A STORY OF PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES
Our story began when Rev. Dr. Peter Mageto, of Nairobi, shared a dream with Signature School students while living in Evansville, Indiana from 2003-2006. His dream was that there could be a place with books for people to read in the village in which he grew up - Itierio, near Ekerenyo. He had never owned a book. The students enthusiastically raised money, and "The Amani Reading Centre" was built. It was filled with books. And so began "the story" of our work in Kenya in 2006.
Since 2010 we have held yearly or twice a year medical/dental/eye clinics in the Reading Centre, with over 60 volunteers traveling from the U.S. to join Kenyans in medical partnership. We also have provided funds for building a borehole well pumping clean water, and bringing electricity to the villages. Peter's brother Clement has been instrumental in these projects. This year we have begun doing cataract surgery, thanks to the help and vision of Dr. Michel Gelinas of Wisconsin. Also, this year, students from Signature School in Evansville are raising money for Peter and Clement's dream of building a medical centre/guest housing facility on the hillside behind the Amani Centre.
Another partnership: In 2012 we met Patrick Odoyo of Dago, Kenya, a village only 2 hours from Ekerenyo. He was living in Evansville with his wife, Susan, and also had a dream for his home village that children would be educated and healthy.
And our story grew! We now have a child sponsorship program for children ages 3-6 in the Early Childhood Development classes at Dago - Nursery, Baby Class and Pre-Unit Class. We hold eye clinics at Dago as well.
(Please scroll down to read about the program and see pictures of children still waiting for sponsors!)
If you are interested in joining one of our Mission Teams please email Lynn.Renne@aldersgateum.org for more information! We travel to Kenya in February and July for two weeks and include a safari in the adventures.
The following links will tell you more about our work in Ekerenyo and Dago:
Our story began when Rev. Dr. Peter Mageto, of Nairobi, shared a dream with Signature School students while living in Evansville, Indiana from 2003-2006. His dream was that there could be a place with books for people to read in the village in which he grew up - Itierio, near Ekerenyo. He had never owned a book. The students enthusiastically raised money, and "The Amani Reading Centre" was built. It was filled with books. And so began "the story" of our work in Kenya in 2006.
Since 2010 we have held yearly or twice a year medical/dental/eye clinics in the Reading Centre, with over 60 volunteers traveling from the U.S. to join Kenyans in medical partnership. We also have provided funds for building a borehole well pumping clean water, and bringing electricity to the villages. Peter's brother Clement has been instrumental in these projects. This year we have begun doing cataract surgery, thanks to the help and vision of Dr. Michel Gelinas of Wisconsin. Also, this year, students from Signature School in Evansville are raising money for Peter and Clement's dream of building a medical centre/guest housing facility on the hillside behind the Amani Centre.
Another partnership: In 2012 we met Patrick Odoyo of Dago, Kenya, a village only 2 hours from Ekerenyo. He was living in Evansville with his wife, Susan, and also had a dream for his home village that children would be educated and healthy.
And our story grew! We now have a child sponsorship program for children ages 3-6 in the Early Childhood Development classes at Dago - Nursery, Baby Class and Pre-Unit Class. We hold eye clinics at Dago as well.
(Please scroll down to read about the program and see pictures of children still waiting for sponsors!)
If you are interested in joining one of our Mission Teams please email Lynn.Renne@aldersgateum.org for more information! We travel to Kenya in February and July for two weeks and include a safari in the adventures.
The following links will tell you more about our work in Ekerenyo and Dago:
DAGO VILLAGE, KENYA
The Nancy Woodruff
"CHILD SPONSORSHIP
PROGRAM"
(supporting the Early Childhood
Development Centre)
In 2016 we began, in partnership with the Odoyo family, a sponsorship program for pre-school children, ages 3-6, in Dago, Kenya.
A $300 per year sponsorship includes school fees and supplies, teachers' salaries, uniforms with shoes and socks, sweater, backpack, and 2 warm meals a day!
36 of the 95 children are sponsored now, and we invite you to join our sponsorship family! We will be visiting the children during our trip to Kenya in July, 2018.
Below you will find pictures we took in February, 2018 These children are waiting to find a family to love and sponsor them in school. Click on a picture to see the full image, and click on arrow for slide show. (Fun to notice the ones who look like they're being nibbled by the goat!)
It's easy to become a sponsor! Go to www.aldersgateum.org . Click on "Give" and contribute as a Guest, scrolling down to Kenya Missions. Click on dropdown menu, check "Dago Child Sponsorship program $300 and enter $300 in the amount. Then email lynn.renne@aldersgateum.org with the name of the child you'd like to sponsor!
