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Following is an e-mail just received from our do-gooder daughter.

Good Morning from Kenya ~
Today will be a day filled with visiting widows who have AIDS, seeing where
they work to sew bed nets - a project started, supported and funded by HEART
and supporters like you. We will head to the Kabira slums - (if any of you
saw Constant Gardener - they are the slums seen in the film - second largest
slum area in the world). There - our hope is to take sewing machines to a
few ladies who are helping to support many, many of the women who are
themselves too sick to work - we are hoping to help them start a project
sewing school uniforms. The primary education in this country is free - but
you must have a uniform to attend. How unfortunate it is when you know a
child could grow and survive and even excel if they had only had a
uniform.at the cost of $30 American dollars - a life can literally be
changed.forever. Yesterday - we were able to see some of the lives of
children who have been given a chance. We spent the afternoon at the Brydges
Rescue Center. If your heart brings any of you to Kenya - you must visit
this orphanage. Brydges has 56 children - all rescued from the streets.and
they sang and danced and put on a play for us - it was magical. The told us
a story - through using a skit - about a young girl who had lost both
parents to AIDS - she was sent to live with an Aunt and Uncle - she was
abused, raped and then she ran. After living on the streets, being robbed,
beaten and urinated on - she came to the Brydges Center - she now is
thriving, learning, sharing and I believe she has a tomorrow. I am wishing
I could attach the sounds of their voices with this letter.I believe it was
the sound of hope. I was also able to hold, kiss and love on a little two
year old boy I met last year - I was sure he would not make it through the
year - but he is laughing, clapping and he too has a tomorrow. Last year he
was suffering terribly from malnutrition, he had rickets, was not able to
walk, speak or be held without crying. Now - because of funds provided by
all of you and many others - he is growing stronger by the day. Oh the joy
in being able to take the money you all sent, walk in the prayers you are
sending up, and know that you are all in this with me - I can do this.I must
admit - I almost broke last weekend - I sat on the floor of my room and I
wept until I couldn't breathe anymore - my sweet friend just held me and
rocked me. I told God "I don't think I'm strong enough to do this anymore" -
and then, I must confess - I got mad at God - and told him "I'm not
ready.this is too hard, just let me go home.I miss my boys and this hurts
too much".in the morning I felt better - but just know - many of you have
said that you don't think you could ever do this, well - sometimes I can't
either.it's YOUR love, YOUR prayers, YOUR support that makes this possible
- never think for a moment that I am anything besides grateful beyond
measure.Asante Sana (thank you in Swahili), Mungu Aku Bariki (God Bless you
in Swahili) and tomorrow I will write with more should the electricity
allow.jen


I guess I am not tough enough to do that sort of thing, CP
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