CAN YOU IMAGINE HAVING 40
CHILDREN ON 1/4 OF AN ACRE?
The Lord has surely blessed the ministry!
Our newest building is almost completely ready for its full use! Plus we have 2 cows, 2 young bulls, 30 chickens.....
With the ranch house in the foreground and the new building we will be able to provide a home for 80 abandoned children.
Looking ahead to Phase III
We realize that our current property is too crowded; especially for the kids that are 3-6 years of age.
Our goal is to purchase 5-6 acres of land a little further away from Nairobi (land is less expansive) and to over a period of years develop a campus more suitable for the 3-6 year olds as they wait to be adopted.
The first part of Phase III (Phase I was the purchase of the ranch house; Phase II was the construction of the new building) will be to build suitable "cottages" for the kids in which 5-7 will live "as a family" with a set of "parents". Our goal is to construct a 2-story building: each floor having two 2-bedroom units that will share a common living room area. This structure will enable us to provide a family like setting for approximately 28 children.
Also in the beginning parts of Phase III we will build a multipurpose building for some staff to oversee the ministry.
As the kids will need schooling, we will build a fairly small 2-room school building for our kids and also for neighboring children who will be charged a fee to attend.
Much of the 5-6 acres will be used for farming activities to both provide food for our kids but also food that can be sold to the local community: cows; chickens; various crops.
Please consider how you will be able to help finance this project: we are looking for foundation grants, donations, and no-interest loans.
As our "older" kids wait to be adopted, we want them to be able to run, play, collect eggs, help in the fields...
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