Student News and Challenge Grant

Student News

Brenda Adhiambo is interning at New Life, a place that cares for babies born HIV positive. She loves little ones, so this fits her.

Edward Muhea moved with other older boys into a new dorm at the skills center. In his room by his bed we found together a book he was reading, a Bible and a picture of his sponsors, the Necessary family.

Jacky Imam Ibab is a new student from the Turkana region, near Somalia, center of an extreme drought including Ethiopia and Kenya. 12 million people are affected. It’s in the Kenyan news every night - Jackie was watching last week and saw her relatives on TV. Somehow MITS will help, including taking Jackie up there - about an 11 hour drive. She was herding goats and had never been to school when she ran away, came to Nairobi, and ended up in MITS. As she goes back, she will take the Good News of Jesus to her family. If you want to help in this, send funds to Made in the Streets, 409 Franklin Road, Brentwood, TN 37027 and email me at charles.coulston@made-in-the-streets.org

Visitors

We are grateful for people who come and help us. Thanks to Iris Welch and her group (Molly, Shelly, Sarah, Jan), who were over the top. Favorite activities were Molly’s science experiments (blowing up things!) and the Living Museum of Bible characters. They also set up some peer counseling activities, tutored students and spent lots of time with the girls in the dorms. If you want to put together a group and visit us in Nairobi in 2012, let me know at the email above.

Challenge Grant

The Kamulu Church (150 people) has been meeting outside 9 years. A friend has given MITS a challenge grant of $30,000. In faith we have begun a chapel (an octagon) plus toilets and a kitchen. Matching funds will provide classrooms and finish the chapel. The church has been saving for years and will buy plastic chairs, Bibles and songbooks. MITS will have daily chapel there, and the church will use the chapel on Sundays. It’s a great time for you to help MITS -- double your money! Please email us if you can and send your funds to Made in the Streets, 409 Franklin Road, Brentwood, TN 37027. Include a note saying the gift is for “the challenge grant.”