Father's Day by John

One of the great things about being here at Tumaini is seeing the number of sponsored children who are supported by people from other countries. Very good friends of ours from St Luke’s in Nottingham sponsor one such child – Samson. We wanted to visit Samson's home to meet his family and take pictures for our friends in England.  Samson's father passed away so his Uncle Kai has taken him and his brothers into his home. Kai works here at Tumaini and lives in Timbwani in a 2 roomed house which he has built himself. He lives there with his wife and 6 kids. You can imagine it is quite a busy house!

We spent a couple of hours with them and we heard about Kai’s story and his family. He shared with us his struggles and his hopes.  One of his children is less physically abled than most kids. He is four and unable to sit up, he doesn’t walk or talk like other kids his age. Kai patiently placed callipers on his legs, part of a daily exercise to strengthen his son’s legs. All throughout this the other children helped and Kai kept cooing to his son to keep him calm and make him smile. It was a very touching display of tender hearted fatherhood. 

Later we read from the Bible together and I had the privilege of praying for the family. They didn’t ask us for anything, although their needs were great. All we shared with them was the love of God and lots of smiles. What an inspirational family to be with on Father’s Day.