Reuniting Street Boys With Their Families

On Wednesday, I helped Olgah, one of Agape's social workers, take three of our boys for home visits in Eldoret.  It was a tough day!

Random Photo:  The Transition Boys lining up for class.

 Using public transportation, the trip to Eldoret can take as long as 4 hours, but using my truck we were able to make the trip in about 2 hours.

 Olgah stands with Nicholas, Steven, and Hesborn, the three boys we took for home visits.

 Sabatia is one of my favorite villages to drive through, because of the huge trees that line the road.

 

 Standing Room Only!

 

 We found Steven's stepfather who works as a piki driver (motorcycle taxi), but sadly he was unwilling for Steven to stay with him.  Steven's mother left the stepfather back in 2009 and hasn't been seen since.  The stepfather felt that he would be a big joke if he took Steven back into his home after the mother had left him.  He was able to provide us with Steven's mother's phone number, and she has agreed to come and get Steven.  Please continue praying for Steven; his mother is a hairdresser in Nairobi and is very unreliable.  She wants Steven to stay with her family in rural Kenya, and Steven would rather be on the streets than stay in the rural home.

 

 Downtown Eldoret

 

 Hesborn with his little sister, Beatrice.

 

 Hesborn's mother, Hesborn, and Olgah (holding baby Beatrice).  Hesborn was reintegrated last year but somehow found his way back to Kisumu.  He happily returned back home to his mother.  Please pray that he will stay home this time!

 

 Children playing in an Eldoret slum near Nicholas's home.

 

 Nicholas' story is a sad one.  Olgah took him to where his mother had been staying but the door was locked.  They were able to find Nicholas' aunt nearby who shared that Nicholas' mother had moved to another area.  Olgah and Nicholas were walking to meet with Nicholas' grandparents at their home when he decided to run away.  He sprinted off into a cornfield, leaving Olgah yelling after him.  Please pray that Nicholas will decide to go back home or will come back to Agape.

 

 Hey!  No fair!  Eldoret has a Starbucks!

 On our return trip we came across a nasty accident in the mountains outside of Kisumu where a large cargo truck hit a motorcycle and bicycle.  The motorcycle driver was badly hurt but refused to leave his motorcycle.  The second man was unconscious and bleeding badly, so we laid him in the backseat of my truck and took him to the hospital in Kisumu.  Please pray for this young man; there is a strong possibility that he will not survive his injuries.