Unexpected visit!

Life has it's own twists and turns and there is always a lesson to be learned everyday. I guess the greatest lesson we get to learn is that there is always success and sometimes we have to count some losses. This weekend, we had an unexpected visit from one of the student's relatives. Ken Wambugu's uncle came to visit after a very long time( the last time he saw Ken, he was a very young boy.) They met while Ken was going for his apprenticeship. He was surprised to see him as Ken came yelling 'uncle, uncle and he wondered who this grown young man was. Ken told him all that had happened in his life and his uncle just had to see for himself. I was very honored when he brought him to the program and told him,' come I show you the teacher who taught me what I know.'
The uncle was just lost for words. He could not believe that his nephew was doing so well.( Ken was one of the students who took the government exam last year and he passed, also did a first aid course and got a certificate, is doing his attachment on auto mechanics and he is waiting to do his grade test on auto mechanics at the end of the year, is very good in juggling too.)His uncle thinks that his greatest surprise was that his nephew who could not even boil water the last time he saw him can now cook chapati.(a delicacy here in Kenya!)
'The Lord can really work wonders', as he shook my hand eight times and said he would come and visit more often
We are really grateful to everyone who has made this possible not only for him but for all the students in our program.

by phillipo.