The Joseph Brothers

The 4 boys with their father outside and inside of their home.

The 4 boys adjusting to the orphanage and the death of their father (above)

Romadi (above) & Badatu (below)

Doi (above) and Kulwa (below)

Shana pointed out an awesome part of the Bethany Orphanage site- They have TONS of news pages!! The 4 boys that I introduced you to have an introduction in a news story that was posted back in September 2003 and a couple months after. It gives more of a detail on where the boys came from and how their father passed away. Here is some of the news regarding the boys, and how they wound up at Bethany:

We reported in August about the 4 boys we visited in the local village whose mother had recently died and whose father is very very ill and unable to look after them. Sadly Feleshi reports in his email of the 3rd September: “On Tuesday, 01 September 2003 we received sad news concerning those four boys that their father had died for accident at Kisesa. The man was taken at Bugando hospital, but due to his mind got mental because of the sickness he had –diabetes he escaped from the hospital, which resulted his death when the coca cola truck crushed him. Children are left alone, as team we had decided to take them on Tuesday, 02 September 2003 in the evening. They are at Bethany by now. We have put four double beds in the second room where small children boys sleep.”
Daniel reports on the 10th September: “the boys are looking very happier at Bethany, they really have great company and comfort subsequently they do not look to remember what happened back to their family.”

I sent them the triplets their first letter today. Romadi's letter was sent last week. I can't wait to hear from them and know they are well!

Meet the Joseph brothers from Tanzania

Romadi is 2 years older than the triplets. His favorite color is blue, and he wants to be a carpenter when he grows up.

Kulwa is one of the triplets. His favorite color is yellow, and he wants to be a carpenter when he grows up.

Doi is one of the triplets. His favorite color is blue, and he wants to be a professional soccer player when he grows up.

Badatu is one of the triplets. He likes the color green, and wants to be a driver when he grows up.

Somehow, I am not sure how this happened, but I wound up with 38 children to write to!! You have already met the Srinu sisters in India. In addition to them, I have 18 children in Tanzania to write to. I just took a handful of kids to write. However, there was a visit made to the orphanage, and they found that there were several children not receiving letters.

At that time, I chose 6 more children to write to. Then, I noticed that one of the children I was already writing to (Romadi), had triplet brothers that were not receiving mail. So, I had to add those three boys.

I will introduce some of my other kids later. For now, I am just introducing the Joseph brothers. Here is there story:

The 4 brothers are actually part of a large family. There are 10 boys and 3 girls in the family! Their mother passed away in 1998. There father took care of the children on his own after that. Then, tragically, in 2003, their father was in an accident. It left all 13 children orphans! Romadi was 11 at that time, and the triplets were 9. Because they were the youngest in the Joseph family, they were invited to the orphanage to live. They have lived there since 2003.

There are more children looking for penpals to give them encouragement and love. For more information, you can contact me at macandmic@gmail.com or you can contact Shana, if you know her e-mail address.