Meet Annet!
Annet is our girly-girl with a sweet personality – bring
on the pink and pretty! She loves playing with dolls and dressing up, our
fashionista lets the Aunties and other kids know if we are “looking smart (well
dressed)” or not! Annet likes going
to our local school, Little Rina that she attends for a few hours each morning where she is
learning her ABC’s, numbers and colors. With her quick smile and sensitive
heart, she loves to help the other kids and aunties with whatever arises each
day - picking up the towels, putting away laundry, sweeping the floor, bringing
water to sweaty kids or comforting sick or injured friends! She is very bright and a quick learner, asking
questions and curious about life! She always wants to shade (color), and just
like her art work she brings joy and color to our family here!
History
Both of Annet’s
parents died of HIV/AIDS and a neighbor had taken her in temporarily but
was unable to care for her. She came
to us severely malnourished and in desperate need of a loving family and home.
She was one of over 3 million destitute, orphaned children living in the
streets and slums of Uganda. But Annet
is NO longer one of these children
because she is now part of our Rafiki Family where she receives all the love
and care she needs!
Funky Facts!
Favorite things…
Favorite things…
Color: Yellow Animal:
Zebra
Food: Chicken and Rice Game: Tag Activity: Dancing & drawing
Volunteer Corner
I love the way the way that
Annett throws back her head when she laughs. Its like she can’t keep the joy
inside, she just has to express it with her whole body. With such a sensitive heart,
she’s usually the first one to laugh when something funny happens but also the
first to be upset when she senses something is wrong. Sometimes I look at her
and catch myself laughing and shaking my head at her silliness, she gets so
much joy out of bringing joy to others! And sometimes I feel a crack in my
heart when the big crocodile tears slide down her face because something has upset
her…
I love our good night ritual where she runs and jumps into my arms and
then pretends to fall asleep (complete with obnoxious but very authentic
snoring attempts!) and I have to carry her in and put her in her bed. She likes
putting her nose right under my ear and snuggling in and then she whispers
“Okwagala nnyo (I love you very much)” right before I plop her in her bed… How
I treasure her whispers of love, spontaneous hugs and infectious laughter… How
my heart aches over her crocodile tears or moments of being withdrawn.
Sometimes I forget what a testament of redemption
her life is, just in her first few years. Even in the missing answers we have
of her past, I can clearly see how the Lord has protected her life and heart, how
He has set aside her for something important in the future. I feel so blessed
that I get to see glimpses of how the Lord provides and how deeply He cares for
us through Annett’s life. I'm so excited to see how He grows her into a women
after His own heart!
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For the next few weeks we will be posting stories of all the
kids here at Rafiki Africa Ministries (RAM). We want to give these kids a
voice. There are more struggling kids here in Uganda than anyone is able to
count. Here are the stories of 13 kids who's lives were changed by God through
the work of RAM. We want to make you a part of this work, there is so much love
and joy overflowing out of the Rafiki Home and we want you to experience this
through these stories. We hope you can get to know the kids through these
updates and we pray that you will fall in love with them just as we have.
Be a
part of the changes God continues to make in the lives of these kids.
Make a
difference.
Spread the word.
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