Teddy Waiyaki Saiteye

Introduction My name is Teddy Waiyaki Saiteye. I am a deaf and non-verbal person living in Nairobi City, Kenya. This is my personal story and spiritual experience that changed my life forever in 2012. When I was younger, I lived in Dandora, Nairobi, before my family later moved to California Estate. I was living a simple, quiet life in Nairobi City. Unbeknownst to me at the time, Esther, whom everyone called Queen Esther, was a girl named Esther, whom I shared an unforgettable connection as childhood friends. As time went on, our paths diverged and we both grew up separately after our respective families moved away to different neighborhoods. Yet, even across the distance and the passing of years, she still remembered me from our childhood days. After finishing my school education in 2009, life continued normally for both of us as we transitioned into adulthood. I was living a simple, quiet life in Nairobi City. Unbeknownst to me at the time, Esther had tried searching for me back in D...

A Message from a Future President Long before Barack Obama made history as the first Black President of the United States, his personal journey touched my life in a profound, unforgettable way right here in Kenya. In 2006, while serving as a prominent United States Senator from Illinois, Obama visited Kenya to connect with his roots and see his grandmother in the Nyanza Province. At that exact time, I was a young student pursuing my education at the Rev. Muhoro Secondary School for the Deaf in Nyeri, Kenya. We were a tightly-knit community of resilient students learning to navigate the world through determination, visual focus, and heart. During Senator Obama's high-profile visit to the country, one of our dedicated teachers — an American woman who taught vital HIV/AIDS awareness programs at our school — traveled to Nairobi. She had the incredible, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Senator Obama personally during his itinerary. During their brief conversation, she spoke passio...