Harmon Parker 's nonprofit group helps Kenyans build footbridges over perilous rivers . ` I know , because I have no parents . The organization has built more than 100 of them in the past five years, and is working to expand its work into other countries as well. Parker came to Kenya in 1989 as a young missionary with masonry skills . Because of limited financing , he is able to organize only five or six bridge projects a year .
Harmon Parker 's nonprofit group helps Kenyans build footbridges over perilous rivers . The organization has built more than 100 of them in the past five years, and is working to expand its work into other countries as well. Parker came to Kenya in 1989 as a young missionary with masonry skills . Because of limited financing , he is able to organize only five or six bridge projects a year .