Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Meet Cosouzi and hear his remarkable story!



Meet Cosouzi, a 17 year old teen from the Kampala Church of Christ (KCC).  When Cosouzi was 5 years old, he, his mother and 3 siblings lived in the slum of the slums in the slum of Kampala.  They basically lived in the trash under a piece of sheet metal that they call temporary housing.  Once his father died from aids, the infected family struggled to survive.  Cosouzi felt guilty to hear his mother, Elizabeth, worry about how the family would find food.  Feeling like he was a burden to her, he ran away from ‘home’ to live on the streets, joining the other 3 million Ugandan (across the country) street kids. After a couple years, a man named Moses from the KCC walked by him lying on the street.  They eventually became friends with each passing by.  When Cosouzi began to trust Moses, he was invited to live with Moses and stayed with him for a couple years where he was introduced to KCC and later, school.  In the meantime, Dr. Ellen Little who was a missionary at KCC, was administering health care to the needy people in the area.  Elizabeth visited her clinic and they became friends.  Elizabeth started attending KCC and later became one of the Women of Grace for whom I have sold many of their beads.  One Day when Moses and Dr. Ellen were still around, Cosouzi finally spotted his mother at KCC and were reunited.  Today, they are strong members in the church.  Cosouzi is considered a leader among the youth at KCC.  He has 3 more years of school before University where he wants to learn to set up a program to help street children one day.  He is very proud to be the prefect of sanitation in his school.
God is good!
Nancy Harbron

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