Issac Ottende – A face in the community

Issac is our part-time security guard and works weekends. He is 32 years of age and was born in the western province called the Lugari district. It is about 400 kms northwest of Mombasa. He was raised in a home with 3 other brothers and his parents. The family owned a farm where they raised sheep and cattle as well as maze and bean crops. He completed up to Form 4 (Year 11) of education. It was mandatory to take English classes beginning in Standard 5 (Year 5). And found the language very interesting.

Issac left the family home at the age of 25 and moved to Mombasa. He wanted to see other parts of Kenya and had lots of family on the east coast. He started out working in a small grocery market on the side of the road and found it difficult to feed all the relatives. He currently lives in Mishomoroni about 8 kms away with his wife (Juliette) and son (Graham – 6 months old).

Issac’s main interest is football and enjoys playing in the evening with the McLean children. He is a Christian and enjoys listening to gospel music. “God is first in everything I do” and is often reading the bible of bible passages. He would like to find a steady job and would prefer employment in a hotel. But God has his own vision.