Farouq - Imagine his life

Hello All,
Today Farouq had his 8 month check up he is still making amazing progress.  He has energy and can play like he never has before.  He is filled with joy in his new life.  His life changing treatment cost $100.00 per month.  This provides for his transport from Bakka to Entebbe, his monthly prescription and some food for the month.
His mom could never have provided this for her son. This precious young man would have faced certain death if he was not sponsored. His mom provides for her family by subsistence farming and a good weeks pay is  $8.00 most weeks they survive with no income. 

Imagine Farouq and his Moms life, living in a mud hut  with no electricity, no running water no furniture.  Mosquito's filled with malaria buzzing around every night while they are trying to sleep on the dirt floor covered with rags.  Waking in the morning hungry, dehydrated and hurting.  The day begins walking  a long distance in the hot sun to fetch water, to use for washing up, cooking, washing clothes,washing dishes and drinking. They carrying the heavy jerry cans of water on their heads so their hands are free to carry and sticks they may find for the fire for cooking. Farouq so weak and out of breath his lungs and heart are being crushed by the disease filling his body,  he can barely stand up but he needs to carry the water home. He has to take many rest breaks. 
After fetching water and washing up Farouq will then go to school still hungry.  He is so weak that the older boys  see Farouq they pick him up and carry him to school.  Most days Farouq will collapse at school and the older boys will carry him home long before the school day ends.
When Farouq leaves for school his  Mom  starts her daily work digging on the land  with her hands and any sharp rock she might find to plant the seeds.   She is praying they  will  grow  and provide  enough  food  and income for the family to survive on.    Worrying about her young sons failing health.  There is no money for medication, going to a doctor is not possible.  The only thing she could do was to call upon the Lord for help.

The Lord answered her prayer with the sponsorship program
While Farouq and his Mom still have great need their lives have improved significantly.  Because Farouq has a sponsor he now has a mosquito net, mattress, and a warm blanket.  He is sleeping better, his health is getting better. 

This is just one story of how the sponsorship program has changed a childs life forever there are many more.  Every child that attends the Christian Mission Academy lives would be unimaginable in the US.