Giving Food to the Tea Village

Yesterday, I was able to bring food to my neighbors at the Tea Village to feed the 70 families their for 2 weeks for $270.

These people work in the tea village, and one person there said they would have to pick 50 kg (110 lbs) of tea leaves a day to put food on the table for their families. Also, when they pick the leaves, they are only able to use the two leaves from the very top of each bush… so it’s virtually impossible to gather enough leaves to feed their families. Many of the children have the classic signs of malnutrition.

Everyone was so thankful, and I wanted to extend all their messages to everyone here because you all were the ones that made this possible:

One man thank me for “my kind heart”, saying that there are people in Kenya with money, but they don’t have the compassion to help. He also said, “God bless you, your family, and your next generation.” He explained how the kids were not able to go to school because they don’t have enough money. He was so grateful!!!

Another man kept saying, “asante…asante sana…asante…asante sana…” or “thank you, thank you very much,” over and over again.

There were so many more thanks from the people, and I just wanted to share that with all of you to extend the blessings and appreciation.

We were also able to buy some fruit for the people in the village because they rarely ever have fruit. Also, the lack of a proper diet, as well as lack of proper housing, contributes to a lot of diseases in the children. The fruit is the thing that surprised me the most–to have like 10 children all clambering for the 4 bananas I had in my hand was so crazy and also sad:

One of the things that always seems like such an honor is being handed babies/toddlers…

This was also so sweet:

The kids always take care of the babies, and this little guy was feeding his baby brother a banana. It was very sweet because the older siblings would make sure the babies got their banana as well.

I love these children, and I wish I could spend more time just hugging them and playing with them. Because the parents always need to work in the fields, they lack that basic affection.

More stories later! I really want to write about the everyday life in Kenya, but there is always something more exciting to write about. So, if there is ever a week that is boring, I’ll write about that:)

Happy Adventuring!

Gabrianne

Still accepting donations! Anything is really appreciated by these people here!https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-families-in-limuru-kenya