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| Otino Waa Children's Village, Lira Uganda |
Morris
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Morris was born
8/1/99. He has three siblings and
is the youngest.
In 2000 he lost his dad to malaria. He lost his mom in 2007 to unknown
causes. He was left with an uncle
who took him and his siblings to stay with his family. The total in this household was now 14.
Morris was fortunate in that the uncle was a firm
believer in education and did all he could to see that the children went to
school. As school fees were needed
this was accomplished by rotating the kids through various grade levels and
holding some back. Morris did miss
some grade levels and spent the off times helping his uncle with cattle and
vegetable
gardening.
In 2007 Morris was interviewed for placement into
Otino Waa. He was placed on a
waiting list and remained hopeful. He had to wait until early 2011 to have his dream come true. He now had a new family, home and hope
for a future.
He has started school again and wants to be a doctor. He would love to meet his
sponsors some day and is very grateful for what they are doing for him.
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