Hannah Kabui, a widow in her 60s, was born deaf and has faced discrimination her whole life, and is no stranger to the poverty and seclusion that is so prevalent in the Kenyan deaf community. She did not attend school, and only a few people are willing to give her casual employment as most fear

“My stomach has no shame,” John Ngugi tells the two gentlemen seated beside him. They do not want their pictures taken with their buckets of food. John tells them, “When I need food, I know no shame. When my children are hungry, they know no shame. They come to me and ask for food. The only shame I feel is not being able to feed my children as I wish to.”

Ever wondered what we did for the Kenyan families that were affected by drought and famine last year? Thanks to donors and friends like you who responded to our call for relief. With your support, we were able to feed nearly 27,000 families living in some of the worst hit areas in Kajiado and Machakos Districts.

One of the churches that received aid The red soil is sun scorched and as light as air. Even the slightest wind ruffles it up. It settles on everything like brown dew. The few thorn trees and brushes stretch out their skeletal limbs up to the big African sky as if begging for water from

Hungry women queuing for food in Turkana

An estimated 2.4 million people in Kenya are starving with several already reported dead in some parts of the country. This is due to a severe famine, aggravated by two years of consecutive droughts and poor rainfall. The Kenyan government through the Special Programs Ministry warns that this number is bound to rise if the prevailing conditions persist later into the year. The unusual drought is said to be the worst in the Horn of Africa region in 60 years, with Somalia being the hardest hit.

By Angela Chavangi     No one imagined that our short, impromptu trip to Enkereyian Primary School would be nothing short of a miracle. We arrived at the school at about noon, a time that each of the pupils usually gather in the school’s make-shift dining area to collect a plate of steaming hot food.

Nyaluak Machieng’ (right) with a friend Nyaluak Machieng’, 44, thirstily gulps down the cup of water a Christian Mission Aid (CMA) staff at Keew has offered her. She notices many pairs of eyes staring quizzically at her when she drains the cup, and bursts into song and dance. “I’m sending blessings of God onto my

By Angela Chavangi and Tabitha Onyinge A child joyfully carrying a christmas bucket For the past twelve years, the city of Nairobi has been relatively free of street families, particularly children. They say all the street families were rehabilitated in government run homes; a good thing by any standard. But if this is true, why

By Angela Chavangi Cavina School Students and Steve Mwangi (Children Ministry CMA) My skin tingles with excitement as we go collecting Christmas food buckets and gifts for destitute families this year. Already we have seen tremendous support from local companies and International Schools, giving towards these poor families. Visiting Cavina School this morning, I realized

There was joy and jubilation at Juaibor airstrip in Jonglei State, South Sudan, when 25-year-old Peter Thoan, received a wheelchair. “I thank God for this special gift. I have some feet at last!” exclaimed Peter, wearing a broad smile. The standard three pupil at Juaibor Primary School got maimed by polio, at the age of two. He has since been crawling on the ground. “God has answered my prayer! I have always wished for a wheelchair, and when I heard that I was getting one today, I was so excited, I didn’t sleep a wink last night!” Peter says, drawing much laughter from the youth and children flanking him.