LIFE IN THE VILLAGE

FRIENDS OF JESUS MINISTRIES Friends of of Jesus Ministries was started in the year 2005 by Pastor Mike here in Kenya. I got save in the year 1990 from the crusade as I heard the message from the preacher Roman 3:23. The lord God called me in the ministry I was still a teacher. I am married to a wife by the name Matroba and we have four children. Two boys and two girls who are all in school. I thank God for that. LIVE IN THE VILLAGE Mukuyu village is one of the villages found in Migori District, Nyanza province Kenya where we have the Shiners Children`s Center for education. The center was started in the year 2008 by Pastor Mike. Most people living in this region are poor and live below a dollar a day. It is a region without industries where people can be employed and earn a living. The people depend on small scale farming using traditional way of farming. They can not afford to buy fertilize for their crops. The most crop grown here is maize, cassava and beans for food. The cash crop grown here is sugar and Tobacco which is not enough to to support a family because of poor market and a lot of frustration farmers get from the factories which far a way from the farmers. Some areas has no proper roads where farmers can transport their crops. The area has no medical services near to them, it takes one to walk 10KM to reach to a hospital. Many women have lost their lives when delivering or giving birth because they can not afford to go to a hospital and also it is very far from them. Last year we rescued a women who had a growth in her womb by taking her to a hospital in one of the cities in the Country. We thank God as we see her playing very joyful with her baby. This women was in this state for more than seven years, and according to the Doctor it indicated that she could not servive in giving birth. We have taken two of her children in our school and their getting their education there plus food. One of another problem in the village is because of the malaria, which has killed many children below the age of 5 years and also adult. This is caused by a lot of the mosquitoes in the region and also there is no clean water for the people to drink, cholera out break is another disease which has killed many people. Mukuyu village has not been lacy from this dreaded disease the HIV / Aids which has killed many families living behind orphans and vulnerable children. One of the major cause of this disease is wife inheritance and poverty. Wife inheritance is caused by a belief which says that, ''the person who died, his sickness might have been caused by witchcrafts'' And for that reason many children don`t go school simply because there is no one to care for them. No one to buy uniform for them, books, shoes, and to provide food. Shiners Children Center is a center which cater for this orphans and vulnerable children in the area. Activities we do. - Give education, Nursery school - Provide feeding - Spiritual nurturing - Give medical - Provide shelter for the orphans - do HIV/ Aids awareness and hygiene to the community. VILLAGE PHOTOS Photo I. Photo number one indicate the life in the village where Shiners Children are situated about four of the these children are orphans. THe above house I have given to the children to sleep there as a home for them. Photo 2. In photo 2. there you can see our school with the children in photo 'A' taking porridge during the break and the below one children learning how to read and write. Photo 3 In photo three you can see the live in the village . Most people can not afford to educate their children and even give them a good shelter. They have lost their hope in live. They need our help even from well wishers and live a happy life. The women carry a baby is the one whom we rescued her from death as she wanted to deliver. She has a handsome girl by the name Jenae as she recalls what God did to her by saving her life from death. Photo 4 Photo 4 shows Felisters and her family of seven. Her husband is jobless, they live just by the grace of of God. Our center has taken two of her children for education. It has been a problem especially when raining which affect the young one from the down pour. Who knows, about what might in future? God have mercy! I think that is enough for to day. May God bless you. Pastor Mike