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A Bit About Seldon!

This is Seldon! He is a 9 year old boy who lives in Kisumu, Kenya, and lives with his grandmother and grandfather. Seldon’s father is not around and his mother is mentally ill, so the grandparents are his sole guardians even though they are old often very sick.

Seldon loves playing soccer and making model cars, eating beef and cornmeal, and his favorite Bible story is Genesis 1 because he loves the story of creation. Seldon would like to be a driver when he grows up and he helps around the house by grazing the goats and sweeping.

What would a potential trip to Africa involve? 

• CarePoint visits – during your time at the CarePoint you will see the children, their classes, have a meal, and play some games with them! This is a special time for sponsors to meet their sponsor child face to face and connect on a deeper level. 
• Home visits – during this time, trip members will experience the neighborhoods and homes the children in our program live in. This is an eye-opening and life altering time. You may even meet the family your sponsor child lives with, including their siblings and guardian. 
• Vacation Bible School (VBS) or Family camps – We highly encourage our trip members to put on a VBS or group activity for the children. For many of the children, this is a way they experience love and learn about their worth in the Lord. 
• Lastly with a Safari! – We encourage this adventure to truly experience the beauty of Africa and see God’s creation through the incredible landscapes, animals, and experience the culture in a unique way. 

A Bit About Mwanza, Tanzania!

Tanzania is located in East Africa and is located in the African Great Lakes region. Tanzania is home to Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.

Justa lives in Mwanza, Tanzania which to the locals is also known as the “Rock City”. Mwanza touches Lake Victoria and is the second largest city in Tanzania with a population of 1,182,000 people as of 2021. Fishing is one of the most common occupations in this region due to its location. The climate is a tropical savanna with a wet season lasting from May to October and the temperature stay around 75 degrees year-round.

Most people in Mwanza rent a single room in a “squatter settlement” that lacks basic amenities like water and electricity. The homes are often made of brick, mud, and corrugated metal sheets. Mwanza has many inconsistent job opportunities where the pay does not consistently meet their daily needs. Due to the proximity to Lake Victoria, the population is rapidly growing resulting in a spike in crime, children being left on the streets, and the price of housing rising.

Here are some beautiful words shared from a girl who recently graduated from our child sponsorship program. We hope these words warm your hearts like it did ours.

“Hello my sponsors, I hope you are doing very well there in Florida. I am fine … I do not know where to start. I am who I am because of Christ’s Hope. I do not know as to where I would be if you were not there but what I can say is that all the glory belongs to Him who made me. You have now help me focus not on education only but to live a holy and perfect life. Being in Christ’s Hope helped me a lot. Christ’s Hope helped to show me direction to success… It was not easy, but the Lord God helped me. I am now able to proclaim what the Lord has done for me. I never fell sick or missed even 1 exam paper. This shows how much my redeemer lives. I miss seeing you so much and thank you for all you have done for me. Words cannot express as to how I feel but what I can say is that I am so grateful. May the living God bless you abundantly and never stop what you have done for me. You will be always in my heart forever and ever amen. Love you so much and take care of yourself and I will also do so. Saying goodbye hurts but anyway, bye!”

A Bit About Johannesburg, South Africa

South Africa is located at the very bottom of Africa and touches the Indian and Atlantic Ocean. Most of South Africa is made up of flat lands and plateaus but also has some mountainous areas. South Africa is a very diverse place having 11 official languages and many more unofficial languages. Sadly, the poverty rate is very high in South Africa and children are often neglected for various reasons.

Alisio lives in the largest city in South Africa, Johannesburg. It sits in a large grassy plateau and has a low rocky area where water travels into the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. It is known as “the city of gold” because it was formed by a gold rush in 1886. The temperature is anywhere from the low 50s to high 70s, but it can occasionally go below freezing. Drought is common in Johannesburg as they usually only get a bit of rain in the summer months.

The homes in Johannesburg are very small and often made of brick or corrugated metal sheets. Sadly, lots of people are homeless in Johannesburg and are waiting and praying for housing.

After seeing this, our CareGivers wanted to jump in and help so they started this campaign. The campaign started in February of 2022 and our goal was to raise enough funds for 150 children to have their own mattress. A mattress is roughly $22 US dollars in Uganda which is a big ask and yet we were blown away by the people’s generosity! Between the donations from church partners, friends, families, and local schools, they raised $3,835 US dollars which covers the cost for 175 mattresses. This made it so that every child and even the staff could have a brand-new mattress for their own.

A Bit About Nairobi, Kenya!

Kenya is located in East Africa and is a very diverse place. It touches the Indian Ocean and is mostly desert and mountainous.

Sabina lives in Nairobi, Kenya which is the largest city in Kenya and has the population of 4.4 million people. 2.5 million of those people live within the slums of Nairobi. The Kibera slums are the largest slums in Kenya and one of the biggest in the world.  The temperature is anywhere from the low 60s to high 80s and they experience both a dry and a wet season.

The homes in Kenya are usually made of mud or corrugated metal sheets and the terrain is typically very rocky and dry. The children within our Kenyan CarePoints rarely have electricity or running water in their home, so they have lots of long walks in all types of weather to the nearest well or other water source.

A Bit About Nairobi, Kenya!

Kenya is located in East Africa and is a very diverse place. It touches the Indian Ocean and is mostly desert and mountainous.

Andrew lives in Nairobi, Kenya which is the largest city in Kenya and has the population of 4.4 million people. 2.5 million of those people live within the slums of Nairobi. The Kibera slums are the largest slums in Kenya and one of the biggest in the world.  The temperature is anywhere from the low 60s to high 80s and they experience both a dry and a wet season.

The homes in Kenya are usually made of mud or corrugated metal sheets and the terrain is typically very rocky and dry. The children within our Kenyan CarePoints rarely have electricity or running water in their home, so they have lots of long walks in all types of weather to the nearest well or other water source.

A Bit About Mildred!

This is Mildred! She is an 8 year old girl who lives in Kisumu, Kenya, and lives with her mother and two brothers after the death of her father in 2018. Mildred’s mother is now the sole provider working in rice fields pulling weeds all day and still can only afford to feed herself and her children once a day.

Mildred loves playing with her dolls, eating rice and green grams, and being with her best friend, Ashley. Her favorite Bible verse Exodus 33:14 and loves the story of David because he obeyed God. She helps around the house by making tea and doing the dishes. Lastly, she is known in the CarePoint for being very responsible and social!

A Bit About Kenya!

Kenya is located in East Africa and is a very diverse place. It touches the Indian Ocean and is mostly desert and mountainous.

Mildred lives in Kisumu, Kenya which is the third largest city in Kenya. The temperature is anywhere from the low 60s to high 80s and they experience both a dry and a wet season. The homes in Kisumu, Kenya are usually made of mud and corrugated metal sheets and the terrain is typically very rocky and dry. The children within our Kenyan CarePoints rarely have electricity or running water in their home, so they have lots of long walks in all types of weather to the nearest well or other water source.

Here, the students are encouraged to start getting involved in a local church and to really make their spiritual life even more of a priority. We have seen many of them become members at a local church, join the church choir and even volunteer in many different ways. We are so proud of these young adults and how different their lives look from the generations before them.

The results are so encouraging for us to see. We have many students come out of the centers with good jobs, and new skills that will help them throughout their entire life. They have a new found confidence and can now feel prepared to support themselves and hopefully someday a family of their own.