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Trip #16 to Kenya and Uganda today.

A large team of 13 people including a Royal Canadian Mounted Policewoman, a couple from Iowa, and several from Charlotte, NC will meet first at the Lord’s Servants Home in Kenya and then Stream of Hope Home in Uganda.  This is Mission Servants Ministry’s largest and one of the most ambitious trips yet.

Half of the team will be focused on LSH and will host a 3 day Medical Clinic at the new LSA school building to serve an expected 500+ people from the community.  They also plan to build a bridge for the community over a muddy place on a main path, run water to the school, several smaller projects, and deliver a multi session Bible and craft class to the entire population of the LSA school, 120+ kids.

The team at SOH in Uganda will finish and open the new kitchen, build a playground shelter, install a generator to the well to improve water supply, and many smaller projects and activities for the kids.

The total trip will span the next 3 weeks except for one team member who will remain and serve for another month.  We will be bringing updates.  Please join us in praying for these people for safety, health, guidance, and opportunities to share Christ’s love.

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Diana and her Christmas meal of chicken, chipati, potatoes, pasta, and soft drink.

August trip to Kenya and Uganda… Update 10

Completing the new Dining Hall / Kitchen / Church building was our primary project focus.  This building was started in March and is 98% completed by the contractor.  We could not install the cooking equipment and will do that on our next trip in January.  They will still cook in the temporary kitchen but the building is very functional for eating, meeting, playing, and worshiping.  We did several things to make it nice….

The Dining Hall is in the background. The boys dorm to the left. The open space to the right is for the future girls dorm.

The Dining Hall is in the background. The boys dorm to the left. The open space to the right is for the future girls dorm.

Here's Pastor Moses, who joined us from Kenya, teaching and directing the kids in the art of concrete work. We added walkways between the buildings.

Here’s Pastor Moses, who joined us from Kenya, teaching and directing the kids in the art of concrete work. We added walkways between the buildings.

Installed gutters and rain collection tanks on both sides of the Dining Hall as well as the boys dorm. Collecting water reduces mud and is used for cleaning. We also added concrete walkways between the buildings.

Installed gutters and rain collection tanks on both sides of the Dining Hall as well as the boys dorm. Collecting water reduces mud and is used for cleaning.

The boys "helping" John install the LED Strip lights in the Dining Hall. The lights are powered by solar charged batteries.

The boys “helping” John install the LED Strip lights in the Dining Hall. The lights are powered by solar charged batteries.

It's a whole new world when your day isn't defined by the sun anymore.

It’s a whole new world when your day isn’t defined by the sun anymore.

Kathy and her church purchased 100 more plastic chairs for needed capacity for the church.

Kathy and her church purchased 100 more plastic chairs for needed capacity for the church.  Nobody thought I could carry them all on the Isuzu 🙂

Kathy purchased 100 plastic chairs for the needed seating capacity.

Shelves are the start of the storeroom.

Shelves are the start of the storeroom.

The wood fired cooking area needs to be finished.

The wood fired cooking area needs to be finished.

Serving and cleaning area needs to be tiled and finished.

Serving and cleaning area needs to be tiled and finished.

Next post…medical improvements for SOH.

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

Some of the Kids in their Christmas clothes at LSH

Happy kids and their new dorm building at SOH

Happy kids and their new dorm building at SOH

 

 

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.

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.

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 Lydia!

Pretty smart!

Dancan in Denim

Dancan in Denim

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Picnic lunch

 

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.

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