save the life of the disabled child

Everyday something new never ceases to come up. I love digital story project because one gets to express him/herself and also speak about the things happening around his/her community.

There is something that has really been disturbing me, and its all about children. Everyday when you walk around the streets of Nairobi you will always find children on the streets, including some with disabilities. I was even surprised to find a child who was born lame on the streets begging for food and money. Yet we say they are the future leaders.

When a parent rises early in the morning and takes his/her disabled child outside and into the streets in the cold to go and beg, what really runs through his/her mind? Haven’t they heard that disability is not inability? That child could be disabled on her limbs but she is very able with her brains.

A man like Nick Vujicic (an Australian guy) was born without limbs and still lives on his life. He has been a great inspiration to both parents and children with and without disabilities. This guy even obtained a double bachelor’s degree, majoring in accounting and financial planning. All through the years he has had one dream of encouraging people and sharing with them the gospel of Jesus Christ and sharing his testimony on how Jesus Christ gave him life and hope.

Imagine being born without both legs and arms. You cannot walk, dance, shake hands with someone, run, clap your hands, and hug someone you really love. The only thing you could do is talk. At times I really wonder how the life of Nick Vujicic would have been if his parents had thrown him out in the streets to go and beg in order to survive.

These Kenyan street children, even those with disabilities, have a dream. They have a future and hope that one day they will become  useful people in the society but we push them to the wall and watch them as their lives get destroyed. I believe that we can choose not to “DIS” the abilities of these children and therefore make this world great.