When I first met little Mulei Muli, he had horribly deformed clubbed feet. Now I'm showing photos of him during his plaster of paris days (about five months), and after he had his casts off. Since Mulei wore out the bottom of his casts by his running around, I figured he would run right out on the soccer field. But things aren't quite that good. But he does walk and run. His mother recently bought him a pair of tennis shoes. He'll soon have the bottoms of those worn out. I'd say Mulel has 70% walking ability and we're still working on physical therapy to improve that.

Every time I visit him and his mother at her work shack where she braids, hair, Mulei orders me to give him a ride in my car. He really has taken a fancy to a local supermarket (nothing like the US super marts). He loves to drive those push carts and he usually comes out with a little cup of ice cream and some coloring books and crayons. Well, I have to admit I get a kick out of the trip also.

I get other consolations. Six weeks ago I spent the day transferring Elizabeth Wangari from Nazareth Hospital to Kijabe hospital. Her leg was swollen and flaming red. She screamed every time I hit a little bump in the road. Last Saturday she was walking well and beaming. She looked twenty years younger. One of her children said thanks to me. I was surprised because most of the time children just make a fuss over me as a white man and seemingly don't know that I'm helping their mother. And the fuss they make with their sparkling eyes and chirping voices is thanks enough to me.

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Maryknollers in Nairobi, Kenya