Category Archives: Mission Trips

Expanding (Quickly) a Community School. Phase II of Child Redeemed Mission Primary School.

In January, 2025 Phase I of CRMPS School was opened including Pre-K through Grade 1. This school is to serve the smallest children in the community around the Child Redeemed Mission home and 91 kids are attending, most of which likely would not attend school otherwise due to the challenging distance to walk to the closest school. Our plan in Phase II was to add a grade each year until Grade 5, a 4 year plan. It WAS the plan….

Excitingly, MSM has decided to accelerate plans and add 4 classes in January of 2026 and complete the school up to Grade 5. The team that just returned from Uganda, finalized plans and broke ground on the 2nd new 5 room class building and completed the 10 room Teachers Housing Compound. The class building will be completed in January. Desks, tables, and shelves are to be built by then and teachers hired.

We anticipate initially adding over 100 additional students in January for the 2026 school year from the community. CRMPS will provide a level of quality not seen in neighboring government schools by enjoying smaller classrooms, hot lunches, great facilities, pass by merit standards, and degreed teachers.

The reasons that we prayerfully chose to accelerate the schedule were to A. Accelerate the full range of quality school classes to the community, B. Offer a more intimate education to the CRM children, many of whom come to the home behind academically, C. Reduce the cost of sending CRM kids to other primary schools. D. Make it easier to take in new vulnerable children from the government.

It is a real dream come true to build a school and see so many kids getting a solid start in life. The cost for the 5 room class building and furniture is roughly $50,000….unbelievably little. Praise God that we were provided the means to do that. Operating costs are initially at a deficit to the affordable school fees that are asked of the parents. Please prayerfully consider helping MSM supplement funds so that CRMPS can operate serving low income families until the numbers of enrolled increase.

You can help here… missionservants.org

Medical Outreach in Uganda, Trip 46 Part 2.

The community neighboring the Child Redeemed Home (CRM) and School (CRMPS) is medically needy and without a clinic in the area. The team organized for a one day outreach and brought in local Doctors, Nurses, Dentist, Pharmacist, in addition to our own eye Dr. Randall.

560 people were served with testing for illnesses like Malaria, medicine, Ultrasounds for the pregnant, reading glasses, diagnoses and referrals for eye glasses and cataract surgery, and dental issues. The clinic was held in the CRMPS School building which gave the school an opportunity to be showcased to the community. The local church, staff of CRM and CRMPS, and many older children from CRM volunteered. Ed even entertained a large group.

We love these opportunities to share the love of Jesus in a practical and needed way.

Team 46 to Uganda, Child Redeemed Home and Primary School. Part 1

A veteran team of Greg, Rick, Randall, Ed, and first timer Allan are in Uganda serving at the Child Redeemed Mission Home (CRM) and Primary School (CRMPS). This is the second trip this year and crucial to continue progress on the construction and expansion of the CRMPS school. They brought over 750 pounds of tools, materials, school educational aids, books, quilts, reading glasses, and fun stuff.

There are a number of projects that they have on their plate. The first one is installing solar panels and power system to provide lighting to the newly finished Teachers Dormitory and Compound.

More posts to come about the playground, Community Medical Outreach, new classroom building ground breaking, and other things.

Some say we go to Uganda for the Stoneys (a strong Ginger soda) but we love building a positive future for kids, sharing the love of Jesus Christ, and seeing Him glorified in the Bwase community.

Thank you for your prayers and support.

A Needed New School Opens in Uganda

Just a dream a year ago, kids that would not be learning, ARE! After years of discussions, praying, and then building and equipping, the Child Redeemed Mission (CRMPS) Primary School opened early this month. The vision was to have an early education school in the community of Bwase, near the Child Redeemed Mission Home (CRM) so that the youngest children in the community can go to a quality walkable distance school. This includes the 7 new children that were recently welcomed into CRM. The established Primary Schools are too far away and many young kids simply do not start school until they are big enough to walk far enough.

Phase I of CRMPS involved the construction of a 5 room Class building, a latrine, furniture, and a security fence on a portion of property purchased and added to the CRM property.

During the last mission trip in January, desks, tables, and benches were made….

200 pounds of teaching tools, books, and school supplies were brought with us from the US, donated by teacher friends and Hickory Grove Baptist School.

Meet the CRMPS staff…From left, Beatrice, Headteacher Jeninah, Beatrice, Eria, and Joan

And the classes…Nursery, Pre-school, Kindergarten, and Grade 1.

It was a huge effort requiring many people, prominently Emma, Director of CRM, Jeninah, Headteacher of CRMPS, and many others to hold community meeting, construct the facilities, work through the government approval process, hire a great staff, register and test incoming kids, build furniture, and assemble supplies. Kids in the rural community of Bwase, Uganda now get to learn during the early important childhood years and start a process to having a better future. Praise God!

We sure enjoyed doing this blessed and rewarding project and thank everyone for their support, encouragement, and prayers!! It was 100% donor funded to construct and open. The goal is for 100% operational costs supported by the modest fees. The objective is a quality education in a Christian environment with two meals, backed up by an involved Parent Teacher Organization.

Hang on…Phase II and Phase III are coming for the school to grow to Grade 4 over the next 3 years and educating nearly 250 children.

Pastor Training, Teaching, and Fixing in Kenya, Trip 45

Tony, Eldon, and Ray are home now after completing a 10 day trip to Kenya including Nairobi and the Lord’s Servants Home (LSH) that is supported by Mission Servants Ministry (MSM) since 2007. Those three guys are a team with Christ-like hearts for teaching, serving, and loving others. Among other goals, they partnered with Pastors Henry and Moses, Kenyan Missionaries from Nairobi for a week of local Pastor training and teaching at LSH.

20 area Pastors were trained as a follow-up program to a week long session last year.

Ray spent the week teaching a bible course at the Compel High School in nearby Webuye.

Tony met with the older children from LSH that have completed High School and are planning a future either with further education or training, or business starting. We stay in touch and advise and help where we can. Kenya is a bleak place economically for young adults. A news source reports that 3.9 million Kenyans under 35 years old with college degrees are out of work or underemployed. Depending who you ask, the general unemployment of trained people is over 1/3. Tragic. We hope to focus the kids towards job creation and careers in demand.

Eldon taught a daily Adult Discipleship Class. Always a favorite of the Church Members.

Last year there was considerable effort to train local ladies in sewing. A room with good sewing machines was set up and several ladies trained. Tony found a thriving sewing group that calls itself the LSH sewing club. Plans were discussed to expand this initiative to a larger place to allow more to participate.

One area needing repair attention was the playground of the school. New parts were brought from the US and work organized to fix the playground. This was a popular effort!

A second main area of repair need was the battery backup system for the power for lights. Grid power has outages several times a week. The storage batteries that supplies power during outages were well beyond their lifespan. New batteries and other electrical system repairs were made.

Several Community Water Supply Projects that have been supported by MSM were visited. 11 new projects were completed since the visit last year providing safe clean water for over 2000 families. The latest one is on the left. This initiative continues in 2025.

Thank you all for your prayers and support of the hands on efforts of MSM to improve the futures of the LSH kids, the health of the community, and spreading the Gospel in the Bwase region of Kenya. Praise God for that work since 2007.

Blessings,

Bob