Widows & Orphans in Kericho

We had a great visit to the widows in Kericho, Kenya. We shared with them foodstuffs and LOVE. It was the greatest time ever. I really loved it.

We also visited with orphan children. This was the greatest time of our trip. The orphans are in great need. Please pray for them as they have not enough food, and lack shoes and sporting clothes, etc.

 

Enjoy the pictures of our visit and please do leave a comment. I'd love to hear from you.

Widows of Ainamoi

We had a great time with the widows of Ainamoi today. 

They go through a multiplicity of problems associated with widowhood and they were able to share their stories with us.


Please continue to pray for their needs, which are of course are many. Pray that their kids are able to go to high school, and can proceed to go to college.


It is our prayer that all these kids are able to move forth and continue with life.


We had also a chance to visit Gatherine's house (see the last two photos) who was desperately in need. One of her sons is sick, and has dropped out of school. 

Continue to pray for all these women and the challenges they face.

God Bless

Crosses for Missions

This is a post from my friend and patron Joyful Servant . I am happy to hear of this blessing and invite all my readers to order one or two crosses for yourself or your loved ones. God bless!

I am excited to reveal a new opportunity to my loyal readers and to new readers.

Many of you know that I am deeply involved in missions to poor villagers, mainly to the widows and orphans in Kenya. We operate on very few donations to try and bring relief to the many people in the village who struggle to eke out a living in a country hard pressed by famine and poverty. Pastor Jonah's time is strictly voluntary as is mine. I try and support Pastor Jonah and other village leaders as best I can, including through helping build a web presence for the Missions of Hope.

Recently, I was blessed with a donation of hand crafted crosses with a request to sell them and use some of the profits for the mission field. I cannot tell you how happy I am about this blessing because it provides an exciting opportunity to help the mission field in Kenya in time for Christmas. The villagers will be so happy that they can celebrate Christmas like others throughout the world if we can sell enough crosses to help them. At the same time, you, the reader will have a chance to do some Christmas shopping and buy stocking stuffers for one or two of your favorite people. "Yes" Christmas will soon be here!!!

I have a very limited supply of crosses to sell. So if you want one please be quick to speak up. You will see from the two photos that these crosses are designed to be worn by men and women alike. My small shipment will be arriving very soon and then I will be expecting one more smaller shipment. I am hoping to sell at least the first shipment in time to be able to get your cross to you in well enough time for your Christmas tree. The price for each of these handcrafted crosses is $25.00 (US) plus $5.00 for shipping and handling.

Your hand crafted cross will come with a card which reads:

100% hand crafted by Christians in the USA

The Disciple's Cross is made up of three distinct components. The simulated leather cord reminds us of the leather straps used to beat our Savor; the wrapped wire stands for the thorn branches twisted into a crown to mock the King of Kings; and, of course, the nails represent the large spikes that were driven into the hands and feet of the Lord of Lords.

As you carry your Disciple's Cross with you, consider the sacrifice that Jesus made for you and take up your cross and follow him.

(c) 1994 By Disciple's Cross. All Rights Reserved.

Matthew 15:24 "Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me."

These wonderful crosses will be cherished by your loved one (or by you) for years to come. Profits made from the sale will be used to make a jiko stove/oven in the village of Kericho to help make the lives of village women safer, healthier and just a little bit easier. You can read more about the Jiko Stove Project here and in the blog here Missions of Hope.

[One of the women who received a jiko stove in 2009]

To order your crosses or crosses now, please send me an email with your complete shipping address and remit payment of $30.00 (US) via Pay Pal (includes price of the product and shipping charges) to kerichojoy{at}gmail{dot}com. Funds must be received before crosses are shipped.

The crosses come in several different colors but there is only one cross in each color. Let us pick the color for you and it will be an adventure, like a "surprise box". You won't be disappointed.

If you have any questions, I would love to hear from you.

God bless you and thank you for your support

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TEAM - LAST UPDATE

Hello this is my last update about the Trinidadian & Tobago team visit to Kenya. It has been such a great honour to have this team come to visit us. I am planning on heading to Nairobi to say good-bye to them because it has been a great honor to have them here. Praise and honor be to God.

Gift of a gourd (calabash)

Arriving in the village

I love the drum

Visiting widows in the village

Dancing with one of them

Praying for the kids

A Week in Ministry

Hello,

I wanted to share my week, last week, in pictures with you. These are in addition to what was posted in the blog post Visiting Day. Early in the week, we distributed some seeds and fertilizers to people who could not plant this year because of one reason or the other. Some of the families are looking after orphans and some are not, but the needs are more than the people can bear so we had to do something to help them.

Little boy holds tight to the donated seeds. From Last Week

Mama & family accept seeds for planting. From Last Week

I also shared an especially exciting day with a church I started way back in 1997. Initially, it started as a Sunday School and I am so glad to see that it has grown to become a big church! What a blessing.

Wearing some of the medals. From Last Week

Lastly, we celebrated the wins of medals by our college athletes by having Holy Communion. Imagine. These students won in every sport in which they participated, volleyball, athletics, archery. You name the sport; they won a medal! The only games in which they did not win, were longs tennis and scrabble. These were games in which they didn't compete.

Holy Communion From Last Week

In short, that was my week. Praise God with us for the glorious week!

Jonah

***If you can help with seed planting & harvest; buying food for the widows or the school needs, please email us at (contact information in side bar at right).