Protect, feed, and educate 114 rescued children

“I thought I would never see my family again.” Says John who in 2013 was rescued from the streets in Kilifi and brought to Grandsons of Abraham Centre. It was initially hard for him to get used to the organised life at the Centre. He would sneak out of the Centre and go back to the streets. In his own words he says:

 Street life had become part of me. I had lived in the streets ever since I was 5 years old. When I was taken to Grandsons, I could not even recall well my home. I knew it was in Kisii but could not know how to get there.

 My parents separated when I was five years old. When my mother left there was no one to look after me. I would roam the village and come back home and no one took any notice of me. I thought my father did not care for me. I cried a lot but no one took me to my mother. Eventually I got lost and could not find my way home. I was rescued by some boys who took me with them to what they called “their home.” However, there was no house and we slept on the streets. They treated me very well and gave me some food. Little did I know they were street children and that I had also become one of them. I stayed with them for so many days that I even forgot about home. I kept wondering whether my father was looking for me and whether he would ever find me.

 After many days some of the bigger boys said they wanted to change their base. They took me with them and that way I found myself in Mombasa where we continued living in the streets. I grew up on the streets until I was introduced to officers who said they would take me to school if I went with them to the Centre that cared for lost children like me. They asked me where I came from and I told them I came from Kisii. They promised to find my family and I did not believe them since many days had passed and I could not remember how to get to my home.

 Last year the social worker and the Sisters went to Kisii and they traced my home. I do not know how they did it. However, now my father knows where I am and he calls me often. I know I can go home whenever I want. But I want to complete my studies first. I am so happy because I now go to school and I have very many friends here at the Centre. When schools close I can also go home and meet my father.

Thanks to you our supporters, through your donations through GlobalGiving, John and four other children have recently been linked to their families.