Welcome to WMI-Kenya Bible School

There has been a great deal of effort put in to establishing the main office and getting it operational. Here are some pictures as of late. The staff is very friendly and things have really been coming together.

Here is the director's office where I spend much of my time in Mike's absence.

Mike discusses business with Francis Calken, who we share an office space with. One side is World Ministries and the other side is Calken Tours.

At our reception center, Margaret, our full time secretary goes over some details with Dr. Mike.

Here you can see our logo, and beneath is one of our new employees Shadrack Shamala.

This is the classroom which seats 20 students at a time. We are currently offering five different class times to accommodate students. We are adding more and more students and many of the staff are actively taking courses.

Here we have a board room that we share with Calken Tours.

Rossalyn Academy

This is the very fine, very multi-cultural school that the Hyodo kids attend. It is really quite a campus, and very close to the Hyodo's residence in Runda Estates. Bring back any memories Taly?

Dr. Mike escorting his overly cute little "ninja". Josh and I play ninja sometimes.

Some neat architecture. The school also has a very good bus system to pick the children up.

Quite impressive, I must say. I was fortunate enough to get to experience each and every one of the Hyodo kids perform in a piano recital.

This photo does a good job of showing just how many different nations are represented here.

A school isn't complete without a place to play.

Amani ya Juu (Higher Peace)

Hello again everyone! I hope that things are well with all of you. I have been VERY busy as I ave been filling the shoes of Dr. Mike. I am working as acting director of the WMI-Kenya Bible School, and also managing two other properties as well. Dr. Mike has just left the country, and will be in the U.S. for two months with his family.

On this update I am highlighting a trip to "Amani ya Juu", which means Higher Peace. It is a ministry to women who have been through displacement camps and the like due to war and fighting. The women have devotional time in the mornings and then continue the day by working at the beautiful work facility.

The ladies are not only trained practical job skills, but get to put them to use and generate an income to provide for their families. The majority of the work is sewing clothing and other fabric items. They also make jewelry among other things.

The ministry started with only four or five women who produced just a couple of products. Today it has expanded to include a wide variety of products and employs over thirty women. As you can see they are now very successful in what they do by looking at the stature of their facility which is located on prime real estate near Nairobi.

In addition to creating products for sale, an outdoor restaurant serves hungry visitors.

Here we are introduced to many of the women who work at Amani Ya Juu. They sang a wonderful welcoming song for us... and even sewed up a tear in Dr. Mike's slacks.

Here is a room that shows some of the products that the ladies make. Amani Ya Juu trains the ladies, employs them, and even markets the products to the upper-class. The staff gave testimonies of how their lives have been blessed through the devotionals work opportunities.

The Children's Garden - School and Home

This was the most recent place that we visited. Incredible! Those kids were so talented. They sang and danced for us. I am going to try to post video soon, if I can. The facility borders a slum, making it able to be a pleasant environment, yet it is still a close walk for the students.

Dr. Mike with some of the youngsters.

A new addition to our team: Shadrack sings and plays with the kids.

On our way to the church.

This is where the kids blessed us with their songs. Moses and Diane are seen in the center of the room. Moses had started this work several years earlier with his wife having a garden for children, and it has developed into a home for 90 young people from 2-20 yrs of age, and is a school for 200. Now they are wanting to add Bible school classes through WMI-Kenya.

Here is a chicken coup.

The Nest - Children's Home for Imprisoned Parents

We were fortunate enough to get to visit these kids in the month of May.

I spent some of the time with this little girl.

This little girl had two broken legs at the same time!

(Mama) Trisha Hyodo with a little girl.

Weeeeee! Dr. David McDonald knows how to make the kids smile.