New Neighbors

If you've been following along you will know that William and I have been trying to get Jeptoo and her five children re-located for at least a month now. Well this week we were able to acquire a small house next door for their use.

Yesterday we told Jeptoo that the house had been located and that we wanted her to come and clean it today and then move in on Saturday. There is no cho (pit toilet) and we wanted to work on that over the weekend.

Well last night around 8PM we got a knock on the door. It was our night security man. "Do you have the key to the house next door? There is a lady and some children here asking about it." It was sprinkling and pitch black outside. We figured she must be pretty desperate to make the move considering she would bring five small children across the river with nothing but the clothes on their back in THE DARK!!!

So we took a deep breath and started looking for the blankets and extra lantern I had bought for them. Every time I go to town I buy something for the Jeptoo plan. We've been compiling a small pile in our guest bedroom. Blankets, basins, soap, beans etc. Then we realized that the girls had not eaten. So we were digging around for something to put in those little tummies before bedtime. Actually by the time we got back to the house everyone was asleep on the floor and had to be woken up to eat.

This morning we went over to check on them. We had a chat with Jeptoo about things that we are expecting from her. Taking the kids to church, no alcohol, no men in the house, finding work etc.

I'll try to get some pictures sometime next week. In the meantime please continue to pray for us. William and I are on unknown territory here. We want to help but we don't want her to become dependent on us. And we really really want to see Chelagat smile. I'll keep you posted.