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5 newest street kids at Kamulu -- Mary, Mercy, Pius, George and Mwangi -- we are happy to note that all 5 of the new kids have sponsors; a joyous thank you to all of our sponsors --  if you  wish to sponsor a child in the future, please write to  charles.coulston@made-in-the-streets.org   ($75 month is the usual cost).  The typical time spent at Kamulu is 4 1/2 years.  If you continue with a student until he or she is established in his/her own home and job, it may take from 5 to 6 years total, depending on whether the studnet goes directly to a job or receives additional training beyond what we do at Kamulu.
     Here are four boys on the streets; we had plans to take in all 4 of them.  Before we bring them in, Team members visit any family members we can find.  When we visited Antoine's home, his family said, "but we want him to stay. We will send him to school."  He was sick the day we visited, and his family was concerned about him.  We found John Mwangi's mother and brother and sister in a small home in Mathare Valley.  She was glad he would have a place to live, as he would not live at home any more and had been on the streets for some time.





                                                                                               Kids on the streets find many ways to get money (they want money for food, glue, videos, and whatever else they come to desire).  Many of them collect recyclables such as plastic, glass, bones and metal.  Here is Pius collecting; he will take what he finds to a place in Eastleigh that buys all kinds of recyclables by the kilo.  Kids make from 15 cents to $10 a day, depending on whether they "strike" or not.  









We always get a case history of the kids through intake interviews, and we fill out that information as we go along.  Here is Mary doing an intake with Ann Mwangi, our supervisor in the Eastleigh program.  After the intake interview, the new kids are taken to a clinic or hospital for age assessment (when any family members we find do not have a birth certificate or clinic card for them, which was true for all these kids).  They also undergo blood tests to check for blood sugar and for HIV infection.










Here Mary gets her blood test and the kids all got their dental cards for age assessment.









When the kids arrive at the Kamulu Center to begin their new life with the Made in the Streets family, they are greeted by the Team and the other kids.  We all try to make them comfortable as quickly as possible.  If the kids are going to run, if they are going to want glue so badly they go back for it, then it will likely be in the first month.  So we welcome them and have a special program for the first month.  Here Mary is welcomed by Darlene Coulston and both girls are welcomed by several of the other girls.  After that they eat their first meal at Made in the Streets - Kamulu and then are shown to the dorm where they receive their very own bed, blanket, sheets, pillow and towel.  At some point comes a new toothbrush and other items they need.  
                                                           

Thank you to all who support this ministry -- you are making a difference in the world, for these kids' lives are forever changed.  Almost all of them will never return to the streets.  They will learn the Bible and take part in church life, they will study computers and math and English, they will gain skills and they will go out into the world unafraid (well, maybe still a little) and able to gain employment and take care of their own lives -- together with God.

To sponsor one of these, start sending $75 monthly to Made in the Streets, 409 Franklin Road, Brentwood, TN 37027, and inform us via email that you are sending and wish to be assigned a teenager of your own.  Send email to Dr. Charles Coulston at charles.coulston@made-in-the-streets.org    Thank you for your kindness and generosity.  And please pray for each of these kids' success in the program.