It is with sadness that I inform you of the death of one of our new guardians, Mr. William Owaga the guardian to Everlyne Adhiambo. Coincidentally we paid the old man a visit on Saturday and had a long chat with him only for him to complain of chest pains the following day in the evening and succumb to death at around 9pm Sunday night.
I was informed of his death this morning and Joseph and I went to the home and saw his lifeless body on the same bed we talked with him a few days back. I am glad that the old man was born again and discussed and confessed Jesus Christ as Lord and saviour over his life.
The family was still gathering in preparation to taking the body to the morgue. I expect the burial to take place this coming Saturday and I believe by then we will know the fate of the two girls who were under his care.
JOSEPH WROTE ME ON SATURDAY: (Frank)
suggested we pay Evelyn a visit. Evelyn's home is a neighborhood away from where I stay, so we strolled to the place. As usual, the old man's daughter was there to usher us in and took as to the now familiar room, the old man's bedroom. He immediately identified us from our voices. He sat up in haste as we we were brought stools to sit next to him. I wish you understood Luhya and Swahili. Those are the languages Mr. William Owaga used through out our discussion, as he expressed his gratitude every after three or five minutes.
What surprised us was the vibrancy in the old man, who is Evelyn's guardian, during that discussion. He actually dominated the discussion, telling us his life history, the laghter and tears he experienced, how he settled in Kakamega 63 years ago (in 1948), his life as a youth and later as a married man, before salvation and after he gave His life to Christ. Well, we didnt ask him to get into the trouble of taking us through his life record, yet here he was, freely and comfortably (I can add, joyfully) telling us all about himself and his family. To make it more interesting, he even know the positions his two grandchildren got in the end of term exam they had last week. He talked so well about the supplies that changed the mood in that home, the Saturday supplies we gave to Evelyn. He almost jumped up (literally) with joy when Frank reminded him that the supplies will be monthly. It's like he had forgotten that it's gonna be a continuous program.
Now, that can't explain even a tenth of the experience we had with him. That's why I said that what we see (and write about) is just a tip of the ice-berg of the the breakthroughs families and individuals are experiencing here as a result of what God is doing through TGD. I wish you could feel it, because we felt and saw the joy and ambiance that radiated from this home today. As we stood to leave, Mr. William Owaga was so grateful of our visit that he said "Thank You" in four languages.
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