Relief Work in the Village

Hello,

These are some pictures of the relief work that has been going on here in the village. We are trying as much as we can to provide a balanced diet to families as they cope with so many needs.

From Relief in the Village - Part 3

From Relief in the Village - Part 3

There are indeed lots of needs here and we do hope that we can meet them, one at a time as we transverse the community and find those with the greatest needs.

From Relief in the Village - Part 3

From Relief in the Village - Part 3

In the pictures you can see the students that we helped last week. They are coming from the river as they learn to live outside the school community. One thing I have learned is that they are doing very well in school.

From Relief in the Village - Part 3

Praise God for that!

Otherwise have a great day!
God Bless you all and thanks again for your support.

Pastor Jonah

Village Kids have Fun Time in 2008!

hello friends,

kids are always left out of the Christmas schedules here in Kenya, but this year we had great plans to see that the kids played and enjoyed themselves! for some of them it was their first time to play in the 'so called swimming pool.




i loved watching them! it was lots of fun and i also enjoyed seeing them dance and get to know new friends.



enjoy these pictures as they are a true picture of what many kids around the world do. we are grateful to one of the hotels in the city (where i live) which brought these items and charged a small fee for its use. we are also grateful to God for helping this to happen.



Jonah

Prayer Request

Kids start back to school in January and will need funds for school fees as well as for school books at the higher grade levels. Check the link below for the school books needed by the secondary four class 4 and 5 and pray the needs can be met. To help you calculate the cost of items, one (1) Kenyan Shilling is roughly equal to 60 cents. The exchange rate has fluctuated wildly in the last year and so we expect this rate to fluctuate up and down a few cents over the foreseeable future.

http://www.kenyaliteraturebureau.com/Scripts/prodList.asp?idcategory=36&curPage=2&sortField=sortorder" target=

JESUS CALLS THE CHILDREN (& Pastor Jonah Calls the Children's Writers)

hello friends,

it is always a great joy to see young ones coming to the saving knowledge of Christ through Vacation Bible school (VBS). this week alone we were able to reach about 100 boys and gals in the village through VBS.

in VBS we have games, songs, colouring, making puzzles and memorizing scriptures. this year our theme was God's LOVE

we divide the students into three levels:
-beginners - those in kindergarten
-lower - involves those in lower grades
-upper - those in upper grades.

we do this every vacation (when the term end's and the kids are free, like this month of December ). what a joy to see so many of them committing to serving God even in these last days.

on another matter, i will need your prayers and volunteerism (am sorry i can't pay u). i am greatly involved in writing and editing children's books. if u are gifted in writing simple children's stories, let me know (kericho120@yahoo.com). u will not need to travel over to africa (though u are most welcome). the internet is a great help.

The Joy of Jikos

hello friends,

we are witnessing more jikos coming up.
what a great joy this is. many new people in the village want to own this precious thing after seeing others in the village and how it is helping them.

in my last update on jikos i wrote that we hope to have at least 10 jikos set up in village homes before Christmas. we still need 7 more to make it possible for us to make 10 before the start of this year's Christmas. this would help us to make a difference in a quarter of our households. [here are some photos of the 3rd hut to receive jiko in the village.]



pray that we can achieve this. we do hope to have great smiles from the families in our community for their blessings. and these smiles bring us great joy when we can give joy to them.

otherwise know we are really so excited that we and you...can make a difference in the lives of these dear ones. let's wait for more of these great smiles.

Jonah

Suffer the Little Children

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hello friends,

ministry to the kids is the greatest joy of all.
over the past few weeks i have been going out in the village with my brothers and sisters to reach the little ones for Christ.

what a joy to meet them in their current situations and to see them happy. i realized that at the end of the day, getting the boys and gals to be friendly takes just a short time.

I love it when I can share the love of Christ with these little ones.


Mark 10:14 Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.


enjoy the pics
and God Bless
Pastor Jonah

Awakened by "Jikos"

my village is getting awakened again and again by the new jiko's that have changed the way the village is viewing itself. everyone is talking about them [jiko stoves], and the people are very excited.

in the pictures, u can see me comparing the old form of stoves

From Awakened by "Jikos"

we have been using with the newer kind that consume very little firewood.

From Awakened by "Jikos"

i have also spent time talking to the women in the village about the need to change and embrace this newer wood efficient jiko.

From Awakened by "Jikos"

we are planning and hoping that before the start of Christmas, we will have at least ten of these jiko stoves spread all over the community. this dream can be achieved with your help. if you wish to support a jiko stove or two, a breakdown of costs is provided below...also, we would be pleased to send you some photos of the stove(s) you are sponsoring if you will send us your email address.

thanks for your prayer and your support.

God bless.
Pastor Jonah

Project Cost for making, delivering and installing one Jiko Stove:
Jiko (pot) Ksh.600
Cement 850
Bricks (20) = 300
Transport= 1000
Labor = 1000
Total: 3750 Kenyan Shillings or $48.00 US (approx. 6 months ago the cost was $61.00 US). Now is the time to give and make the funds stretch to meet Kenyan needs.