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Into Africa - Stephen tries to find his family Written By: Wendy Saiki Photos By: Ron Storer 
Stephen said he had parents, so it was Rick and Audrey’s hope that they could return him to them and that they would welcome home their lost son. After three years on the street, Stephen hoped that he could even remember how to find his shamba (rural home/farm) since he left when he was only eight years old. After a difficult, long-distance trek, Joahanes and Stephen arrived at his home, finding a woman there. But Stephen’s joy was short lived when he soon realized that the woman was not his mother, but his elderly, sick grandmother. She explained to Stephen that he was born out of wedlock and that his mother had left him at a very young age for her to raise. The grandmother had managed to send him to school until he reached Standard 2 (second grade).
After three years of surviving on the streets, Stephen found his way to the gate of Rick and Audrey’s house. For Stephen, this narrow gate opened to him a new life – the experience of finding God’s love through people who love him.
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