Hallo everyone we have once again come to the end of term one of the year 2009, which was an eventfull term.otherwise all is well with all of us in here in Kenya .
CHILDREN
As far as the children are concerned we have new children in the house ,peter wanyoike 4 years an abandoned case and,ester njoki 9 years a rape case.
So the number of children in the house still stands at 39 the new cases are rescue cases as such we do not expect them to stay for long.
SCHOOL
Our children has already got used to the new school and they are doing very well penninah and ,dorcas joined higher classes as such we are doing a lot of home works to keep them in good positions and good marks mary is doing that together with the social workers .
The small ones are also doing very well in all aspects as far as the school is concerned ,those who are in high school Winnie is doing good we have seen an improvement but in the sciences she has a problem as such she is attending holiday tuition in thika to see that she improves the grades at the end of the term and in the future.
HEALTH
In this area it is very challenging as for now we have our new nurse karanja who ,maintains the health of our children very much only shon big john got his arm broken another day when he fell from the resting shed but he is doing good now .and Johnny Johnny his finger was removed from hospital since it was growing in the wrong way after a burn in the slums he is now ok and out of the hospital .
PROJECTS
As for the projects we are doing very well ,only that it is now officiall the two projects in kiandutu slums that is the health check point and the kop school are no longer part of crc and its projects as such anything connected to those projects from the staff the management and their foundation are not part of crc as such for any information you can contact the crc foundation in the Netherlands lead by aafje and the new board of crc in Kenya lead by nelson .
Umoja project is doing very well and the children have improved very much and this being the first term of the year we have seen that there will be a bright future for all of them if they finish their programme in umoja wetu.
The income generating projects at crc house is doing very well as such the eggs production has now risen to 6 trays per day ,the cows are producing milk for the kids although the brown one died last month after pneumonia attack goats are doing ok too all the crc kids are helping in the farming area planting and watering the crops and feeding the cows as such they are learning a lot ,we are really a full house and family .
We are still visiting the slums in matharau,gachagi mathare umoja and kibera in Nairobi , but due to the hunger and the dry spell in the country we have extended the food supplies to other parts especially in our community gatuanyaga. Which is a semi arid place.
VOLUNTEERS
The number of volunteers in the house is 4 ruben,simone,Judith and emma all from the Netherlands .shaillin left last week together with challotte we really had a wonderfull time together and all the people generally miss them already we appreciate your help and these children will never be the same for the steps you made them realize in their lives we say asante sana on their behalf.
SPONSOR A CHILD PROJECT
As for this project we are very greatfull for the sponsors continued help ,as from late last year waiteke derix is in charge of the project she will be sending and receiving all the correspondences as far as the project is concerned ,the following children still needs sponsors.
CHALLENGES 
There are areas which are challenging crc very much water being notorious ,as such the water supply is on and off we still hope for the best we are doing our best to see that abore hole is drilled at the site to keep the supply sufficient .
The road has been repaired with the help from the current volunteers this has made the house accessible without a lot of strain.
We wish to thank all the people who has made the crci home better in all ways asante sana.
Yours faithfully,
Nelson
Director CRCI
My Experiences in these months were mind-blowing. Some things you just got to experienced yourself and can’t be put into writing. That said, let’s give it a shot anyway. One of the things I liked so much is the fact you staying in an orphanage. This way you really get to know the African Culture; their way of raising children and from the moment you step in the orphanage; you’re taking part of looking after these children. When you wake up in the morning or when you come back after an long exhausting day, you’ll be with these small children and I can assure you that they’ll get very close to your heart.
Rose is a sister to Patrick Githiora and Joseph Mwangi. Abandoned by their mother a place called Ngoingwa in the outskirts of Thika, some few days after the father was arrested and put to jail. For almost a month she stayed with her two brothers in a shanty house which was in ruins without anyone to take care of them. A Good Samaritan noted the situation and reported the matter to the children’s office Thika. CRC management took her and the brothers to the center. Rose now is in CRC happy, healthy and very charming. She joins school next year 2008.
Caroline is the sister of Edward and Peninah.
Edward is the brother of Peninah and Caroline.
Peninah is the sister of Edward and Caroline.
Patrick’s father was arrested as such they were left with their mother who after a few days abandoned them with his sister Rose Njeri and his brother Joseph Mwangi in a place called Ngoingwa in the outskirts of Thika town without anybody to take care of them.
Mary was born in the year 2005 and her mother died in the year 2004 as a result of HIV/AIDS complications. She was left with her father who stayed with her till the year 2007 when she was sexually abused by her father. The father was also HIV positive but luckily Mary was not infected.
Margaret came to CRC in the year 2006, her mother died in the year 2005 and she was left with her father who was a drunkard as such she was malnutrition and was not attending school.