Janet Akoth

Janet is 15 years old and in Standard 8 (8th grade). Her favorite color is red and she likes to eat “bananas, chapatti, and the cake of Kenya (ugali) and vegetable”. Her favorite subjects in school are math, science and English. After school, Janet likes to play football (soccer) and jumping rope game (sort of like an extreme version of Chinese jump rope). Janet wants to be a “preacher” when she grows up. When asked who Jesus is to her, she responds “Jesus is my savior. He died on the cross and he took my sin, so I am the child of God”. Janet’s favorite verse is also 1 Corinthians 15:58 because ” I like that verse because when I read it, it tells me that we should be praying for each other because if we pray God can answer us.” When asked what was most important for people to know about her and life here she said “That they would pray to God for me”