MISSION TRIPS
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
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I thank God for the qualities and facilities which He provided to our school. We acknowledge Him for the good things He has done.
Tiwi Academy
Student
Tiwi Academy
Student
Since I was brought to this school my life is good and my mother was very happy. Many people are coming to this school to learn the Word of God…”
Tiwi Academy
Student
“…I came to realize that I had the potential of doing well in my studies. I was very much consulted by the teachers that I was able. With this I encouraged myself…I continued working hard because by this I know hard work pays…I have been experiencing new life since I came to this school…I am very privileged. ”
Do you or your church want to travel to Kenya?
Join Jesus in His mission in an unreached people area of Coastal Mombasa, Kenya!
Contact us for exact dates of 10-day treks to Kenya…
Itinerary will be planned for you but here is an idea of what to expect.
Tiwi Academy School:
Do some kind of encouragement activities with just the staff, group assembly and share an encouraging message - stay focused on school and Jesus and not boys/girls, drugs/drinking. ((Full day trip to South Coast - leave early in morning. Make sure to leave by 1pm to get back. Head over there through backroads if possible to avoid downtown.))
Mtepeni Academy School:
Get out of the bus before heading into the property for proper welcome, do some kind of encouragement activities with just the staff, group assembly and share an encouraging message - stay focused on school and Jesus and not boys/girls, drugs/drinking.
Mercy’s Light: Maternity Home; Women’s Empowerment through Disciscipleship; Businesses
Mercy’s Light is ending poverty for women and children and healing trauma for girls and setting new futures for girls and babies and women. We have several businesses, a farm, vocational training, babies and teens.
Possible activities:
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VBS: Bible lesson, craft, large motor activity
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Literacy - playing games with girls, having them read to us, reading to them,
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Bubbles and babies - hang out with the babies - rock them, teach girls and staff how to use toys, play with babies
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Teach girls how to make something easy - baking or jam
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Making & eating lunch with the girls & house moms; while some just hang out and chat with house staff and other girls
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Mondays at 9am Bible study with staff
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Shop at our souvenir store
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Teach on trauma, leadership, business skills to our staff
Life Spring Orphanage:
After a day at Mercy’s Light - make sure to go after school out to Life Spring. Have fun with the kids. Play games and encourage Paul and Jane.
Bible Institute: Tour and see the duplication efforts.
Pastors check in with Jim and the team for needs.
Jessica
OGH Missionary Intern
The “Jessica” character in the book, KenyaQuest, is based on the true-life
Jessica Marie Hamilton. Jessica seemed to have a servant’s heart since birth, but her life
came to have significant purpose and meaning when she traveled alone to Mombasa, Kenya in 2006 at the age of 17. She worked as a missionary intern with Jim and Susie Horne with Operation Give Hope for about a month and returned radically changed and with intense focus. Jessica wanted to be a doctor and had plans to return to Kenya for a lifetime of work with Operation Give Hope when she was tragically killed in an automobile accident in June of 2007. Her story could be easily overlooked as her life was so brief, but countless friends and family would disagree. Jessica’s life had events of real impact as people witnessed a sincere young girl attempting to serve others and know and understand God’s purpose for her life. Even now, people that witnessed her commitment are being motivated to go, work, and support “the least of these” in Kenya through Operation Give Hope. Matthew 25:40
Carrie
OGH Missionary
Why do I give? I give because I know first hand how much as little as $5/month can make in the life of a child. It IS the difference between life and death. $5 per month can feed a child two meals a day every weekday for a month. That saves a child from starvation, literally. I have seen it first hand.
As little as $30/month not only feeds a child, it provides an education that helps raise them out of their poverty in their lifetime. I give because it matters. I give because it changes lives.
Why I Go? I go because of the LOVE and HOPE I can give to the people of Kenya. I come home having received more LOVE from the kids, teachers, and the people of Kenya in general then I could ever have given.