Author: Meredith Axt

  • Alida’s Story

    Alida sits across from me at our small, round, tiled table in the garden. Her smile lights up any room she enters, or in this case, our little outside cove.  But the smile has come after much difficulty.   “I grew up in Gitega Province, Burundi, with my brother, my Mom, and a house full of children […]

  • Protected: A Surgeon’s Story

    Protected: A Surgeon’s Story

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  • God Was Making a Way

    Meet Alice Njeri, one of seven recent graduates from Kijabe College of Health Sciences thanks to gifts to Friends of Kijabe.  Her story reminds us of Jesus, the good shepherd, who leaves the ninety-nine to seek out the one sheep in distress.  Even in her darkest days, God was making a way! Born in Kiambu, Kenya, Alice has wanted to be […]

  • October 2021 Education Story

    October 2021 Education Story

    6 different schools. 8+ different homes. From Kibera, to Thika, to Kiambu, to other parts of Nairobi, to Maai Maihu, to Narok… The story that pours out of Kijabe College of Health Sciences student Francis Kimani is anything but stable.  Throughout these years, Francis lived with his mother, grandparents, and cousins.  He and his family were displaced […]