Kenya Orphans helped by YOU!

As the Christmas season approaches, and the end of another year is near, I am in awe of all that the Lord has done with His Arms Childrens Project that we are officially registered in Kenya as.  I can not begin to count the blessings. First of all, our precious children we work with in Maseno-Ekwanda area of Western Kenya are all well, happy and energetic.  When I picture our most recent visit this past October, and see the video in my mind of the gatherings, it makes me smile, then get teary.  WOW, how energetic, happy, excited and lively they were. Do you know what that means?  They are getting enough food, enough protein that they need to, to be healthy and they are living with so much hope!  We could not run this ministry without so many volunteers and sponsors across the USA.  We now have donors or supporters in 12 states!  Can you believe that!!!   Word is spreading of what God is doing.

Then we met with most of our high schoolers receiving scholarships of $300 to $500 a year to attend high school in the area.  They were so appreciative, so respectful, so well mannered!  You would love them each if you were to meet them.  I felt like one proud Grandma hugging them and greeting them. I could not be any prouder of what they are accomplishing inspite  of so many odds their short lives have had.  But they are so hopeful, have dreams and aspirations.  Wow, what more could we say!   We continue to pray that the Lord continues to bless our ministry so they can finish high school, graduate, and maybe pursue college careers.  AMAZING! 

Plus we met many of the 92 children we sponsor so they can attend primary school and have hope some day that they can be educated and become more self-sustaining, and eventually leave the poverty.   Such dreams.  Many of them say that actually. They thank us for making their dream of attending elementary school come true!  Can you imagine living and wondering if you can even afford to attend elementary school?  Our kids in our program, have wondered that in the past. But thank the Lord for schools like Shelby Michigan's elementary school who helps pay these school fees. Or Amery Wisconsin's elementary school children and teachers who help pay school fees so their friends in Maseno, Kenya can go to elementary school!  How blessed this ministry is.

This year also saw us purchase property of our own after becoming a non-profit officially in Kenya.  It is located in Ekwanda, Kenya, again near Maseno. It is a beautiful spot, slightly on a hill. We already have been gifted with enough funds to begin to build a small building where our kids can meet for support. We have dreams of making this also a community library which is non-existent in schools or communities in that area.  If you ask me how that is going to happen, I have to respond, "I do not know, God has not told me that yet."   But HE will. 

Then we already have people dreaming and beginning to plan for a mission trip in 2013  back to visit our kids, play with them, perhaps help with building and who knows what.  We have a group from Central Michigan University that plans to visit the area, and work with our kids from the psychology department.  Oh my, did I say yet how amazed I am at what GOD CAN DO!!!

So I thank and praise God for all He continues to do. I thank HIM that he is giving our USA coordinator Brenda Cronk healing so she can continue working with our ministry.  And I thank HIM for everyone of you who sponsors, donates, fundraises, prays, or in anyway works with His Arms to make this ministry possible!  May God bless each of you in 2013 for being such a blessing in 2012!  

Nancy Rowe