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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 |