Jonathan Kosgei
We were told the story of Jonathan Kosgei by Benson Mutisya, our African Leadership National Director in Kenya. After hearing Jonathan’s story, we felt compelled to help him with his school fees through Mocha Club. Here is his story…
Jonathan is 14-years-old and was one of the top ten students in the final primary school examination in 2009. His mean score was 412 out of 500. This young man might miss joining form one this week because he does not have the school fees.
Jonathan was born to a single mother, Hannah, through a cruel and shameful experience. She was drugged and raped at age 29 and left unconscious, locked in a house for more than 4 days. When she was finally discovered and rescued, she was taken to hospital for some tests, and she found out she was pregnant from the the ordeal. After staying in the hospital for few days, Hannah was discharged, but she could not believe what she was told about the tests.
In Hannah’s own words,
“After I was released from this hospital I decided to seek clarification from another hospital. I couldn’t believe God would let this happen to me since I had kept myself pure up to this age. To my biggest shock this other hospital gave the same results. This time I went crazy, my mind started racing with all sorts of thoughts. I was a devout Christian girl who had kept herself pure and walked faithfully before the Lord. Two things came to my mind: one to kill myself, and two, to kill the maniac who did this to me. I settled for the second idea. So I went to a police station to hire a gun ready to kill. When I told the officers what I wanted and why I wanted to do it, they told me that I could not be allowed to handle a gun for the intended purpose because it is a crime, and secondly it is illegal to carry a gun without a license. I was also told that killing would carry a more serious consequence than carrying on with my pregnancy all the way. From there I went down with a very serious depression, sleeping in the streets and literally disconnected from reality of life. Jonathan was born miraculously through the help of some women whom I did not know nor were they my relatives. Growing together for the last 14 years is another whole story. Jonathan has been everything to me, and I have been everything him. We have learned to laugh together and have also learned to cry together. We cannot count how many times we have gone without food. There were times when we could not tell how somebody feels when he eats to satisfaction. A very dear sister who runs a primary school discovered Jonathan and admitted him her school. Jonathan would take some of his food at the school, wrap it in his handkerchief, put it in his pocket, and bring it home to me.
Then in 2007, I came across Pastor Benson Mutisya (African Leadership National Director in Kenya) in Kibera distributing relief food, and he become a God-sent angel to me and Jonathan. For the last two years, Benson has helped us so much.”
Jonathan passed his exam with flying colors, but his mother had no way to send him to school and no blood relatives to turn to. So, Mocha Club has the privilege of providing the school fees for Jonathan.
Thank you for doing your part to make this worthy investment in a child’s future.
