Artisans 31-40
Being a single mom is not easy, especially when life is difficult and the necessary means to provide for my children is not there. My name is Esther Rotich, and I am saved. God has taken me from a terrible situation where my husband beat me and treated me and the children horribly, and he has brought me out of the miry clay and onto solid ground. I found Jesus when I came to the village of Chebaiywa in 1998 with my children, and my brother, who allowed us to live with his family, shared the victory that can be found in Christ. At this point, I was finally filled with hope, but I didn’t have an income for my children. How would I provide for them? That question was answered in 2000 with the introduction of the Paper Project. I thank you and Empowering Lives for helping me in providing for my family. Also, I was appointed as caretaker of the grounds at the Training Center. I am trying my best to make the flowers look pretty, so people feel good when they come to the Training Center. You’re a blessing to my heart.
Thank you for your prayers and participation in the Paper Project. You have blessed my life and shown me a way to have an income. My name is Priscah, I’m 21-years-old, married and have a two-year-old daughter, Joy Lynn. I used to quarrel all the time with my husband for not bringing salt, sugar and soap home for our family, because we couldn’t afford those things. Now, I can meet those needs through the Paper Project, and I don’t have to rely on my husband’s income. There is peace and joy in our family again. We are now starting our own poultry business of buying and selling chickens. We are planning on selling half of our 36 chickens during the Christmas season as the price for chickens is high at that time! Please pray for us as we move forward in our lives, and that God would continue to give us new visions for our future.
My future is before me, and my mind is ready for new ideas, but I have struggled to create those ideas. That is why I am thankful for Empowering Lives International and the Paper Project. My name is Philemon, and I am 24-years-old and not married. I live in the village of Kipkaren River, Kenya. Because I have no other means of getting an income, making paper has been wonderful for me. With the income I have received, I have bought seeds to plant and pesticides to help those seeds and plants grow properly. Thank you for your assistance in my life.
My name is Tekla, and I am saved. I live in the village of Tuiyobei with my husband and seven children whose ages range from one-years-old to 17. Two years ago, I began making envelopes for the Paper Project, and my life has significantly improved since then. The Paper Project has specifically helped to pay for my children’s school fees as well as to buy basic household necessities. Also, it is because of this project that we were able to pay for a tractor to come and plough our land to prepare the seeds to be planted in the soil. Thank you so much for helping my family. God bless this project.
My name is Daniel Kosgei, I am married with three children, and I am hungry for new ideas. Our family lives in a grass-thatched roof home in the rural village of Turyobei without electricity, a telephone or running water. When the Paper Project was introduced in 2000, I was so excited to participate. Since then, I have been able to provide for my family’s daily necessities and my children’s school fees. On top of that, the best part is that I have stopped drinking, and I am saved! Thank you for the idea of making envelopes, and please continue to pray for new ideas.
My name is Lilian Tarus, I am married, and we have two children. My family lives in the village of Tapsagoi, Kenya in a small home with two rooms. We do not have electricity, running water or a telephone. I joined the Paper Project in making envelopes out of recycled paper last year, and the project has richly blessed my life. I have used the income that I have received from papermaking to feed my family, dress my children and buy necessary farm materials for our garden to continue providing some food for our family. Thank you for your prayers and joining us in this journey of life.
As the years pass, I have learned how difficult it is to provide for my family. My name is Michael Arusei, I am 55-years-old and a father of five children. I live in the rural village of Emgoin in a mud home with a grass-thatched roof with no electricity or running water. I started making envelopes for the Paper Project with Empowering Lives International in 2000, and it has made a huge impact on the quality of my life. I am finally able to help in the payment of the school fees for my children and regularly tithe to the church. May God bless you for the joy that you have brought to my life, and to my children’s lives.
Wilson is from the Nandi tribe in Kenya; he is 36 years old, and a husband and father of five. Wilson lives in the village of Kipkaren in a mud and thatched roof home on a small piece of land. Wilson will use this money to pay the school fees for all of his children and also to buy clothing for them. He asked if you could remember him in your prayers because he has a big family and there is rarely any work to help provide for his family.