What $300 Can Do in Kibera Slum in Nairobi, Kenya
In October 2005 a team from Word of Grace and Grace Community Church visited the Kibera Slum in Nairobi, Kenya. Kibera is the largest slum in Africa. It is estimated that more than 700,000 people live in this slum.
As we walked through the slum, amid raw sewage, garbage and numerous smells, we came upon a small oasis -- a church and school operated by Slum Outreach Ministries. Here our team was able to meet some of the staff and students, worship with local believers, and see how the grace of God can change the lives of children and adults alike.
Bita Adair, the director of Godzone at Word of Grace was part of our team. When she returned to Mesa, she encouraged our children to raise money for the children of Kibera slum. Over a very short period of time, more than US$1,800 was raised. $300 of it was sent to Slum Outreach Ministries in Kibera slum.
This is what $300 can do in Kibera.
As we walked through the slum, amid raw sewage, garbage and numerous smells, we came upon a small oasis -- a church and school operated by Slum Outreach Ministries. Here our team was able to meet some of the staff and students, worship with local believers, and see how the grace of God can change the lives of children and adults alike.
Bita Adair, the director of Godzone at Word of Grace was part of our team. When she returned to Mesa, she encouraged our children to raise money for the children of Kibera slum. Over a very short period of time, more than US$1,800 was raised. $300 of it was sent to Slum Outreach Ministries in Kibera slum.
This is what $300 can do in Kibera.
- buy beans and maizemeal for 125 children for one month.
- pay the salary of a teacher for two months
- purchase charcoal, cooking oil and water for one month for the school.
Pretty amazing, isn't it!
Some of the children in the school at Slum Outreach Ministries in Kibera.
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