Meet Sherry

I’ve known Sherry for a few years now. Her mom was constantly going around to different people and I had gotten several calls about her and gone to see her on several occasions. I had her mother meet me at the Kijabe Clinic in town one day to have the doctors take a look at Sherry and she showed up drunk at 9:00 in the morning. I never felt that it was the right time to take her into the house. Then on Friday I got a call and heard that her mother had been arrested for being drunk and that Sherry was in prison with her. Typically the time spent in jail for this offense is three to six months. Life in the prison is hard as an inmate and the children do not receive any special treatment. It broke my heart to think that this sweet little girl would be subject to this type of treatment for her mother’s mistakes. So I took a trip down to the prison and met with her mother and the welfare officer. Her mother agreed that Precious Kids Center would be the best place for her so we loaded her up in the car and brought her home.


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Sherry was born with spina bifida that left her legs paralyzed. She has never been taken for treatment so we will also be heading down to Kijabe hospital with her next week to see if there is anything that the doctors can do to help. Sherry instantly fit right in to our little family. On her first day it seemed like she had been there for years. She loves being around the other kids and having the opportunity to attend school. She has the sweetest little giggle and is so full of joy.

Sherry and her new BFF Dinah.

Sherry and her new BFF Dinah.

 

 

One Response to Meet Sherry

  1. Allison Hibbard June 13, 2016 at 11:21 pm #

    Oh my gosh. Those two little crawlers hanging out together. I CAN’T WAIT to be there!

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