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“I Used to Kneel in the Sewer”

“I used to kneel in the sewer.” That’s what one of our boys once said to me as a way of explaining his faith in God.  He was essentially saying that if God can take him from living on the street, and literally having to “kneel in the sewer,” to being in school and at the top of his class…then God can surely help him again.  Thank God that goes for all of us…He is eternally faithful, what He’s done…

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Eva teaching

A story of Eva ~ shining her light for the Kingdom in Kenya

Jesus said in Matthew 5 verse 14, “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.” If He lives inside of us then we have a heavenly light within that wants to shine. In the world in which we live there is darkness that threatens to overtake and sweep away the souls of people, into places and situations that are destructive and potentially eternally damning. In Daniel 12:3 an angel said to Daniel,…

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Samburu wedding ceremony

Reaching out to the Samburu tribe

The Samburu people are a beautiful tribe of people in nothern Kenya who need to hear more about the extravagant love that the Father has for them. They are nomadic herds people who live a wonderful simple life of caring for their animals and loving their families.  They live in sall groups of huts called manyattas in a hot, dry climate.  They were born out of the Masaii tribe after fighthing within the group decades ago. Last year we took…

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Lunchtime at LC

Feeding impoverished students in the Mathare slum

One of our projects is to help feed the 400 students at Loving Concern Mission center in the Mathare slum. This slum is the second biggest in Kenya with a population of at least 500,000. Pastor Luke Wanyama has the founder of the mission, which has been in the slum for 15 years now. The school offers education to children who couldn’t otherwise afford to attend school. Even though in Kenya primary school is now “free”, there are still many…

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all aboard

Short term missions opportunity

If you have a desire to reach out to very needy children in Kenya we welcome visitors.  Come help with feeding program to street kids, teaching Bible and outreaches to various communities, slums, hospitals and schools.     If you’re interested in serving for a short time in Kenya, email me at Tammy.Donahue@sheltering-wings.org and I’ll send you a visitor’s form.

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