July 5
We reached Nyeri, and the end of the Hope Through Education
Bike Tour. Lydia drove from Nakuru to meet us and we all slept at Susan’s
house. Susan takes care of Sylvia, a 5 year old girl with cerebral palsy. She
is a Samburu, a nomadic tribe in the north of Kenya. Her family wanted to kill
her because Sylvia can’t do anything for herself and needs a lot of care
including special chairs to help her sit up and be moved around. Susan found out about Sylvia at a conference
in Nakuru where Susan was speaking about the Christian mandate on disabilities and the point of view that
disabilities are not inabilities. It was there that Susan agreed to take Sylvia
into her home. She has a mobile chair that looks like an office chair with a
baby seat attached to it. It’s not very comfortable, so most of the time Sylvia
sits in a seat crafted from paper mache, made by an organization that makes
aids for the disabled from all recycled materials. They donate them to needy
families for no cost. There were about
10 of us staying at Susan’s. We spent the evening chatting and eating a
delicious home cooked meal . Today Lydia will take Stefanus home to Nakuru.
Toto and I will cycle/hitchhike there and meet them this evening.
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| Boda Boda drivers sleep on their motorcycles when they are waiting for customers |
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| Sylvia's mobile chair |
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| Sylvia's chair made from paper mache |
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| Sylvia: 5 years old |
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| 11 of us slept at Susan's. She is next to Toto on the right |
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