Oyugis, Kenya Mission

Oyugis, Kenya Mission News

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From Mud to Brick
Louisville Residents Are Helping
Build Up the People of Oyugis, Kenya

Click here to see a slide presentation of some of the mission work in Kenya.

The Hearts4Kenya group will leave for Oyugis, Kenya on June 14 through June 29. The group will be small, only six this year, including Jim Trimble, because of the problems stemming from Kenya’s disputed election.

Life in Kenya has gotten back to normal and travel advisories have been reduced. We are expecting a rewarding trip.

The Hearts4Kenya group will be working on an irrigation system to help our farmers; we will visit our farmers and schools to see how their agricultural projects are going; we will give out glasses to the students of the highs schools that we work with in the area; and we will work on tables and chairs for the 114 orphans Hearts4Kenya supports at Amani. At the present time there are only enough for 74 orphans.

We will visit the orphans in Rongo that St. Matthew’s supports, to see what is going on with them. We will take many pictures and report back when we return.

Please put the Hearts4Kenya group on your prayer list as we travel and work with the people of Oyugis.

–John Willingham

First Mission Trip to Kenya

Here are some pictures from our first mission trip to Kenya

The current church

What it will look like when we are finished!

Bricks used to build the church

Our second project will be the building of pews and pulpits. We will be building them for the mud brick church we are building, and also for many other churches in the area. Most churches in this area have between 60 and 80 members, and have only 5-6 pews. Many people therefore sit on the mud floor – not a good thing during the rainy season. The cost of these pews and pulpits will be $5,000.00.

Our third project will be working with schools in the area. We will have an opportunity to teach Bible stories, crafts, songs and games and we will do some small construction work and painting.

These pictures show a typical school and its students in Kenya. Many schools teach occupations, since only about 5% of the students go on to high school. They teach such occupations as woodworking, sewing, cooking, catering and agriculture,. will be an excellent opportunity to share Christ with those who teach.

Photographs by John Willingham

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