The Children of MITS

Made in the Streets is now a place of children.  Besides the four children of the Moms living in the Eastleigh Center - Brian, Mutua, Larry and Mna -- and the children of the 40 or so Moms who come to the Monday program, we have our own children.  And Darlene loves being the Shosho (Granny).  Kehl is Jackton and Milly's baby, born with hydroencephalus, he is doing very well.  Kehl has not suffered any of the setbacks or problems with the shunt that the doctors were concerned about.  Each week now he goes in for physical therapy.  He has been using his legs to kick with but not to stand with, but he is beginning to test them.  He recently began to find his mouth with his thumb, and he chews on the Shosho's toys as he sits in her lap on Sunday morning.  They came to the Coulston's house for dinner last week, and Kehl is pictured here on Dad's lap chewing on broccoli.  

   Raymond is Laurent and Elizabeth's little one, and he is a delight, and very talkative.  He is really glad to be living at Kamulu - such freedom to run around.  And we have Sunday school, and he has friends to play with.    Here he is standing with his Dad singing in church; and he has all the hand motions

 down also.  

                                                        

Jonathan is 3 years old now, and he has a little brother named Jeremy, and Francis and Mauryn are having a great time being parents.  Jonathan is in nursery school.  When he comes home in the afternoon, he often comes over to his nearest neighbors, Darlene and "Kulu", to visit, because he just might get a cookie.  He likes to follow Charles around and watch him work in the yard or with tools.  On this day Charles was trying to repair a sprinkler, and they were accidentally sprayed once.  Jonathan liked it so much that he started running through it, then he just stood in it and got completely wet.  When his Mom came over, Charles said, "You may not want to see this."  She just laughed, whatever she was thinking.  

  We also have Amaria, Irene Mbithe's little one, and John Wambu has lots of children - Susie is now 9 years old, and most of them are out of high school.  And Ben Mwami has 3 children.  And Kariuki (he works on the farm) and his wife have two children now.  So we are a place of children and enjoying it very much.