Project Kenya

This is the face of Fred Juma.  Fred was a security officer for the Nazarene Guest House in Kenya, who one of our Board Members befriended while visiting there.  Fred is the father of four children.  He and his family were displaced from their home village, due to ethnic fighting during elections.  They fled for their lives and ended up in Nairobi, where he found work as a security guard, making about $87 USD per month to support his family.  When his sister died of tuberculosis a few years back, he also took responsibility for raising her four children. 

In spite of severe financial hardship, Fred seldom complained.  He greeted people with a warm friendly smile and could often be found reading his Bible or other Christian books, when he was not attending to the gate at the guest house.   Fred was a pastor and a powerful evangelist who loved sharing the Gospel in remote villages around Nairobi.  He brought many souls to Christ and often testified of miracles he witnessed when lives were transformed.

In 2016, Fred went home to be with the Lord at the young age of 44 years old.  He had touched many lives, and laid a strong spiritual foundation for his family to build on.   Fred died of typhoid fever, a disease which is both preventable and treatable.  He lived in conditions with poor drinking water and was lacking in funds and transportation to get proper medical attention.  His wife Pamela also nearly died from the disease. Three years ago one of his children also died of leukemia.

Members of our Board have individually been helping to support Fred's family since he died.  We are praying that child sponsorship and other programs through Hope Milele Africa might help his family, and others with similar needs.   Currently the need is great as one of the children is suffering from leukemia and is in need of medical intervention the family cannot afford.  Our goal is assist with school fees, as well as food and the essential medical support.  We recently picked up another orphaned child in Kenya as well. Funds are now delivered through our Rwanda partner organization, Baho Community. Project supervision is provided by a dear friend who is a member of the Nairobi Police Anti Corruption Unit.