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Westminster mission to Kenya

Ten folks from Westminster traveled in September 2009 to Kenya. A part of Westminster’s  mission in Kenya is a “Ministry of presence”. Participants always visit with the people and friends we support and have come to know and love. It makes a big difference in the lives of so many to know that they are cared about and there is concern for their well being by people in other parts of the world. The trip included a visit to the St. Philip’s School in the Mathare slum to catch up on the children’s progress. A visit to Tumutumu Hospital was included sharing time with some  AIDS patients benefiting from the mobile medical unit supplied by Westminster in 2006. Of course, time was spent caring for children and visiting some of the New Life Home Orphanages. As part of the trip,  items collected from the congregation were taken to the Nyeri New Life Home, the facility to which Westminster has committed support. Read about the mission participants' trip. >>

Westminster sends youth to Kenya in 2010

Eight high school youth and five adult leaders will be traveling to Kenya in July 2010. Read more about their upcoming trip and ways you can participate >>

New Life Home offers more than an orphanage

In rural areas girls are most likely to be out of school tending to younger children, finding food or doing household chores. New Life Homes has expanded its outreach in the form of learning centers, feeding programs, and clean water projects. Read about "The Girl Student - A success Story", which describes the Barnabas Junior School in Mokowe, Lamu District.

Celebrate with Lance Fadhili who turned 4 years old on Christmas.  When the Nakuru Home of New Life Homes opened on New Year's Day, 2006,Lance was one week old and one of their first five babies.  As he has grown up in the loving atmosphere of the Nakuru home, he has reached many milestones and become the class leader.   To read more about Lance's life at Nakuru . . .

New Life Home Trust was born through the founding of a baby rescue home in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1994. The founders, Clive and Mary Beckenham, had been involved in a number of humanitarian projects when they became aware of the plight of  abandoned and orphaned babies, particularly those born HIV positive. As the program
progressed, a unique phenomenon was experienced – 75% to 90% of the HIV positive babies admitted
became HIV negative after a few months of care. Read more at www.newlifehometrust.org.

Tumutumu Hospital receives well

In 2008, a well pump (left) that will provide clean water to the Tumutumu Hospital is installed. The well is several hundred feet below ground, but carries great hope and need to this hospital. Solar panels also were installed at the hospital. These improvements were made possible by the generosity of members of Westminster.

Pictured below is the staff of Tumutumu Hospital. From left to right: David Maringa (hospital administrator), Samuel and Dorcas Mwaria (now retired), Catherine Mukunya (deputy head nurse), Anne Njeri (head of nursing school),  and Maria Zack.

How it all began ...

A gift of $250,000 started Westminster Presbyterian Church's outreach efforts to Kenya. On Saturday, June 11, 2006, Westminster gave a $40, 000 gift for a mobile medical unit to Tumutumu Hospital to take medical help and supplies into the parts of Kenya stricken with poverty and AIDS. The gift included an additional $10,000 to the Medical Benevolence Foundation to use as it saw best in meeting the medical needs of the world.

Learn more about the Medical Benevolence Foundation.

Make a donation to the Medical Benevolence Foundation.

Learn more about Tumutumu Hospital.

If you are interested in learning more about the medical mission trip, contact Anne Hendrix, Director of National/International Outreach (336) 299-3785 or anne.hendrix(at)westpreschurch.org.