Stand With The Leaders Of Tomorrow

Reflections from Sarit Bridell

 
 

When my friends and family ask me what Kenya is like, I draw a blank. How does one describe something that needs to be felt by standing on the soil or hugging souls who come from nothing, but shine bright with the love of the Lord? 

As Americans, we grow up seeing pictures of starving children in Africa, wars, or the lifestyles of those who live on dirt floors and are lucky to eat once a week. Most normal people, including myself, would be saddened by these stories, but once you turn the TV off or put down the magazine, they become just that - stories.

We continue on with our comfortable lives: Target runs, Starbucks daily, dinners out with friends, and Sunday football parties stocked with enough food to feed a small army.

We forget about those stories, those people.

The thing is, though, these are not just stories, they are people just like us. We were privileged to live in the U.S. This was not earned: it was gifted to us by God, and because of that gift, it is our responsibility to help those whose shoes we could easily be walking in.

James is a scholarship student who graduated with his bachelor's degree in November. Upon meeting him I would never have guessed that he survived life in the slums and severe malnourishment. He is an example of those stories we hear about Africa, just like this story I am telling you now, but he is not a story. He is a person just like you and me.

Watch the video below to hear how James overcame the odds of his life circumstances because you chose to invest in him. 

 
 
 
 
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