Rayson in Kenya
August 24, 2011
Rayson is one of my daughter's correspondent children. She has been writing letters to him since January 2015 and has received 33 letters so far.
He lives with his parents, siblings, grandparents, aunt and uncle. They live in the Rift valley part of Kenya, which is rural.
Project:
- KE 563 (Serem Child Development Center)
- approximately 350 children
- walks 2 km
- activities - singing and dancing
- eats rice with beans
- attends once a week
Favorites:
- color - pink / blue
- food - rice and beef / chicken and ugly
- story - creation
- subject - religious education
- sport - soccer
- animal - cow
- hero - Jesus
- holiday - Christmas
- day of the week - Saturday because he goes to the project
- hopes and dreams (2018): wants to visit Tunisia, live in Spain and work in Ghana
- loves riding bike
- loves to read
Miscellaneous info:
- wants to visit Nairobi
- wants to meet President Obama / wants to be like him
- wants to see the airport
- wants to help family have a decent house
- wants to be a journalist
- gifts received: trouser, shirt, jacket, vests, sugar and underwear
- sleeps on the floor
- gets water from a well
- house made of mud walls and iron sheet roof
- does not have electricity
- bought clothes and food stuff with $ we sent
- hobbies - swimming, soccer and watching tv - wants to try hiking
- school breaks in April, August and December (4 weeks each break)
- wants to visit America and meet sponsor
