Missions of Hope, Goals for 2010

Hello friends,

The first quarter of the year has flown by and I wanted to share with you our goals for the Missions of Hope for the balance of 2010.

Our primary focus this year is to Educate the Orphans in Kenya

Primary education in Kenya is free, but secondary education (the equivalent of high school in the U.S.) is not. Secondary school often becomes unaffordable for children whose parents are too sick to work or have died. There is a major shortage of working professionals in the medical field. Education is the answer to this shortage.

For $16 a month or $200 a year you can send a Kenyan child to secondary school. This includes books, school supplies, uniform and shoes.


Providing Clean Water

Can you imagine a life without clean water? Unfortunately, many of the people in Kenya do not know what it's like to have this valuable resource at their disposal. Nearly 10 million people in Kenya do not have access to clean drinking water.

Lack of safe drinking water is the second largest killer of children, and hinders education, health and economic development. Women and children have been known to walk as far as five miles to get water. Only a very small percentage of Kenyans have access to clean water.

During dry seasons rivers dry up, increasing the formidable burden of fetching water, which can consume four hours a day or more.

Poor sanitation increases the potential for deadly water-borne diseases. Missions of Hope has a goal of building 5 wells by the end of 2010.

Expanding Help to Farmers

In the past we have helped farmers plant their crops. Read here and here. We would be excited to expand our help to farmers in this area of need. We want to encourage them to catch "fish", rather than simply give them "fish" to eat.

Thank you for your prayer support. If you are able to help us reach these goals in 2010, we thank you and give praise to God.

Thanks for supporting us.

God bless,

Dr Tokunboh Adeyemo

Dr Adeyemo has died. It is everywhere in the news here in Kenya. His body will be taken to Nairobi Pentecostal Church in Kenya before he is flown to Nigeria, his home country.

Most of his life's work was done in Kenya. He seems to have loved the country after working as the chair of Association of Evangelical churches in Africa, AEA http://www.aeafrica.org/

He also headed a host of other organizations, about 12 different ones. Most of the the organizations are based in Nairobi, and we are so happy for Dr. Adeyemo making Nairobi his base.

I got to know Dr. Adeyemo when I read most of his books and his commentary on the African Bible. He helped develop the African Bible and it is awesome, thoughII have not had a chance to buy it because of its prohibitive cost.

His scholarly works came from doing his ground work well. He had his Bachelor of Theology degree at ECWA Theological Seminary, Igbaja, Nigeria; Masters of Divinity and Theology at Talbot School of Theology of Biola University, California, USA; Doctor of Theology degree at Dallas Theological Seminary, Texas, USA; and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland (Africa Bible Commentary, xiii).

We will miss you, you were our John Wesley (the founder of Methodist church and the Wesleyan Holiness tradition) here in Africa. It is my prayer that he will rest in eternal peace. Thanks for making Africa where your heart is and for building and developing the African scholars. We saw you as a tall tree, but your works will encourage us all the more.

Kipngeno Needs You

Hello friends,

Kipngeno topped his class and passed with flying colours from a local school here in Kenya.

The school has barely a working lab or a properly equipped library. He was a day school student and his impressive B grade despite the resource limitations has really made him a hero in the school and in the entire village.


We do believe he could have done better if he was in a better school, with the right equipment and facilities. Nonetheless, we are not looking back.

Kipngeno needs to join university soon and I am appealing for well wishers to come to his help. He just applied to Masinde Muliro University for a Bachelors in Nursing He wants to be of help to the hospitals in our region after he graduates.


The school needs about $2000 per year or a $1000 each semester (6 months). I wish I could help him, but am not able to do so at the moment though I helped him through high school.

If you are touched by his plight, feel free to contact me. The details for sending money to his university's account will come soon. I am praying someone will be touched by his need. I forgot to mention that he comes from a single parent (mother) family. They have no land and no money. His only hope is education. I have asked him to pray also.

Hoping to hear from you soon,
God bless


UPDATE: June 2011 ~ Kipngeno has now been accepted to Kisiii University. He will need a sponsor to help him start studies in September 2011. Please help us spread the word.

A Sure Foundation

So this is what the Sovereign LORD says:
"See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone,
a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation;
the one who trusts will never be dismayed.
Isaiah 28:16 (NIV)

Hello friends, The church building that was started in 1957 finally has a roof on it! Praise God.

The pioneers of this church are glad to see the fruits of their labour. The church building was started by just six people and we were so glad to see them with us.

Rev. Nathaniel arap Korir, who studied in the USA in the early 1960's saw it fit to come home and start this church. He really loves his people and came to minister with us. He was also the Assistant Bishop and he established more churches, too. This church is exceptional because it is Rev. Nathaniel's home church and he worships there each week. His daughter who is a high school principal was also present at the official opening. She marvelled at the beauty of the church and shed some tears in her joy.

(Photo above: Rev. Nathaniel arap Korir)

(Photo above: Rev. Nathaniels' daughter is the middle one of the 3 ladies standing/talking).

The guest of honor was the former President of Kenya, His Excellency Daniel arap Moi and the church was dedicated by the Bishop Dr. Joseph Rono.

(Photo above: President Daniel arap Moi)

(Photo above: Bishop Dr. Joseph Ronoh in black robes and colourful scarves)

Today we didn't have rains as usual and it made the ceremony go well. The new church building is located just across the road from the second largest tea plantation in the world, Finlay Tea company and Unilever tea.
Enjoy the pictures. There are more in the slideshow.

Enjoying Sports

... let us run with patience
the race that is set before us ...
Hebrews 12:1-3

Sports is here to be enjoyed by those who are able to participate.

Our time today with Christian colleges was great. We played our games very late into the evening. It was past 7:00 p.m. when we finally finished.

We enjoyed every part of it.

The schools which participated in the games included: Kabarak University, PACC, NGST, and Moffat.

With shoes or without shoes, we all enjoyed the games.

God bless

A Tree Becomes a Hospital

Hello friends,

It is such a great honor to see the tree that was planted by the unsung heroes in mission work here in Africa. There are times when we might claim to be doing a lot in missions but the really great work was done by missionaries when there were no roads and people were living in the forests and hard to reach.

Andrew Andersen is one such missionary who ventured into such a mission field. His work has led to the start of a big hospital 85 years since he planted this tree.
http://www.liteinhospital.org/index.php/eye-unit

I was so much touched and thanked God for this missionary. We are so much grateful to the American missionaries who sacrificed everything to come and minister to us here in Kenya. We also thank those who supported them while they were here.

God Bless
Jonah

P.S. No one wants the tree to be cut, though there is need for firewood. It is a highly respected monument and it reminds the people of the presence of of Andrew Anderson.

Rest in Glory


Related websites

http://www.liteinhospital.org
Missy Fundi: Kenya Girl
http://www.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/GUIDES/081.htm

The Sanctuary is Rising

Hello

Our new church building in Kepchurbet is coming up and we are so happy! We want to encourage you to help us, with just $15 you can help get good pews for our church.

We are looking forward to fundraising for the chairs and windows. Please continue to pray for us.

It is over 40 years since the sanctuary was started. We are finally getting somewhere and we are so glad. The school is getting a facelift too. The school is in the photo below (with blue doors).

We are looking forward to having a better future for the kids there and for us, as church members. You can read more about my home church and see some before photos here and here.

Otherwise enjoy the pics.
God bless.

See more photos from around the world here.I would appreciate hearing from you!