So I had wanted to bring a really wonderful boy named Musa into our home. It was a decision I made shortly after I returned to Uganda. The reason I began to really look at Musa was because he and Sabote are like brothers. They have been surviving on the streets together for many many years, and if Sabote came home and Musa was left, it would cause both of them more trauma. I also really love Musa; he is super sweet, but really funny. He is just like the rest of the boys in Kisenyi (doing lots of drugs, fighting, dirty and picking scrap). He is also really tall for his age, and for that reason we think he may actually be Sudanese or Kenyan.
The reason Musa didn’t come home on Monday was because he has been missing for a few weeks (around a month actually). The rumor from all the other kids was that he had been picked up by his father, and taken to his father’s home in Jinja. All the boys thought this was the case, and so I also believed that Musa had been reunited with his family and was safe in his own home. If a boy can be resettled, he does not belong in our API homes, and so Musa was off the list. Yesterday afternoon I got a call from Amy, telling me that Musa was in the clinic in Kivulu. Turns out he had not been in Jinja with his family, but instead had been arrested and taken to the remand homes here for street kids. Early yesterday, he was able to return to Kampala, and immediately began looking for Sabote. When he heard that Sabote had been taken into a home, he came to the clinic looking for me, wanting to know when (yes when, not if) he was coming home too :)
I was super excited to see Musa, and know for sure that he is supposed to be in our home. Yesterday after I met him, we got lunch, and then Eddy took him to buy new clothes. I returned home to wait. When Musa walked through the gate, Sabote was sleeping. All the other boys started shouting “Musa you’ve come home!” and Sabote woke up with a jolt and came running to hug and greet his best friend. They were both all smiles as Sabote showed Musa around the house, all the toys and clothes. As I said, Musa is already super tall. His “stunted street growth” is well above the normal child. He is also probably around 14, and therefore has been thoroughly enjoying all the food he is getting. He is currently napping while the other boys watch a movie. He is very happy to be here, and is doing remarkably well. He is happy, and contented, and well behaved. With Musa here, our family is one step closer to being completed.
The reason Musa didn’t come home on Monday was because he has been missing for a few weeks (around a month actually). The rumor from all the other kids was that he had been picked up by his father, and taken to his father’s home in Jinja. All the boys thought this was the case, and so I also believed that Musa had been reunited with his family and was safe in his own home. If a boy can be resettled, he does not belong in our API homes, and so Musa was off the list. Yesterday afternoon I got a call from Amy, telling me that Musa was in the clinic in Kivulu. Turns out he had not been in Jinja with his family, but instead had been arrested and taken to the remand homes here for street kids. Early yesterday, he was able to return to Kampala, and immediately began looking for Sabote. When he heard that Sabote had been taken into a home, he came to the clinic looking for me, wanting to know when (yes when, not if) he was coming home too :)
I was super excited to see Musa, and know for sure that he is supposed to be in our home. Yesterday after I met him, we got lunch, and then Eddy took him to buy new clothes. I returned home to wait. When Musa walked through the gate, Sabote was sleeping. All the other boys started shouting “Musa you’ve come home!” and Sabote woke up with a jolt and came running to hug and greet his best friend. They were both all smiles as Sabote showed Musa around the house, all the toys and clothes. As I said, Musa is already super tall. His “stunted street growth” is well above the normal child. He is also probably around 14, and therefore has been thoroughly enjoying all the food he is getting. He is currently napping while the other boys watch a movie. He is very happy to be here, and is doing remarkably well. He is happy, and contented, and well behaved. With Musa here, our family is one step closer to being completed.
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