Hello Purity Syombua!
I just wanted to let you know that I am a donor to The School Fund and read your letters to your donors that you have posted over the last year. I am very impressed that you kept posting letters of thanks and good wishes even though no one had contributed donations to your fund this year. The last one, written at the beginning of the Christmas holiday deeply touched me. So please know that your tuition is now paid in full for 2026. I hope you are able to read this before the start of the new year so you can relax and celebrate the holiday season. So I will accept your gratitude and good wishes even though they were intended for others. And thank you for writing so faithfully. May you have a great school year.

Hello donors,
We have finally come to the end of term three 2025, and we are off for December holiday. There have been so many activities taking place through the term and i thank the almighty for enabling us come to the closure of the term. We all proceeded to the next classes and i
I am delighted since i am completing my four years studies next year by the grace of God. Secondly, my heart felt gratitude goes to you for your sincere support in my studies .Words cannot express the appreciation and gratitude i have for you from the bottom of my heart. I wish you a nice time and a happy merry Christmas .

Dear Jacinta,
Today, October 20, 2025, I was able to make the final payment for your 2026 tuition, so as I understand it, you will be able to graduate next year. I read that you have been enjoying art and got to show some of your work in the school show. Congratulations! Yesterday I played a concert with four piano concertos performed by four pianists who were not full time professional concert pianists but people who loved playing, were good enough to be professional pianists but chose instead to find jobs in the business world to make money. They continued to be active musicians. I think sometimes doing any of the arts seems impractical. You love art but people are skeptical or even laugh if you want to become a professional. This is nonsense. Continue to love making art and it does not need to be a livelihood. But doing it because you love it is terribly important. It keeps us human.


Congratulations and best of luck with form four. I am proud of you!

This is Barbara Creider. Today, October 17, I made the final payment on your Form Four tuition for 2026. Give my greetings to your grandparents and know that you will be able to graduate next year. Best of luck and may God bless you;

Hey Melissa,
I'm soo glad that you replied back .
I am also on Instagram but I don't usually visit my account.I love Tik Tok soo much because it is a pool of fun and comedy.
I will be home for two months only.There has been a nationwide strike conducted and organised by lecturers all over the country ,so many students are not able to access classes.The lecturers aren't willing to go back for teaching unless the government pays them a debt of 7.9 billion which the government promised them and never paid them and now they are demanding it .There has been a Cholera outbreak in some parts of the country which has fataly killed about 45 citizens and others are still in hospitals getting treatment.
I'm very happy to have a good friend like you who always checks on me from abroad.
When you go to any school around your place greet all the students and tell them I love them soo much .Maybe one day I'll be teaching in USA and meet some of them.
I also send warm greetings to your family through you.Greet your brother and tell him I'm also a teacher and love doing some math.

I would also like to teach you a Swahili greeting called "Jambo" - you can use it in the place of hello.Hope you will get to know it soon.
I will be very happy to see you physically one day in my life .
Regards ,
Emma.

Dear Emma,
I am sorry to hear that you might have to withdraw from university for a semester. I hope that you will be able to return, especially if the faculty return soon as well.
Yes, Charlie Kirk's wife, Erika, hugged Donald Trump at her husband's funeral service. Charlie's assassination is a tragedy, both for Erika and their two children, but also for our country. He was a man who truly embodied openness and free speech. He was willing to talk to anyone who wanted to debate him, and he was kind in the process.
I am not on TikTok, so I don't know anything about the channel you mentioned. I look at Instagram about once a week, to see what my friends have posted.
Your grandmother must love you very much. :)
Stay in touch,
Melissa

𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐢𝐦 ,,𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐦.

Hi Melissa,,
How is your place?I'm happy to hear that your father was a lecturer and your brother is a Math teacher.
I would like you to be my very best friend to share my ideas and stories.
I am very happy to be the first person in my village to join university.My grandmother loves me soo much ,she sold her cow when I got very high grades to join university.My grandmother never went to school,my mother is a primary school drop out,In my life i have never seen my biological father.
I am very disappointed this evening my mom has told me that there's no more money to fund my university fees.I am trying my best to seek for help before I decide to apply for semester off.
In Kenya ,,the lecturers are on strike since they have not recieved capitation from the government.This is the third week so we are not attending classes.
This semester I am taking swimming as one of my courses,Rugby and Athletics.Our university has a swimming pool.I'm soo happy since ever since I was born last week but two was my first day in a swimming pool,its soo cool though.
Thanks Melissa for being my good friend.I follow a channel on Tik Tok called USA today and I like it.I heard a story about Charlie Kirk and I saw her wife hugging president Donald Trump.Is it true?I would like to hear more from you.
Regards ,
Emma Syongwa.

Lovely picture of Peris from our recent trip:

Lovely pictures of Pauline from our recent trip:

Hello donors,
I am well and good it is my hope that you are also fine.our term two holiday has come to an end and i thank the almighty for taking us through. My holiday has been nice as i spent it on various activities.
Through the holiday, we have held so many camps in our church which was so fun because i enjoyed travelling which is among my
hobbies.
Thank you for your support in paying my school fees. May you all be blessed.

MY JOURNEY IN ARCHITECTURE

Hello Friends 👋 ,

I often say that architecture chose me long before I admitted it. As a child, I had dreamed fiercely of medicine-wearing the white coat, saving lives, and carrying the noble responsibility of healing. That dream guided me for years, and to the outside world, it remained intact. But in truth, something shifted in me while I was in Form 2.

It was then that I first encountered design not just as drawing or art, but as a language of possibility. I began to notice buildings, spaces, and the way people interacted with them. I realized that just as medicine heals the body, architecture can heal the mind and spirit. This realization struck me powerfully, but quietly-I never told anyone. Outwardly, I was still the boy who wanted to be a doctor. Inwardly, however, I had already begun to dream of becoming an architect.

Entering University

When I finally joined university, I carried this secret passion with me, and stepping into the world of architecture felt like setting down a burden I had carried in silence for years. For the first time, I could openly pursue what I had always felt deep inside.

The studios, the sketches, the models-all of it awakened me. Architecture was no longer an abstract dream; it was a living journey. I was learning to think with both discipline and imagination, to see the built environment as something alive.

Discovering Myself in Design

Each semester shaped me in new ways. From the struggle of my first design projects to the pride of creating models that captured ideas, I began to grow not only as a student but as a person. I realized that design was not about drawing pretty buildings—it was about problem-solving, empathy, and vision. My passion grew fierce, sharper than my childhood desire for medicine, because it was authentic to who I had become.

Challenges Along the Way

There were moments of doubt, long nights in studio, and critiques that stung. But architecture taught me resilience. It demanded patience, sacrifice, and humility. Slowly, I came to see these struggles not as obstacles, but as the very process of becoming.

My Calling

Looking back, I no longer regret letting go of medicine. That dream belonged to a younger version of me, but what stayed constant was the desire to serve humanity. Today, I wear no white coat, but I carry sketches, plans, and models that breathe life into spaces. Architecture has become my way of healing—healing communities through design, creating spaces that inspire, protect, and endure.

This is not just a career path; it is my calling. From the quiet moment in Form 2 when I first dared to dream differently, to the long hours in university studios, I have been on a journey of self-discovery, passion, and purpose. And this journey continues—fierce, relentless, and full of possibility.

Thank you,
archalbomk@gmail.com

CeCe wanted to say hi to everyone (taken during recent 2025 trip to Eldoret, Kenya) :)

During a recent trip to Eldoret, Beyond Fistula's founder Debbie Matityahu was able to hear that Cecilenza's 2025 school year was going "well. She is a quieter girl but very sweet, helpful and loves to be at school learning everything!"

During a recent trip to Eldoret, Beyond Fistula's founder Debbie Matityahu was able to hear that Aaron's 2025 school year was going "well. He is one of the younger students and is quite expressive and always volunteering with lots of energy!"

During a recent trip to Eldoret, Beyond Fistula's founder Debbie Matityahu was able to hear that Peris's 2025 school year was going "very well, she is moving along is school grades well and is very smart and always happy to be learning!"

During a recent trip to Eldoret, Beyond Fistula's founder Debbie Matityahu was able to hear that Marina's 2025 school year was going "very well, she is very sweet and always helpful to her teachers and fellow students."

During a recent trip to Eldoret, Beyond Fistula's founder Debbie Matityahu was able to hear that Brian's 2025 school year was going "well, he is one of our younger students and has been looking forward to attending this school for a long time."

During a recent trip to Eldoret, Beyond Fistula's founder Debbie Matityahu was able to hear that NiveaSharon's 2025 school year was going "very well, she is excited to graduate soon!"

During a recent trip to Eldoret, Beyond Fistula's founder Debbie Matityahu was able to hear that Pauline's 2025 school year was going "very well! she is a very serious student and doing very well in her classes."