It's all about you

We all have a favourite quote, a favourite verse, a favourite saying or favourite words of wisdom As this day begins thought    should share my favorite verse and word of wisdom with you. Some of us probably know it, some of us are probably reading it for the first time. Whatever the situation, I am more than glad to share it with you. I hope that it gives you strength for the week. Image courtesy: Plainadventure.com 1 st Corinthians 10:13: There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer that ye are tempted   above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape that ye may be able to bear it. In my few years of living, I have discovered that life is hard, and just when you think that your experience is unbearable, someone else shares their experience with you and you are left speechless because people have problems. But this is for you who…. YES YOU!!! Let u...

Check out the beginning of this story in the previous post. http://odhiambodorcas.blogspot.co.ke/2016/01/so-do-you-really-care.html Photo courtesy: cartoonstock.com A few months ago I was walking in town to board a matatu (public service vehicle) to Westlands. I was in a hurry to get to my interview and all I had was almost a fixed amount of cash. So as I neared the stage a woman with a child tied to her back came to ask for some money. I tried checking my bags for any money I could find I had 100sh and some cash on my MPESA and three shillings. I realised I couldn’t give her the 100sh so I gave her the three shillings “Woiii shame on me!!!!” Three shillings can barely buy a sweet how was this supposed to help her. So she stood there her eyes were teary, she looked hungry and sad and she asked me “aki shilling tatu itanisaidia aje, si uninunulie kitu cha kula basi,” (How will these three shillings help me, at least buy me something to eat.” Then it hit me, why not ...

Walk with me down this road. We will make up a story and have a few characters, do not lose sight of the intended lesson.   It is a chilly morning in Nairobi, the rains poured heavily through the night. Jeanne a mother of two, a three-year-old child and a six-month-old baby opens her eyes after struggling to catch some sleep through the night. Sleeping through the night was not an option she had to ensure that her babies were warm and safe.   Let me paint this picture for you. Jeanne has no roof over her head, no neighbours and no husband. The father of her first child doesn’t care and the second child was a result of rape. She is bitter about life. So where did she spend the night, she spent the night with her kids under the foot bridge. For her that was the safest place for her kids. As the day breaks, her eyes are heavy with sleep, her stomach rumbles, the last meal she had was a banana and she had it the previous day at 4pm. All the other little fo...