Meet the Children at the Open Arms Village

We now have 29 children who live at the Open Arms Village! Our children live in two homes, with a set of house parents in each home. The house parents of Upendo are Peter and Stella Kimeli while house parents of Tunaimi are Daniel and Lydia Yego

*names of the children have been changed to protect their identity

Natalie

Natalie is 13-years-old who loves music and crafts, her favorite subjects in school are English and math, and when she grows up, she would like to be a teacher.

Daniel

Daniel is a 12-year-old boy who came to the Village from the OAI feeding program in a slum area of Eldoret, Kenya. He loves sports, excels in maths at school, and wants to be a pilot when he grows up.

Hannah

Hannah is a 12-year-old girl who  loves school; her favourite subjects are English and maths and she also loves music and art. She says she prays that she will become a police-woman when she grows up.

Reuben

Reuben is a 12-year-old boy who came to the Village  from the OAI feeding programme in a slum area of Eldoret, Kenya. Reuben loves sports, his favourite subject in school is maths, and he would like to be a doctor when he grows up.

Harvey

Harvey is a 10-year-old boy who loves to play  football with his new brothers and sisters. He would like to be a teacher when he grows up.

Simon

Simon is a 10-year-old boy who was unable to go to school before coming to the Village. However he loves going to school now, and his favourite subject is English. He would like to be a pilot when he grows up.

Olivia

Olivia is a 9-year-old girl who was one of the first to come live at the Village. She came to OAI very shy and reserved, and while she is still a quiet child, she has opened up living at the Village and loves playing with her siblings. Olivia dreams of becoming a doctor when she grows up.

James

James is a 9-year-old boy who now has many brothers and sisters at the Village. He loves music and dance, his favourite school subjects are science and maths, and he is first in his class.

Louise

Louise is a 9-year-old girl who came to the Village from the OAI feeding programme. Previously shy and scared, Louise has been smiling since her arrival and loves her new family. She is an active participant in her classes at school, loves maths, and wants to be a doctor when she grows up.

Linda

Linda, age 9, came to the Village following the post-election violence in Kenya. She  was living at an internally displaced persons camp before being rescued by OAI. Linda loves to dance, and her favourite subjects in school are English and Christian Religious Education. She hopes to be a meteorologist when she grows up

Rozzie

Rozzie is an 8-year-old girl who loves living at the Village. She enjoys sports and loves singing. She is doing well in school, and her best subjects are science and maths. Rozzie would like to be a teacher when she grows up.

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Lydia

Lydia is an 8-year-old girl who came to live at the Village very recently. She likes singing and reading, her favourite school subjects are English and maths, and she would like to be a doctor when she grows up.

Stephen

Stephen, 7-years-old, is a gentle boy who says he has never been happier than living at the Village. He does well in school and dreams of becoming a policeman when he grows up.

Camille

Camille is a 7-year-old who was orphaned at birth. She is very humble and obedient and enjoys spending time with her new parents. She loves going to school and is happy to be first in her class. Camille loves music and would like to be a teacher when she grows up.

Jack

Jack is a 6-year-old boy who came to the Village with his brother. Before coming to the Village, Jack never spoke, but since living there, he has become a very chatty little boy and is described as a comedian who makes everyone laugh. His dream is to become a teacher so he can teach children how to read and write.

Lauren

Lauren, a 6-year-old girl who is a very polite and responsible girl, loves going to school. Before coming to the Village, Lauren did not attend school, but she is excelling in her classes.

Rachel

Rachel is a 6-year-old who came to the Village with her twin sister and younger sister. Rachel loves living at the Village because life is so much better than before. This is her first time attending school, and she would like to be a nurse when she grows up.

Caleb

Caleb is a 6-year-old boy who, before coming to the Village, never had the opportunity to attend school. Though he started late for his age, Caleb is doing well in his class.

Suzie

Suzie is a 6-year-old girl who came to the Village with her siblings and loves gospel music and dancing. Suzie is first in her class, and her favourite subjects are English, science, and maths. She would like to be a police-woman when she grows up.

Vicky

Vicky is a 5-year-old who recently started school with her new brothers and sisters, and she loves music.

Peter

Peter is a 5-year-old boy who did not have the opportunity to attend school before coming to the Open Arms Village. He is now in school and loves it! He also enjoys sports.

Andrew

Andrew is a 4-year-old boy who came to live at the Village following the post-election violence in Kenya. He had been living at an internally displaced persons camp before being rescued by OAI. Andrew hopes to be a pilot when he grows up.

Precious

Precious is 4 years old and is the newest child to join the Village. She has just started going to school
and enjoys playing with her new brothers and sisters.

Amy

Amy is a 3-year-old girl who is just approaching school-going age and is beginning preschool this year. She can't wait for the time when she will have her very own school uniform and leave for school like the rest of the children.

Annie

Annie is a 3 year old  vibrant young girl who loves music and dance. She started preschool this year with Peter  and Suzie.

Katie

Katie is a 2-year-old girl who was found wandering the streets of Eldoret. She now has a safe and secure home with a loving family at the Open Arms Village.

Rose

Rose is 1 year old and was rescued at 5 months, when she was found listless lethargic and malnourished, weighing only 8 pounds. She is now a healthy, happy, and vibrant baby who always has a smile on her face

Isaac

Isaac is an 1-year-old boy who came to the Village with his older sister. Isaac now has many new brothers and sisters.

Sophie

Sophie was rescued by Open Arms in August 2009. She lived on the streets from the time she was born, and her mother was addicted to glue, giving Sophie glue to sniff as well. God spared this precious baby's life by bringing her to Open Arms.

Ruth

Ruth is a newborn baby girl who came to Open Arms in August 2009. She is what's known as a taboo baby, a baby born of incest. The custom in her tribe is to kill or abandon taboo babies, but the nurse at the hospital called Open Arms, and she was rescued.