Wed

HI ALL<
A change of plans this am....as we await a vehicle to proceed to Womens Empowerment event. All is well. We continue to have internet...occasionally. This AM it is working. PRAISE THE LORD! We are healthy. Made more visits into homes. See so many people still lacking good protein sources, but so hopeful in the programs we have started. This time we bought water systems for all of our HIS ARMS families of children we sponsor and the overseers that work with our program. Now the water they gather can go into large pot, be covered after the add water guard/a disenfectant...and the water that will come out a spicket below when they wish, is cold. They think they have refrigerated water now. And it is safe, children cannot contaminate...lifes will be saved. We are seeing more fungus of the head this time, more worms ingested/affecting GI tracts, and jiggers. So upsetting. They struggle so. for us treatments are less then $20...or less....and yet lifes can be lost. But we pray in homes, we ask God's protection for these precious souls. How humbled we are when we hear of life changes, of women holding their heads up as life is better, they have a goat and chicken! So keep praying. You will hear so much more when we return.....;love from the team in Maseno Kenya!

We are back

It is Tuesday, all is well. We have not had internet, which was so frustrating for us USA communication freaks! But we are ok. All are healthy, and seeing so much. We had an orphan feed we helped with on Saturday.....in the am. Then in afternoon, we put on a huge celebration for all of our 34 orphan children, their siblings and all our overseers and their kids. Between 150 and 200. Such a celebration! Everyone laughed, played, jump roped, games, snacks, and all. It was another time of being on Holy Ground. God was with us, jumping and singing and laughing with us. Then Sunday we said good-bye to Michigan troopers. They were such a good team. SO then Pastor, Abby and Laura and us older 3-some, continued home visits on Monday. Sunday AM was in Sunday school classroom, and reg. worship. TOmorrow we travel some and meet a new group of women for Women's Empowerment. Today was choosing scholarship candidate. We took all three with various amts. So that means we have to fundraise like crazy for those at home as each had such a heart/stirring story. Blessings continue. We pray our MI troop arrive home safely. We thank God for all of our good health. SO many new friends, so many old friends we have greeted. God is GOOD! Mungu Awabariki. Nancy and all the team

I (Nancy's Daughter-in-law) want to report that we got a phone call saying all is well in Maseno, Kenya. Communication and blogging is very difficult due to lack of electricity.

Please continue to pray for safety, encouragement and energy.
Thanks so much for all the prayers and support!

Renee Rowe

Thursday in Maseno

Today is Karen's blog....Karen says, "today we went to the Luanda market. It was wild, hectic, but I shopped!".......then Brenda adds"I am excited to go to market again next week. Danced, Lalabamba dance of praise with the Mothers Union women. Loved it" Renee says, "She can't wait to meet Noshon's family tomorrow at their house!....and to find out new orphans are "......Nancy says, this is great team to work with.....lots of laugh.....lots of stories, lots, of education we have learned.... love you all. Did enjoy the Mothers union empowerment event. Renee has done excellent job of educating on grief. It is new for them to talk about grief. Today we found out 2 orphans died from another church's program. The reality of death is tough. Yesterday visited a baby in peds, who is dying of ccirrhosis of the liver.....Papa just holding him, nothing to be done. Reality does smack us in the face sometime!. Jeanne(now officially GIgi.....)spent the most shopping. Enough said!". We love you all..... The Group! Mungu Awabarikie....Praying for safety for Pastor and crew as they begin trip....

Wednesday in Maseno

Yesterday was visiting more of our orphans in their homes. Such a blessing. Such precious children. Such hardworking guardians. One was a granny that looked 80 but actuallly much less, with the horrible jiggers. But then stories of hardworking orphan children trying so hard in school. One little girl Carren reads everything she can find. Many dream of being a teacher, doctor, and other stuff. We try to encourage dreams. TO HOPE! Today we met with HIV support group. Such a blessing. THey introduce themselves, say their name, then say how long they have lived with "hope"....not how long they have lived with HIV. So many said, please take my picture before I die. TO have a picture to leave your loved ones, is huge. But their crafts were gorgeous....we bought.

All needs prayers. So many challenges doing the Lord's work here. The Evil One wants to mess everything up as we are doing this in the Lord's name. Pray for the hard working Kenyan volunteers! Ask for God's blessings....

Asante Sana/thank you....love from the Whole Kenya Mission Team....
ps....we walked alot yesterday in heat....God sustained us all! Praise the Lord!

Tuesday

HI ALL
It is Tuesday in Maseno. All is well. We pray the same for our dear friends in USA. Yesterday was awesome. Some walking, some gardening with a Granny of Samson's, some tree planting. We met at Clinton's home.....such a brite boy. Such a sad home. Granny sleeps on ground, full of jiggers. We shall buy her a mattress. Praise the Lord for those of you who sent money for mattresses! We also visited in Samson's. He is progressing, slowly. Such a sweet granny....she tries so hard. We gave her a sweater, she thought it was a fur I believe! She sparkled! We visited goats, and chickens we had passed on. We found out they are breeding the goats, with better quality, so eventually the next generations will be even better milk producers. we visited in Collins home. It is a kind grandma, younger with depressed Mom. Many of our later children in program have not been tested for HIV. We may have to do that, as of somethings we have noted. Justo, still finds us.....(Deb's) I said, "Justo you must go to school". He shakes his head, like uh huh......he just wants the warmth and love of the group so much. Such a blessing. We also visted their newest projects.....stoves for the homes we can get for $45 us.....they are more smoke free....kids can't get burned. They are selling water systems that are safer water.....for $25 that could save lifes. It is exciting innovative changes. We are so blessed. thank you for your prayers. Esp....for Renee's back, as it is bothering her. Thank you to all our readers. Mungu Awabarikie!
Nancy Rowe

We are here!

Hi All,
Habari! All is well in Maseno Kenya. We have met with many of our orphans from His Arm program. Could not believe how much they had changed just in a few months. Even Samson smiled! The first time we had ever seen this "thrown away" little boy smile as we played and sang. One of our children had to be removed from the home he was in as was being abused. Our Caregiver/Overseers are keeping a close eye on our children which we are so greatful for. We heard a report from the group on the impact that our program His Arms was having. They said one of the biggest impacts was when we found a sponsor to cover a special needs young lady Sophy to go to a special needs school. Unfortunately these children are also often "thrown away" little children. We have danced, sang, praised, hugged, and just been having a great time. Today we head out walking, so ask for prayers for strength. So far all are well and feeling so humbled that the Lord has blessed us so. oh one more thing......we all kissed and blessed a 10 goat give away yesterday with also chickens and malaria nets included! The community roared, we laughed....and it was a fun event. May the Lord guide our steps everyday. We cannot thank our donors and sponsors enough. To see the joy on your children's faces,is unbelievable. Mungu Awabarikie/God bless you!
Nancy Rowe

We are in Maseno, Kenya!!!!

Many people are being touched and encouraged. Please continue to keep us in your prayers! Updates will be difficult because of lack of internet connections.

Mission Trip 2010

On June 16th, 3 women from Baldwin WI and 4 women from Michigan leave for Maseno Kenya. We plan to visit our orphans in our His Arms Program. While there we will due crafts with the children, play with them and of course, sing! It is also in our plans to make home visits of these children and all the recipients of our Ebenezer animals and nets and mattresses. We also will be joined on June 26th with 3 more Baldwin WI residents that will join the team.

So follow us as we attempt to regularly post on our blog. Of course, with frequent electrical outages, this may not be a daily possibility. But try us!

Also we ask for your prayer for our safety, and of course, for the Lord's clear direction and guidance as we attempt to be HIS ARMS in Kenya!

Asante Sana/Thank You
Nancy Rowe
USA Coordinator

Welcome to the His Arms Kenya Orphan Mission Blog!

Please visit us as we take our 2010 Mission trip June 16th - July 5th. We will be posting brief messages about our journey and the children. Please keep us in your prayers!