Merry Christmas From Shelter!
Earlier this month, we celebrated with current and former Shelter boys at our annual Christmas party. The party is a time to celebrate all of our successes, honor our staff, and provide gifts of clothing and shoes to each boy. Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season from all of us!
Home For Christmas
Meet Samuel
Samuel came to the streets in February 2018. He chose to drop from school and did not want to face consequences at home, so he ran away from his family to Nakuru town, where he sold plastic and scrap metal to survive. He was living on the streets for about a year when he met a Shelter social worker who encouraged him to leave the streets and return home. He came to Shelter in March 2019 and began the rehabilitation program.
Once at Shelter, Samuel worked with staff to reconnect with his family and start the process of reunification. He had several short visits with his family and discussed his future plans with his parents. His mother and father were very happy to welcome him back and began saving money for Samuel to take a mechanics training course. In August 2019, Samuel returned home and began his training. His trainer reports that he is reliable, hardworking, and never misses a day of work.
His family is overjoyed to have him home, and looking forward to celebrating the holidays together as a family.
Samuel's father visiting him at his training center
Celebrating our Wonderful Staff!
Our ever-growing staff, who keep Shelter running smoothly!
Front Row: Paul, ChaCha, Peter, Isaiah, Daniel, Ann, and Naomi
Back Row: Mary, Benard, Elphas, and Francis
We are so grateful for another year to do this incredible work of reuniting families and communities. This holiday season, we'd like to honor some of our most faithful and longstanding donors: Thijs Grimbergen, Kentalya Ltd Farms, and Baptist Global Response.
Each of these individuals/organizations have supported our various programs year after year. Without their support, our training courses in carpentry and welding would not be thriving, and we would not be celebrating the reunification of about 40 families this year.
Thank you for your generous and faithful support - we look forward to celebrating many more years of Shelter successes with you!
Thank You!
2019 was an incredible year for us. We rescued 41 boys from the street and reintegrated 38 back to their families. With your help, we hope to increase those numbers significantly in 2020! There are still a few days left this year to support our work with a tax-deductible gift, as little as $20 a month can help reunite a boy with his family.