Gift Ideas for Christmas Giving

Hello friends, I wanted to give you an opportunity to see the Gift Catalogue for the Missions of Hope.  These gifts might help you if you are still in need of Christmas gift ideas.  For sure if you buy something from this catalogue, it will help the very need here, in  Kenya. God bless!

Orphan & Family Needs

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$155 to $205 US - School Fees per Boarding student

$25 US School Uniforms per student
$15 US School Shoes per student

$25-50 US monthly for Orphan support

$55 US Family Support

 

Farm Animals

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$5 US per chicken
$6 US per rooster 

Just a few hens can help provide eggs and chicks to raise poultry for sale.

$55 US for one goat ($50) + vet inspection ($5)

A goat can provide milk and if two goats of opposite sex are purchased, can provide a simple livelihood for a family.

$800-$1000 US for one high grade cow

A good cow gives quality milk for consumption and for sale.

8 or 10 donors can help to purchase 1 cow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agriculture

 

 

$120 - $250 US for seeds & fertilizer per growing season   For several years, Missions of Hope
has planted communal crops (corn, cabbages, potatoes) and given out the
harvest to the widows and orphans.  We were unable to do this in the
Jan.- March 2011 planting season.  Instead each farmer must find
adequate funds for planting. Help us to help them, with the planting in
Jan.-Mar. 2011.

Other Suggestions

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*corn 30 kg  $22.00 US

* oil 1kg  $7.00 US

* beans 5kg $4.00 US

* flour $2.00 US

* onions 2kg $2.00 US

* royco 500 gr $2.00 US

* veggies $3.00 US

* rice 3kg $4.00 US

* meat 2kg $6.00 US

Based on monthly needs per family of 5 members

* $250 US to sponsor 1 mother for small business start-up or to learn a trade

 

* 300 US/yr to help 1 child attend school

OR

* $3000 US to send 1 youth to college/uni.

OR

* $60 US to buy 1 cell phone for pastor or college student

OR

* $10 US/mo. to buy airtime for pastor or student

* misc. $10.00 US (eg. soap, toilet paper, toothpaste, etc.)

Based on monthly needs per family of 5 members

* 1 pit latrine - $60 US

sponsor 1/2 latrine - $30.

* legal title deeds - This need has been met.

OR

* Build 1 Refuge Centre  $15,000 US OR any amount to help get project underway

* blankets n mattresses

$25-$50 US for 2-3 people

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*day clothes 1 child $15. US

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* medicine n doctor - $20 US

 

NOTE:
All prices fluctuate greatly in this time of incredible inflation. We
have tried to give accurate costs to the nearest rounded up dollar.
These figures will be updated when there is a significant change in
prices.

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If you wish to donate more than $300. US, kindly contact our patron first by clicking here to make arrangements.  The DONATE button is on the top right hand corner of this page.

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Mama Linet

Hello friends,

I was able to meet Mama Linet on Wednesday of this week. Mama Linet, is of the Luo tribe, like President Obama in USA. She has been away a long time due to a death in the extended family.

I catch a ride to "Mama Linet's."  It is too far to walk there.

I found her doing great and I was so glad to meet her again to see how the children are growing.

You might remember that little Linet is the girl who was losing weight and couldn't eat. She was wasting away but after receiving medical treatment she is doing much better.

Little Linet on her mama's lap.

 Linet is getting more energy each day and she has started to play with the rest of the kids, and that is very good.

I have given Mama Linet some 'seed' money for her business. She is still thinking about her options for making money through small enterprise. I will be returning to see her again soon and to check on the children and her progress. 

I am grateful for the support that you have extended to this family through prayer and financial gifts.

If you would still like to help before Christmas, there is time; especially for food needs and Christmas.

The leftovers from the family's lunch.

Many thanks and God bless!

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This Baby Needs Your Help

Hello friends,

For over a month now I have been coordinating efforts to save this little girl (on the right, in the pink) from losing more weight. She had been losing weight due to having wounds in her mouth.  She could not eat, and she has lost most of her teeth.  Some of her teeth had broken off and she had early dental issues. Her parents took so long to get her to hospital for one reason or another.

I met this little one and her mother in one of the medical camps that we held at the slums.  Her mother brought her and she was weak and emaciated.  She had been unable to eat for days and had wounds all over her mouth.  I took her to one hospital and helped her for about a month with her medical needs.

This is the slum area.  When you live in poverty with little water, food or sanitation, it is hard to stay healthy.

This week was a success for me.  The little girl (in the pink) is able to walk, run and smile.  She is able to eat!  This is miraculous.

It will take awhile yet for the child's blood count to strengthen before she can get surgery. She will also need special teeth to help her eat.  The mama is so happy to have help for her little girl.

What we need: prayer and a possible donor for mouth reconstruction surgery and artificial teeth. The long brown elongated one's (teeth) will be removed. Also, food to keep her healthy...in terms of milk & school. That is a lot we know, but God can talk through other people. Pray for this girl. She seems so bright. She draws with very little teaching from any quarter.

Buying some food for the family.

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Last Update From Turkana

Hello friends,

This is my last update about the Turkana relief effort.

We had a great time in Turkana serving the people there with our love and gifts.

In total we distributed 90,000 kg of corn/maize and 20,000 kg of beans.

We are so much grateful to God for making this possible.

 

Today we visited AGC Lokichar Secondary School. This school gave us lots of hope because it is doing so well. It is the best performing school in Turkana, and yet it is also situated in a famine stricken area. This brought a lot of hope for us as we left the land of Turkana.

Keep praying for this school. 

Several of their students were "A" students last year and yet they don't even have a functioning lab or even some of the other amenities.

Many thanks and please enjoy the pics.

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More Photos of the Turkana Relief Effort

Hello,


Thank you so much for following our updates from here in Turkana country in northern Kenya where we are bringing much needed food relief to the people.

The vehicle gets stuck in the fine sand.

There are many people gathered for the food distribution. There are lots of children in the group.

I am so glad that you are praying for us.

Tomorrow will be our last day to visit this place and distribute the food before returning home.

The women and girls adorn themselves with many necklaces.

I'm holding one of the stools that Turkana men carry. They use it to sit on or to put their head on when they go to sleep.

Tonight it is so hot here that I am contemplating whether to sleep inside or
outside the house where I am staying.

Some of our team members  who are mostly university students have opted to sleep in the open. Thank God there is a moon to show the way.

Otherwise enjoy the pics and continue to pray for our work and our journey.

This is the dirty water that the Turkana people have to drink. We have brought them some water but they really need good clean water. How wonderful it would be if they had a proper well.

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Relief Effort to Northern Kenya

Hello friends,

This morning, along with other partners, Missions of Hope was able to flag off 5 lorries (large transport trucks) full of supplies to be taken to the northern parts of Kenya.

It is such a joy to see that our dear ones in the north are going to get support in terms of much needed food and water.

Please pray with us as we journey to this part of Kenya where the people have great need of everything.

Along our journey we managed as well to visit the Kerio Valley where we had a great look out over the valley. What a sizzling look we had.

Enjoy the pics!

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