24 September 2018

Iddy, you have started your last year at Light Academy Malindi. I wish I could make time slow down. You are studying so hard and doing your best so that you can get a good grade on your final exam this year. Sometimes I help you with French or Chemistry or Math, but mostly you do everything on your own. Just last week you got the award for being number 2 in your class for your grades in year 10. We are so proud of that, especially because Uncle Daniel and Aunt Melanie and their kids and Mimimo and Beepops were all here while you were doing the exams. You play football quite a bit and seem to enjoy that. You play in school and also for a local team. You are also trying to teach yourself to play guitar, and you play basketball with Papa a lot. You pick up Ruth Michael from her class after school because she is still struggling with the transition into year 1, and it helps her to know you are coming to get her. Your school started offering elective tutoring after school for year 11 students, and you decided to go 4 days of the week. I can really see you working hard, and I know it will pay off. Of course, we are very proud of you and your performance at school, but I'm prouder still of the way I see you loving people- you greet everyone you see, no matter who they are or where they come from. You ask people questions that show you genuinely care about them. You are always willing to help me or Papa or your sisters. I see your willingness to serve, like when you picked up trash on the beach or helped Dina with her math homework. You have a strong desire for social justice, and when you talk, it is very clear that you see everyone as equals, with no amount of money or status or position or education making anyone better than anyone else. I love seeing these incredible qualities grow in you!