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50 Reasons to Run, Day 48: Faith

The commandment for us to love our neighbor was brought into a whole new light as Nicholas, one of the transportation coordinators for Kimbilio Hospice, saw one of his neighbors in need and chose to respond…

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50 Reasons to Run, Day 47: Tereza

Tereza Chepchumba Murey, a mother and a grandmother from our local community, came to Kimbilio Hospice after she suffered a stroke that left her unable to speak…

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50 Reasons to Run, Day 46: Enock

Four year-old Enock Kipruto had spent much of his life in a government hospital with an unknown disease that was viciously eating away the flesh from his face and nose…

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50 Reasons to Run, Day 45: Ann

Ann Rono was a mother, a daughter, a neighbor and a friend. Like too many others in this community, her life was cut short because of HIV/AIDS…

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50 Reasons to Run, Day 44: Otieno

We first met thirteen year-old Otieno in an overcrowded government hospital, where he had been for several months, enduring unspeakable conditions…

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50 Reasons to Run, Day 43: Rose

In December of 2010, just a few weeks before Christmas, an HIV-positive mother who was suffering also from tuberculosis arrived at the Living Room…

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50 Reasons to Run, Day 42: Julia

There is an 11 year-old girl named Julia who currently wanders the halls of Living Room. She has severe developmental disabilities mixed with the psychological trauma of being unwanted and “abnormal” …

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50 Reasons to Run, Day 41: Salina

Salina was among our first guests at Kimbilio Hospice. I remember the day I first met Salina, she was stooped on the veranda of the HIV clinic…

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50 Reasons to Run, Day 40: Jemimah

Living Room’s Kimbilio Hospice had the great honor to care for Jemimah for five joy-filled months. Through this experience, we not only witnessed a miracle; we learned more of what it means to love…

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50 Reasons to Run, Day 39: William

On a Tuesday morning in the month of March 2013, I met a young man named William at Kimbilio Hospice. As a believer and supporter of the sacred work of Living Room, I enjoy visiting to see how the vision is continuing to be carried out…

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