1 Meal Every 2 Days...

Hey there!

Though we've been back from Kenya for over a month now, we can't get the kids off of our minds.  We met so many beautiful people in Kenya and we don't ever want to forget them.  

Part of that remembering them, for us, has been extremely challenging.  One of our friends, named Steve,  is a youth minister in a slum called Kiberia.  On weekends he goes to the slum and feeds the kids, plays games with them and just spends time with them.  We found out that in order to do this, Steve has to take the money that he earns during the week to pay for the meal for these kids (60-80 kids I think showed up when we visited).  Sometimes the money isn't there.  Sometimes these kids don't get to eat with Steve.

Then, we found out why that was such a big deal.  These kids get a meal maybe once every two days.

Once. Every two days.   Unbelievable.  The kid who's sitting right behind me and to my left is named John.  He was displaced by the violence in Nairobi.  John doesn't get food nearly as much as I do.

As a follower of Jesus to hear about this and to do nothing seems contrary to what Jesus teaches, so we're trying to figure out what that looks like. 

Here's what we know now:

-$60 will pay for Steve to provide food and materials for these kids for one weekend.

-With wiring fees, we need to come up with $300 to pay for September.

-Jump For Joel is awesome and is going to head this up.  jumpforjoel.org 

-We don't know where or how or when this is going to happen, so these kids are in need of lots of prayer that this can happen.

Questions?  Post a comment!

-dave