From Beyond the Skies

Sixteen years ago Juli Boit a 25-year-old nurse practitioner moved from Los Angeles to a small village in Kenya to be a part of an HIV program. In 2009 she founded a hospice called Kimbilio where men women and children come either to heal or to be loved until they die. On an ordinary Friday afternoon in 2016 a three-pound baby boy Ryan wrapped in pink was brought to Kimbilio. He had been born prematurely earlier that week. His mom passed away while giving birth and neighbors miraculously kept Ryan alive on water alone for five days until they brought him to the hospice. Juli and her husband Titus brought Ryan to their home to care for him simply wanting to make sure he would survive. When Ryan was six months old he along with two of his other siblings were diagnosed with sickle cell disease. In Kenya 80% of children with sickle cell die before they reach their second birthday. From Beyond the Skies is a remarkable story of love courage and new life found within the dark. It is an invitation to all who read it to do courageous things.