.org/global/light-of-hope-youth/donate
And thanks again Mr or Ms Anonymous 🙂
There’s this orphanage, #2
Posted: December 14, 2023 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: children, christmas, donate, help, holiday, home, hunger, kenya, light of hope, news, orphanage, orphanages, orphans 4 CommentsWhen we learned about this orphanage outside of Kenya, they were hurting because world events had diverted much of the aid they normally received and the kids were hungry.
With some help, the children were able to have a bit of Christmas, including presents, new shoes. The goal is to keep the kids fed ( and I hope you’ll feel inspired to assist ) and start to build infrastructure to allow them to be more self supporting.
If you feel moved to assist, it would be greatly appreciated.
https://www.omprakash.org/global/light-of-hope-youth/donate
To quote the story shared by my sister: The children haven’t really been able to celebrate Christmas until last year, when there was enough to buy Christmas presents, which were shoes, and somewhat nicer food. They’ve just been praying and being thankful on Christmas otherwise not able to have a special day or celebration.
Last year these two children were left alone, when their mother left for Nairobi looking for work because she was desperate to feed them. The child services alerted Duncan ( who runs the orphanage ) and they were taken to the orphanage. Their mother has never returned, and no one knows what happened to her. Here is a picture of two of them now.
Duncan tries very hard, along with the volunteers who are there, to bring joy into these children’s lives, no matter what the situation. Even when they don’t have that much food there they still try very hard to be joyful and loving. Duncan is doing an amazing job with schooling, and helping the children forget their traumatic past and feel like something of value with value to add in this world.
I hope this holiday season, you’ll assist in helping these kids.
There’s this orphanage…
Posted: December 5, 2023 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: charity, donate, drought, faith, help, kenya, kids, love, orphans, relationships 8 CommentsHere’s a holiday story that I hope can stir you to help.
With chaos in the world, many charitable eyes are turned to places of war, and the need is great. Still, this causes many incredibly poor areas to be forgotten. Here’s one, it’s in Kenya just outside of a city. I was introduced to it by my sister who’s husband worked in Africa. They vouch for the need, and for the application of funds and how they’re used.
We got involved when we heard they were almost out of food. Many parents there had died of Aids or Covid, and when the grandparents could no longer care for the children, they were put in the street. From there the choices are terrible: prostitution for the girls, gangs for the boys, pedophiles for the children.
This orphanage takes these kids in. They have about 100 kids, from very young to teens. They feed then give them clothes and try to teach the young men trades like brick laying, and allow the young women to go to school so they can find employment. Led by Duncan, himself an orphan, this orphanage delivers hope.
Right now we’re working on helping the water situation, by installing tanks to capture rain water so they don’t have a miles long trip to get water.
If you can help, this holiday, and whenever you can, please donate here: ( it’s tax deductible )
https://www.omprakash.org/global/light-of-hope-youth/donate
Thanks – I hope you’ll share your blessings with these poor kids.
My favorite Artist…
Posted: November 28, 2020 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: art, artist, website 2 CommentsIt’s never close for second place…
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Of course when it’s your favorite youngest daughter, how could that be a wrong choice !
Secret Ballot
Posted: November 4, 2020 Filed under: Uncategorized 1 CommentIn all the years I was at home, I never knew who my dad voted for.
When we kids would ask him he would say “The constitution guarantees the right to a secret ballot.” and that’s all he would say.
Sometimes he would say he voted just to cancel out my Mother’s vote, but he was always a joker.
Here’s to a secret ballot.
Chicago’s green river
Posted: March 17, 2016 Filed under: Uncategorized 16 CommentsWe happened to take the train down to Union Station to ride our bikes the 40 miles home. I should have realized something was up when our normal solitary Saturday train ride was filled with young and old – wearing checkered lime green shamrock suits and leprechaun hats.
When they say they make the river green…. they’re not kidding.
Nine AM in Chicago…
When you read about St Patrick, you would think his celebration would be more pious. As we pedaled up some of the closed streets we could hear the people in the bars celebrating. At 09:00 am, I was just glad they weren’t on the road while we headed home..
Happy St Pat’s….
september in the prairie
Posted: August 31, 2015 Filed under: Chicago, cycling, travel | Tags: cycling, Naperville, prairie, Springbrook Park 11 CommentsWhen I moved from Ohio, I missed the trees and hills. Yet, I’ve grown to find the prairie pure, abundant and ever changing. This section of Springbrook park was burned completely down last fall, once the lightning storms and the Indians renewed the prairie this way. In one spring and summer the prairie returns verdant and full of life.
renewed and full of life
As we cycle this path, every day its newness is a gift.
heroes on the high speed train in france
Posted: August 22, 2015 Filed under: pearls of wisdom | Tags: France, heroes, terrorism, TGV 17 CommentsI’ve ridden the TGV in France more than a few times. All I can say today is thank God for heroes.
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