Tumi to the Rescue: The Sudanese Orphan Escape

By Dr. Cindi L. Mendoza and Cindi Robinson

Tumi loves to help people! On this adventure, she finds herself in South Sudan. Mean guys are every­where as Tumi hides in the tall grass. She knows the Lord wants her to help save some girls, but how will she get past the mean guys with big guns? There is a horrible war, mean guys, and orphaned kids. This is a scary assignment! Will Tumi and th

• Language: English
• Publisher: Palmetto Publishing
• Release date: Oct 29, 2020
• ISBN: 9781649903037

Dr. Cindi L. Mendoza

Dr. Cindi Mendoza has her Doctorate in Education and is zealously passionate to reach the nations for Christthrough education. She founded Cindi's Hope which are Rescue Centers in Kenya and Primary schools in Rwanda. Visit www.cindis-hope.org to learn more.

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CHAPTER 1

RUN

Yummy! Chapatti and green grams were one of my favorite dishes. Well, I definitely liked the chapatti best. The buttery flavor on the round tortilla just melts in your mouth. I have to remember to scoop some of the green grams up into my chapatti.

It was a sunny Sunday afternoon in Nairobi, Kenya. I was just finishing up my lunch with Mom and Dad. After church, we always ate together and then had a quiet time. I used to roll my eyes.

‘Quiet time,’ right! That was Mom’s nice way of saying she was going to take a nap and the rest of us should be quiet! Ha-ha. But now, I had all afternoon to put on my special superhero uniform and see who needed the Lord’s help. Sunday afternoons were awesome sauce now!

I put my dishes in the sink and gave Mom a hug. Have a nice rest, I told her, and gave her a wink. I’m going upstairs to change. Of course, Mom thought I was going to change out of my church clothes, and I was. I was going to change into my golden girl costume!

The Sudanese aunties who sew beautiful purses, aprons, and other fun things had made my golden girl uniform. They made all sorts of fun items: aprons, bags, dresses, and purses. They had not known how to sew and never even went to school before my mom started helping them. Can you imagine never going to school? These ladies had just lived day by day looking for firewood and water. Yuck. I can’t imagine waking up hungry every morning and wondering what I was going to eat.

My favorite Sudanese auntie (an auntie is a name we call an older female; she isn’t really my aunt) is Mary. Mary has done lots of different jobs for Mom, and now she has learned to sew. Mary’s husband and kids were killed in the war in South Sudan. I know Mary loves to make me things because she is thinking of her own children that have died. I love her too.

Mary made my golden girl superhero costume. I have golden socks, a golden cape, a golden belt that holds my sword, and my black leotard with a cross on it. I know I can do anything when I am wearing this. It’s as if Jesus is wrapped tightly around me, protecting me and guiding me.

I went skipping up the stairs, humming the song we had learned in Sunday school that day. "This is how I fight my battles; this is how I