Kibra Slum in Nairobi

Jambo

My heart is excited about the outreach a church in the slum area of Nairobi is faithfully providing. Our funding allows them to reach their neighbors with desperately needed food items and sharing God's love.

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More Dancing and Singing

 

Skygo Dedication

 Dear Friends

This week we celebrated the dedication of a Skygo motorbike. Last year we were able to fund the bike for the vocational school "Mama Lorenza". When Covid hit, the purchase  of the motorbike was halted. But now they are ready to put it to good use. The girls learn how to bake bread and sell it to surrounding schools and hopefully hotels in the future. The bike serves them as transportation vehicle. This gives them another source of income and achieve their long term goal of self sufficiency. 

The celebration was "Kenyan Style"  God was praised with prayer, singing and dancing!

Traditional Dancing

Procession

Ribbon Cutting

Singing and Dancing

 Here is a short video that gives you a glimpse into the welcoming dance women perform for us. Enjoy

Dema Outreach

 We went to the remote rural area of Dema the last two days. People are engage in our sharing and we are always welcome with singing and dancing.

Tina translates my message into Swahili

My team

Friendship between different cultures

Covid 19 Food Relief Outreach

Dear Friends 

The outreach to the surrounding villages are continuing. The kids are very attentive when we share. People receive us with grateful hearts.

Outreach Dema

 On Friday and Saturday we went to the rural area of Dema. In partnership with First Baptist Church of Nairobi we reached the most needy families, widows and elderly people. For years First Baptist serves this community with a Clinic (one nurse) and a Mission Station. We gave out food packages and of course the Word of God. They received it with grateful hearts. 

We were welcomed with singing and dancing

The food bags are heavy, but no one minded

Village Life

I wish I could take you with me to see people homes. One does not need to go far to end up in a completely different world. The food distribution is a huge blessing to many families. We are able to share the Gospel and many receive it well. Here some highlights.

We encountered an 'older" woman suffering terrible form Elephantiasis a disease caused by different worms. 

She invited me into her family as "auntie"

I am always offered the best seat in the house

A young mother shows me her beautiful baby

Cloth for Babies

When we visited  last week the village we met a young woman and her baby. The child was wrapped in swaddling cloth. My friend Tina immediately responded saying" I am going through my kids cloth to bring  some cloth for her child." On Friday we made our way back to the village to deliver the cloth. Naomi, the young mother was overjoyed. She couldn't stop smiling.

Another lady we met last week just gave birth to her twin babies, a boy and a girl. We stopped by at her house to bring some cloth for the children. She was very grateful for the gifts. 

Food Relief Program

 Dear Friends

This week food distribution in the village went really well. We visited about 30 families. To share the Gospel with people invigorates my own faith. People are very grateful for our visit. Today I show you some pictures from my "favorite" people group; the kids. I am always trailed by some. My blue eyes and white skin mesmerizes them. Often we laugh, their responses are precious.

Street Boys

 The Pastors and members from the church in Kibra (slum area) went to distribute food to the children/ teenager at Central Park in Nairobi. Our support enable them to feed 50 young people. The teenager are all homeless and live on the streets, hungry and with very little support. The Pastors hope to build relationships and offer hope and a better future to them. What is striking to me is that the church from the poorest area in Nairobi are willing to help the ones who have even less then they have. 

 Covid 19 Food Relief

Today we went into the community distributing food bags to neighbors. Different teams visited 25 families. I was delighted to be part of it and enjoyed meeting people and sharing the Gospel. The area is extremely poor. Some people sleeping on cement floors, no mattress and babies just wrapped in swaddling clothes. But all very grateful fort he gift of food and prayers.

Here some snapshots of our day

Community shower

Outdoor Kitchen

Chairs to sit on