Nathan decided a little more than a year ago that he wanted to return to Maai Mahiu and work for CTC International for a solid year. He quit his job, packed up his things and left beautiful San Francisco behind to pursue something that he felt he needed and wanted to do. Nathan worked alongside Alison Costain in Kenya for almost six month until her term of serving as the Kenya Director was up. Nathan took over from there becoming the Kenya director for the past seven to eight months. Alison worked very hard to lay the groundwork to establish consistent and sustainable programs. CTC changed!!! We were no longer just bringing teams to Kenya and seeking to fill the needs of those in Maai Mahiu. For once, we were on the ground and staying on the ground. We opened our first office and the Maliaka Kids program was developed. Shortly after that, they developed the Maliaka Mums project and from there we had an actual functioning CTC office.
I witnessed first hand this year the magic behind CTC having a constant being in this town. Within the last two years these programs went from being BIG dreamy ideas to functioning programs that are literally changing LIVES!
CTC would not be what it is without the compassion from those that fall in love with these people and have the faith that we can make a difference in this world.
I just wanted to thank you guys and girls that help us keep our heads and hearts in what we do. Thanks to all of these amazing people that we are fortunate to work with who show us their own personal faith in what we do.
This is Nathan's final week in Kenya and I am sure that he is pretty torn about leaving. I can't speak for him but I can say by seeing this with my own eyes…there are people that were changed by his time in Kenya. I can't imagine what it must feel like to all of those that have gotten close to him and became his family there for the last year.
While we are sad that Nathan has finished his work in Maai Mahiu, another great story unfolds. Jeremiah Kuria who is from Maai Mahiu came here to the US with his family and worked to complete a masters degree. He has now completed his masters degree and has been working with Nathan in Kenya for the last two months to take over as the Kenya Director. This plan was laid out over several years and it's great to see that we can now pass the job over to a Kenyan from the very same town. Again, Jeremiah has worked very hard and has gone through great changes for the sake of his town. We know that we are leaving the position in great hands.
Zane and Jeremiah are both in Kenya now with Nathan, and I am sure that they will see him off and wish him luck. I just wanted to say from those of us here in the states, Thank you Nathan. Thank you for your commitment to those in Maai Mahiu and thank you for keeping a personal blog that allowed us to share in your experiences while there.
Thanks to everyone that makes Comfort The Children International what it is.
Volunteers that come from all over are changed by this small town. We are so fortunate to have had this town and these people cross our path.
Mindy Stallings
I witnessed first hand this year the magic behind CTC having a constant being in this town. Within the last two years these programs went from being BIG dreamy ideas to functioning programs that are literally changing LIVES!
CTC would not be what it is without the compassion from those that fall in love with these people and have the faith that we can make a difference in this world.
I just wanted to thank you guys and girls that help us keep our heads and hearts in what we do. Thanks to all of these amazing people that we are fortunate to work with who show us their own personal faith in what we do.
This is Nathan's final week in Kenya and I am sure that he is pretty torn about leaving. I can't speak for him but I can say by seeing this with my own eyes…there are people that were changed by his time in Kenya. I can't imagine what it must feel like to all of those that have gotten close to him and became his family there for the last year.
While we are sad that Nathan has finished his work in Maai Mahiu, another great story unfolds. Jeremiah Kuria who is from Maai Mahiu came here to the US with his family and worked to complete a masters degree. He has now completed his masters degree and has been working with Nathan in Kenya for the last two months to take over as the Kenya Director. This plan was laid out over several years and it's great to see that we can now pass the job over to a Kenyan from the very same town. Again, Jeremiah has worked very hard and has gone through great changes for the sake of his town. We know that we are leaving the position in great hands.
Zane and Jeremiah are both in Kenya now with Nathan, and I am sure that they will see him off and wish him luck. I just wanted to say from those of us here in the states, Thank you Nathan. Thank you for your commitment to those in Maai Mahiu and thank you for keeping a personal blog that allowed us to share in your experiences while there.
Thanks to everyone that makes Comfort The Children International what it is.
Volunteers that come from all over are changed by this small town. We are so fortunate to have had this town and these people cross our path.
Mindy Stallings
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