Special thanks to long-term sponsors, Binni and Randy Hackett, Julia and Doug Latham; plus the generosity of many others we were able to rescue these great girls this week!

JANE

Jane is a 14 year old whose father, a policeman, was tragically killed by terrorists near Somalia. Her mother could no longer afford to care for Jane, her two brothers and two sisters or send them to school and was forced to consider selling Jane into marriage. Luckily, she was put in touch with MAYOO who was able to find her a sponsor in the form of Doug and Julia Latham. Now she is extremely excited to be preparing for school and life at the safe house! You can meet Jane here.

Thanks to Mike Cuttler, Kayla Sossin, and Eric Schweizer for providing Jane’s shopping!

MARGARET

Margaret is 15 years old. Her father was attempting to circumcise her and sell her to marriage because he needed the money, in an attempt to save Margarets life, her mother ran away with the kids. Temporarily they reside at her grandmothers until they figure out a plan for the future. Thanks to my wonderful parents, Margaret is now able to complete her education and live independently at the safe house until she is old enough to make her own life. An aspiring lawyer and Man Utd fan, you can meet Margaret here.

Thanks to Polly and Flora Hackett for providing Margaret’s shopping!

CHARITY

Charity is a 13 year old orphan. Her mother tragically committed suicide last year after her husband abandoned the family and ran away to the UK. She is the sister of, Milka, who is the adopted rescue daughter of Jonathan and our close friend. So we were ecstatic to be able to set her up to attend school and live at the safe house. Charity loves cats and playing soccer.

Thanks to Helen Webb, Stella Chadwick, and Rose Temple for providing Charity’s shopping!

We brought the girls shopping for everything they would need to live independently at the safehouse this past weekend. After a very long day of bargaining and searching for girls items, that were way above the heads of us single Dads, we were confident that they had everything they would need in order to start their new lives. Many thanks to those of you who made it happen. You can see pictures of the experience here!