Welcome to the LSH Margaret!

This week we welcomed Margaret Lemuya Ekidor to the Lord’s Servants Home. She is 7 years old and has been living with her Uncle’s family in Pastor Moses’s church district since she lost her Mother when she was 2 1/2. Her Father has been absent her whole life. Margaret is the 60th child at the Lord’s Servants home and fills the final spot.  I look forward to meeting her in a few weeks!

Margaret Lemuya Ekidor, 7

Margaret Lemuya Ekidor, 7

Welcome Annet, LSH Social Worker

We welcome Annet to the Lord’s Servants home as Social Worker.  She lives in Kitale with her family and has two children.  The Social Worker position is critical and Annet will be the children’s’ advocate, liaison with the schools, and health monitor.  I pray that she is empowered and I am sure she will be loved.

 

Annet, LSH Social Worker

Annet, LSH Social Worker

 

Boys with the fruits of their labors and their own garden plots.

Boys with the fruits of their labors and their own garden plots.

 

 

Jan. ’14 News from LSH Kenya – Update #3

A solid week of projects, loving, and relationship building was completed today.  The team will be traveling towards home tomorrow.  Pastor Moses was amazed at the amount of things accomplished.  A few photos are below.  More photos and details to come in future posts.  Please remember them in prayer for a safe return trip.

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Two additional sewing machines were purchased and Phyllis taught the older girls how to make dresses and other things.

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These ladies are modeling dresses that were made from mens XL Tee shirts. Very cool.

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Eldon and helpers spent the week doing carpentry jobs such as making bookshelves and cabinets for the new LSA school rooms.

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Happy kids!

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This is everyone except the kids away at High School. I miss them!

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The team, from left, Bobby, Greg, Ed, Terri, Phyllis, Tony, and Eldon

Jan. ’14 Trip to Kenya/Uganda – Update #1

This past weekend our team of Greg Perkins. Ed Wiertel, Bobby Babson, and Tony, Terri, Eldon, Phyllis Yoder traveled to the LSH Home in Kitale Kenya.   All are well and hard at work loving the children, sharing with local churches, and working on projects to improve the housekeeping facilities and LSA School.

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Eldon Yoder working with Pastor Ken

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Some of the 4 gallons of honey harvested from the 4 bee hives at LSH

Yesterday Greg and Ed with Pastor Moses and Dr. Ben from Kitale, traveled to the SOH Home in Uganda.  They are working on immediate needs at the home, assessing the children’s health, and planning for future improvements.  One primary goal is to review several possible sites to purchase for a permanent home site.  Greg reports that they are negotiating with an owner about a piece of property.

We will report more soon.  Please pray for their safety and for God to work mightily through them.

Christmas in Africa….

The kids at The Lord’s Servants Home and at The Stream of Hope Home had a Christmas celebration because of Sponsors and generous people sharing with them.

We have provided clothing, a book, a trip to the Nature Park, and a special meal to the kids at LSH in Kenya for years.  They enjoyed it just as much this year….

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The LSH gang getting ready for the Kitale Nature Conservancy (Park)

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This is the first year that we have stood with the kids at SOH in Uganda in support and maybe the first Christmas celebration for many of them.  They got some new clothes, a fun day, and a really special meal with a soda.

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New clothes..they love that.

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Special meal and a soda!

Merry Christmas All!!!