The Kenyan government is working hard to slow the progression of COVID-19 in that country, reports CMF team member Raelyn Nicholson, and Missions of Hope International (MOHI) is also doing whatever it can to help its communities.
A summer as a REACH intern in Nairobi, Kenya, introduced Deanna Rebello to Missions of Hope International and CMF. Now, the special education teacher plans to return to Kenya to serve with the CMF team that works with MOHI!
A team of 29 amazing people from across the country who are passionate about the ministry of Missions of Hope International (MOHI) hiked up Mt. Kilimanjaro in early January to benefit the new MOHI sports ministry in Nairobi, Kenya.
In honor of International Women’s Day 2020 today, we are sharing this story about two CMF team members, Rachel Williams and Caitlin Pitts, who are making a difference in the lives of young women in Turkana, Kenya.
As Gary and Judy Woods watched young Daniel grow up in Nkiito, Kenya, they knew he had been blessed with special gifts. That promise was fulfilled recently when the young boy – now a married man, father and teacher – graduated from medical school and became Dr. Daniel Koitatoi.
“We watched him grow up and he was obviously very smart,” said CMF team member Gary Woods, who was serving in Kenya at that time. “He was the number one student in preschool through grade eight, and did very well in secondary school, too.”
Raelyn Nicholson’s background and degrees in both nursing and teaching make her the perfect person to serve as the Health Quality Assurance Coordinator of Missions of Hope International (MOHI) in Kenya. After serving there for a year, she visited the CMF office to re-commit to going back for another term and shared what keeps her going in the face of overwhelming need.
“Child sponsorship is one of the heartbeats of our church,” said Brianna Hoover of Crossroads Church in Corona, California. The church affirmed this by sponsoring 465 more children from Missions of Hope International (MOHI) schools in Kenya during their recent Global Outreach Weekend, bringing their total number of sponsorships to more than 1,350 children!
Eric and Cait Pitts have been working for three years in Kenya to train Turkana Christians in leading Discovery Bible Studies (DBS), and are now seeing fruit from this focused effort.
Veterinarian Shannon Tucker admits she sometimes get discouraged by the slow changes she sees in her Community Health Evangelism (CHE) work in Turkana, Kenya, but recent visitors have encouraged her as they recognize how far her work has come.
How can we help illiterate people learn and share the word of God?
This is a question that Eric and Caitlin Pitts, who serve with CMF team in Turkana, Kenya, often wrestle with. One technique that they feel is very effective is biblical storytelling.