Grade: Kindergarten
Age: 7 or 8 years Tribe: Tonga

There are so many stories about how this boy appeared on the radar at Chisomo. Some say he was stolen from his parents and was caught with a child trafficker on his way to be sold. Others say that his parents lost him maybe on purpose maybe accidentally in the city somewhere. Unable to recall his address or his parent’s names he remains at Chisomo Drop in Centre. When he first arrived he wouldn’t speak, for months he remained silent. I can only guess it resulted from shock, fear and whatever else he experienced before social welfare found him.
Now he speaks well and is even trying to learn English. We have found him a place at a small home for children. It is run by a church that Action works with and takes in five orphans who are cared for by two mothers until they are old enough to leave home.
The sad thing is that this is not an unusual story. Today as I visited Chisomo I noticed a boy even younger than Blessing. He looked about six and he too was lost in the city. Sometimes they are lost by accident but people have told me that these are desperate times and parents would rather try and give their children a chance to survive on the street than watch them starve to death.

Let’s pray for Blessing:
- That God will help him adjust to his new life.
- For his salvation
- For his health and safety
-That he would know Gods hand upon his life.