Cornerstone Methodist Church in Houston has come through again. This time help was needed in the fight against Malaria, an excruciating and potentially deadly disease that is hardest on children.
During the past few months, Mama Margaret said that almost every child in Tenderfeet had missed school at one point or another due to Malaria.
The best way to combat Malaria is by sleeping under a mosquito net at night.
Although a treated net costs only $10, it's money the families can't spare when compared to food or rent.
Moreover, food, water, and charcoal prices have continued to climb. For example, a bag of charcoal in January was around 800 shillings ($12), but now has risen to as high as 1500 shillings ($21). One bag lasts about two weeks. When a family lives on $30-$40 per month, it becomes almost impossible to pay for anything but the essentials, even a mosquito net.
So a Vacation Bible School fundraiser was held at Cornerstone to help the children be able to have the safety and protection of mosquito nets. Over $600 was raised by the VBS kids, which was enough for every Tenderfeet child to get a mosquito net. The first photo shows some of the Kibera kids with the nets, and below shows the Riruta students with the nets (in front of the new school location).
Since the nets were distributed last week, not a single child of Tenderfeet has gotten Malaria. Thank you so much Cornerstone!
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