29/04/2026
UPDATE: Mayiani has an education sponsor!
Who remembers this boy from Nakuru Grace Children's Centre?
Issac Mayiani gave us a scare a couple weeks ago when he underwent surgery to remove a growing tumour on his neck just under his ear. We were all a bit on edge as he was passed to three specialist surgeons, with more and more tests ordered along the way, before the type of tumour was identified, and ended up having a more delicate surgery called a parotidectomy to remove the tumour which was attached to his salivary gland and facial nerves.
Long story short, Mayiani is recovering and doing well. Thank you Lord!
In our quest to organise our sponsorship records, completely separating education sponsors from basic needs sponsors to better determine who has what sponsorship, who keeps sponsorship from year to year, etc, it has been found that Mayiani- truly one of the GCC's best boys - shows no sponsorship of any kind, from years as a child at Olorropil GCC to now, a Year 11 teen at Nakuru GCC. Now that we've almost completed the update and separation of records, it is difficult to believe the the amazing kids that dropped through the cracks in regard to obtaining sponsorship, and certainly explains some of the strain on CMIA's general budget...
What Mayiani needs:
1) A sponsor for his last two years of secondary school. Year 11 fees ($640) are needed now, to keep Mayiani in school, the new term which started yesterday. Then, again in late December this year, fees for 2027 Year 12 ($675), his final year of formal education and his final year at GCC. Mayiani's new education sponsor will also have the opportunity to bless him one last time, with a parting gift of cash to help him along the way as he reintegrates into the community.
2) A basic needs (food, clothing, minor medical needs) sponsor at $45 per month, mainly because our Nakuru GCC boys have huge appetites!
If you feel that Mayiani is a boy you'd like to see through to the finish at Nakuru GCC, please message this page or Jennifer Hatley. If you feel compelled to act immediately, to keep Mayiani in school, phone Rhonda in Fort Worth (daylight hours!) and either pay his overdue 2016 fees by credit card, or let Rhonda give you an alternative way to get payment to us quickly.
#817- 964 - 4101. Thanking in advance the person whose heart is touched by Mayiani's story, and acts!
