Hi!
This is the latest few messges I have received from Hanford High in Ukwala, Kenya. I sent them $500, $300 of which was from SOAR Kenya.

For those whose kids have trouble writing thank you notes, this is a charming example, as are the next two, which I copied and pasted here.

Dear friends,

We resumed planting yesterday and managed to do three more acres.So far,six out of the ten acres has been planted.
This would not have been possible without Darleen Johnson of H.O.P.E who spread the word about our incapability to buy seeds and fertilizer and went further to donate money to buy food for our kids who have been working in the farm,Mary Hoffman of Soar Kenya who donated money for seeds and fertilizer after learning about this from Darleen,Denice Mangoa Mosota of STANDARD GROUP who donated a 100 kg bag of fertilizer and Mr Mark K’ochiel who donated another 100kg bag of bean seeds.

Ladies and gentlemen,you played a major role in this project and though the work is not complete yet,I must admit it would not have began in the first place were it not for your generous contribution.Please, kindly accept my most sincere gratitude.
I want to humbly appeal to you all to continue spreading the word so we may get the whole farm planted.Also,I want to thank T.D Farm link services for voluntarily digging part of the farm without asking for pay.
I would not forget to thank Mr Johanna Makokha who offered our kids free drinking water and porridge during planting.
Ladies and gentlemen,may God bless you abundantly!
Together we can cause a difference!

Love you all,
Alfred.

Dear mama wetu,

I was left with Ksh 462 out of the $500 you sent me last.
Dorothy’s grandy is very sick,so I decided to give her this money so she could take her to hospital.I visited the old lady again this afternoon and noticed some slight improvement.
The old lady’s illness has come at a bad time when Dorothy is preparing to sit end of year tests.She’s not been coming to school for a couple of days now,though her classmates have been taking her the days’ notes.
Today,I took some food to them-this would not have been possible without you,mama.

Alfred.

Dear mama Johnson,

My grandmother is very sick so I have not gone to school from last week.Even today I did not go to school.She is turning blind.

Today,the director came to our home and gave me four hundred shillings to take her to hospital tomorrow.He told me that you are the one who sent him the money.I thank you very very much and may you be blessed.He also brought me some little food that we will eat tonight.Mama Johnson,I am so proud of you and I know that God loves you so so much.
Thank you.

Dorothy.