United Reformed Church in Cheltenham
Kenya

 

KENYA PROJECTS

ACK St Stephen’s Children’s Home – Progress Report for 2009

The home cares for 46 residential children and in addition supports 34 children under its Family Support programme.  Of the 80 children, 6 attend nursery school, 51 primary, 16 secondary, 5 colleges, 2 university and 1 special school. This year 6 of the children have completed their college course and 5 of them have been employed.  One of the boys has joined the university to pursue a degree in Theology.  The health clinic financed by UK friends should be completed by the end of January.  Medical equipment and supplies still need to be ascertained and purchased and staff requirements still need to be addressed.  

 Future challenges; The opening and operation of the Health Clinic and successful completion of already started projects.  The home is still faced with financial constraints.  They have facilities to accommodate over 100 children, but sadly they lack sufficient finding to meet the needs of a group this large. 

KENYA TRIP 2010

28.12.10 – 11.1.11

 Calling 15+ young people, who would like to join the Kenya Team.

 You can invite a friend to join, as long as they realize this is a Christian outreach programme. Under 15’s must be accompanied by a relative. The cost is £1300 each, which includes two days’ safari holiday. Our project is to help disabled children from the Red Cross Jomo Kenyatta Home to have corrective surgery, where possible. Whilst there, we will paint dormitories, visit St. Stephen’s, play with children and host a New Year party. Ann Standring can give you more details and a booking form.

                                                                                                Maz

Child-Sponsorship in Kenya

Maz is always looking for sponsors for Primary and Secondary school children living at St Stephen's Orphanage.  These children are either orphans or from families where they have been abused. The cost of sponsorship is £20 per month (Primary) or £36 per month (Secondary), which covers school fees, accommodation, board, clothing and medical care. Please see Maz if you are interested in becoming a sponsor.

In addition, there is a ten year old boy, paralysed from the waist down, who needs to attend a special school run by the Salvation Army. Until recently, Chelmsford Diocese have been sponsoring him, but this has now ceased. This is an urgent plea for help. £100 per annum would pay for school fees, whilst any extra would enable his mother to look after him correctly at home. Please see Maz if you can help.

Maz Allen has had a long association with the  in Kenya. In 2008 a group of  young people from Cheltenham and Chandler's Ford went out to Kenya to help with building projects.

Out of the 18 group members, the following belong to our churches: Maz, Jeremy & Nat Hitchings, Julie & Emma Jefferies, Jean Smith, Katherine & Laura Stagg and Ann Standring.  In addition there were another five teenagers and four adults.  

 Please support Kenya Fundraising events whenever possible and please pray for the success of this venture.