Bob squared(day two)

Today was the second day for Robert and Bob in their medical clinic and this time round, it was here in Kamulu. As we got prepared for the day, I was worried that maybe some bad news might present itself and find out that one or more of the kids have some disease hidden but luckily, we only had minor cases coming up. We thought that it will take more than a day to check all the kids but only two kids did not see the doctor.( probably scared that they would get shots!) It was really fun being in the clinic as I got to learn more about being a doctor and pharmacist and also educating myself more on taking care of the kids. it is really a privilege when we get doctors visiting us because the kids get to ask all the questions about their health and also get treated at the same time.
Most of the cases that were presented were minor cases ranging from colds, flu, mild Asthma and pain in their bones like knees, ankle(especially the boys who are always in the basketball court. must be because of the new paint job!)
All in All I was happy that God sent these fine people to minister to the people in Kamulu as well as on the streets of East leigh.

by phillipo.

Bob Stone squared!

We have been graced to have two doctors with us at MITS. Robert Stone and his wife Nancy are here with us. They were also accompanied on this trip with their son Bob Stone. Robert is Pharmaceutical expert, loves mathematics, science and history. Bob his son is a trained doctor and has done so many clinics all over the world. Nancy is a teacher who loves nothing but teaching children.
Its their first time in Africa and they visited Tanzania, doing a medical camp while there. They had a chance of visiting Eastleigh bases and were part of the Monday program accompanied by Joel. They did a medical clinic on the street boys and girls while there. They decided to continue with the same exercise today and it was all success. Though a lot of work, we got it done. But time is never a friend when helping the needy and depressed. We had to postpone some medical cases till Friday this week when the team goes into Eastleigh. The doctors will also accompany the team.
For one, we realized that the common sickness that were rising up, were; excessive intake of drugs, and not the right drugs for their sicknesses, dehydration, flu, high fever, coughs, chest problems from smoking cigarettes/ marijuana,/sniffing glue, injuries from major accidents or fights, deep knife wounds to broke bones.
One lady realized that she was not pregnant though she had been told that she was, and a wrong diagnosis was given to her baby for having malaria. Some opened up and admitted to being positive and we referred to the right centres to get medication. The doctors felt the need to give each person a de-worming tablet including their babies. We even got the chance to share Jesus with them and prayed with them.

A medical exercise will be done for all our kids in our program tomorrow on Wednesday. Diagnosis of medicine will be done with the help of Philip since he is our medic expert and knows the kids' illnesses and takes care of us all while bacteria/viruses decides to attack all of us (strange that, Philip never falls ill).
Did you know that coffee and chai are a cure to mild/early stages of asthma.

Court hearing

John Wambu on Thursday last week went to the courts to hear the ruling concerning our land issue. Judge Abuya instead of giving a ruling on 17th 2009 she asked our lawyer to do some amendments on our file, stating that what is required is not an eviction order to remove the people who have constructed a high school, which is now in full operation on our land; what is really required is a demolishing order. her argument is that they have already built something on the piece of land and what is needed is the building to be demolished.
Funny thing is, the judge had all these files on 14th, when she told us that she will make a ruing on the 17th that week, why couldn't she tell us on 14th instead of just postponing it till 17th.
All in all, our lawyer has made amendments and it will be delivered on Friday 18th at the high court and John will be in court tomorrow ,Tuesday, to get a date when the hearing will take place.
The way I see it, these are still delaying tactics.
This is how I feel towards our Kenya Judical System....!@#!#!%%&*&*&*&**#$@#$@!#$!

Peace of mind

She is 15yrs old, her birthday is October 10^th. Mary Njoki has good traits and really admirable ones. She expresses her distaste of arguing, and hate people looking down on her. She comes from a single parent; her mother has been ill and never works much. While home she has been the one taking care of her mother though she is the youngest. While on the streets she used to do odd jobs like collects garbage from people apartments and, also collecting fruits from the market area and selling some as she takes other back home to her other siblings and mother. She used to do this with her street friends.

This was all too much for her, child labor and all, she got to hear of MITS program in Eastleigh and decided to come every so often. She us now in our boarding program at the Kamulu farm. She expresses her joy, now that she gets to complete her education. Better yet top it up with a skill. Her future plans are to get a good job so she could her mom move from the slums and provide her better health care. She also has a positive attitude towards life.

Construction Updates

In MITS work never gets done, there is always something new coming up, or being planned for:
-The boys' dorm 2 has been plastered and painted.
-Dorm 1 had cracks on the outside and they have been filled, painting will be done in due time.
-The basketball court has been marked, (this was quite challenging, the paint we used was quick dry, so we had to paint so fast)
-The boys' gate has been expanded,(mainly to fit one big blessing we got last year-the big bus) pillars have been put in place, a small stone wall, in place for security.
-The three foot wall surrounding the mom house, has been completed, now they are working on the perimeter wall that will go round the whole property.
-A small by pass road is being constructed, for ease of flow of traffic for both our vehicles and students.
-Due to theft cases, we have tried our best to put burglar proof bars, and metal door covers to make it a bit harder to break the locks. All door in the learning center and the tea house have been sealed or metal grills/bars/plates put in in place.

classroom updates.

Today we had our second prize giving day for this year and as usual we had some kids very happy and others disappointed but all in all, I am very proud of the kids' achievements. As I look at them and see some of them who were in literacy classes just last year and now are getting apprenticeship and getting prepared to move on with their lives, I can't express how thankful I am to God that He continually guides us through every step that we take. This time round, instead of just looking at their performance in class, we thought it would be fair if we awarded prizes also for their improvement both in class and in their dorm life.
Six students got prizes, three boys and three girls namely, Anthony Githinji, Florence Moraa, John Mwangi, Mary Muthoni, Bernard Karanja and Mercy Kisya. They went for a shopping trip to buy new clothes and shoes and Musa took them out to lunch which must have been great because they never stopped smiling.
The new kids are doing very well. They finally finished their orientation period into the program and did their exam to join classes. They were joined by the mothers from Eastleigh who are currently with us and also a new girl, Mary Njoki, who came in two weeks ago. The Kamulu family is growing larger and larger and we are really enjoying having new changes.
As i was absorbing the activities for the day and getting to my room, i found some of the new boys practicing some acrobatics and sumersaults. It was really exciting to watch.(the truth is I was worried one of them might get hurt)Those kids are really excited to be here and are very eager to get to classes and start learning.I hope as the other kids in the community start their classes for this semester this week, I hope God will continue to guide us through.

by Phillipo.