Emporia Kansas Meets Happy Life!

A group of 14 students, faculty and staff from Emporia State University, and residents of the city of Emporia, went to Happy Life Children's Home in mid-May. We stayed at the Home for two-three weeks; helping to feed babies, playing with the children, carrying wet laundry up the stairs to the roof, carrying the dry laundry down and making ourselves as useful as possible.



Some of the group went out to the new property at Juja to help build the chicken coop. We worked hard and did our best as left with it almost finished. Many in our group expressed their admiration and respect for the "Mothers" and other staff members who work so hard to keep the children clothed, fed, loved and cared for.




Gifts and supplies from Kansas

We were impressed with the number of Kenyans who came by regularly to volunteer at the Home. I am so glad to have had the opportunity to spend time with the staff and children at Happy Life.

Ellen Hansen, PhD.
Emporia University
Chair, Department of Social services
Associate Professor, Geography



Fred conducting serious business!



Jeff and Martin waiting for you to visit!

Sifa and her new adoptive mum

Sifa has gone through so much health wise. She was found abandoned near a stream at Githurai 45. At one time he was admitted at the hospital for a month but we thank God that she is much better now. She now has found a loving mum; whom they have bonded very well. All things are possible in God. God bless Sifa and her mama.

Rosemary Kamau

One Week Old - Baby Richard

We have a new baby Richard. Richard was admitted at Happy Life on Wednesday 13th July when he was about 3 days old. Richard is now on medication for neonatal sepsis and we trust God he will be alright.

Pendo has a new Family - 3 more children in the process

This has been a great week, Five of our children will be going for adoption: Pendo, Handasha, Nina, Dennis and Aaron. Pendo left yesterday and the others are in the bonding process. We are very happy for them, but we will miss them so much. However, we will have another opportunity to bring hope to another abandoned child.

Rosemary Kamau

God will never stop to amaze us!! Aaron's story

Just a few weeks ago, I wrote about baby Aaron who had a kidney problem. The doctors were asking a lot of money for him to be operated and remove one of his kidneys they said had failed. We have been trying to get a cheaper hospital for that but this is not necessary. Wow!! Writing this makes me even more excited!!! Our God will never stop to amaze us; and this week He did it again! God cares for these children even to the fine details that we may not think about. Aaron is getting a new family: a dad, mum, a sister and a brother!!! The amazing thing is Aaron’s adoptive father is a medical person, working in organ’s transplant and especially kidneys. It seems like it can be true in the movies, but this is for real; it is God’s destiny. The first time they saw Aaron’s story on the blog made them think and want to know more about this boy. This is even more exciting!!, when the adoptive dad saw his medical reports, he told us that, according to his observation, the boy may not need the operation, although he is still consulting with other doctors. The adoptive dad is Kenyan and the mother is from Finland. Wow… Glory to God!!!

Rosemary Kamau

Steve gets a new family

Steve was found abandoned at Githurai on the evening of 24th December 2009. The Good Samaritan took him to her home. She then reported the case to the area chief and the area police station who advised her to stay with the child to see if anyone will claim the child. He was admitted at Hlch 8th March 2009. Steve is about 3 years old. God has blessed him with a new Mum and a older sister and this has made him very happy and excited. His new names are Steve Kuria.

Rosemary

Two new babies admitted! Seth and Chiara

Today we have two new admissions of baby Seth - 2 months old and Chiara who is about 10 months old. Seth was born pre-term with a birth weight of 2.5 kgs. His mother later abandoned him at the hospital a week later. Chiara was abandoned outside the gate of a residential house. She is a very happy girl and enjoys playing with the other children at HLCH.