Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO CHANGE LIVES IN KENYA THROUGH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST WITH A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNTITIES.
CHILD & COLLEGE SPONSORSHIP - OUR SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM OF CHILDREN COSTS 35 PER MONTH. SPONSORED CHILDREN WRITE TO THEIR SPONSORS THREE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SPONSORS RECEIVE MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS ALONG WITH QUARTERLY LETTERS EDUCATING THEM ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND EVENTS IN KENYA THAT AFFECT THE LIFE OF THEIR SPONSORED CHILD. WE REQUIRE THE STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY, TO MAINTAIN A C AVERAGE TO BE ACTIVE IN THE PROGRAM. THIS ENCOURAGES COMMITMENT AND APPRECIATION ON THE PART OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ALIKE KENYAN STAFF FOLLOWS UP WITH THE CHILDREN ON A REGULAR BASIS TO INSURE THAT THEY ARE DOING WELL AND THAT THEIR HOME ENVIRONMENT IS SAFE. WIDOW'S MIGHT - DUE TO THE POLYGAMOUS CULTURE, WIDOWS MAKE UP A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE WORK IN. LACK OF EDUCATION AND ANY JOB SKILLS LEAVE THEM VULNERABLE, AT RISK AND UNABLE TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN PHYSICALLY OR WITH THEIR EDUCATION. SPONSORSHIP OF A WIDOW COSTS 65 A MONTH AND GIVES MONTHLY FOOD ASSISTANCE, COVERS THE COST OF FIVE FEMALE GOATS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR AND GIVES THEM JOB TRAINING ALONG WITH CLASSES IN LITERACY AND BIBLE INSTRUCTION. THIS PAST YEAR WE HAVE DONE TRAINING IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: BREAD MAKING, SOAP MAKING AND INTRODUCTION TO SEWING. OUR TRAINING EXTENDED TO ORKARKAR, NKOISUSU, ILKERINE AND KIBERA. THE BREAD MAKING AND SEWING ARE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PARTS OF THE PROGRAM. THE WIDOWS TRAINED IN KIBERA COMPLETED 246 UNIFORMS FOR THE NKOISUSU PRIMARY SCHOOL. THIS CONSISTED OF SEWING SHORTS, SHIRTS AND DRESSES. WE ALSO INTRODUCED SEWING AT THE ILKERINE PROGRAM AS WELL AS DRIP IRRIGATION AND GREEN HOUSE GARDENING TO HELP FURTHER THEIR ABILITY TO RAISE AND MARKET THEIR OWN FOOD.
CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING - THIS PAST YEAR WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH MUCH IN THE WAY OF PROJECTS. AT OUR ILKERINE CENTER WE WERE ABLE TO DIG A BOREHOLE REACHING 550 FEET. THIS BOREHOLE IS POWERED BY SOLAR AND PROVIDES CLEAN WATER TO A WHOLE COMMUNITY THAT USED TO DEPEND ON RIVER AND CATCHMENT PONDS. A NEW KITCHEN WAS BUILT AT THE ORKARKAR CENTER. ALL OTHER PROJECTS WERE SUSPENDED DUE TO THE SHUT DOWNS CAUSED BY COVID-19.
FAMILY HELP SERVICES - WE HAVE PROVIDED SUBSTANTIAL FOOD RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES IN THE SEVEN COMMUNITIES WE SERVE DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC. DUE TO THE SHUTDOWNS, LOCAL MARKETS WERE CLOSED DISRUPTING THE ABILITY OF PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES TO BUY AND SELL. THIS FOOD RELIEF HAS BEEN DELIVERED MONTHLY SINCE MAY 2020 AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. OUR FEED THE FAMILY PROGRAM IS IN ITS FINAL MONTHS BEFORE WE RETIRE THIS PROGRAM. IT HAS BEEN VERY IMPACTFUL ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AS WE HAVE TAUGHT SKILLS TO HELP EACH FAMILY BECOME SUSTAINABLE AS THE PROGRAM ENDS. OUR KIDS FOR KIDS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO HELP FAMILIES GAIN ECONOMIC STABILITY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH A FEMALE GOAT CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Joy Mueller | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $33,600 |
| Randy Vanderlugt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jackie Swanezy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Steven Snyder | SECRETARY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Lloyd Schout | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Janet Liljestrand | VICE-CHAIR | 1.5 | $0 |
| Ryan Hoogstra | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Eric Hoogstra | CHAIR | 6 | $0 |
| Gerald Gewe | TREASURER | 1.5 | $0 |
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