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Voice of Hope

February 2020:
Kakamega
,
Kenya

In February, Voice of Hope headed back to Kakamega, Kenya with a team from Ontario and continued their partnership with Everlyne and Martha. A team of 8 women were involved in women's health and safety teaching, widow visits and compassion projects, Bible distribution, sewing initiatives, and strengthening/encouraging the spiritual growth of these ladies. Several of the ladies traveled ahead of the team to assist in a one-month-long sewing teaching project.

Community projects:

Kakamega General Projects

Arise and Shine Early Childhood Development Centre

Widow Care Project

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Friday, February 21st, 2020

Sewing project update

Every morning before class we start with singing, prayer, and studying about true biblical women. It is sad when we talk about relationships, for example in marriage, that they say their husbands are ‘mean‘. They ask us how to respect and love a husband who is abusive, and a drunkard.

Tuesday, February 18th, 2020

Transition day

Today has been a day filled with emotions.

Monday, February 17th, 2020

Time to say goodbye

Hard to believe that today was the last full day in the Kakamega area. We rose early and took 2 hours out of our schedule while it was still cool to visit the Crying Stone. The Crying stone has a long history of folk lore. The legend is that the husband chased his wife away.

Sunday, February 16th, 2020

A wonderful Lords day

We headed out for the Shitoli African Divine church at 9 am. This church was much smaller than the church we visited last week, but the singing was just as joyful and exuberant. The pastor spoke on Amos 8:11 - what do we do with the Word of the Lord?

Saturday, February 15th, 2020

Cooking classes and sporting events

Today we rose before the sun and attended a local sporting event. Here in ‘Western’ the men gather monthly to see who has the strongest bull. Men come from all around the area with their prize bulls to try them against others in a bull wrestling match.

Friday, February 14th, 2020

Joy and Concern

Today we had a full day of visits, with three in the morning and three in the afternoon. Some of us played with the local children during the visits, as the presence of our van indicates to the locals that there are muzungu (whites) around and often the children come out in curiosity.

Thursday, February 13th, 2020

What a busy day

Our day began with devotions and breakfast. Lauri and Helen went to visit Isaiah, who is a son of one of the women we support. While we waited for them to return we played a rousing game of Heads Up! We left the home at around 10:30 to make some home visits.

February 2020: Kakamega, Kenya

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February 2020:
Kakamega
,
Kenya