This morning at 10 we laid Christopher to rest in the Kasisi cemetery. His funeral mass was attended by residents and friends of Kasisi, all of whom were stunned by his sudden passing.
Christopher was a bright and talented young boy. In the words of Kasia Stęgowska, a volunteer who grew close to Christopher during her two stays at Kasisi: “Christopher didn’t talk much about himself, it took him time to learn how to trust people and open up to them. I got to know him better in the evenings I spent helping him with his homework and learned that he wanted to become a football player or entrepreneur when he grew up. His biggest passion was football and he was great at it. He liked to read and draw, and taught me how to play the drum. “It’s so simple, Kasia, just hit it like this!” – he would explain. Everything seemed to come to him so easily.”
Goodbye Christopher, we will miss you dearly.
A school kit includes notebooks, allowing children to study at home. It also includes a pair of shoes, which, if not for Kasisi, they would have to borrow from their siblings. And finally, a delicious, healthy sandwich in the backpack, which gives them the energy they need for their studies. Just like the sandwich their mother would prepare. You can pack one into their backpack today—from right here, from your own home.