LJ Update 2021 LJ is growing up. One of the things that LJ has demonstrated over the past year is that she has a tremendous gift of empathy. An early example was when Judy was sad about something and LJ gave Judy her stuffed tiger to make her feel better. In 2020, when
UPDATE ON LJ An earlier article describes how I first bonded with the little girl known as LJ. Since that item was written, LJ has grown and come out of her shell. She is an instigator. She leads the other little girls around. She is charming and engaging and whenever someone new comes
Note: This letter is from Beryl Muga, a student at Maseno University near Kisumu, Kenya. It follows up on an impassioned talk she gave to the children at Humanity Home. I was born and raised in the third largest slum in Africa, which is “Mathare” in Nairobi. In
HUMANITY HOME REFLECTIONS MARCH 2020 Life at Humanity Home from November 2, 2019 to January 26, 2020 was filled with experiences that demonstrated over and over again who we are and confirmed the transformation of our wonderful children. Let me share a sampling of the memories that come rushing in
NEW ARRIVALS REVEAL WHO WE ARE My expectations for the kids and Humanity Home were very high, and the experience of 120 days there between April 2018 and January 2019 confirmed that HH is filled with love and is transforming our kids. Even with that background, what I saw at Humanity Home during
WHAT'S NEW AT HUMANITY HOME APRIL – MAY 2019 Best of all, Humanity Home welcomed three new little girls, aged 7, 4 and 3. We had a delightful time bonding with each of them and they are a most welcome addition to our family. We also welcomed Debra as a deputy director to
HUMANITY HOME THRIVES AS KIDS BLOSSOM UPDATE JANUARY 2019 I lived at Humanity Home from early November until late January. The lengthy stay helped fulfill my dream of spending a lot more time with the kids of HH during my retirement. It gave me a chance to assimilate into the HH family and
A Day at Humanity Home It is a cool, lovely August morning in Kisumu County, Kenya. Outside my room 7 of the upstairs of Humanity Home, the soft chatter of children in the hallway, getting ready for the day or cheerfully mopping the floor, harkens another sublime day at Humanity Home. I make myself
MEET JUDY WARIERO, DIRECTOR OF HUMANITY HOME In March of 2017, soon after opening Humanity Home, I learned that the woman I had been educating for five years to eventually direct Humanity Home was dishonest. Desperate to find a new director, I recalled a young female teacher that I had met three years
