Jane is 20 and in Form 2 (equivalent to Grade 10). She enjoys art and music, plays volleyball, writes poetry and loves the Lord.
Her father and mother are elderly and live on the family farm where they barely make enough of a living to feed their 6 dependants. As far as I can find out, Jane is the first person in her family to go through high school. She has an older brother who is in Class (grade) 8. She was brought to Kisumu by a free lance consultant and his family, who saw that she seemed quite bright. Though they provide a home for Jane, they are unable to meet her school fee needs, as well as those of their own children.
Jane appears to be very reserved in the classroom and it has been my delight this term to discover an entirely different side to her since she has been a part of the drama club. I had one role for a "cockroach" in a play and all the students were too self consious to get the funny walk and characteristics of the insect. All, that is, except Jane, who probably surprised many of her classmates as much as she surprised me when she broke out of her shy, studious shell and started scampering across the floor.
I hope to find many more surprises in this girl as she continues to learn and grow this year. I pray she will be sponsored so she can stay at our school.
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