Transcription of a letter given to me by his mother Martha Banda the day we left Kakumbi clinic on March 15, 2006:
Dear Grandy
I am realy greatfull for your love and things that you have kindly show on me. continue doing this to the people god will bless and he will give you more knowledge. I realy apreshate. it's just that I have gone to school. I wish I have escort you to the airport.
Please Grandy I am berging. I have a problem at school. i don't have a good support please I am asking for a help. I know that you are going today please when you have found the money I know you will be back. please send for me. my mother don't manage to pay for us we are many. please help her help me I want to finish school to be like you to help my mother. I need a full suport. I know you have many things to do but please help me DR JOHN to help you. I am sorry that I have tell you after the time has gone. I wish I have gone with you to the airport. If you want pass by my school. I have never find a man who is greafull like you and your friend. If I make a mistake to ask you this please forgive me I am sorry. Safe joney.
Yours sinceary
Kelvin
This is my address: Kakumbi RHC
Post Box 18
Kakumbi
Mfuwe
GOD WILL BLESS YOU
[Written in the margin of the letter:] I wish I have escoted you
Note: Kelvin was the son of Martha, the mid-wife at the clinic. He is a very sweet boy of about 17 who was totally bored whenever we saw him. So he often came around from his house near the clinic to watch whenever Grant was doing some work there. He and Daniel Tembo, the night watchman and Jack of All Trades at the clinic, have made a plan view drawing of the clinic at Grant's request. They both loved doing it.
On March 24, shortly after we left Mfuwe, we got the sad news that Kelvin's mother Martha, who had very high blood pressure and who was at a meeting in Kamoto about HIV, had felt poorly and was admitted to the hospital. She stabilised for a while, but then passed away during the night. Kelvin's father abandoned the family many years ago, so Kelvin is now left a double orphan and in the charge of his aunt Edina Banda.
Please contact Grant if you feel you would like to sponsor Kelvin.
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