Taban Moris

Taban Moris, called “MOH-ris”, age 15

One of the most devastating side effects of the civil war was that it broke apart the traditional family structures designed to care for children when their parents died. Children without extended family members close by to watch out for them fell through the cracks, scavenging on the streets or even dying. When Moris was three days old, his mother died from a respiratory disease or infection. Completely overwhelmed by grief and the prospect of caring for a newborn and six other children, the father committed suicide. Somehow the children ended up at a refugee center, where the staff connected them to IWASSRU. The youngest three children were brought to Amazing Grace.
Moris is a mischievous, talented young man. He’s quite clever, which gets him in trouble often at school, since he cannot seem to keep his mouth closed! He plays the drums for evening worship with incredible natural talent, having never had any kind of training. His personality comes out even in his drum-playing, as he’ll stop the singing to correct the singers or scold someone for not dancing. At one point he said he’d like to be a bishop, but now he has decided that instead he’d like to be a professional footballer (soccer player).