Kenya Update – February 2014 – Rauf Okal – Operations Director

MAILITISA

Sanctity of Human Life

The Enkokidongoi Church organized youth training on 25th – 26th January 2014 on the Sanctity of Human Life (SOHL). The youth were trained on sexual purity, abortion and media influence. Mr. Jimmy Wambua, a young man who had a poor background but after receiving support was able to focus in life and now lives a different life and is self-employed, shared about “challenges in life”. Over 100 youth from the Baptist churches in Kajiado region attended.

Jimmy Wambua Sharing his life experiences with the youth

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Kenya Update – December 2013 – Rauf Okal – Operations Director

KATITO

House of Hope Church in Katito, organized a widows fellowship in Katito and kandaria . The training focuses on “a widow with a vision” from the Book of Isaiah.

89 were in attendace in Katito, and 47 in kandaria. The Church has plans to offer this fellowship regularly.

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Kenya Update – October 2013 – Rauf Okal – Operations Director

KAJIADO

1. The Matapato Baptist Association did evangelism involving eleven churches during the first week of September. This saw many people converting and accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. 2170 people gave their lives to Christ. Let us pray that they stand in faith and grow in Christ. Lets also pray for follow up that is going on.

 
A section of Maasai community attending the Evangelism Meeting

Church meeting in Progress

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Kenya Update – August 2013 – Rauf Okal – Operations Director

KINALE

The Amani Self help group in Kinale has been established for one year now. The group entails residents of Kinale village and has been saving for a project to buy chairs, tents and utensils. The chairs, tents and utensils shall be hired to various people with different functions e.g. weddings, community functions, crusades etc.

The community is predominantly farmers of Kales, carrots and potatoes. They also rear sheep, donkeys and dairy cows. The crop farming has had challenges of farmers failing to buy fertilizers due to high costs. They have thus resorted to using manure.

The returns from the Amani Self help group project shall be used to buy manure for the members and re-paid with interest upon harvest. This is a case of holistic transformation of a community, other than social, physical, spiritual, is economical.

Pastor Paul Muchiri who is a member of the group, and is our coordinator in the village is proud that the community can be united to benefit and uplift each other.

We pray that the project keeps growing to reach out to all members of the community.

Tent purchased by Amani Self Help Group

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Kenya Update – June 2013 – Rauf Okal – Operations Director

Matapato

The Maasai community in Kenya is a traditional community and the Church has been trying very hard to get the men to Church. It has been a challenge over the years to get men to church since they look after animals and go into the bush; the Church has been left for the women and children. This culture has slowly been transforming since Churches are using different models to involve the men, including trainings to Church leaders on Bridges to Oral Cultures.

On May 18^th 2013, Baptist Church held a one-day training for men leaders in eight of the Baptist Maasai Churches.

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Kenya Update – April 2013

March team visit

The team from the US: Joyce, Eric, David, Forest, Sherry and Okongo visited Kenya on the 10^th Mar. 2013, after visiting Ethiopia. The team visited Noosikitok village, where they participated in the school feeding program. They met the leaders of the village too.

Team received by Moses Rianto’s mum in Mile Tisa

The team also visited Enkokidongoi village, where they met the pastors from the region.

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KAJIADO

U4A has provided for mosquito nets in Lumbwa and Enoosampurrmpurr schools in this region. The two schools have dormitories for girls. The mosquito nets provided have reduced tremendously the malaria infection in the last three months since the mosquito nets were issued. The head teacher for Enoosampurrmpurr, Mr. Godfrey, notes that because of the mosquito nets and sanitary towels provided by U4A, the girls’ performance has improved, absenteeism is no more, and they have not had a single case of malaria in the past 3 months. Actually, the school emerged top in the last National exam in Namanga Division!

The head teacher of Noosikitok, Mr Naingola has placed an appeal to U4A and friends to assist with this terms’ School Feeding Program. He says they have a shortage and are anticipating hard times that will subject the students to absenteeism and non- concentration. We are appealing for the support and praying that all goes well with the children in the quest to transform the area through education.

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