BY MIKE SONKO
Time has run so fast.
Celebrating God’s miracle yet again.
When terrorists struck at the Joy Jesus Repentance Church in Likoni, Mombasa County on the ill-fated Sunday of 23rd March 2014, they took away the life of Mama Veronica Atieno.
They left a bullet lodged in the skull of her 18-month-old son, life seemed hopeless for the two little boys she left behind.
The heartbreaking picture of Gift Osinya carrying his injured younger brother, Baby Satrine Osinya, went viral, and I was deeply touched by the plight of the two little boys who had lost their mother in the cruelest way, as many Kenyans were.
Alongside mobilizing resources to facilitate the treatment of Baby Satrine, I offered to adopt the two young boys.
Since then, I have witnessed God’s miracles unfold right before my eyes.
Gift and Satrine have been an immense blessing to me and my family ever since, and it has been with great joy that we have watched the two grow into fine, young men with a promising future ahead of them.
So, today was again a moment of great joy and a big milestone for us as a family when Master Gift Osinya completed his KCSE at the Lenana School.
My son Gift, I am so proud of you, and truly grateful to God for the blessing you have been in our lives.
I pray that the God of Daniel, Meshack and Abednego who saved your life, and that of your younger brother Satrine, will forever always walk before you and with you as you enter the next phase of your life as a young adult.
For all those who have been standing with us in prayer and words of encouragement, may the God of Jabez continue expanding your territories.
Mike Sonko is the immediate former Governor of Nairobi.