Showing posts with label Kitale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kitale. Show all posts

Friday, August 6, 2021

Helping Church Leaders During The Pandemic, Part II

Kitale, Kenya. Richard Ondicho is a young Kenyan man I met 5 years ago at one of my Leadership Training Conferences (LTCs) in Eldoret. He is a professional singer who’s music is played on local radio stations. He came to faith in Jesus and followed the call of God to serve in ministry. He now sings for Jesus! After attending a few Truth Connect LTCs he was encouraged to preach and serve the people in northwest Kenya. COVID hit Kenya very hard and the people were locked down for nearly a year. In that time Richard’s mother became homeless. She is a widow. Richard asked if Truth Connect could help provide a home for her. With the generous help of a number of supporters, a piece of land was purchased and a home was built. Richard is so very thankful to you for helping him and his mother by your prayers and financial help. The home is a simple framed house with mud stuffed between the cross pieces but they are so happy and thankful. Even though Truth Connect cannot take a team to Africa, its ministry is still on going through the seeds sown in the hearts of leaders like Richard at our LTCs in previous years. This is what you have done! Your prayers and generous donations allow Truth Connect to invest in leaders like Richard who go and preach Jesus! 


                                                       Brother Richard & Dr. Don


                                          Richard's mother's house under construction.


                                                          Mud plastered walls.

                                            Richard and his mother at her new home.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Visiting orphans in Kenya

Truth Connect conducted a Leadership Training Conference in Eldoret, Kenya last month.  It was a huge success.  Our training team finished its classes early one day so we could travel two hours by car to the northwest town of Kitale.  Bishop Chris and Word of Life Harvest Church has a ministry to orphans in Kitale.  Richard Rohde, Director of "HOLD the children," a child advocacy and sponsorship program was working to bring one of the school/orphanage on-line with his program.  To learn more visit www.holdthechildren.org.  Truth Connect endorses this ministry and encourages you to consider sponsoring a child through "HOLD the children."

Lead teacher briefs our team on some of the challenges she is facing.

Bishop Chris, Linda Gundlach, Gerry Whysong, and Rich Rohde listen to the children.

Our first stop in Kitale - what a joy to see the children and loving staff.

Dr. Don blesses the children in Jesus name.  After each blessing, the child responded, "Amen."

School / orphanage 2 - the children sang upon our arrival.

God's beautiful children in Kitale, Kenya school.

The children were given a piece of bread and cup of drink during our visit.