Foreign student , worthy cause

My name is lewis "Sonny" Blevins... To say that I'm " Toledo Proud " would be an understatement..
For ten years I headed an organization here in Toledo raising money for several charities.. Together we made " wishes " come true,  flew vets to D.C. , clothing drives, food drives on and on.. 10s of thousands of dollars made me even more Toledo proud.. I closed that chapter of  my life 5 years ago..Never thinking id consider spearheading another campaign... For the first time in my life,  I'm asking for something personal to me..Something that has remotivated me to try perhaps one last time,  to save someones day..

On Friday January 6th 2017 I received a random " call " while I was out driving UBER..

It was 23 year old Nahyoumie Muhindi , from a village outside Eldoret Town Kenya..

Only in our country and town for 5 days at that point... Never in America before , raised so simple.. A few Cattle, still cooking on gathered wood.. .. With little more than a few bags, dreams, and a sponsor back home... Going to UT for nursing.. A freshman, full of wonder and an amazing grace that shows within 10 minutes of knowing her... Driving occasionally for UBER, lends itself to unusual situations , stories , and yes people [ lol ] from time to time.. Many times I've picked up people from other countries and ended the fare early.. Enjoying the day together with new friends..
Taking them site seeing and eating of course ..
This was the case with Nahyoumie
" Naomi ".. So full of life and wonder I asked her if she would like a quick tour of our city.. Taking her to the mudhens stadium for A much needed Hoodie on me.. Of course PACKOS amongst other stops on a whirlwind tour of our fair city.. Dropping her off at UT, and thru our conversations throughout the day I realized just how under prepared she was.. I offered to buy her boots ..
The next day she took me up on my offer and that's when things truly fell apart.. With pride in her heart, and tears flowing from her eyes she shared the news that she had found out just hours earlier.. Literally just one day before her first class was to start came horrible news..

Her sponsor in Kenya had backed out of her funding via email... No warning, nothing..
Alone, Scared, No money... Devistated ..

Naomi comes from such a simple family, even as much as a plane ticket would be a pipe dream..

I took her grocery shopping, with her new pair of winter boots on her feet..

The next day it rained, i just had a feeling she didn't even have an umbrella .. Another shopping trip lead to more tears..

I sat on this for a day, and thought perhaps through some miracle WE, could help this Woman...

Go fund me..
If things continue to go south, she will be forced out of her dorm at UT..
So , minimally this fund is for little more than food, and a plane ticket home... Is it possible? Can some miracle happen to help her stay in school....

The true goal being much more grand.. Helping Naomi achieve her dream of schooling.. She has worked so hard to get to this point, studying english, countless scholarship applications, attemps with sponsors, doing work with the UN..
Her future is right here at her feet..

Can we please help her make her dreams and hard work pay off ?

I bought her a phone card to be able to call her mother to share the horrible news...As of today 1-12-17 she has not told her yet.. Maybe thru some miracle we can make that phone call so very special.
1-12-17.. I have not told her about this effort.. im going to have a very hard time biting my tongue .. id love to break good news to her within a week or 2..

Thank you all... deeply, proufoundly humbled