God is moving here in Kenya! Here is an update on each of the five areas and the specific progress in each.
Our paperwork has finally gone through and we are now the owners of a Pajero, which we have already used to aid in our ministry.
This
vehicle not only saves us from a 2 hour walk each way to the IDP camp,
but it also has allowed us to transport pipes, which will bring water to
the camp. We are still waiting on the Polish Embassy to install the
pump in the main camp, but the pipe work is ready.
We
have been gathering information and documentation in hopes to have
Habitat for Humanity partner with us in getting land and homes for these
families.
Several
of the women in the camp have joined a sewing project called Thread of
Hope, which teaches them sewing skills and employs them to make skirts.
This is a wonderful way for them to be able to provide for their
children. We are in conversation about partnering to start an adjunct
business with them.
In regards to the biomass charcoal project, we have collected sawdust and progress is being made toward making a working press.
The
local church has been collecting funds to build a community center in
the camps that would serve the purposes we also envisioned. They have
purchased land, built a fence around it, and have finished the toilets.
Throughout this whole process, we have been intentionally building relationships with the men, women and children in the camp.
Some
days it seems things are moving slowly, or “pole pole� as they say
here. On those days it is good to take a look at the bigger picture and
see the ways in which God is moving and things are progressing. We are
depending on God to keep providing and would appreciate your continued
prayers in each of these areas!
