IMAGINE RECEIVING DIVINE insight from God. Imagine witnessing miraculous healings that defy scientific explanation, or discovering that torch-bearing angels protect your family throughout the night. Imagine feeding hundreds daily without a penny to your name, or simply having your unspoken needs met daily by God. These are all blessings that I have experienced throughout my life of faith. Even during times of great persecution, I have stood firm in my faith. Through my experiences, I have come to personally understand the truth behind Isaiah 7:9: “If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.”
God has blessed me with a great compassion for abused and abandoned children, and has placed a strong burden on my heart to become a voice for those too young to represent themselves. Throughout my childhood, God protected and upheld me, calling me to become something greater than anything my family could have imagined—a mother to the motherless. Now, even people I do not know greet me by shouting “Mama Zipporah!” I am honored that God would choose to work through me.
My vision of a home built specifically to tend to orphaned children in Kenya was in truth a vision from God. It was because of His call that I began The Huruma Children’s Home. Developing an environment that would allow these children to grow up in a solid Christian family has become my life’s purpose. And since the day my husband Isaac and I opened the doors of our small mud hut in August of 1990, God has done nothing but bless our ministry and provide for our needs, protecting us and even blessing us with his miracles. The growth and blessings that I and my children have received are not the result of any efforts I have made. Rather, it is the work of the Lord which has caused our ministry to prosper. And, to honor the mighty work which He has done, I wish to make His glory known throughout the nations.
“Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.” —Psalm 105:1
Contained within this book you will find my life story. I do not share this story to bring glory upon myself; rather it is to make known the glory of our Lord and Father. Without Him, my testimony would be meaningless. As it is written in Matthew 5:16, “Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” I am blessed that God has chosen me, an uneducated woman, to perform such wonders through Him.
This book, my testimony, is dedicated to His glory. May all praise and honor be unto Him. I also dedicate this book to my late husband, Pastor Isaac Kamau, and my children, Caroline Naiserian, Catherine Sialo Butt, and George Layian for supporting and believing in what God called me to do. With their help, and the help of many others, I have been able to bring motherless children into our family, give them a home, and share the little we have with them.
Thank you, Lord.
—Mama Zipporah
Executive Director, Huruma Childrens Home