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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Night in the village



I have mentioned to some of you that we will be staying in a
village on the weekends. The village is called Kikumabpagi. This is where A Perfect Injustice's land is at. It is a 22 acre piece of land with 2 main houses for the boys. The houses are on separate sides of the land with banana fields, sweet potatoes patches and the bush separating them. The land is very hilly and so beautiful. They have done so much work on this property to make a safe haven for these boys.The complex is absolutely gorgeous. This has become a place for boys that lived on dirt floors, to a home with clean beds, meals everyday, and places to play. 
Playing games with Emma

Out at the land these boys are able to learn life skills.
There is room for the boys to buy animals and raise them to sell or to eat. They also teach the boys how to grow and harvest crops. The boys have chores and are taught how to take care of the house and land. One boy is raising rabbits and planning on selling them to buy a goat. One other has even bigger plans to buy a cow with his rabbits. It is inspiring to see a 12 year old boy working so hard. 

Monday
There are 14 boys at house A and 5 boys at house B. There is room in each house for about 16 kids. There is a separate house for the  Moms and the Aunties next to each house. The Guest houses are located on the other corner of the land. The 6 houses are in a U shape facing each other on top of the hill. The inside of the guest house there is room for two twin beds and a store room. 
Our new weekend room

7 comments:

  1. Does Sarah get the pink mosquito net? Hey, are these the boys from where you and Phil went? How do they get to go to the "farm"? We are praying for you guys. keep us updated.
    Love, Phil & Susan

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  2. Can we donate a rabbit or something?
    * Phil & Susan

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  3. Yes the pink one is Sarah's and these are the boys from the street program. The farm is on the land where the kids live. I will check into the best way to donate.

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    1. Also, I'd like to know if the boys can be sponsored? How to go about that please.

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  4. Keep me posted on what you guys need too. I'll pack it with me. Don't think a rabbit will survive the plane ride but we could try. No seriously, Let us know what/how we can help. Is Sarah feeling better?

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  5. Yes, she is feeling better. I will find out this week or next about the rabbit. Oh, I think you should try and bring on a rabbit.

    P.S. Let me know how that goes with TSA

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  6. ha ha If I can bring an African woman thru all the security points just to find out in the end her visa's are up to date....I can bring a rabbit!

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