The students at Holy Savior Catholic Academy are spreading the joy of the Holy Spirit to a nine year old girl in Meru, Kenya. This joy is evident by the bright shining eyes and slight smile one can see in the newest photo of Lucy Kawira Kinyua. Lucy is a sponsored child through the organization Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA). This past school year students discovered the joy one can experience through the power of prayer, compassion, education, knowledge of another culture, and hope. This learning experience has been incorporated into weekly Spanish classes. Students’ basic question and answer skills have been strengthened through conversation activities regarding Lucy’s life. Praying for Lucy has enlightened the students on the power of prayer. Learning our prayers in Spanish has a lot more meaning when praying for our special friend, Lucy. The understanding that education brings hope to Lucy and her family reinforces the importance of a quality education for HSCA students right here in Wichita.

Lucy knows that she is special due to the many cards and letters we have sent her. Christmas greetings were sent to Lucy in the form of colorfully decorated nativity scenes prepared by students. Signed Easter cards were also sent to Lucy as a reminder that people across the globe celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord just as she does. Birthday cards were signed by parishioners and students at HSCA and sent to Lucy to brighten her special day. Receiving letters from Lucy has been exciting for all of us. Her aunt has written to us on several occasions detailing the events of Lucy’s life and extending many blessings to the children of HSCA and parishioners of Holy Savior Church.

It was exciting to learn first-hand information about the country of Kenya by Mr. Charles Muguchia, the father of Sheridan and Leslie, students at HSCA. He was born and raised in Kenya and came to Kansas about 10 years ago. He informed us about many aspects of Kenya including education, food, weather, animals, geography, and life in general. He also enlightened the children on the importance of learning a second language such as Spanish. While living in Kenya he spoke 6 different languages including Swahili, English, and several tribal languages.

Students prepared creative cards the last few weeks of school. The cards were created with care and contained many prayerful expressions of love. This is evidence that the Holy Spirit is working through HSCA students to bring joy and hope to Lucy Kawira Kinyua of Kenya, Africa.

From Lucy

Lucy has written several letters and drawn many pictures for the people of Holy Savior Catholic Church.  You can read her letters and see her pictures by clicking on the link below:

http://holy-savior.org/mission-outreach/documents

I am very excited to announce that Holy Savior Catholic Church has “adopted” a little eight year old girl by the name of Lucy Kawira Kinyua from Kenya through the organization Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA). CFCA is a sponsorship organization that brings hope, love, and education to over 300,000 children and elderly people in 22 countries. This sponsorship will enable Lucy to stay in school and give her the opportunity to pursue a career. Without this sponsorship, Lucy would not receive an education or the possibility of becoming something more than a peasant farmer. Education will allow her to follow a career path to being a doctor, nurse, lawyer, teacher, or whatever she desires. This sponsorship will bring Lucy and her family stability, hope, and the knowledge that our parish is supporting her in so many ways. CFCA will ensure Lucy stays in school, has a proper uniform, school supplies, and nutritious food. The organization also provides tutoring services, career development, and character training. Beyond these necessities, this benevolent organization will also organize birthday and Christmas celebrations and provide useful gifts for Lucy. As a parish, we can pray, write letters, and participate in a fun event to raise the money needed for this sponsorship. The students at Holy Savior Catholic Academy are currently learning about Lucy and praying for her regularly. They will be decorating cards and writing letters to her also.  This sponsorship is our opportunity to help a child in Kenya, Africa break the cycle of poverty and come to know our amazing parish through letters, prayer, and sponsorship. As a parish, we will receive many blessings and an extreme sense of joy getting to know this beautiful child of God.