Africa {Kenya}

Creating opportunities to increase the level of sustainability is critical element in the ministry of MVC. We are working together with Vision Ministries Kenya which is a network of 50 growing churches but most of the families in these churches are in extreme poverty. We have targeted two areas that will improve not only the sustainability of VMK but also increasing the economics of communities.

The borehole will be drilled at a Olkesumet Prayer Response Center. Individuals go simply to pray – it is not uncommon to attend all night prayer meetings on the hill. Plans are in place for a mid-scale agriculture projects that will allow the Kenyans to increase the level of sustainability for Vision Ministries Kenya and their network of churches. What is needed is simply a well to provide an opportunity for greater levels of growth. $25,000 to $30,000 CDN is the present estimate for the well.

Shelter of hope Kenya is a Christian non profit organization registered under the societies act. We have the call and responsibility to reach out to the children and youth who are orphans and vulnerable by providing spiritual nourishment, education, and income generating activities to enable them be independent. Through the course of our work, we have initiated programs for women through empowerment strategies and material support to the elderly widows.

Shelter of Hope not only addresses the issue of education, but also, food, water and health. Through student sponsorship, food support and infrastructure support, many lives are being impacted and changed. Individuals to assist in the construction of the second floor of the school. Business people are needed to assist in creatively developing businesses and training individuals so that VMK could reach a greater measure of sustainability. Medical teams are needed to provide health care for those living in poverty.

Ishmael and Molline began ministering in a slum in Nairobi by tutoring, educating and feeding a few children. Their early efforts have produced a charity called Shelter of Hope. In the same slum they first started ministering, there is now a school with approximately 150 students (Kindergarten to grade 8). Their efforts expanded to the Nyanza province where Ishmael was born and raised. Together, they saw the vision to address issues in the community and they started Shelter of Hope Academy and other programs (a health clinic, agriculture, women empowerment – to name a few). Recently, the grading grade 8 class completed their national exams with many children receiving very high grades.

In 2009, Ishmael met individuals from Vision Ministries Canada (VMC) and in 2011, they created Vision Ministries Kenya, a growing network of over 50 churches focusing on pastoral leadership and leadership development.

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