Malaria menace

Malaria is such a menace to the people we care for in Kenya and Sudan. Pastor John's wife and child were afflicted this past week. Pastor Davidson's wife was recently very ill with malaria.
Most of the time the adults survive, but not the case of children under age 5. In Africa a child
under 5 years of age dies every 30 seconds. (stats from WHO) Please pray for God to intervene
for the ones who are ill and for the malaria problem in general. The people can receive injections, but it is not free. An African pastor asked me, "How can something so small like a mosquito take such a big man down?" Only God can bring the solution to this violent attacker.

School Fees

Our greatest challenge for the Sudanese children living in Kenya is the school fees.
Some of the students are in grade school, but several are high school students doing
very well in their studies. In Kenya, students attend school by the quarter; 3 months
on and 1 month off. The fees are due Sept 1st, Jan 1st and May 1st. The average
cost per month is $700 USD. That is only $7.77 USD per child per month. The challenge
comes when you mulitply that by 90 children. Please help in any way you can. Some of
the high school students are reviewing for quarter exams and as it stands right now...
they are at home waiting for God to make the way.

Kenya is really suffering!

Check out this news article concerning the plight of the people in Africa.
Kenya is really suffering right now. Go to this site and read

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090825/ap on re at/af kenya climate change

Pastor Thomas was having his church services under a tent set up and taken down every week.
When the rainy seasons come, the church cannot meet. Too muddy and wet.
Nearby a new timber structure is being built. For $40.00 per month, the congregation (including many children) can meet in a room with no rainouts. The church is growing out of the twelve benches we bought for them initially. About 12 more are needed. Each bench is about $20 to make. If you would like to help with this project, just go to the giving page. Thanks for caring about the children of Africa.

New updates

Pastor John made another trip to Sudan thinking that something terrrible happened.
Much to his surprise, the commissioner of his district presented him with a vehicle.
It is a small Suzuki, but a very good car. It uses small amounts of fuel but needs shocks
and tires. Some funds have come in for the car, but more is needed.

Pastor John returned from Sudan

Pastor John recently went to Sudan to help with the problems of the NGO's being ousted from Sudan. The NGO's supply the food to most of the people of Southern Sudan. John reported that it was very dangerous there. He could not bring any more children with him from the Maar village. After he was home about a week the malaria set in. We were able to send some funds for him to get treatment at the hospital in Kitale. The Sudanese children living in Kenya under Pastor John's care were out of school this month, but will return next week. We will need school fees for them. It is quite pricey to send 90 children to school. The total cost is about $733 for the next month. If you want to help, send your funds to the PO Box 5113, Quincy, IL. 62301

All gifts are tax deductible!!! And we are thankful!!

Sudan Village

Pastor John took this video on one of
his trips this past year. This clearly
shows you why we bring the children
from Sudan to Kenya. We endeavor to
provide food, shelter, medical needs,
and education.