This is a rather familiar game in which the child in the center dances, or marches around in his or her own unique way - all the other children should mimic until one of them is chosen to enter the center 'ring'...and so it goes...
...then I noticed a spectator...do you see him...standing just outside the circle?
Okay - here is a closer look. He is a boy...perhaps 12, and a common sight in this area...
Do you see the white object in front of his face? That is a plastic bottle containing glue...he is holding it in his teeth, up to his nose so that he can sniff 'hands free'...I began to wonder what he was thinking as he stood there, seemingly fascinated by the game being played in front of him - at times even swaying a bit to the singing of the children...
Then another thought hit me...if not for our school, providing a solid Christian education to the children of this community, many of these same children - singing and dancing in glee - might have become a 12-year old glue sniffer standing on the outside looking in...I am grateful for the vision put into the heart of one woman 10 years ago to start a school in the Mathare Valley. What began as an outreach to 50 children has grown into 10 centers across the valley offering hope to over 3,000 children and their families. It is a privilege to be called to serve the Kingdom at this place!
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