I can't
believe that Christmas is just over 5 weeks away!! Where has the year gone?
It certainly
has flown by for us here in Kenya. This
year brought on a big but wonderful change for the ministry with the add-on of
Mama Jean's Home (MJH). We are so
incredibly thankful for the staff and the children at MJH and all the great
changes we have seen and the foundation that has been laid this year. God has certainly had His hand on this place
and it's awesome to be a part of it, leading, loving and discipling these young
men, both staff and children.
With the
year coming to a close, we would like to open up a way for you to donate and
assist Mama Jean's Home's needs in a few different ways.
Martin's Assessment
We took
Martin to a clinic today to get an assessment done on his hands. The clinic is
a mobile one that travels around the country on behalf of CURE Children's
Hospital in a town called Kijabe, near Nairobi.
The doctor we saw stated that Martin needs to get an assessment done very
soon by the plastic surgeon at this hospital. The tendons on Martin's hands
will need surgery in the near future so the sooner the better.
We estimate
the total trip to Kijabe will be about $200 US. If you would like to donate toward this need, please see the end of
this note for where to send the funds.
Please designate this need specifically on
the donation to say:
In US: Kenya: Martin's Medical
In Canada: O5M: Martin's Medical
Anything
that we receive above the $200 will go toward his necessary surgery in the
future.
Maize and Beans
Maize (corn)
is a staple food in Kenya. The maize is ground up into a flour and cooked to
make ugali which is a staple meal and the majority of Kenyans love. Beans (with
rice) is another Kenyan favourite.
It is much easier
and much cheaper to buy the necessary amounts of bags of maize and beans in
bulk for the year rather than buying a few kilograms of it each week.
We would
like to buy 15 bags of maize and 3 sacks of beans. This will cover our year of
these two items as well as be a bit extra as we bring in more boys into the
home.
The total
cost for the maize and beans and all that is needed for them (bags, transport,
products to keep them clean/safe) is going to be $600 US.
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| Sacks of maize |
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| Sacks of beans |
Business/Financial Management & Meat
We would
like to purchase a rabbit hutch and some rabbits as well as a few roosters and
chickens. We would like to have the boys learn: 1) how to care for animals, 2) how to be able
to use these animals to raise and sell, put the income back into the business
and keep it going, and 3) be able to eat meat once or twice a week from the
rabbits and the chickens as well as have some eggs to either eat or sell out.
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| Example of the rabbit hutch |
The total
cost to start these two projects up will be $200 US.
Christmas with Families
The MJH boys will be spending Christmas with
the staff members and their families at their homes. It gives the staff the
time to be able to spend the holidays with their spouses, children, parents,
etc. It also gives the boys the opportunity to spend time away from MJH and in
a typical Kenyan home setting. We would
like to send the boys and the staff off for the holidays and a meal for them to
all share together for Christmas Day.
The total
cost for this will be $300 US.
So the total
amount that we would like to raise in the next few weeks is $1,300 US.
If you would
like to donate toward this end of year event, please click on the links below
to donate online.
If we are
able to raise more than the total amount, we will put that back into Mama
Jean's Home for other needs like new sitting room furniture (couches, chairs,
and tables) or a stove for the kitchen (minus Martin's overage as stated above).
To donate in the US (for Mama Jean's
Home/Martin ONLY):
Click on the
"Donate Online" button in the middle of the page and follow the steps. Please indicate Kenya: Mama Jean's Home
Christmas in the designation/notes box provided in the steps.
To donate in Canada (for all items)
Click on the
yellow "Donate" button on the left hand side and follow the steps.
Please indicate O5M: Mama Jean's Home
Christmas in the designation/notes box provided in the steps.
If you have
any questions or would like more information, please email us at
info@one5ministries.com.
Thank you so
much for your support!
