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3 00:01:51,245 00:01:53,113 ( car alarm chirps ) ( car alarm chirps )
4 00:02:11,432 00:02:13,334 ( quietly ) Oiyeh. ( quietly ) Oiyeh.
5 00:02:15,569 00:02:16,904 Oiyeh. Oiyeh.
6 00:02:50,271 00:02:52,873 MULLY: I can start at the beginning. MULLY: I can start at the beginning.
7 00:02:56,610 00:03:00,614 I remember that time very well. I remember that time very well.
8 00:03:00,614 00:03:03,884 I lived in a small hut, I lived in a small hut,
9 00:03:03,884 00:03:08,956 together with my little brothers and my mother and father. together with my little brothers and my mother and father.
10 00:03:24,472 00:03:26,840 My father had no job, My father had no job,
11 00:03:26,840 00:03:31,445 and he used to come home every day totally drunk. and he used to come home every day totally drunk.
12 00:03:36,250 00:03:37,851 I was just a little boy. I was just a little boy.
13 00:03:37,851 00:03:39,720 I did not know what was happening, I did not know what was happening,
14 00:03:39,720 00:03:41,755 and what was going to happen. and what was going to happen.
15 00:03:54,468 00:03:59,440 He was so cruel to my mother, He was so cruel to my mother,
16 00:03:59,440 00:04:05,646 as she screamed for help, and nobody was coming. as she screamed for help, and nobody was coming.
17 00:04:09,817 00:04:13,687 That was my life when I was a young boy. That was my life when I was a young boy.
18 00:04:35,443 00:04:38,379 I... I woke up... I... I woke up...
19 00:04:38,379 00:04:40,448 and there was nobody. and there was nobody.
20 00:04:40,448 00:04:42,950 Everybody had gone. Everybody had gone.
21 00:04:46,787 00:04:51,525 I looked everywhere, but I saw nothing. I looked everywhere, but I saw nothing.
22 00:04:53,026 00:04:57,931 And I realized that I was completely alone, abandoned. And I realized that I was completely alone, abandoned.
23 00:04:57,931 00:05:01,301 A child without parent. A child without parent.
24 00:05:03,337 00:05:06,674 You... you can't imagine it. You... you can't imagine it.
25 00:05:06,674 00:05:08,876 Me, I was that child. Me, I was that child.
26 00:05:19,753 00:05:24,291 I can remember, I went to my uncle, was a drunkard. I can remember, I went to my uncle, was a drunkard.
27 00:05:24,291 00:05:26,627 And I was so hungry. And I was so hungry.
28 00:05:28,261 00:05:30,731 And my uncle said no. And my uncle said no.
29 00:05:30,731 00:05:34,802 And he said off you go. You go. And he said off you go. You go.
30 00:05:46,480 00:05:50,918 Then I started walking around the village, begging for food. Then I started walking around the village, begging for food.
31 00:05:52,653 00:05:55,055 Pleading with people to help me. Pleading with people to help me.
32 00:06:02,162 00:06:05,666 For about ten years, I kept on begging. For about ten years, I kept on begging.
33 00:06:05,666 00:06:08,402 I became a beggar. I became a beggar.
34 00:06:08,402 00:06:13,607 Even sometimes taking things that were not mine to survive. Even sometimes taking things that were not mine to survive.
35 00:06:14,875 00:06:19,447 And I became hard, I became full of hatred. And I became hard, I became full of hatred.
36 00:06:22,215 00:06:24,885 I became a street boy. I became a street boy.
37 00:06:27,488 00:06:29,990 And then I started asking myself, And then I started asking myself,
38 00:06:29,990 00:06:32,392 why I was really born, why I was really living. why I was really born, why I was really living.
39 00:06:35,563 00:06:38,632 I hated my life. I hated my life.
40 00:06:44,137 00:06:48,075 And I thought I don't really deserve to live And I thought I don't really deserve to live
41 00:06:48,075 00:06:49,543 in this kind of life, in this kind of life,
42 00:06:49,543 00:06:51,745 and I wanted to take away my life, and I wanted to take away my life,
43 00:06:51,745 00:06:54,515 because there was no meaning. because there was no meaning.
44 00:07:00,053 00:07:02,456 But a young man came. But a young man came.
45 00:07:02,456 00:07:05,493 He saw me in a desperate situation. He saw me in a desperate situation.
46 00:07:05,493 00:07:11,231 He invite me to prayer and fellowship, He invite me to prayer and fellowship,
47 00:07:11,231 00:07:13,967 and there was a preacher and there was a preacher
48 00:07:13,967 00:07:17,505 who was speaking about forgiveness of our sin. who was speaking about forgiveness of our sin.
49 00:07:19,172 00:07:23,143 I thought, why should I trust this man? I thought, why should I trust this man?
50 00:07:26,146 00:07:30,183 The preacher prayed, he said work hard, The preacher prayed, he said work hard,
51 00:07:30,183 00:07:34,588 and by faith, there is nothing impossible before God. and by faith, there is nothing impossible before God.
52 00:07:39,827 00:07:42,663 This struck in my mind, This struck in my mind,
53 00:07:42,663 00:07:48,636 and a new hope was planted in my heart. and a new hope was planted in my heart.
54 00:07:53,340 00:07:55,809 The next morning, I walked The next morning, I walked
55 00:07:55,809 00:07:59,146 going to the center of Nairobi going to the center of Nairobi
56 00:07:59,146 00:08:01,949 to get a new life. to get a new life.
57 00:08:03,350 00:08:08,221 I had no money, not even a single cent in my pocket. I had no money, not even a single cent in my pocket.
58 00:08:12,693 00:08:16,096 It took me about three-and-a-half days. It took me about three-and-a-half days.
59 00:08:19,266 00:08:21,034 I never finished school, I never finished school,
60 00:08:21,034 00:08:24,204 so I didn't know what kind of a job so I didn't know what kind of a job
61 00:08:24,204 00:08:26,674 I would be able to work. I would be able to work.
62 00:08:31,478 00:08:35,949 I landed to Nairobi where there are people with money, I landed to Nairobi where there are people with money,
63 00:08:35,949 00:08:40,854 those who have power, those who have jobs, those who have power, those who have jobs,
64 00:08:40,854 00:08:43,857 but nobody was ready to help me. but nobody was ready to help me.
65 00:08:43,857 00:08:46,293 And then I was just looking at everybody, And then I was just looking at everybody,
66 00:08:46,293 00:08:47,895 and they'd look at me, and they'd look at me,
67 00:08:47,895 00:08:50,197 and they said, "What are you doing here? and they said, "What are you doing here?
68 00:08:50,197 00:08:51,999 You need to go and look for a job, You need to go and look for a job,
69 00:08:51,999 00:08:55,736 you cannot beg, we cannot, I cannot give you money." you cannot beg, we cannot, I cannot give you money."
70 00:08:59,272 00:09:03,276 I looked in one area where there are rich people, I looked in one area where there are rich people,
71 00:09:03,276 00:09:05,145 where they have big houses, where they have big houses,
72 00:09:05,145 00:09:08,381 and there, I was knocking everywhere. and there, I was knocking everywhere.
73 00:09:08,381 00:09:12,252 And I happened to find a gate somewhere in Nairobi. And I happened to find a gate somewhere in Nairobi.
74 00:09:12,252 00:09:17,190 And again, here I am, going to a place And again, here I am, going to a place
75 00:09:17,190 00:09:21,094 where I was not invited, where I was not invited,
76 00:09:21,094 00:09:26,133 but I'm knocking that door. I knocked. but I'm knocking that door. I knocked.
77 00:09:33,206 00:09:34,742 The lady asked me, The lady asked me,
78 00:09:34,742 00:09:37,144 "Why are you disturbing us here? "Why are you disturbing us here?
79 00:09:37,144 00:09:41,982 You are knocking the gate, what do you want me to do for you?" You are knocking the gate, what do you want me to do for you?"
80 00:09:46,319 00:09:51,458 When she said come in, I was so happy to hear that. When she said come in, I was so happy to hear that.
81 00:09:51,458 00:09:53,927 It was really my day. It was really my day.
82 00:09:56,129 00:09:59,532 The lady gave me some work to do every day, The lady gave me some work to do every day,
83 00:09:59,532 00:10:05,405 cleaning the floor of her house, washing dishes, cleaning the floor of her house, washing dishes,
84 00:10:05,405 00:10:09,242 cutting grass outside, the field of two acres. cutting grass outside, the field of two acres.
85 00:10:09,242 00:10:11,211 There were no machine those days. There were no machine those days.
86 00:10:11,211 00:10:15,215 And she also gave me some food, And she also gave me some food,
87 00:10:15,215 00:10:19,419 because there was food that remained in the dishes, because there was food that remained in the dishes,
88 00:10:19,419 00:10:23,356 and that is what I had after I finished work. and that is what I had after I finished work.
89 00:10:23,356 00:10:28,261 So life become good and better than ever before. So life become good and better than ever before.
90 00:10:32,032 00:10:35,402 And so, after six months, this Indian woman, And so, after six months, this Indian woman,
91 00:10:35,402 00:10:37,304 she spoke to her husband, she spoke to her husband,
92 00:10:37,304 00:10:42,609 who was the CEO of a very big farming company. who was the CEO of a very big farming company.
93 00:10:42,609 00:10:45,813 And I was promoted to manager. And I was promoted to manager.
94 00:10:47,414 00:10:50,050 Delegate over 800 workers. Delegate over 800 workers.
95 00:10:51,752 00:10:53,854 And I bought a very nice shirt. And I bought a very nice shirt.
96 00:10:53,854 00:10:56,323 And I was able to save some money. And I was able to save some money.
97 00:11:11,338 00:11:14,341 Then I saw a beautiful young lady, Then I saw a beautiful young lady,
98 00:11:14,341 00:11:17,878 and then I was like, oh, well. and then I was like, oh, well.
99 00:11:17,878 00:11:19,947 Something, you know, touched my heart. Something, you know, touched my heart.
100 00:11:24,818 00:11:26,887 And you know, I've never talked about it. And you know, I've never talked about it.
101 00:11:26,887 00:11:28,688 I was afraid about women. I was afraid about women.
102 00:11:28,688 00:11:34,594 I had no confidence in myself, being able to be loved, I had no confidence in myself, being able to be loved,
103 00:11:34,594 00:11:38,331 and now there's a smile, and now there's a smile,
104 00:11:38,331 00:11:42,602 I have courage to talk to this young lady, I have courage to talk to this young lady,
105 00:11:42,602 00:11:46,006 and that went so well. and that went so well.
106 00:11:50,310 00:11:54,114 And after some time, voila, he got me. And after some time, voila, he got me.
107 00:11:56,984 00:11:59,386 I have eight brothers and sisters. I have eight brothers and sisters.
108 00:11:59,386 00:12:01,688 Our first one is called Miriam. Our first one is called Miriam.
109 00:12:01,688 00:12:03,056 Then we have Janey. Then we have Janey.
110 00:12:03,056 00:12:05,125 She's more the tough one, you know. She's more the tough one, you know.
111 00:12:05,125 00:12:07,627 Then from Janey, we have Grace. Then from Janey, we have Grace.
112 00:12:07,627 00:12:09,162 Grace is the smart one. Grace is the smart one.
113 00:12:09,162 00:12:11,698 And from Grace, we have Ndondo. And from Grace, we have Ndondo.
114 00:12:11,698 00:12:13,466 Ndondo is more the mama's baby. Ndondo is more the mama's baby.
115 00:12:13,466 00:12:15,002 From Ndondo, we have Kaleli. From Ndondo, we have Kaleli.
116 00:12:15,002 00:12:18,638 Kaleli is... he's a big brother. Kaleli is... he's a big brother.
117 00:12:18,638 00:12:20,841 Then we have Mueni. Then we have Mueni.
118 00:12:20,841 00:12:23,676 Mueni is the one who listens to everybody. Mueni is the one who listens to everybody.
119 00:12:23,676 00:12:25,012 She has a listening ear. She has a listening ear.
120 00:12:25,012 00:12:27,247 Then we have my younger brother Dickson. Then we have my younger brother Dickson.
121 00:12:27,247 00:12:30,483 More of the politician, I would say. More of the politician, I would say.
122 00:12:30,483 00:12:32,452 Then we have me, the geek. Then we have me, the geek.
123 00:12:32,452 00:12:35,622 Actually, we're a full football team, I think. Actually, we're a full football team, I think.
124 00:12:35,622 00:12:38,025 MULLY: I was so happy. MULLY: I was so happy.
125 00:12:38,025 00:12:40,360 I have a family, I have a car. I have a family, I have a car.
126 00:12:40,360 00:12:41,761 I had a dream. I had a dream.
127 00:12:41,761 00:12:45,198 I want to do business and make money and make money, I want to do business and make money and make money,
128 00:12:45,198 00:12:49,803 and I came to understand there's a great need of matatu, and I came to understand there's a great need of matatu,
129 00:12:49,803 00:12:51,338 which is taxis. which is taxis.
130 00:13:21,634 00:13:25,305 He had some cassettes, CDs. He had some cassettes, CDs.
131 00:13:25,305 00:13:27,040 He used to play music for me. He used to play music for me.
132 00:13:27,040 00:13:29,342 And also, he used to sing for me. And also, he used to sing for me.
133 00:13:29,342 00:13:32,880 He was singing the Jim Reeves. He was singing the Jim Reeves.
134 00:13:32,880 00:13:36,349 MULLY: Jim Reeves, Skeeter Davis. MULLY: Jim Reeves, Skeeter Davis.
135 00:13:36,349 00:13:40,287 Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Don Williams. Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Don Williams.
136 00:13:40,287 00:13:41,955 There are so many rock and roll, you know. There are so many rock and roll, you know.
137 00:13:41,955 00:13:43,590 So many good music, So many good music,
138 00:13:43,590 00:13:47,861 and then, everybody liked to go in my car. and then, everybody liked to go in my car.
139 00:13:47,861 00:13:51,298 * Walkin' on quicksand, walk slow * * Walkin' on quicksand, walk slow *
140 00:13:51,298 00:13:54,401 * Billy, billy bayou, watch what you say * * Billy, billy bayou, watch what you say *
141 00:13:54,401 00:13:57,237 * A pretty girl will get you one of these days * * A pretty girl will get you one of these days *
142 00:14:01,841 00:14:05,913 And then, everybody, they knew me. And then, everybody, they knew me.
143 00:14:05,913 00:14:07,948 Mullyways. Mullyways.
144 00:14:07,948 00:14:11,985 Mully. Ways. Mully. Ways.
145 00:14:11,985 00:14:14,387 Mullyways was my trademark. Mullyways was my trademark.
146 00:14:16,223 00:14:17,757 You know, he was so proud of it. You know, he was so proud of it.
147 00:14:17,757 00:14:21,194 * *
148 00:14:21,194 00:14:23,263 ISAAC: And he would drive endless days without sleeping. ISAAC: And he would drive endless days without sleeping.
149 00:14:23,263 00:14:25,732 Working hard so he can buy another one, Working hard so he can buy another one,
150 00:14:25,732 00:14:28,268 and he bought another one, and another one after that. and he bought another one, and another one after that.
151 00:14:28,268 00:14:31,271 He had a fleet of buses that he was in charge of. He had a fleet of buses that he was in charge of.
152 00:14:31,271 00:14:33,140 He did not need to drive them anymore. He did not need to drive them anymore.
153 00:14:33,140 00:14:36,043 He had people driving for him, making money for him. He had people driving for him, making money for him.
154 00:14:36,043 00:14:41,514 In 1987, he formed Mullyways Agencies Limited. In 1987, he formed Mullyways Agencies Limited.
155 00:14:41,514 00:14:44,817 And then, he moved to the next level of business And then, he moved to the next level of business
156 00:14:44,817 00:14:46,319 and was selling tires. and was selling tires.
157 00:14:46,319 00:14:50,223 He had a welding company, he had a car parts shop. He had a welding company, he had a car parts shop.
158 00:14:50,223 00:14:53,193 From there, he opened his own insurance company. From there, he opened his own insurance company.
159 00:14:53,193 00:14:55,528 From the insurance company, he moved to real estate. From the insurance company, he moved to real estate.
160 00:14:55,528 00:14:57,998 Mullyways real estate, Mullyways real estate,
161 00:14:57,998 00:15:00,934 and out of this the real estate, and out of this the real estate,
162 00:15:00,934 00:15:04,304 you remain with about 20%, 30% you remain with about 20%, 30%
163 00:15:04,304 00:15:08,308 that you put it in your pocket. that you put it in your pocket.
164 00:15:08,308 00:15:10,277 You really feel good. You really feel good.
165 00:15:15,915 00:15:18,185 So with money, I could buy anything. So with money, I could buy anything.
166 00:15:18,185 00:15:21,021 I bought my own Mercedes Benz from Germany. I bought my own Mercedes Benz from Germany.
167 00:15:32,966 00:15:34,134 I felt great. I felt great.
168 00:15:34,134 00:15:36,403 We had a big living room, We had a big living room,
169 00:15:36,403 00:15:39,006 I had my own bedroom. and it was awesome. I had my own bedroom. and it was awesome.
170 00:15:39,006 00:15:41,074 I was one of the coolest kids in the hood, I was one of the coolest kids in the hood,
171 00:15:41,074 00:15:42,509 because we have a TV, right? because we have a TV, right?
172 00:15:42,509 00:15:44,144 We have a carpet in the house, We have a carpet in the house,
173 00:15:44,144 00:15:46,079 so we can play, and it's not cold on the floor. so we can play, and it's not cold on the floor.
174 00:15:46,079 00:15:48,015 Just simple things like that. Just simple things like that.
175 00:15:48,015 00:15:51,118 NDONDO: Having servants in the house, having, you know, drivers. NDONDO: Having servants in the house, having, you know, drivers.
176 00:15:51,118 00:15:52,652 And so many cars. And so many cars.
177 00:15:52,652 00:15:55,522 And Dad would change his car every other... And Dad would change his car every other...
178 00:15:55,522 00:15:58,325 Like, in a year, he would have three or four cars. Like, in a year, he would have three or four cars.
179 00:15:58,325 00:16:00,027 He would sell them, buy others. He would sell them, buy others.
180 00:16:00,027 00:16:02,795 Always used to go to Mombasa, Always used to go to Mombasa,
181 00:16:02,795 00:16:05,398 to Lake Makuru, to Boringo. to Lake Makuru, to Boringo.
182 00:16:06,299 00:16:08,268 Sometimes we'd also go to Sometimes we'd also go to
183 00:16:08,268 00:16:11,604 the dam or the falls or picnics. the dam or the falls or picnics.
184 00:16:12,905 00:16:16,309 For me, it was not the actual act of playing games, For me, it was not the actual act of playing games,
185 00:16:16,309 00:16:18,478 but the fact that we had time together. but the fact that we had time together.
186 00:16:18,478 00:16:21,448 We had time just to laugh, you know. We had time just to laugh, you know.
187 00:16:21,448 00:16:25,352 Laugh at nothing but the fact that life is good. Laugh at nothing but the fact that life is good.
188 00:16:30,090 00:16:32,459 But it was becoming more and more, But it was becoming more and more,
189 00:16:32,459 00:16:35,795 and the more I did, then the more I also got profit, and the more I did, then the more I also got profit,
190 00:16:35,795 00:16:37,897 and there is no end. and there is no end.
191 00:16:37,897 00:16:42,835 The more you get, then the more, you want to have more. The more you get, then the more, you want to have more.
192 00:16:42,835 00:16:45,372 That is the nature of people. That is the nature of people.
193 00:16:45,372 00:16:48,007 JANEY: We lived a life of riches, JANEY: We lived a life of riches,
194 00:16:48,007 00:16:49,842 because we were on top of the class. because we were on top of the class.
195 00:16:49,842 00:16:52,445 We had parties and dinners all the time, We had parties and dinners all the time,
196 00:16:52,445 00:16:54,681 and had so many guests, so many visitors and had so many guests, so many visitors
197 00:16:54,681 00:16:56,449 that used to come. that used to come.
198 00:16:56,449 00:16:59,319 It was wonderful just to be feeling so influential. It was wonderful just to be feeling so influential.
199 00:16:59,319 00:17:01,554 DICKSON: That's the class of people we were. DICKSON: That's the class of people we were.
200 00:17:01,554 00:17:03,690 My dad was the Great Gatsby of Kenya. My dad was the Great Gatsby of Kenya.
201 00:17:03,690 00:17:06,025 * *
202 00:17:06,025 00:17:07,594 MULLY: And it was really so good. MULLY: And it was really so good.
203 00:17:07,594 00:17:10,263 I got connected to some of these people, I got connected to some of these people,
204 00:17:10,263 00:17:12,199 who are also rich, who are also rich,
205 00:17:12,199 00:17:15,768 and they owned Total oil products, and they owned Total oil products,
206 00:17:15,768 00:17:20,507 and they were looking for a prominent person to sell and they were looking for a prominent person to sell
207 00:17:20,507 00:17:23,610 and distribute their products. and distribute their products.
208 00:17:23,610 00:17:26,713 I really realized the value of having money. I really realized the value of having money.
209 00:17:26,713 00:17:30,717 It's more than anything else that you can think of. It's more than anything else that you can think of.
210 00:17:30,717 00:17:33,453 It's having the power in my hand. It's having the power in my hand.
211 00:17:33,453 00:17:36,055 ISAAC: And then my dad had the monopoly ISAAC: And then my dad had the monopoly
212 00:17:36,055 00:17:37,690 in oil and gas. in oil and gas.
213 00:17:37,690 00:17:40,193 Really, it does not get any better than that. Really, it does not get any better than that.
214 00:17:40,193 00:17:43,263 Where else do you want to go from there? Where else do you want to go from there?
215 00:17:45,565 00:17:47,167 MULLY: I traveled to Europe for business, MULLY: I traveled to Europe for business,
216 00:17:47,167 00:17:49,869 traveling in different parts of the world. traveling in different parts of the world.
217 00:17:49,869 00:17:52,139 Traveled also to New York, Traveled also to New York,
218 00:17:52,139 00:17:56,143 when they used to have the twin towers. when they used to have the twin towers.
219 00:17:56,143 00:17:59,379 I remember going up almost to the top, I remember going up almost to the top,
220 00:17:59,379 00:18:02,449 and then just seeing the city. and then just seeing the city.
221 00:18:02,449 00:18:06,786 I really felt like, ah, it was my time. I really felt like, ah, it was my time.
222 00:18:09,356 00:18:12,091 Coming right from the bottom to the highest point, Coming right from the bottom to the highest point,
223 00:18:12,091 00:18:18,398 to become the supplier of oil, gas in all of Western Kenya, to become the supplier of oil, gas in all of Western Kenya,
224 00:18:18,398 00:18:20,267 and always when I remember that, and always when I remember that,
225 00:18:20,267 00:18:24,537 I see impossible becoming possible. I see impossible becoming possible.
226 00:18:31,911 00:18:34,947 So things were really coming up so well. So things were really coming up so well.
227 00:18:34,947 00:18:40,520 I had so many workers by then, business was good, I had so many workers by then, business was good,
228 00:18:40,520 00:18:46,726 but one day, I got the shock of my life. but one day, I got the shock of my life.
229 00:18:46,726 00:18:52,499 My dad, um, wrote me a letter, My dad, um, wrote me a letter,
230 00:18:52,499 00:18:54,901 and this letter, when I read it, said, and this letter, when I read it, said,
231 00:18:54,901 00:19:00,340 "My son, it's a long time since I last saw you. "My son, it's a long time since I last saw you.
232 00:19:02,675 00:19:05,212 And therefore, I'd like you to come, And therefore, I'd like you to come,
233 00:19:05,212 00:19:09,148 my firstborn son, come home. my firstborn son, come home.
234 00:19:09,148 00:19:11,251 There are things of great importance There are things of great importance
235 00:19:11,251 00:19:14,354 that you need to come and address here." that you need to come and address here."
236 00:19:14,354 00:19:17,390 So my mind was going around and around, So my mind was going around and around,
237 00:19:17,390 00:19:19,626 not knowing what to do. not knowing what to do.
238 00:19:23,563 00:19:27,800 I can remember very well, when we were very young, I can remember very well, when we were very young,
239 00:19:27,800 00:19:32,372 our brother, elder brother, Charles, our brother, elder brother, Charles,
240 00:19:32,372 00:19:33,773 we left him. we left him.
241 00:19:37,777 00:19:42,882 We were forced to go to look for a piece of land. We were forced to go to look for a piece of land.
242 00:19:42,882 00:19:44,717 We left him behind. We left him behind.
243 00:20:31,030 00:20:33,466 This was very hard for me. This was very hard for me.
244 00:20:33,466 00:20:38,938 The letter I got pleaded with me to come and intervene. The letter I got pleaded with me to come and intervene.
245 00:20:38,938 00:20:42,742 I thought about it, and I shared with my wife. I thought about it, and I shared with my wife.
246 00:20:42,742 00:20:46,178 Then I decided to go there. Then I decided to go there.
247 00:20:46,178 00:20:50,683 And I found my father was in so much, so much trouble. And I found my father was in so much, so much trouble.
248 00:20:50,683 00:20:54,521 He owed money to the village, He owed money to the village,
249 00:20:54,521 00:20:58,758 but he could not pay anything. but he could not pay anything.
250 00:20:58,758 00:21:03,029 So the people in the village have a big meeting. So the people in the village have a big meeting.
251 00:21:06,032 00:21:10,069 My father was put down on the ground. My father was put down on the ground.
252 00:21:10,069 00:21:16,509 Then I was asked by the chief, what do you want us to do? Then I was asked by the chief, what do you want us to do?
253 00:21:16,509 00:21:21,481 And then I said, "Do what you want." And then I said, "Do what you want."
254 00:21:23,983 00:21:26,085 During that time, these people were furious. During that time, these people were furious.
255 00:21:26,085 00:21:28,755 They were saying beat him, punish him. They were saying beat him, punish him.
256 00:21:28,755 00:21:31,491 He has done some bad dishonor. He has done some bad dishonor.
257 00:21:31,491 00:21:35,928 But the way my father was crying down there, But the way my father was crying down there,
258 00:21:35,928 00:21:38,264 that made me upset. that made me upset.
259 00:21:38,264 00:21:44,571 Then I looked at the chief, I said, please, I say stop. Then I looked at the chief, I said, please, I say stop.
260 00:21:44,571 00:21:46,973 I said I'm ready. I said I'm ready.
261 00:21:46,973 00:21:50,610 I am ready to pay what they needed I am ready to pay what they needed
262 00:21:50,610 00:21:53,880 so that my father could be saved. so that my father could be saved.
263 00:23:10,356 00:23:13,693 This is how we used to survive on the street in some instances. This is how we used to survive on the street in some instances.
264 00:23:13,693 00:23:16,896 We used to help people park their car. We used to help people park their car.
265 00:23:16,896 00:23:18,931 We'll guide them as they're parking. We'll guide them as they're parking.
266 00:23:18,931 00:23:21,000 In exchange, they have to give us money. In exchange, they have to give us money.
267 00:23:31,444 00:23:34,647 I can't count the number of times I can't count the number of times
268 00:23:34,647 00:23:37,183 I've stabbed other boys and women I've stabbed other boys and women
269 00:23:37,183 00:23:40,219 when we want to steal from them and they are resisting. when we want to steal from them and they are resisting.
270 00:23:40,219 00:23:45,057 And this is a man who is rich by all standards. And this is a man who is rich by all standards.
271 00:23:45,057 00:23:47,727 I can say he was a millionaire. I can say he was a millionaire.
272 00:23:49,962 00:23:54,534 And because I lived a life full of hatred and anger And because I lived a life full of hatred and anger
273 00:23:54,534 00:23:56,936 from my home in the slum, from my home in the slum,
274 00:23:56,936 00:23:58,571 every time I used to hurt somebody, every time I used to hurt somebody,
275 00:23:58,571 00:24:00,172 for me, it was like a revenge. for me, it was like a revenge.
276 00:24:00,172 00:24:03,476 I used to feel good because people used to hurt me, I used to feel good because people used to hurt me,
277 00:24:03,476 00:24:06,613 and I hated to do so to these people. and I hated to do so to these people.
278 00:24:14,654 00:24:16,923 And when he comes out, his car is gone. And when he comes out, his car is gone.
279 00:24:18,691 00:24:20,292 So what can he do? So what can he do?
280 00:24:20,292 00:24:22,128 He goes and reports it to the police station. He goes and reports it to the police station.
281 00:24:22,128 00:24:24,130 My car is stolen, My car is stolen,
282 00:24:24,130 00:24:28,735 and that evening, he has to go back, public transportation, and that evening, he has to go back, public transportation,
283 00:24:28,735 00:24:31,971 probably in one of his buses. probably in one of his buses.
284 00:24:45,752 00:24:50,089 Going by bus, all I thought was about the boys. Going by bus, all I thought was about the boys.
285 00:24:50,089 00:24:54,994 Why didn't I give these young people money? Why didn't I give these young people money?
286 00:24:56,729 00:24:58,565 I am not feeling well. I am not feeling well.
287 00:24:58,565 00:25:02,234 I became sick. I became sick.
288 00:25:04,470 00:25:08,107 I saw faces of me inside them. I saw faces of me inside them.
289 00:25:08,107 00:25:09,776 I saw myself. I saw myself.
290 00:25:13,179 00:25:15,748 I was really disturbed, I was really disturbed,
291 00:25:17,316 00:25:20,920 but something was building in my heart. but something was building in my heart.
292 00:25:33,232 00:25:38,638 I was really tormented by these boys in the street. I was really tormented by these boys in the street.
293 00:25:38,638 00:25:41,708 And I could not work anymore, And I could not work anymore,
294 00:25:41,708 00:25:44,543 and then, I told my secretary, and then, I told my secretary,
295 00:25:44,543 00:25:46,813 I told her that I was going home. I told her that I was going home.
296 00:25:48,715 00:25:50,917 I drove from my office, I drove from my office,
297 00:25:50,917 00:25:54,086 and kept on driving and driving. and kept on driving and driving.
298 00:25:54,086 00:25:57,824 I did not know where I was going. I did not know where I was going.
299 00:25:59,726 00:26:05,097 I found myself far away. I found myself far away.
300 00:26:08,034 00:26:11,671 And there, I stopped my car, And there, I stopped my car,
301 00:26:11,671 00:26:13,940 and then, I started crying in the car. and then, I started crying in the car.
302 00:26:13,940 00:26:17,644 I cried, questioning God. I cried, questioning God.
303 00:26:17,644 00:26:20,579 Why have You done this to me? Why have You done this to me?
304 00:26:22,548 00:26:25,317 With all the wealth that I had, With all the wealth that I had,
305 00:26:25,317 00:26:29,656 why is it that God want to take me back again why is it that God want to take me back again
306 00:26:29,656 00:26:31,891 to the poverty? to the poverty?
307 00:26:33,793 00:26:38,364 Four hours in the car, I struggled with God. Four hours in the car, I struggled with God.
308 00:26:42,702 00:26:47,373 And then, after four hours, He took me down. And then, after four hours, He took me down.
309 00:26:47,373 00:26:51,744 I said, yes, God, use me. I said, yes, God, use me.
310 00:26:51,744 00:26:54,080 And the moment I said, yes, God, And the moment I said, yes, God,
311 00:26:54,080 00:26:59,385 I got the greatest joy in my heart. I got the greatest joy in my heart.
312 00:27:05,725 00:27:07,794 JANEY: I remember him coming home, JANEY: I remember him coming home,
313 00:27:07,794 00:27:10,830 and then he comes in, and he sits down, and then he comes in, and he sits down,
314 00:27:10,830 00:27:15,101 and I notice something is different about him. and I notice something is different about him.
315 00:27:15,101 00:27:18,771 Every evening, we had dinner together as a family, Every evening, we had dinner together as a family,
316 00:27:18,771 00:27:22,408 and the night that Dad told us, and the night that Dad told us,
317 00:27:22,408 00:27:25,111 we were sitting as always. we were sitting as always.
318 00:27:25,111 00:27:27,246 NDONDO: Dad asked us how was your day, NDONDO: Dad asked us how was your day,
319 00:27:27,246 00:27:29,115 and everybody would say, one by one, and everybody would say, one by one,
320 00:27:29,115 00:27:32,685 how your day was, how was school. how your day was, how was school.
321 00:27:34,453 00:27:37,089 And then finally, Dad says, And then finally, Dad says,
322 00:27:37,089 00:27:41,527 I have been thinking and praying about something for so long, I have been thinking and praying about something for so long,
323 00:27:41,527 00:27:43,362 and I'm wondering, hmm. and I'm wondering, hmm.
324 00:27:43,362 00:27:45,865 So is it another holiday? This is exciting. So is it another holiday? This is exciting.
325 00:27:45,865 00:27:50,803 The words that followed just completely shocked me. The words that followed just completely shocked me.
326 00:27:50,803 00:27:56,308 MULLY: I will never, ever do business again. MULLY: I will never, ever do business again.
327 00:27:59,545 00:28:05,184 I told them I will never, ever work for money. I told them I will never, ever work for money.
328 00:28:10,389 00:28:15,261 My face turned on to Mom, and Mom looked perplexed. My face turned on to Mom, and Mom looked perplexed.
329 00:28:15,261 00:28:18,030 She looked like they had talked about it, She looked like they had talked about it,
330 00:28:18,030 00:28:19,966 but they had not really talked about it. but they had not really talked about it.
331 00:28:22,668 00:28:28,140 He went on to elaborate that God had actually shown him He went on to elaborate that God had actually shown him
332 00:28:28,140 00:28:30,309 that he needed to sell everything, that he needed to sell everything,
333 00:28:30,309 00:28:32,611 and start helping the poor in the society, and start helping the poor in the society,
334 00:28:32,611 00:28:35,214 the children who ere abandoned, the street children, the children who ere abandoned, the street children,
335 00:28:35,214 00:28:41,187 and I was there like I could not fathom no more income coming in. and I was there like I could not fathom no more income coming in.
336 00:28:42,989 00:28:44,891 It was too much for me, you know, It was too much for me, you know,
337 00:28:44,891 00:28:46,826 how you feel as though the world has collapsed how you feel as though the world has collapsed
338 00:28:46,826 00:28:48,761 beneath your feet? beneath your feet?
339 00:28:48,761 00:28:50,763 That is how it felt at that time. That is how it felt at that time.
340 00:28:52,398 00:28:55,734 After that, dinner was finished quite quickly. After that, dinner was finished quite quickly.
341 00:29:39,378 00:29:42,949 On plain language, that's called total madness. On plain language, that's called total madness.
342 00:29:42,949 00:29:44,951 That's what it is. That's what it is.
343 00:30:04,403 00:30:08,007 MULLY: In the street, you are not sure MULLY: In the street, you are not sure
344 00:30:08,007 00:30:10,309 whether you're gonna wake up the next morning. whether you're gonna wake up the next morning.
345 00:30:17,449 00:30:20,452 DAVID: To come to the street in the middle of the night, DAVID: To come to the street in the middle of the night,
346 00:30:20,452 00:30:25,457 it was really, really dangerous for him and for his life. it was really, really dangerous for him and for his life.
347 00:30:32,631 00:30:35,334 By then, we had already smoked marijuana, By then, we had already smoked marijuana,
348 00:30:35,334 00:30:38,871 had taken some heroin, and we were cutting, knives, had taken some heroin, and we were cutting, knives,
349 00:30:38,871 00:30:45,111 and we were sniffing gasoline, and so any slight mistake then, and we were sniffing gasoline, and so any slight mistake then,
350 00:30:45,111 00:30:48,014 that could have been the end of his life. that could have been the end of his life.
351 00:31:00,492 00:31:01,928 Oiyeh. Oiyeh.
352 00:31:31,323 00:31:33,559 ISAAC: What my mom went through, ISAAC: What my mom went through,
353 00:31:33,559 00:31:38,030 I don't think any mom should go through that. I don't think any mom should go through that.
354 00:31:38,030 00:31:41,233 You marry into a secure family, You marry into a secure family,
355 00:31:41,233 00:31:44,370 whereby your kids will be provided for, whereby your kids will be provided for,
356 00:31:44,370 00:31:49,841 until your husband goes and decides to sell everything. until your husband goes and decides to sell everything.
357 00:31:49,841 00:31:54,380 You know, how, how... You know, how, how...
358 00:31:54,380 00:31:57,583 how do you let go of what you hold dearly? how do you let go of what you hold dearly?
359 00:31:59,385 00:32:06,258 And how do you decide when, when to share your love? And how do you decide when, when to share your love?
360 00:32:20,439 00:32:23,475 That must have been hard for her to do that. That must have been hard for her to do that.
361 00:32:26,812 00:32:29,548 Somewhere in the back of her head, she must have gone, Somewhere in the back of her head, she must have gone,
362 00:32:29,548 00:32:32,284 "What am I going to do when the money runs out?" "What am I going to do when the money runs out?"
363 00:32:33,852 00:32:35,354 But she did it anyways. But she did it anyways.
364 00:32:50,069 00:32:54,573 MUENI: Mom had to cook for the children, and she had to, MUENI: Mom had to cook for the children, and she had to,
365 00:32:54,573 00:32:58,144 she was the nurse and taking care of everything she was the nurse and taking care of everything
366 00:32:58,144 00:33:00,379 you can think of, everything. you can think of, everything.
367 00:33:04,950 00:33:09,855 ESTHER: I was the one who was taking care for the children. ESTHER: I was the one who was taking care for the children.
368 00:33:09,855 00:33:12,824 I would wash their clothes and cook for them, I would wash their clothes and cook for them,
369 00:33:12,824 00:33:16,095 give them the medicine when they were sick. give them the medicine when they were sick.
370 00:33:17,429 00:33:21,500 This is very hard work, but I didn't get tired, This is very hard work, but I didn't get tired,
371 00:33:21,500 00:33:24,970 because I loved the family, because I loved the family,
372 00:33:24,970 00:33:27,439 and I loved my husband. and I loved my husband.
373 00:33:29,708 00:33:33,112 Initially, we had three children, four children, Initially, we had three children, four children,
374 00:33:33,112 00:33:34,780 and the number kept on growing. and the number kept on growing.
375 00:33:34,780 00:33:39,285 And now our family was suddenly bigger, from nowhere. And now our family was suddenly bigger, from nowhere.
376 00:33:40,119 00:33:41,620 I went to the street. I went to the street.
377 00:33:44,656 00:33:47,593 Then I brought them, every day. Then I brought them, every day.
378 00:33:50,496 00:33:56,702 There was no one day that we said it is enough. There was no one day that we said it is enough.
379 00:33:58,504 00:34:01,006 I had never said there was no space for a child I had never said there was no space for a child
380 00:34:01,006 00:34:02,441 who was suffering. who was suffering.
381 00:34:04,443 00:34:07,746 NDONDO: As the days progressed, I was praying in my heart NDONDO: As the days progressed, I was praying in my heart
382 00:34:07,746 00:34:12,251 that this would not be true, that Dad was just joking, that this would not be true, that Dad was just joking,
383 00:34:12,251 00:34:14,753 and he would continue working. and he would continue working.
384 00:34:14,753 00:34:17,489 I thought, he will not shut everything down. I thought, he will not shut everything down.
385 00:34:18,890 00:34:20,992 ISAAC: People give donations. Why can't you do that? ISAAC: People give donations. Why can't you do that?
386 00:34:20,992 00:34:22,994 Why can't you just sponsor a kid? Why can't you just sponsor a kid?
387 00:34:22,994 00:34:24,496 That would be awesome. That would be awesome.
388 00:34:24,496 00:34:26,665 You can work, sponsor a kid, perfect. You can work, sponsor a kid, perfect.
389 00:34:26,665 00:34:29,335 We still live our life, everyone is comfortable. We still live our life, everyone is comfortable.
390 00:34:29,335 00:34:31,937 But he actually stopped all the businesses, But he actually stopped all the businesses,
391 00:34:31,937 00:34:33,672 he started selling stuff, he started selling stuff,
392 00:34:33,672 00:34:37,143 he started closing shop, and people called him crazy. he started closing shop, and people called him crazy.
393 00:35:11,343 00:35:14,813 Even others as close as me could not understand. Even others as close as me could not understand.
394 00:35:14,813 00:35:17,749 Do you close a business in order to save street kids? Do you close a business in order to save street kids?
395 00:35:19,117 00:35:21,553 Do you... can you do that? Do you... can you do that?
396 00:35:22,754 00:35:24,856 That seems a little bit strange. That seems a little bit strange.
397 00:35:32,264 00:35:35,066 He didn't tell us he was bringing the children He didn't tell us he was bringing the children
398 00:35:35,066 00:35:38,270 in our house to share with us. in our house to share with us.
399 00:35:41,240 00:35:44,210 I think that was really, really rude of him. I think that was really, really rude of him.
400 00:35:44,210 00:35:45,911 They smelled so bad. They smelled so bad.
401 00:35:45,911 00:35:48,079 They had flies on them, They had flies on them,
402 00:35:48,079 00:35:50,048 tattered clothes, and no shoes. tattered clothes, and no shoes.
403 00:35:50,048 00:35:52,150 They broke the toilet, how that happened, I do not know. They broke the toilet, how that happened, I do not know.
404 00:35:52,150 00:35:55,153 I think they were just stepping on the toilet, and they broke it. I think they were just stepping on the toilet, and they broke it.
405 00:35:55,153 00:35:59,358 I despised them because Mom, suddenly, was taking time I despised them because Mom, suddenly, was taking time
406 00:35:59,358 00:36:01,360 to go and bathe them. to go and bathe them.
407 00:36:01,360 00:36:05,331 They were given one of the rooms in our house. They were given one of the rooms in our house.
408 00:36:10,869 00:36:14,606 MUENI: There was no time for much after that, MUENI: There was no time for much after that,
409 00:36:14,606 00:36:17,409 in terms of the family, the nuclear family. in terms of the family, the nuclear family.
410 00:36:17,409 00:36:19,611 There was no privacy anymore. There was no privacy anymore.
411 00:36:19,611 00:36:23,682 I couldn't understand why, why, why, I couldn't understand why, why, why,
412 00:36:23,682 00:36:25,984 and I kept blaming those children again. and I kept blaming those children again.
413 00:36:25,984 00:36:28,654 ( children shouting ) ( children shouting )
414 00:36:28,654 00:36:33,559 And theirs was just to laugh and just have fun in our house. And theirs was just to laugh and just have fun in our house.
415 00:36:44,202 00:36:45,837 ISAAC: After then, it was, ISAAC: After then, it was,
416 00:36:45,837 00:36:48,073 "Mom, this is happening, Mom, this is happening, Mom." "Mom, this is happening, Mom, this is happening, Mom."
417 00:36:48,073 00:36:50,175 NDONDO: And they were playing with stones, NDONDO: And they were playing with stones,
418 00:36:50,175 00:36:53,011 and playing with all sorts of things and breaking our windows. and playing with all sorts of things and breaking our windows.
419 00:36:53,011 00:36:56,515 MUENI: They were swinging on curtains, they were climbing on the walls. MUENI: They were swinging on curtains, they were climbing on the walls.
420 00:36:56,515 00:36:58,517 That was unheard of before they came. That was unheard of before they came.
421 00:36:58,517 00:37:00,486 The house was meticulously clean every day. The house was meticulously clean every day.
422 00:37:00,486 00:37:02,354 NDONDO: It was really rough, NDONDO: It was really rough,
423 00:37:02,354 00:37:05,457 and the children became now hundreds suddenly, and the children became now hundreds suddenly,
424 00:37:05,457 00:37:07,593 and we had to share some of the rooms with them. and we had to share some of the rooms with them.
425 00:37:07,593 00:37:09,361 Because the kids were so many, Because the kids were so many,
426 00:37:09,361 00:37:10,896 I went to the street, brought more. I went to the street, brought more.
427 00:37:12,464 00:37:14,666 JANEY: Of course, he brought more children, JANEY: Of course, he brought more children,
428 00:37:14,666 00:37:17,336 and more children and more children. and more children and more children.
429 00:37:20,439 00:37:23,208 And now, he had to extend the house, And now, he had to extend the house,
430 00:37:23,208 00:37:25,977 so that they had enough space for the children. so that they had enough space for the children.
431 00:38:01,347 00:38:04,350 The compound was small. The compound was small.
432 00:38:04,350 00:38:05,884 The garden had to be thrown out, The garden had to be thrown out,
433 00:38:05,884 00:38:07,886 our playground had to be removed, our playground had to be removed,
434 00:38:07,886 00:38:09,855 our swings had to remove, the lawn had to be removed, our swings had to remove, the lawn had to be removed,
435 00:38:09,855 00:38:11,857 and my dad put these wooden structures, and my dad put these wooden structures,
436 00:38:11,857 00:38:15,327 which were pretty much ugly to me, which were pretty much ugly to me,
437 00:38:15,327 00:38:17,463 and everything had to be cemented, and everything had to be cemented,
438 00:38:17,463 00:38:20,832 just so he could set up a school for the kids. just so he could set up a school for the kids.
439 00:38:28,607 00:38:32,478 I remember I had a favorite dress, it was yellow in color. I remember I had a favorite dress, it was yellow in color.
440 00:38:32,478 00:38:37,983 ( singing ) ( singing )
441 00:38:37,983 00:38:40,852 And I needed to give out my favorite dress, And I needed to give out my favorite dress,
442 00:38:40,852 00:38:45,991 along with other things, clothes and shoes and toys. along with other things, clothes and shoes and toys.
443 00:38:45,991 00:38:49,528 ISAAC: It wasn't really working well, you know. ISAAC: It wasn't really working well, you know.
444 00:38:49,528 00:38:52,731 It was like us against the kids. It was like us against the kids.
445 00:38:55,434 00:38:57,536 JANEY: They were rough, they would fight between themselves, JANEY: They were rough, they would fight between themselves,
446 00:38:57,536 00:38:59,004 and want to fight with us. and want to fight with us.
447 00:38:59,004 00:39:00,439 MULLY: It was not good. MULLY: It was not good.
448 00:39:00,439 00:39:03,442 I don't remember one day I don't remember one day
449 00:39:03,442 00:39:07,078 that my own children were happy at all. that my own children were happy at all.
450 00:39:12,050 00:39:13,752 And it got to a point And it got to a point
451 00:39:13,752 00:39:16,588 that we could not settle in very well with the kids, that we could not settle in very well with the kids,
452 00:39:16,588 00:39:18,524 and we had to go to boarding school. and we had to go to boarding school.
453 00:39:20,258 00:39:22,728 MULLY: They had no choice. MULLY: They had no choice.
454 00:39:22,728 00:39:24,195 I took five of them, I took five of them,
455 00:39:24,195 00:39:27,733 my own biological children, to boarding school, my own biological children, to boarding school,
456 00:39:27,733 00:39:30,669 so that we could have enough time to care so that we could have enough time to care
457 00:39:30,669 00:39:32,671 and to love these children. and to love these children.
458 00:39:32,671 00:39:35,674 We had to do that to sacrifice. We had to do that to sacrifice.
459 00:39:39,210 00:39:42,548 Grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, I was in boarding school. Grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, I was in boarding school.
460 00:39:42,548 00:39:43,949 I remember the whole time, I remember the whole time,
461 00:39:43,949 00:39:46,718 my dad came once for a board meeting. my dad came once for a board meeting.
462 00:39:46,718 00:39:50,722 And my parents came to visit me with my siblings. And my parents came to visit me with my siblings.
463 00:39:52,691 00:39:54,693 And she had on my yellow dress. And she had on my yellow dress.
464 00:39:58,029 00:40:01,800 ( singing ) ( singing )
465 00:40:05,737 00:40:10,308 I felt that he had kicked us out, I felt that he had kicked us out,
466 00:40:10,308 00:40:12,678 he had abandoned us, he had abandoned us,
467 00:40:12,678 00:40:16,347 so he could spend time with his other kids, so he could spend time with his other kids,
468 00:40:16,347 00:40:18,450 who did not even belong to him. who did not even belong to him.
469 00:40:21,587 00:40:23,188 GRACE: I felt angry. GRACE: I felt angry.
470 00:40:23,188 00:40:25,457 I really felt angry because I was wondering, I really felt angry because I was wondering,
471 00:40:25,457 00:40:27,158 who are these children anyway? who are these children anyway?
472 00:40:27,158 00:40:29,728 Why can't their parents give them the things Why can't their parents give them the things
473 00:40:29,728 00:40:31,997 they are taking from me? they are taking from me?
474 00:40:38,303 00:40:40,539 My mother was a prostitute, My mother was a prostitute,
475 00:40:40,539 00:40:43,074 and at that time, I was seven years, and at that time, I was seven years,
476 00:40:43,074 00:40:47,078 and my mother would come home drunk, and my mother would come home drunk,
477 00:40:47,078 00:40:52,050 and she could bring some men in the house, and she could bring some men in the house,
478 00:40:52,050 00:40:53,885 maybe two men, maybe two men,
479 00:40:53,885 00:40:57,388 one for her, and she would bring one for me, one for her, and she would bring one for me,
480 00:40:57,388 00:41:02,160 and when I refused, she would start beating me. and when I refused, she would start beating me.
481 00:41:30,722 00:41:32,924 They told me that your mother was a prostitute, They told me that your mother was a prostitute,
482 00:41:32,924 00:41:36,027 so she died because of AIDS, so she died because of AIDS,
483 00:41:36,027 00:41:41,733 and they told me that's why we think you have the same disease. and they told me that's why we think you have the same disease.
484 00:41:48,173 00:41:50,609 ( sobbing ) ( sobbing )
485 00:42:13,999 00:42:18,570 They brought me to Eldoret where the other kids were. They brought me to Eldoret where the other kids were.
486 00:42:20,338 00:42:22,240 They would come to me. They would come to me.
487 00:42:22,240 00:42:26,044 They did not care if I was doing prostitution. They did not care if I was doing prostitution.
488 00:42:26,044 00:42:27,946 They decided to take me in. They decided to take me in.
489 00:42:36,822 00:42:39,791 I was amazed to see all the kids. I was amazed to see all the kids.
490 00:42:39,791 00:42:42,828 There were so many kids calling Dad their dad. There were so many kids calling Dad their dad.
491 00:42:42,828 00:42:45,296 So I was wondering, which kind of a family is this? So I was wondering, which kind of a family is this?
492 00:42:48,700 00:42:50,636 First time I met Charles, First time I met Charles,
493 00:42:50,636 00:42:54,372 one of the first things that stood out was just his smile. one of the first things that stood out was just his smile.
494 00:42:54,372 00:42:56,141 He was welcoming. He was welcoming.
495 00:42:56,141 00:43:00,946 He would look at you straight in the eye and say, "Oiyeh." He would look at you straight in the eye and say, "Oiyeh."
496 00:43:04,015 00:43:07,819 It's a sign of peace, and to see that he's come to bring good. It's a sign of peace, and to see that he's come to bring good.
497 00:43:07,819 00:43:11,222 And then, he took us to his home. And then, he took us to his home.
498 00:43:11,222 00:43:14,525 He came and welcomed me, he smiled big smile. He came and welcomed me, he smiled big smile.
499 00:43:14,525 00:43:16,294 It was so broad, it was so warm, It was so broad, it was so warm,
500 00:43:16,294 00:43:19,230 and you see that he's a father looking down. and you see that he's a father looking down.
501 00:43:20,666 00:43:23,935 He said, "Welcome, this is your family now. He said, "Welcome, this is your family now.
502 00:43:23,935 00:43:27,238 These are all your brothers and sisters." These are all your brothers and sisters."
503 00:43:27,238 00:43:31,176 DAVID K.: It was a moment that I cannot explain. DAVID K.: It was a moment that I cannot explain.
504 00:43:31,176 00:43:35,380 I had never lived in a nice house, given nice food. I had never lived in a nice house, given nice food.
505 00:43:37,182 00:43:40,752 I've never met my biological dad, yet here is a man I've never met my biological dad, yet here is a man
506 00:43:40,752 00:43:44,790 saying that he was going to take care of us. saying that he was going to take care of us.
507 00:43:54,833 00:43:57,635 The street children were considered as bad people. The street children were considered as bad people.
508 00:43:57,635 00:43:59,204 You can't bring them to a holy place. You can't bring them to a holy place.
509 00:44:00,571 00:44:04,209 I was a young boy in the Sunday school classes. I was a young boy in the Sunday school classes.
510 00:44:04,209 00:44:08,146 I still remember to this day how sad that looked. I still remember to this day how sad that looked.
511 00:44:13,885 00:44:16,587 And one of the elders asked them to go out, And one of the elders asked them to go out,
512 00:44:16,587 00:44:19,958 because those are bad people, and we are good people. because those are bad people, and we are good people.
513 00:44:35,040 00:44:39,711 MULLY: I was given all kinds of names, but I made the covenant, MULLY: I was given all kinds of names, but I made the covenant,
514 00:44:39,711 00:44:43,114 and I knew whom I was saving. and I knew whom I was saving.
515 00:44:43,114 00:44:48,887 I said I would really rather die than to stop. I said I would really rather die than to stop.
516 00:44:59,130 00:45:02,567 It was unimaginable that they would say It was unimaginable that they would say
517 00:45:02,567 00:45:04,702 you choose the children or choose to be in the church. you choose the children or choose to be in the church.
518 00:45:04,702 00:45:07,538 Mom's friends were telling her she needs to leave Dad, Mom's friends were telling her she needs to leave Dad,
519 00:45:07,538 00:45:09,140 she needs to divorce Dad, she needs to divorce Dad,
520 00:45:09,140 00:45:10,942 because how is this possible? because how is this possible?
521 00:45:10,942 00:45:13,278 They told her that Dad is crazy, They told her that Dad is crazy,
522 00:45:13,278 00:45:15,446 that she should take him to hospital for a check-up. that she should take him to hospital for a check-up.
523 00:45:24,022 00:45:26,324 And they would ask her how could she take this. And they would ask her how could she take this.
524 00:45:26,324 00:45:29,060 Why can't she leave this crazy man? Why can't she leave this crazy man?
525 00:45:29,060 00:45:32,297 And my mom, I'm sure, as a woman, And my mom, I'm sure, as a woman,
526 00:45:32,297 00:45:34,032 probably she thought about it. probably she thought about it.
527 00:45:40,972 00:45:44,109 But Mom stood by him, But Mom stood by him,
528 00:45:44,109 00:45:47,445 and she supported him unconditionally. and she supported him unconditionally.
529 00:45:47,445 00:45:50,782 And not because she had to, but because she chose to. And not because she had to, but because she chose to.
530 00:45:50,782 00:45:55,453 I think losing those friends brought us closer as a family, I think losing those friends brought us closer as a family,
531 00:45:55,453 00:45:58,323 because then we needed to rely on each other. because then we needed to rely on each other.
532 00:45:58,323 00:46:00,892 We were each others' friends, we were all we had. We were each others' friends, we were all we had.
533 00:46:03,694 00:46:06,832 ( all singing ) ( all singing )
534 00:46:26,117 00:46:30,655 And life moved on, and the children became more, And life moved on, and the children became more,
535 00:46:30,655 00:46:33,791 and the finances became minimal. and the finances became minimal.
536 00:46:33,791 00:46:36,361 It was going down in the bank, It was going down in the bank,
537 00:46:36,361 00:46:39,530 down and down every year, every year. down and down every year, every year.
538 00:46:39,530 00:46:42,533 Me and my younger brother had to come and study Me and my younger brother had to come and study
539 00:46:42,533 00:46:48,239 with the rest of the kids, and it didn't make much sense. with the rest of the kids, and it didn't make much sense.
540 00:46:50,408 00:46:53,578 My wife came one evening and said, My wife came one evening and said,
541 00:46:53,578 00:46:59,484 "My dear, our stores are running out of food." "My dear, our stores are running out of food."
542 00:47:03,321 00:47:07,058 And then I said, why are you asking me And then I said, why are you asking me
543 00:47:07,058 00:47:11,362 about where we are going to get food? about where we are going to get food?
544 00:47:11,362 00:47:17,402 Don't you remember I said you ask God, pray? Don't you remember I said you ask God, pray?
545 00:47:33,885 00:47:36,221 It was no point of return. It was no point of return.
546 00:47:38,056 00:47:41,192 I thought, what are we going to do now? I thought, what are we going to do now?
547 00:47:46,932 00:47:51,869 And from nowhere, we heard the bell on the gate ringing, And from nowhere, we heard the bell on the gate ringing,
548 00:47:51,869 00:47:53,571 and someone went to check, and someone went to check,
549 00:47:53,571 00:47:55,406 and there was a lady we did not know, and there was a lady we did not know,
550 00:47:55,406 00:47:58,109 and she came with a truck full of food. and she came with a truck full of food.
551 00:48:06,451 00:48:13,458 I was speechless that this lady said, "Here, this is for you." I was speechless that this lady said, "Here, this is for you."
552 00:48:13,458 00:48:15,393 A donation for the first time. A donation for the first time.
553 00:48:30,575 00:48:33,611 SAMMY: And even for us that were watching him, SAMMY: And even for us that were watching him,
554 00:48:33,611 00:48:38,416 and listening to him, we were all amazed, and listening to him, we were all amazed,
555 00:48:38,416 00:48:41,352 but we watched, and with the passing of the day, but we watched, and with the passing of the day,
556 00:48:41,352 00:48:44,155 these children became more and more responsive, these children became more and more responsive,
557 00:48:44,155 00:48:48,426 more and more obedient, more like family. more and more obedient, more like family.
558 00:48:48,426 00:48:50,495 They respected him, each of them They respected him, each of them
559 00:48:50,495 00:48:53,598 calling him Dad, calling Mrs. Mully Mom, calling him Dad, calling Mrs. Mully Mom,
560 00:48:53,598 00:48:57,468 and we saw a very significant change in their lives. and we saw a very significant change in their lives.
561 00:48:57,468 00:49:00,738 And he began to train those kids to be responsible. And he began to train those kids to be responsible.
562 00:49:00,738 00:49:03,274 For example, teaching metal work and woodwork, For example, teaching metal work and woodwork,
563 00:49:03,274 00:49:08,079 tailoring both adult and children's clothes, tailoring both adult and children's clothes,
564 00:49:08,079 00:49:11,949 even gardening to bring up some vegetables even gardening to bring up some vegetables
565 00:49:11,949 00:49:13,618 right on the compound. right on the compound.
566 00:49:15,153 00:49:19,057 That's why I think now I can say Mully children, That's why I think now I can say Mully children,
567 00:49:19,057 00:49:20,992 not just home, but family, not just home, but family,
568 00:49:20,992 00:49:23,294 and in family, you teach everything. and in family, you teach everything.
569 00:49:24,829 00:49:27,798 It got to a point where there was no more room It got to a point where there was no more room
570 00:49:27,798 00:49:29,534 for more kids in the compound. for more kids in the compound.
571 00:49:29,534 00:49:32,037 Everyone was brushing shoulders with each other. Everyone was brushing shoulders with each other.
572 00:49:52,790 00:49:58,363 And so, kids got on the bus, and boom, the move started. And so, kids got on the bus, and boom, the move started.
573 00:49:59,897 00:50:02,700 MULLY: Mully Children's Family. MULLY: Mully Children's Family.
574 00:50:05,203 00:50:06,637 We started our journey. We started our journey.
575 00:50:06,637 00:50:08,739 We drove all the way via Nairobi, We drove all the way via Nairobi,
576 00:50:08,739 00:50:11,542 and then to Ndalani. and then to Ndalani.
577 00:50:11,542 00:50:15,580 DICKSON: And this is moving from a very big house in Eldoret DICKSON: And this is moving from a very big house in Eldoret
578 00:50:15,580 00:50:18,849 to a place that is made of earth and soil, to a place that is made of earth and soil,
579 00:50:18,849 00:50:21,586 and iron sheet roofing, and there's nothing. and iron sheet roofing, and there's nothing.
580 00:50:21,586 00:50:25,423 MUENI: There was no water, there was no electricity. MUENI: There was no water, there was no electricity.
581 00:50:25,423 00:50:27,692 We used to use kerosene lamps back then. We used to use kerosene lamps back then.
582 00:50:30,795 00:50:33,398 But makeshift buildings were put in place. But makeshift buildings were put in place.
583 00:50:33,398 00:50:36,434 Children came in, and we started living there. Children came in, and we started living there.
584 00:50:40,438 00:50:44,375 KALELI: At that time in 1995, the place was very hot. KALELI: At that time in 1995, the place was very hot.
585 00:50:44,375 00:50:48,713 It was 105 and 110 at times in a year, It was 105 and 110 at times in a year,
586 00:50:48,713 00:50:52,617 and it was very difficult to work the land. and it was very difficult to work the land.
587 00:50:52,617 00:50:53,918 NDONDO: But he would say NDONDO: But he would say
588 00:50:53,918 00:50:56,053 that this place would be full of fruits, that this place would be full of fruits,
589 00:50:56,053 00:50:58,156 it would be full of vegetables. it would be full of vegetables.
590 00:50:58,156 00:50:59,557 And I would ask, what? And I would ask, what?
591 00:50:59,557 00:51:02,327 It's so dry. It's so dry.
592 00:51:02,327 00:51:04,762 WILSON: And he would tell us about these things, WILSON: And he would tell us about these things,
593 00:51:04,762 00:51:07,198 and sometimes we wouldn't understand it, and sometimes we wouldn't understand it,
594 00:51:07,198 00:51:08,533 and sometimes, we'd think he's crazy, and sometimes, we'd think he's crazy,
595 00:51:08,533 00:51:10,535 because he was dreaming about us because he was dreaming about us
596 00:51:10,535 00:51:13,371 having a dormitory built with stones, having a dormitory built with stones,
597 00:51:13,371 00:51:15,673 and at that time, we were staying in a tin shed. and at that time, we were staying in a tin shed.
598 00:51:15,673 00:51:21,279 MULLY: And I felt really a lot of pressure. MULLY: And I felt really a lot of pressure.
599 00:51:22,480 00:51:25,716 You have all these children who want to eat, You have all these children who want to eat,
600 00:51:25,716 00:51:30,355 others crying, and others, they need to be taken to hospital, others crying, and others, they need to be taken to hospital,
601 00:51:30,355 00:51:34,525 and in some of the cases, HIV. and in some of the cases, HIV.
602 00:51:37,528 00:51:39,897 And they started complaining. And they started complaining.
603 00:51:39,897 00:51:42,567 They said, "No, Dad, we don't want to stay here. They said, "No, Dad, we don't want to stay here.
604 00:51:42,567 00:51:44,569 There are no people here." There are no people here."
605 00:51:44,569 00:51:49,140 We are in the desert, you know, and they wanted to run away. We are in the desert, you know, and they wanted to run away.
606 00:51:51,108 00:51:54,111 JANEY: So some children left Ndelani JANEY: So some children left Ndelani
607 00:51:54,111 00:51:56,614 to go sniff glue in the streets. to go sniff glue in the streets.
608 00:51:56,614 00:52:00,685 DICKSON: Cocaine, heroin, glue, alcohol, (indistinct). DICKSON: Cocaine, heroin, glue, alcohol, (indistinct).
609 00:52:03,087 00:52:09,427 ESTHER: You know, the kids are kids forever in the world. ESTHER: You know, the kids are kids forever in the world.
610 00:52:11,362 00:52:13,498 And when we see the children And when we see the children
611 00:52:13,498 00:52:16,534 going back to the street, we are not happy, going back to the street, we are not happy,
612 00:52:16,534 00:52:19,370 because we know we lose them, and they are going back, because we know we lose them, and they are going back,
613 00:52:19,370 00:52:20,971 and maybe they're going to die there, and maybe they're going to die there,
614 00:52:20,971 00:52:23,508 because in the street, there is no love. because in the street, there is no love.
615 00:52:23,508 00:52:26,611 There is no people who love them. There is no people who love them.
616 00:52:33,584 00:52:39,190 MULLY: I always go back along the street in the slums, MULLY: I always go back along the street in the slums,
617 00:52:39,190 00:52:41,792 everywhere, looking for them. everywhere, looking for them.
618 00:52:41,792 00:52:45,496 When I find them, they always say, When I find them, they always say,
619 00:52:45,496 00:52:48,533 we cannot believe it. we cannot believe it.
620 00:52:48,533 00:52:51,536 This must be a dream. This must be a dream.
621 00:52:54,405 00:52:56,607 I tell them, please, this is your home. I tell them, please, this is your home.
622 00:53:09,420 00:53:11,589 We built that place by hand, We built that place by hand,
623 00:53:11,589 00:53:13,591 step by step, brick by brick. step by step, brick by brick.
624 00:53:16,894 00:53:18,529 We built every building, We built every building,
625 00:53:18,529 00:53:20,631 every foundation that was laid there. every foundation that was laid there.
626 00:53:22,833 00:53:26,070 I learned about construction with the rest of the children. I learned about construction with the rest of the children.
627 00:53:26,070 00:53:28,339 I learned how to put brick on mortar, I learned how to put brick on mortar,
628 00:53:28,339 00:53:31,008 how to make the ratios of cement and sand, how to make the ratios of cement and sand,
629 00:53:31,008 00:53:32,677 balanced and all that, balanced and all that,
630 00:53:32,677 00:53:36,647 and right now, I have so many skills that I learned and right now, I have so many skills that I learned
631 00:53:36,647 00:53:38,516 as I grew up that even now, as I grew up that even now,
632 00:53:38,516 00:53:40,685 I can use them in my day-to-day life. I can use them in my day-to-day life.
633 00:53:46,624 00:53:51,862 And we continued to do that, training the boys how to build And we continued to do that, training the boys how to build
634 00:53:51,862 00:53:54,599 not only building houses, but a bridge. not only building houses, but a bridge.
635 00:53:54,599 00:53:57,668 The bridge back here we have started The bridge back here we have started
636 00:53:57,668 00:53:59,704 over the last two weeks now, over the last two weeks now,
637 00:53:59,704 00:54:01,572 and in order to beat the time, and in order to beat the time,
638 00:54:01,572 00:54:04,241 we do not know exactly when the rain will come. we do not know exactly when the rain will come.
639 00:54:04,241 00:54:06,544 We do not know. We do not know.
640 00:54:06,544 00:54:09,480 But even though, it's quite unfortunate that But even though, it's quite unfortunate that
641 00:54:09,480 00:54:14,819 the whole area is affected by this fear of drought. the whole area is affected by this fear of drought.
642 00:54:14,819 00:54:19,624 We are taking this advantage of building such a bridge, We are taking this advantage of building such a bridge,
643 00:54:19,624 00:54:22,293 so that even when it rains then, so that even when it rains then,
644 00:54:22,293 00:54:24,695 it's just like Noah's Ark. it's just like Noah's Ark.
645 00:54:24,695 00:54:27,064 When people ask you why are you building this, When people ask you why are you building this,
646 00:54:27,064 00:54:32,437 but the reality is that, one day, the rain will come. but the reality is that, one day, the rain will come.
647 00:54:37,542 00:54:39,910 ISAAC: During the drought, we did not have any water ISAAC: During the drought, we did not have any water
648 00:54:39,910 00:54:41,679 that we could boil from the river, that we could boil from the river,
649 00:54:41,679 00:54:47,151 so he had to drive four hours every day to Nairobi so he had to drive four hours every day to Nairobi
650 00:54:47,151 00:54:51,956 to get water so that the kids here could have water to drink. to get water so that the kids here could have water to drink.
651 00:54:54,792 00:54:58,396 It was really a hard time for this country as a whole. It was really a hard time for this country as a whole.
652 00:55:02,900 00:55:06,537 They took water four days ago. They took water four days ago.
653 00:55:06,537 00:55:08,673 That's when they had water last. That's when they had water last.
654 00:55:17,014 00:55:22,820 Those people were really dying by drinking bad water Those people were really dying by drinking bad water
655 00:55:22,820 00:55:25,623 that they were trying to take along the riverside, that they were trying to take along the riverside,
656 00:55:25,623 00:55:29,794 when there was no water flowing, and they were dying. when there was no water flowing, and they were dying.
657 00:55:49,113 00:55:52,850 I remember a young boy, his name was Oscar Kipurange. I remember a young boy, his name was Oscar Kipurange.
658 00:55:52,850 00:55:57,422 Um, he got sick, and it was because of the water. Um, he got sick, and it was because of the water.
659 00:56:25,683 00:56:28,318 DICKSON: He was very low during that time. DICKSON: He was very low during that time.
660 00:56:28,318 00:56:30,320 He was trying to figure out, He was trying to figure out,
661 00:56:30,320 00:56:32,790 God, you didn't give me these kids here God, you didn't give me these kids here
662 00:56:32,790 00:56:34,692 for them to die in my hands. for them to die in my hands.
663 00:56:38,996 00:56:43,300 I remember Dad and Mom praying about it, I remember Dad and Mom praying about it,
664 00:56:43,300 00:56:46,303 and Dad crying, praying, saying and Dad crying, praying, saying
665 00:56:46,303 00:56:48,839 he was begging for water, he was begging for water,
666 00:56:48,839 00:56:52,477 and then, one night, he woke up, and then, one night, he woke up,
667 00:56:52,477 00:56:55,846 he woke Mom up, and they went outside. he woke Mom up, and they went outside.
668 00:57:04,955 00:57:08,025 NDONDO: And they walked from the house where they were staying. NDONDO: And they walked from the house where they were staying.
669 00:57:10,561 00:57:12,497 DICKSON: And he felt a voice DICKSON: And he felt a voice
670 00:57:12,497 00:57:15,265 telling him to walk up, straight, turn, telling him to walk up, straight, turn,
671 00:57:15,265 00:57:18,703 and that's the place where water will come. and that's the place where water will come.
672 00:57:23,240 00:57:26,644 NDONDO: They prayed, and they felt that this is the place NDONDO: They prayed, and they felt that this is the place
673 00:57:26,644 00:57:29,146 where they needed to dig. where they needed to dig.
674 00:57:29,146 00:57:31,381 MUENI: He believed that there was water there, MUENI: He believed that there was water there,
675 00:57:31,381 00:57:33,083 and they prayed, and they prayed,
676 00:57:33,083 00:57:35,720 and the work started the next day. and the work started the next day.
677 00:57:52,436 00:57:55,606 NDONDO: It was hard to believe him. NDONDO: It was hard to believe him.
678 00:57:55,606 00:57:57,542 Very hard. Very hard.
679 00:57:59,844 00:58:02,112 DICKSON: Most of the workers did not believe it, DICKSON: Most of the workers did not believe it,
680 00:58:02,112 00:58:03,748 so they did not want to start digging. so they did not want to start digging.
681 00:58:03,748 00:58:05,716 They refused actually to be part of it, They refused actually to be part of it,
682 00:58:05,716 00:58:07,217 and us, the kids who came, and us, the kids who came,
683 00:58:07,217 00:58:08,853 and we started digging and digging. and we started digging and digging.
684 00:58:08,853 00:58:11,255 NDONDO: My brother Dickson and Isaac, NDONDO: My brother Dickson and Isaac,
685 00:58:11,255 00:58:13,691 they dug for the water. they dug for the water.
686 00:58:14,892 00:58:16,226 Now this is after trying to dig Now this is after trying to dig
687 00:58:16,226 00:58:19,730 a couple bowl-holes with machines, a couple bowl-holes with machines,
688 00:58:19,730 00:58:22,667 going a couple hundred feet down to get water, going a couple hundred feet down to get water,
689 00:58:22,667 00:58:24,101 and we do not have any water, and we do not have any water,
690 00:58:24,101 00:58:26,403 and this guy goes like, you know, and this guy goes like, you know,
691 00:58:26,403 00:58:28,172 we need to grab a couple of mattocks and start digging. we need to grab a couple of mattocks and start digging.
692 00:58:28,172 00:58:30,507 That is total craziness. That is total craziness.
693 00:58:30,507 00:58:32,810 Most of us not believing. Most of us not believing.
694 00:58:32,810 00:58:34,745 We started digging for a couple of days, We started digging for a couple of days,
695 00:58:34,745 00:58:37,381 and we dug, we dug, and we got to this hard rock. and we dug, we dug, and we got to this hard rock.
696 00:58:37,381 00:58:39,083 It's a volcanic rock, It's a volcanic rock,
697 00:58:39,083 00:58:41,786 and you know, we called my dad, and you know, we called my dad,
698 00:58:41,786 00:58:43,854 and told him we've dug your vision, and told him we've dug your vision,
699 00:58:43,854 00:58:45,623 and this is where it's taken us. and this is where it's taken us.
700 00:58:45,623 00:58:47,858 We have a rock, and there's no water, We have a rock, and there's no water,
701 00:58:47,858 00:58:50,695 so what should we do? so what should we do?
702 00:58:50,695 00:58:54,398 My dad says, "I was shown water here, My dad says, "I was shown water here,
703 00:58:54,398 00:58:56,767 and just keep on digging." and just keep on digging."
704 00:59:01,338 00:59:02,973 So during that time, So during that time,
705 00:59:02,973 00:59:05,509 it was the time for my younger brother's class it was the time for my younger brother's class
706 00:59:05,509 00:59:06,911 to go and dig, to go and dig,
707 00:59:06,911 00:59:09,213 so he got in there, and he was digging, so he got in there, and he was digging,
708 00:59:09,213 00:59:13,784 and he takes this mattock and just hits on the rock. and he takes this mattock and just hits on the rock.
709 00:59:19,023 00:59:22,727 And all of a sudden, water got out! And all of a sudden, water got out!
710 00:59:22,727 00:59:24,962 ISAAC: I remember my brother yelling, ISAAC: I remember my brother yelling,
711 00:59:24,962 00:59:27,732 "Hey, Dad, Mom, we got water!" "Hey, Dad, Mom, we got water!"
712 00:59:27,732 00:59:29,266 and my dad's like, what? and my dad's like, what?
713 00:59:29,266 00:59:32,837 And water, it just came out pouring from the ground, And water, it just came out pouring from the ground,
714 00:59:32,837 00:59:35,539 and there was a lot of commotion and everything, and there was a lot of commotion and everything,
715 00:59:35,539 00:59:38,108 because it was unheard of. because it was unheard of.
716 00:59:41,779 00:59:43,848 GRACE: And you know, they started shouting. GRACE: And you know, they started shouting.
717 00:59:43,848 00:59:45,816 They're shouting, "Majee, majee!" They're shouting, "Majee, majee!"
718 00:59:45,816 00:59:47,718 Majee means water. Majee means water.
719 00:59:47,718 00:59:49,553 They're shouting, "Water, water," They're shouting, "Water, water,"
720 00:59:49,553 00:59:50,921 because it was actually coming. because it was actually coming.
721 01:00:08,505 01:00:12,643 ISAAC: When I finally got to understand why he was doing it, ISAAC: When I finally got to understand why he was doing it,
722 01:00:12,643 01:00:16,046 I regained trust in my dad, I regained trust in my dad,
723 01:00:16,046 01:00:19,183 and from then, I started supporting him. and from then, I started supporting him.
724 01:00:19,183 01:00:22,252 MUENI: And after that, we had water in Ndelani, MUENI: And after that, we had water in Ndelani,
725 01:00:22,252 01:00:25,555 in an area where it is not known to have any well. in an area where it is not known to have any well.
726 01:00:25,555 01:00:27,391 There are no wells in this area. There are no wells in this area.
727 01:00:27,391 01:00:30,560 It is unheard of, but we do have water, It is unheard of, but we do have water,
728 01:00:30,560 01:00:32,529 and the children stopped getting as sick and the children stopped getting as sick
729 01:00:32,529 01:00:37,167 as they were getting sick, so that's, that is a miracle. as they were getting sick, so that's, that is a miracle.
730 01:00:49,814 01:00:52,683 KALELI: A water purification system was set up, KALELI: A water purification system was set up,
731 01:00:52,683 01:00:54,451 and from that, and from that,
732 01:00:54,451 01:00:57,221 there was a water tower that was constructed, there was a water tower that was constructed,
733 01:00:57,221 01:01:01,458 and this was able to supply water not only to the children, and this was able to supply water not only to the children,
734 01:01:01,458 01:01:05,830 but also, we got water also for use in the farm, but also, we got water also for use in the farm,
735 01:01:05,830 01:01:09,066 and that's where it began. and that's where it began.
736 01:01:09,066 01:01:12,302 Over a period of time, the number of children grew Over a period of time, the number of children grew
737 01:01:12,302 01:01:15,139 all the way to more than a couple of hundred, all the way to more than a couple of hundred,
738 01:01:15,139 01:01:21,045 to 1,000, and the need to feed the children was very high. to 1,000, and the need to feed the children was very high.
739 01:01:21,045 01:01:24,715 And Dad was thinking on how to be self-sustaining, And Dad was thinking on how to be self-sustaining,
740 01:01:24,715 01:01:26,951 and that's where the farming part and that's where the farming part
741 01:01:26,951 01:01:28,819 really took a different turn. really took a different turn.
742 01:01:28,819 01:01:32,823 The idea of us being able to be self-reliant The idea of us being able to be self-reliant
743 01:01:32,823 01:01:36,093 was a very paramount aspect was a very paramount aspect
744 01:01:36,093 01:01:39,163 of how my father was viewing the entire project. of how my father was viewing the entire project.
745 01:01:39,163 01:01:44,201 You know, people in Africa, in Kenya, You know, people in Africa, in Kenya,
746 01:01:44,201 01:01:47,404 they all, even the government, they depend on donation they all, even the government, they depend on donation
747 01:01:47,404 01:01:49,006 from the western world, from the western world,
748 01:01:49,006 01:01:54,344 and then I always feel like what can we do as Africans and then I always feel like what can we do as Africans
749 01:01:54,344 01:01:56,680 to change that attitude. to change that attitude.
750 01:01:56,680 01:02:01,018 KALELI: My father noticed that, and started to think through KALELI: My father noticed that, and started to think through
751 01:02:01,018 01:02:03,420 how he could do something differently how he could do something differently
752 01:02:03,420 01:02:06,390 to be able to complement the donations we were having. to be able to complement the donations we were having.
753 01:02:06,390 01:02:09,894 Because I used to beg, you know. Because I used to beg, you know.
754 01:02:09,894 01:02:13,430 A beggar has got no choice. A beggar has got no choice.
755 01:02:13,430 01:02:18,102 That's something I hated, and for that reason, That's something I hated, and for that reason,
756 01:02:18,102 01:02:22,106 I said I will never beg, I said I will never beg,
757 01:02:22,106 01:02:28,979 and then I kept on thinking how can we build a project and then I kept on thinking how can we build a project
758 01:02:28,979 01:02:31,949 that would be self-sustaining. that would be self-sustaining.
759 01:02:34,218 01:02:39,756 KALELI: As we began, we had (indistinct) with oxen, KALELI: As we began, we had (indistinct) with oxen,
760 01:02:39,756 01:02:44,094 now to 500 acres using a tractor. now to 500 acres using a tractor.
761 01:02:44,094 01:02:46,030 Right now, as we're sitting here, Right now, as we're sitting here,
762 01:02:46,030 01:02:49,066 we're looking at crops that are growing so well, we're looking at crops that are growing so well,
763 01:02:49,066 01:02:51,201 the production is so many times the production is so many times
764 01:02:51,201 01:02:53,637 the conventional outdoor production. the conventional outdoor production.
765 01:02:53,637 01:02:55,239 We're able to sell excess We're able to sell excess
766 01:02:55,239 01:02:58,042 that we produce from here in the European market, that we produce from here in the European market,
767 01:02:58,042 01:02:59,776 so that we can have some income so that we can have some income
768 01:02:59,776 01:03:02,179 to sustain Mully Children's Family. to sustain Mully Children's Family.
769 01:03:03,780 01:03:06,216 Then in 2003, Then in 2003,
770 01:03:06,216 01:03:09,719 we got to design a hydroponics system, we got to design a hydroponics system,
771 01:03:09,719 01:03:11,021 which is a greenhouse which is a greenhouse
772 01:03:11,021 01:03:13,490 covering about 600,000 square feet, covering about 600,000 square feet,
773 01:03:13,490 01:03:16,560 so the water will collect as rainwater so the water will collect as rainwater
774 01:03:16,560 01:03:18,162 on top of the greenhouses, on top of the greenhouses,
775 01:03:18,162 01:03:22,332 and it's conveyed through a piping system into reservoirs. and it's conveyed through a piping system into reservoirs.
776 01:03:22,332 01:03:27,137 That water will be used to carry out fish farming. That water will be used to carry out fish farming.
777 01:03:27,137 01:03:29,073 This is a new venture. This is a new venture.
778 01:03:29,073 01:03:31,641 We are trying to put up some fishes. We are trying to put up some fishes.
779 01:03:31,641 01:03:34,544 Here on my right is 2000. A small pond here. Here on my right is 2000. A small pond here.
780 01:03:34,544 01:03:36,513 This is something that we want to do. This is something that we want to do.
781 01:03:36,513 01:03:38,615 Train people how to fish, Train people how to fish,
782 01:03:38,615 01:03:42,686 train people how to eat after getting the fishes, train people how to eat after getting the fishes,
783 01:03:42,686 01:03:44,788 so that is what I mean, yeah. so that is what I mean, yeah.
784 01:03:44,788 01:03:46,423 So you see, So you see,
785 01:03:46,423 01:03:50,360 little fishes have grown into big fish like these. little fishes have grown into big fish like these.
786 01:03:50,360 01:03:51,795 Yeah. Yeah.
787 01:03:51,795 01:03:54,764 KALELI: After harvesting water from the top of our greenhouses, KALELI: After harvesting water from the top of our greenhouses,
788 01:03:54,764 01:03:57,001 which is almost a billion liters, which is almost a billion liters,
789 01:03:57,001 01:04:00,470 then we use that water to irrigate the trees. then we use that water to irrigate the trees.
790 01:04:09,914 01:04:11,481 We can do something with our own hands We can do something with our own hands
791 01:04:11,481 01:04:13,383 We do not have to wait for the government We do not have to wait for the government
792 01:04:13,383 01:04:15,552 to tell us what to do, because this is our Kenya. to tell us what to do, because this is our Kenya.
793 01:04:15,552 01:04:16,620 This is our future. This is our future.
794 01:04:19,990 01:04:22,526 To plant trees, so that we can attract water to this place, To plant trees, so that we can attract water to this place,
795 01:04:22,526 01:04:24,428 because, as you can see, it's very dry. because, as you can see, it's very dry.
796 01:04:24,428 01:04:27,031 We hope to come here over and over again, We hope to come here over and over again,
797 01:04:27,031 01:04:29,633 until we turn this yard into a forest. until we turn this yard into a forest.
798 01:04:33,570 01:04:37,241 Since 2004, we've planted over 1.5 million trees Since 2004, we've planted over 1.5 million trees
799 01:04:37,241 01:04:39,009 in this property alone. in this property alone.
800 01:04:39,009 01:04:40,777 The water goes up and forms the clouds, The water goes up and forms the clouds,
801 01:04:40,777 01:04:43,780 and from forming the clouds, we have rainfall. and from forming the clouds, we have rainfall.
802 01:04:43,780 01:04:47,051 With trees being planted annually, With trees being planted annually,
803 01:04:47,051 01:04:50,354 we have been able to create a microclimate, we have been able to create a microclimate,
804 01:04:50,354 01:04:53,958 and therefore, we have more regular rainfall. and therefore, we have more regular rainfall.
805 01:04:59,129 01:05:02,532 This is real. This is real.
806 01:05:02,532 01:05:04,801 When I bought this piece of land, When I bought this piece of land,
807 01:05:04,801 01:05:07,171 there was nothing. there was nothing.
808 01:05:07,171 01:05:09,739 There was no trees, nothing, no water. There was no trees, nothing, no water.
809 01:05:09,739 01:05:14,078 And through planting trees, through water conservation, And through planting trees, through water conservation,
810 01:05:14,078 01:05:16,146 I've seen that really working. I've seen that really working.
811 01:05:17,781 01:05:19,816 One bigger dream that I have One bigger dream that I have
812 01:05:19,816 01:05:25,255 is to transfer the knowledge to the young generation, is to transfer the knowledge to the young generation,
813 01:05:25,255 01:05:29,593 so that we change Africa, we change our country Kenya. so that we change Africa, we change our country Kenya.
814 01:05:56,886 01:05:59,823 WOMAN REPORTER: This is what's been unleashed in Kenya. WOMAN REPORTER: This is what's been unleashed in Kenya.
815 01:05:59,823 01:06:04,161 Ethnic warfare at its most basic and most brutal. Ethnic warfare at its most basic and most brutal.
816 01:06:05,662 01:06:10,334 A man being murdered because he belongs to a different tribe. A man being murdered because he belongs to a different tribe.
817 01:06:20,944 01:06:26,983 I remember sitting watching TV, and Kenya was burning. I remember sitting watching TV, and Kenya was burning.
818 01:06:26,983 01:06:29,586 And we were sitting there, And we were sitting there,
819 01:06:29,586 01:06:32,322 and I remember my dad called us and he said, and I remember my dad called us and he said,
820 01:06:32,322 01:06:35,459 "We can't let this happen, we have to do something." "We can't let this happen, we have to do something."
821 01:06:40,797 01:06:45,235 The government, they were overwhelmed completely, The government, they were overwhelmed completely,
822 01:06:45,235 01:06:47,937 and the children didn't have food. and the children didn't have food.
823 01:06:47,937 01:06:49,806 Dad had said if we don't step in, Dad had said if we don't step in,
824 01:06:49,806 01:06:51,408 children are going to die. children are going to die.
825 01:06:51,408 01:06:55,479 By then, there were internally displaced persons camps By then, there were internally displaced persons camps
826 01:06:55,479 01:06:59,216 that had been set up by the government, that had been set up by the government,
827 01:06:59,216 01:07:01,885 the biggest being in Eldoret. the biggest being in Eldoret.
828 01:07:01,885 01:07:05,855 So when Dad said that, it was traumatic for us. So when Dad said that, it was traumatic for us.
829 01:07:05,855 01:07:07,957 Okay, work. Okay, work.
830 01:07:07,957 01:07:10,527 Let's go and work. Let's go and work.
831 01:07:16,433 01:07:19,769 DICKSON: I remember very well that day in the bus. DICKSON: I remember very well that day in the bus.
832 01:07:19,769 01:07:22,005 Buses had been burnt on the side of the road, Buses had been burnt on the side of the road,
833 01:07:22,005 01:07:23,607 dead bodies everywhere. dead bodies everywhere.
834 01:07:23,607 01:07:26,610 We were all so scared. What if we get killed ourselves? We were all so scared. What if we get killed ourselves?
835 01:07:29,913 01:07:31,415 NDONDO: The authorities there NDONDO: The authorities there
836 01:07:31,415 01:07:33,883 did not want Dad to actually come in, did not want Dad to actually come in,
837 01:07:33,883 01:07:37,020 because they felt that they had control, because they felt that they had control,
838 01:07:37,020 01:07:38,655 but Dad, he said, but Dad, he said,
839 01:07:38,655 01:07:41,725 even if you refuse me to bring food, I'll still bring food. even if you refuse me to bring food, I'll still bring food.
840 01:07:41,725 01:07:43,593 That is how we started. That is how we started.
841 01:07:50,900 01:07:54,471 And the children would come out of the tents and follow the bus, And the children would come out of the tents and follow the bus,
842 01:07:54,471 01:07:58,842 because they knew MCF brought them food. because they knew MCF brought them food.
843 01:08:06,316 01:08:09,553 For a whole year, the year 2008, For a whole year, the year 2008,
844 01:08:09,553 01:08:11,521 we gave out food to these children-- we gave out food to these children--
845 01:08:11,521 01:08:17,861 over 2,400 children every single day. over 2,400 children every single day.
846 01:08:22,532 01:08:25,269 MUENI: We ended up working with the Red Cross. MUENI: We ended up working with the Red Cross.
847 01:08:27,737 01:08:31,675 And we got some of the children from the IDP camps, And we got some of the children from the IDP camps,
848 01:08:31,675 01:08:35,412 and some of them came to MCF, where they now have a family. and some of them came to MCF, where they now have a family.
849 01:08:40,417 01:08:43,953 MULLY: We are one family. MULLY: We are one family.
850 01:08:43,953 01:08:46,823 We are one Kenya. We are one Kenya.
851 01:08:46,823 01:08:53,129 Regardless of the tribe they come from, we take them. Regardless of the tribe they come from, we take them.
852 01:08:57,367 01:09:00,537 In Africa, we can only move forward In Africa, we can only move forward
853 01:09:00,537 01:09:05,442 only when we trust each other. only when we trust each other.
854 01:09:05,442 01:09:08,512 Girls and boys, should we clap Girls and boys, should we clap
855 01:09:08,512 01:09:12,048 for your own brothers, your own sisters? for your own brothers, your own sisters?
856 01:09:12,048 01:09:15,352 Should we clap for them? Should we clap for them?
857 01:09:29,599 01:09:32,369 ISAAC: MCF never stops growing. ISAAC: MCF never stops growing.
858 01:09:32,369 01:09:36,306 Every time we have disasters happen, Every time we have disasters happen,
859 01:09:36,306 01:09:38,275 we have (indistinct). we have (indistinct).
860 01:09:38,275 01:09:40,344 We have parents that end up dying, We have parents that end up dying,
861 01:09:40,344 01:09:42,246 they leave kids, you know, without any parents. they leave kids, you know, without any parents.
862 01:09:42,246 01:09:43,880 We take them. We take them.
863 01:09:59,629 01:10:03,132 And I think that's part of what the world is today, And I think that's part of what the world is today,
864 01:10:03,132 01:10:05,935 and I don't think there is one day, we will say, and I don't think there is one day, we will say,
865 01:10:05,935 01:10:07,704 "enough is enough." "enough is enough."
866 01:10:07,704 01:10:09,739 It's not the kind of business It's not the kind of business
867 01:10:09,739 01:10:12,609 or way like, we wanna do this for one year and we're done. or way like, we wanna do this for one year and we're done.
868 01:10:12,609 01:10:14,611 This is a lifetime thing. This is a lifetime thing.
869 01:10:42,339 01:10:43,840 After high school, After high school,
870 01:10:43,840 01:10:46,376 Dr. Charles Mully took me to university. Dr. Charles Mully took me to university.
871 01:10:46,376 01:10:47,744 After graduating, After graduating,
872 01:10:47,744 01:10:50,514 I went back and did a Masters in psychology, I went back and did a Masters in psychology,
873 01:10:50,514 01:10:55,018 and now I'm working with NGO based in Atlanta, Georgia, in Marietta, and now I'm working with NGO based in Atlanta, Georgia, in Marietta,
874 01:10:55,018 01:10:58,422 and I realize Dr. Charles Mully's dream and I realize Dr. Charles Mully's dream
875 01:10:58,422 01:11:00,624 and prophecies are coming to pass. and prophecies are coming to pass.
876 01:11:24,848 01:11:26,783 They're becoming doctors, they're becoming teachers, They're becoming doctors, they're becoming teachers,
877 01:11:26,783 01:11:29,486 they're becoming managers, they're bankers. they're becoming managers, they're bankers.
878 01:11:29,486 01:11:31,087 It's amazing. It's amazing.
879 01:11:31,087 01:11:33,156 Not counting the 84 Not counting the 84
880 01:11:33,156 01:11:36,960 who are currently in the Kenyan universities and colleges. who are currently in the Kenyan universities and colleges.
881 01:12:11,728 01:12:15,331 One day, the Lord may take me home, One day, the Lord may take me home,
882 01:12:15,331 01:12:18,001 the eternal home. the eternal home.
883 01:12:18,001 01:12:20,737 Then they could be able to manage this place, Then they could be able to manage this place,
884 01:12:20,737 01:12:25,074 but I don't have one particular person, but I don't have one particular person,
885 01:12:25,074 01:12:29,212 not even my own son or my own daughters, not even my own son or my own daughters,
886 01:12:29,212 01:12:32,549 because this is not my doing, because this is not my doing,
887 01:12:32,549 01:12:37,020 this is not my property, this is not my work. this is not my property, this is not my work.
888 01:12:37,020 01:12:40,990 He chose me like He did to Moses, He chose me like He did to Moses,
889 01:12:40,990 01:12:43,760 to be able to do this work faithfully. to be able to do this work faithfully.
890 01:12:43,760 01:12:48,197 That's why, over the years now, I'm no longer worried. That's why, over the years now, I'm no longer worried.
891 01:12:48,197 01:12:51,835 I cannot tell the world who are those people I cannot tell the world who are those people
892 01:12:51,835 01:12:56,573 who really would take over when I am not alive. who really would take over when I am not alive.
893 01:13:01,678 01:13:04,648 Twenty-five years from now, Twenty-five years from now,
894 01:13:04,648 01:13:10,186 I know MCF will be a place I know MCF will be a place
895 01:13:10,186 01:13:14,123 where the people will come from all over the world where the people will come from all over the world
896 01:13:14,123 01:13:16,960 to see what is going on, to see what is going on,
897 01:13:16,960 01:13:23,667 and I know the kids who went through in our program, and I know the kids who went through in our program,
898 01:13:23,667 01:13:27,937 I know they will be big people in the society, I know they will be big people in the society,
899 01:13:27,937 01:13:31,575 and also in Kenya, and also in Africa, and also in Kenya, and also in Africa,
900 01:13:31,575 01:13:33,276 and maybe in the world. and maybe in the world.
901 01:13:33,276 01:13:38,448 I know there's no limit in MCF. I know there's no limit in MCF.
902 01:13:38,448 01:13:40,216 For you to be here, For you to be here,
903 01:13:40,216 01:13:43,887 for you to be alive today, it's a miracle. for you to be alive today, it's a miracle.
904 01:13:43,887 01:13:49,325 For you to be the way you are, it is God's miracle. For you to be the way you are, it is God's miracle.
905 01:13:49,325 01:13:52,896 Let me tell you, I worked 25 years, Let me tell you, I worked 25 years,
906 01:13:52,896 01:13:57,166 and I worked because I know everything is possible. and I worked because I know everything is possible.
907 01:13:57,166 01:13:58,735 I'm telling you, I'm telling you,
908 01:13:58,735 01:14:02,405 let's remain focused in our studies, let's remain focused in our studies,
909 01:14:02,405 01:14:06,743 and in everything that we do, let us remain focused. and in everything that we do, let us remain focused.
910 01:14:06,743 01:14:11,815 Let us work hard, so that we change the world. Let us work hard, so that we change the world.
911 01:14:17,887 01:14:22,025 DICKSON: At night, Dad ties his shoes up, puts on a coat, DICKSON: At night, Dad ties his shoes up, puts on a coat,
912 01:14:22,025 01:14:23,793 gets in a car, gets in a car,
913 01:14:23,793 01:14:26,663 and he drives and drives, not somewhere specific, and he drives and drives, not somewhere specific,
914 01:14:26,663 01:14:29,599 but looks until he sees an orphan, but looks until he sees an orphan,
915 01:14:29,599 01:14:31,668 sleeping alone in a street. sleeping alone in a street.
916 01:14:33,603 01:14:35,071 And the first thing he says... And the first thing he says...
917 01:14:35,071 01:14:37,040 Oiyeh. Oiyeh.
918 01:14:38,875 01:14:40,510 Oiyeh. Oiyeh.
919 01:14:42,045 01:14:43,513 Oiyeh. Oiyeh.
920 01:17:44,894 01:17:49,165 ( children singing in African dialect ) ( children singing in African dialect )
921 01:18:04,480 01:18:09,018 * *
922 01:18:25,835 01:18:32,909 * *
923 01:18:54,230 01:18:59,202
923 01:18:54,230 01:18:59,202