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Month: May 2016
A Day with the Hidden Community of the Ottut Forest
Despite the harsh conditions and daily struggles this community faces, I want to share a different story with you. A story of fighters and believers of hope. The Ottut Forest is home to a community of about 200 people with houses in the caves and built from sisal and other materials that are available to them in the area. In the heart of this community lies a church built of rocks, with a rock alter, and rock-seats and leleshwa leaves for cushioning. It is here that they happily welcomed us into their neighbourhood with popular Kenyan hymns, and it is here that they congregate every Sunday to praise God. Under the scorching hot sun, we bowed our heads to pray. It is here too, where different tribes live in harmony – understanding and able to speak one another’s language. Seeing each other as family and friends. And under the sun, we shared chocolate sweets, and laughed into the camera. And under the shade, we stepped into their decorated homes: a large bed covered in warm blankets, a jiko (charcoal stove), a kalabash of water, a collection of colourful bottles neatly set on a stone shelf. A young teen lies back on his bed and smokes a cigarette, he giggles shyly and takes a puff.
We can’t stay blind to the fact that many people here are suffering from the Aleppo Boil, the scars show across their face, some worse than others. Some refuse to show us their scars, their eyes betraying the fear and pain written on their hearts. So it was some sort of victory to bring treatment and to see their eyes light up with hope: that maybe this thing destroying their face would finally be gone. And maybe it could be cured before another scar was etched in. And maybe they could look in the mirror again, and proudly hold their head high in the community again. A lady runs past us gleefully with the treatment adorning her face, there is a sparkle in her eye as she walks by…
I would like to say a big thank you to everyone that made it possible, and I would like to appeal to you to love on this community in your own sweet way. Have some ideas how?
Fill in your details in the contact form below and we will send you with more information on our fundraising plans, an upcoming event and how you can donate to Save the People of Ootut. I promise you won’t get any annoying emails or updates blowing up your inbox haha!
To read more about the people of Ottut find a full article on the trip here:
A DAY WITH THE FORGOTTEN CAVEMEN OF THE OTTUT
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