We’ve received some updates from Kenya recently but where to begin? Let’s start with Gideon, he’s the Director at Nice View Academy in Tala, Kenya. Chuck received an email from him recently and the kids were all finished with their exams and leaving for break. Gideon hasn’t decided yet if they will offer tutoring during the break, parents are asking for tutoring but that decision hasn’t been made yet. Fees would have to be collected from the parents in order to pay the teachers since what we had was just sent to Gideon for food and November salaries for the teachers. Also, we found out Monday that Catherine, principal at Nice View, is getting married next year! Congratulations Catherine!
Please pray for God’s wisdom and providence and blessings for Catherine.
Next I talked with a friend, Ruth, who lives in Machakos, which is very close to Tala. She is expecting twins within the next month so we are continuing to pray for her health and the health of the babies. Ruth said their shamba (garden) is doing very well and they are expecting a good harvest from it – thank you Lord! With the rains she said it has cooled off a bit and it’s not so dusty. I remember that dust – it got everywhere and in everything (my poor camera was not happy)!
Please keep Ruth and her pregnancy in your prayers for a safe delivery.
Then I called Anastacia, house mom at Mercy Child Foundation. She said the kids were doing great and finished school. The headmaster at their school told Anastacia how happy he was with their progress and I told her to tell the kids how very proud I am of them for doing such a great job with their studies. She said their shamba is doing well, but still needs rains. If rains don’t continue they will need to pump water – which requires funds – funds that we don’t have right now. Also she said they needed a cover for the well since snakes are getting into the water and they are scared to drink the water! Yikes!! I will pass that information onto Chuck and Gideon, but again, funds are needed to do anything about that too. I wasn’t able to finish my conversation with Anastacia because our phone card ran out of money and we were cut off. I was however able to ask her to tell the kids we love them and miss them.
Please pray for continued rains and providence so they will have a bountiful harvest.
I received an email from Fransisca, manager at Eldama Ravine Children’s Village. She said the children are doing well and are ranking at the top of their classes again! I also talked with Magie, founder of Eldama Ravine Children’s Village and she said five of the boys were circumcised. It seems to be more of a manhood ceremony than anything else but the 5 boys are in seclusion right now for healing. Magie received a call Sunday night that one of the boys was taken to the hospital, but was not given any details. Women are not included in that information since it is a “man” thing. Crazy I know and hopefully we will get some details on the boys condition soon, but nothing as of this post time.
Please pray for quick healing for the boys and continued wisdom on working with Eldama Ravine.
I feel like I’m hounding on funding this post, but doesn’t most of what we do require some sort of funding? I eat today, that takes money; I drink water today, that takes money; I put on clothes today, that takes money. Please prayerfully consider helping Saved By God’s Grace so we can help these orphanages eat, drink and be clothed.
“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’