Letter from Innocent (December 2002)

Swahili text (as best as I can decipher the handwriting)

Innocent anawasalimu katika jina la Bwana Yesu.  Anasema yeye ni mzima wa afya.  Anasema Je ninyi himjambo?  Innocent anasema anaendelea kuwashuku yu kwa kuendelea Kumfadhihi.

Innocent wkati wa kikizo alikuwa nyumbani akimsaidia mama kuchota maji na kuosha vyombo.  Anasema amefurahia fana likizo yake.

Innocent anasema yeye huwa anashiriki mafunchiso ya neno la Mungu kiki siku ya Jumamosi anapokuwa kituori.  Anasema Jumanofi iliyopita mstari unaoseme "Kila Amwaminiye mwana yu na uzima wa mikle."

Mwisho Innocent anasema eudelea kumwombea ili awe ne akili nzuri shuleni ne aridi kuelewa neno la Munga.  Anamalizia kwa kusema Mungu akubariki sana.

English translation

Macalester Christian Fellowship,

Innocent greets you in the name of the Lord Jesus.  He says he's very fine.  How are you?

Innocent says he continues to thank you for your continued sponsorship.  Innocent says during the holiday he was at home helping his mother fetching water and dish washing.  He says he enjoyed his holiday immensely.

Innocent says he attends at the Bible class every Saturday at the center.  He says last Saturday he learned a verse which says "He that believeth in the Son has everlasting life."

Lastly, Innocent says continue to pray for him so that he can be bright in school and understand well the word of God.

He ends up say God bless you very much.

This is another picture Innocent sent