Full of Joy...

In the past couple of days we have done a few school visits along with helping out at Pat's feeding program.

Yesterday, we met a wonderful lady named Rachel Wanjiku. She is well known in Kenya for her influence in education. First, she took us to a village school named "Karen Academy." The school is in the village where Rachel grew up and is named after her mother. The children where very sweet. They sang and prayed for us while we were there.





Rachel hopes to one day add on to school. She would love to have a building for children with special needs. Her wish is to name it the "Mississippi Learning Center. " In Kenya, children with disabilities are hidden from the community in their homes. This breaks my heart. Please pray for Rachel. Pray that she will continue to follow Gods will and hopefully provide a place for special needs children to be themselves.

We also went to the Kibera Slum. The Kibera Slum in one of the largest slums in Africa. It is occupied by about one million people in 1.1 square mile. There is one latrine for every 500 people. Words cannot describe the emotions that I experienced when we got there. I had seen pictures on the Internet and TV, but to actually see it was unbelievable.




We visited a school in the slum named St. Michaels. About 1,000 children attend the school and about three- fourths of them are orphans. We met with the principal and delivered a large suitcase full of school supplies for the children. St. Micheals is not a government school. Therefore, their funding is primarily based on "well-wishes" and donors. The principal explained to us that he is only able to feed the pre-schoolers lunch everyday. In order to feed everyone, it would cost about 200 dollars a day.



One of classes at St. Michaels.... FULL OF JOY!


Rachel and William (principal) looking at the school supplies for the children.



Donated school supplies.

Both schools where very different. One thing they had in common.. All the children where FULL OF JOY!

I am so thankful for the experience to visit some schools. Education has a special place in heart and I now have a new appreciation for it.

Today, we helped out at Pat's Feeding Program. Pat is a white Kenyan. She is nearly 85 years old and has given her life to serving others. She hosts a feeding program for the elders every other week. People walk for miles one way for food in order to survive.






Each person is given 1 kg of rice, 1 kg of beans/maize, 1 kg ugali flour, a small amount of cooking fat, salt, matches and 50 shillings to buy vegetables.





Today each person was in for a treat.... A loaf of bread!!!

" Jesus replied, I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty." John 6:35


These are some pictures that where taken at Mississippi Day.




New Shoes!!


All the sweet children with their new shoes!

"Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! His faithful love endures forever." Psalms 106:1

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Location:Kabuku-Tigoni Rd,,Kenya