January 16, 2015

Trip for 15 to serve at the Kenyan and Ugandan Orphanages

Mission Servants has a large and ambitious trip about to commence to serve at the LSH home in Kenya and the SOH home in Uganda. 15 members will leave the US in 3 teams from 3 different places and coordinate in Africa. One team working exclusively at LSH, one exclusively at SOH, and one team working at LSH then traveling to SOH. This is the 15th Mission Servant Ministry trip and a complicated one so we are requesting constant prayer for safety, logistics, and planning wisdom. The first team leaves on January 17th, the 2nd and 3rd teams on the 22nd and 29th.

We have a number of plans besides connecting with and loving on the 106 children at the two homes, 87 kids at the Lord’s Servants Academy, almost 20 workers at all the facilities, and hundreds of people at 4 affiliated churches. We are bringing almost 2,000 pounds of tools, books, sewing machines, Bibles, clothing, lighting components, balls, and goodies. In Nairobi before driving to the LSH in western Kenya, tools and supplies to improve the homes will be purchased.

Our big projects include: Completing the living touches to the LSH Guest House (lighting, plumbing, cabinetry, curtains) which will allow longer term mission trips and missionary stays. Installing lighting, curtains, and shelving in the new SOH Boys Dorm. Launch the project for the new SOH Kitchen/Dining Hall/Utility building. Numerous smaller projects to improve the facilities and lives of the kids will be done at all facilities. Medical checking and eye exams will be provided.

It will be exciting. Please look out for our blog and Facebook posts. Thank you for your prayers and support!

Some of the Kids in their Christmas clothes at LSH

Happy kids and their new dorm building at SOH

Posted in Updates From Kenya, Updates from Uganda
Tagged 2015, 2015 Trip, Lord's Servants Home, mission trip, New Dorm Building, Projects, SOH Dining Hall Project, Stream of Hope Home

December 26, 2014

Christmas 2014 in Uganda and Kenya

Christmas is a special time at the SOH and LSH homes in Uganda and Kenya as well as where you are. With the help of donations specifically for the Christmas fund the Directors, Pastor Paul and Pastor Moses, organize a celebration which includes a special meal, treats, clothes, trips, and gifts. They all know that receiving the gift of God’s grace through Jesus Christ is what Christmas is about but special things make kids feel valued and is a very fun part of Christmas. Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible!

The boys at the SOH home in Uganda got the best gift of all…a new home. They moved out of the cramped rented quarters in the trading post onto the compound with the girls. This 9 room building is one of the best for a dozen miles around. Their walk to school is also a mile shorter each way.

All the SOH kids and their new clothes in front of the new Boys Dorm.

The kids also had a special meal with goat meat and soda and gifts of new clothes and a new set of drums. Singing and dancing is their favorite thing.

Look at that pile of food. He will eat it all.

The kids at LSH in Kenya got new clothes and a trip to a nature park.

Pretty smart!

Dancan in Denim

Picnic lunch

Posted in Updates From Kenya, Updates from Uganda
Tagged Lord's Servants Home, New Dorm Building, Stream of Hope Home

December 13, 2014

SOH Uganda Update New Boys Dorm nearly finished

Lacking only some internal painting…the boys will be moving in very shortly. (The outside painting is finished but not shown in these photos). The rooms for six boys each has louvered glass windows, bug screens, and ceilings. This will be Heaven on earth for the boys who may have been on the streets and have been staying in a rented warehouse until this time. Praise God.

Posted in Projects, Updates from Uganda
Tagged 2014 Trip, Projects, Stream of Hope Home

November 2, 2014

Pushing Back the Darkness…SOH Uganda Update #4…New Boys Dorm

The 20 boys of Stream of Hope Home currently sleep in two rented rooms in the trading center along the road a little over a mile from the SOH property. A 10 room structure with capacity for 30 boys, a caretaker family, an office, and a library is being pushed along so the boys can live with the rest of the children in safety and cut about 3 miles of walking per day from their schedule. We plan for completion and move in by the end of November. You can imagine how excited the boys are to have a permanent home. The building was underway during our trip in August. Current photos are below.

View from the back of the compound showing the Boys Dorm on the left with Girls House and other buildings to the right.

Cement covering inside and out as well as installation of windows and doors is next.

The inside is finished well and has a nice ceiling.

A new latrine/bath house is being finished as well.

The 2 doors on the left of the center building is where the boys sleep at night. We want them at SOH ASAP!

Posted in Updates from Uganda
Tagged 2014, 2014 Trip, New SOH Home, Projects, Stream of Hope Home

October 19, 2014

Pushing Back the Darkness…SOH Uganda Update #3 Tables and shelving

Comforts of a Home bring a sense of value to a child. We can’t imagine sitting in the dirt to eat, play, and study. I saw something come over the children’s eyes when I watched them have their first meal at the new tables…I think it was a contented “I’m Home!” look that I get when I have been away from my home for a while on business or something stressful and have just returned.

So far I’ve shown the Electric Light project and the Water Well project that we complete on our August trip but providing tables and shelves for the home touched my heart the most.