Julius to Gerry's rescue in Kenya
Gerry, a co-founder of the Maintain Hope charity that helps the Shelter Children's Home in Ngong near Nairobi, had to cut short his trip after the theft, which he attributed in equal measure to 'stupidity, complacency and opportunism'.
But first he had to get back on the grid, so he could get the necessary documents to travel. He put in a call to Shelter's security advisers, Senaca. And who turns up but one of the Home's former residents, Julius Aregah Mroggy, who had been educated with the help of Maintain Hope and those back here who raise money for the project. Julius is now an investigator with Senaca East Africa.
"Julius accomplished in ten minutes what would have taken me a week to do on my own," Gerry says. "Confident, courteous and capable. Police, Consulate, ticket, sorted! The kindness shown to me by all at Shelter and in Ngong town almost made the the experience worthwhile. But what I will never forget is how Julius replied when I told him how glad I was to see him. "Well, I had to come to rescue my Dad."
What goes around ...
NOTE: This post was revised when I realised I had inadvertently written 'America' instead of 'Kenya'. BB
