Artisans 41-50
Every day I attend the Alcoholic Anonymous meetings at the former Plateau Beer Hall. This is where I find freedom in Christ from the chains of brewing and drinking alcohol and where I find encouragement to keep going. My name is Emily Maritim, I am 40-years-old, married and a mother of eight children. For many years I was the key alcohol brewer in the village of Plateau, but now I am proudly making envelopes for the Paper Project. With the income that I am able to receive from this project, I am able to buy the basic necessities for my family such as soap, sugar and clothes. I am very grateful for your partnership in helping my family.
My name is Priscilla Arusei, and I am saved! I live in the rural village of Ngenyilel with my husband and seven children, ranging from three-years-old to 18-years-old. I began making envelopes in 2000 for the Paper Project, and it has really blessed my life. I use the income I receive from papermaking to supplement the income that I receive from doing manual labor for people on contracts. My children are now in school, family expenses are finally being met, and we are able to buy medicine for when we are sick. Thank you for your assistance in helping my family break the chains of poverty!
Thank you for your participation in the Paper Project. You are coming alongside of me in the challenge of feeding my family. My name is Rose, I’m 45-years-old, married and have eight children. We live in a small mud home in the remote village of Ngenyilel with no electricity or running water. In 2000, I began making paper envelopes for the Paper Project, and this has become a consistent source of income for me. I sell vegetables in the market, but I never know how much I will make on any given day; it always differs. Making paper has helped our family meet the basic household needs, and it makes me smile. Thank you for your partnership in this journey.
At first some people wondered how making envelopes would really help them, but, let me tell you, the Paper Project has been a tremendous blessing in my life and the lives around me. My name is Eunice, I am 30-years-old, married and have five children, ages nine months to 12-years-old. Often, I wondered how I would provide for my family, and God has answered my prayers through papermaking. The income that I have received through papermaking has assisted in meeting the needs of my family. Previously, I was unemployed, but now my children are in school and family expenses are being paid. Papermaking has really helped my family and me to meet our daily needs. Thank you very much for joining my family and me in this journey.
As the years quickly go by, it is becoming more important for me to be able to take care of my family as much as possible before they take care of me as I get older. My name is Gertrude, I am 60-years-old, married and have five children, ages 5-years-old to 40-years-old. I began making envelopes for the Paper Project in 2000, and it has tremendously helped my family. How? I am using the income that I am receiving to pay the school fees for my remaining two young children. Thank you for assisting my family and you have blessed my life.
My name is David Ronoh, I am 25-year-old from the Kalenjin tribe, and I live in the rural village of Chebaiywa. In 2000, I began making envelopes for the Paper Project, and I am finally able to begin saving money in order to start a small business. Before I was making envelopes, I received all of my income from manual work in other people’s farms for income, but that was never consistent and often arduous. Now, papermaking is supplementing the income that I receive from doing those odd jobs with other people. The Paper Project has been and continues to be a blessing in my life.
Being the wife of a pastor is a joy and is difficult at times. People are always coming to us with their needs and asking us to assist them. Because of the community where we live and the devotion that one has to another, we willingly help wherever we can. However, sometimes that makes me wonder where our next meal is going to come from. My name is Julia Tarus, I am married, and we have three children, Hilary, Mercy and Rhema. We live in a semi-permanent home without electricity or running water in the remote village of Chebaiywa. I began making envelopes for the Paper Project in 2000, and, since then, I am consistently able to tithe to the church and to help myself. Thank you for the blessing that you are to my life and to the life of my family.
My name is Jane Too, I am 35-years-old, and I am saved! I have lived a good life with my husband and eight children, ranging in age from one-year-old to 17-years-old, in the village of Chebaiywa near the Kipkaren River in a mud home with a grass-thatched roof. I began making envelopes in 2000, and my life has greatly improved. Because we are able to pay for the school fees, my children are in school. Plus, I am able to take care of my children in the event of a medical emergency, because we set aside part of my income for that. I don’t have anything else to say except thank you!
My name is David Kosgei, and I live in the rural village of Chebaiywa in a mud home with a grass-thatched roof. I am 25-years-old, married, and we have three children, ranging in age from three-years-old to eight-years-old. Last year when the idea of making envelopes as an income-generating project was introduced, I became excited. I now receive most of my income from making envelopes every month, and I am able to provide for my family. Thank you for your assistance in helping my family. May God bless you.