Brenda at Christmas
A never ending story…3,000 children living on the streets of a town in Africa. … victimized by the aids epidemic and the Tribal clashes in 2007-8 where they live in deplorable conditions of poverty and hunger, abandonment and fear, discarded like trash in some of the largest slums of the world, left alone in ditches or cardboard shanties to die.
The heroes…Moira and William Thompson, a passionate couple. Passionate about children – rescuing and saving them. Moira is American and William from New Zealand. Their paths met in Africa and they decided to make a difference for children…to bring life, where there was none.
The characters…District Children’s Officers humanely sweep through the streets and makeshift cardboard hovels on a regular basis to find the abandoned to get them into Juvenile Corrections Centers. The substandard centers are overflowing, but officials trusting individuals like Moira and William and organizations like, Hidden Choices, who partner with Hope Homes to make a difference and bring hope to as many children as possible. This courageous couple provides loving homes…They never say “orphans or orphanage.” Their goal is to provide an atmosphere of love where children can grow and needs met, emotionally and physically and where they can raise up other couples and individuals like themselves to meet the great demand.
The Place…El Doret Farm. 26 children housed with surrogate Kenyan parents receiving proper nutrition, medical care and given a good education.
The Solution
Building Projects.
- Four 1,600 sq ft. homes – houses 12 children ea. – $38,000
- One 120sq ft laundry room
- 2,300 sq. ft. industrial kitchen center – $80,000 (Includes a bakery center for training – Seating for 70 pp)
Farming Projects
- Expanding chicken & tilapia farm for meat & eggs
- Increasing milking goats for lactose free babies @ the Central rescue center
HOW YOU CAN HELP!
SPONSOR A CHILD $20 month
$$$ BUY Furniture for the children
BUNKBED…………………………………………$150
SOFA……………………………………………….$80
DINING TABLE/CHAIRS……………………..$380
WASHING MACHINE………………………….$300
For the person who has everything…for the child who needs milk & eggs
$$$$ Buy a goat or chicken today……….$35
Judah & Brenda
Judah’s Story
Judah came to Hope Homes @ 4 months old. The Thompson’s were expecting a little girl and shocked when the children’s official pulled the blanket back. He had no name. The only bit of history the slum people could share was that his mother was prostituted out by the age of 12 and that he had a 2 yr. old half sister who lived in a ditch with him. When the police swept through one day Judah was found in a latrine pit. No one knows how long he had been in the deplorable hole. He was malnourished, sick and weighed only 8 lbs @ 4 months old. Today he excels in school and can always be found in the top 3 of his class. Judah’s dream… to be an aeronautical engineer. Hidden Choices is pulling for him to succeed in life! Go Judah…we’re with you.
Brenda’s Story
Brenda was only 2 yrs old when she was found in the ditch. Her mother was 13. She had lived there all of her life…24 months. She could not walk and could not swallow without choking. The slum neighbors had kept her alive by throwing her stale bread. Today Brenda struggles emotionally and physically and is mentally challenged, but loves to cook and help “mom Moira around the mission house when new children arrive and leads the singing at night. The best fun during family time at night is beating “dad” William in Phase 10. I think she even beat me, Rivers, one night!