Sleeping on a plastic sheet in a tin hut by night, James, the single child of a single parent, spent the days of his first 4 years with his mother, begging along the streets of Kisumu, in Kenya. She struggled with a learning disability and, sadly, any money they were given was spent on alcohol. James went hungry and became more and more malnourished.
Spotted one day by a local MP and, knowing of the highly commended reputation of Cherry Brierley Children’s Home, he offered James the opportunity of a better life.
Now Nelson
This is my new nickname – which is not too surprising as my surname is Mandela!
I am now 9 years old and have lived in Cherry Brierley Children’s Home in Kisumu for 5 years. Here I am in the red t-shirt with my family.
- I am healthy
- I am happy
- I am well fed
- I go to school every day
- I am loved by my family
- I have a sponsor
- Best of all I now know that I am loved by God
