The mission to Buru Buru, Nairobi, Kenya, took place on the 30th September 2011 - for ten days.
SCC had previously visited the church in Buru Buru, 21 months prior in November 2010 and had worked closely with them to decorate and improve an existing building.
After many discussions and much prayer they decided to go again.
Aims: To build two classrooms; run a one-day medical camp; work neighboring slums and churches as part of a preachers convention linked with Living Hope Ministries, and work with the women and children within the church community.
Objectives: to support as much of the Kenyan culture as possible while working to improve facilities and building relationships within the church community.
Activities and roles
Colin and Judy: supported by Living Hope to visit a different church each day for 5 days then on the 6th day hold a meeting for all the neighboring preachers at Buru Buru tabernacle of praise. Colin to preach and Judy to support and speak with the women.
Building work, Richard, Pete, Rob, Rob, Tim,
The men within the teams to work with some of the men from the Buru Buru church to build two classrooms from corrugated iron and wood. Sourcing, materials and equipment from local businesses.
Medical camp Allie, Tina, Emma, Laura, Candice, Rosie.
The Medical camp was held on one day, the women of the group supported the doctors and nurses from the Buru Buru church team. They were responsible for booking in, recording data, such as temperatures, weight, height, age, name, and gender and dispensing medicines.
Women and Children’s work Tina, Rosie, Emma, Laura, Allie
Tina and the women provided a craft and prayer day with the women of Buru Buru, (Allie speaking) and meeting with the women and children of the community project, dispensing aid where possible. They also worked in the children’s club on a Saturday making toys and playing games and singing.
Recently as part of our mission commitment, the church has added Living Hope Ministry as one of its supported mission partners. That is Living Hope Ministry is support by us, as well as Neil Kinghorn, Julian Rebera, and also Jeanie who is a missionary to India we are trying to contact for update.
The church supports other ministries such as The scripture Union and Tearfund, that recently we have increased the monthly support.
Mission was given to Sunday Okereke to oversee recently, this was done to help with accountability and to reduce workload. With that effect I will be planning some extra activities this year to help increase our missionary presence. I will also be thinking of mission member’s formation soon.
Week of Sacrifice.
You will remember that recently on 22nd January week through to 28th we invited some of our partners to our mission service to speak to us; we asked to speak to us on the ministry prayer needs, successes, and challenges. There was also list of prayers for the week which we believe most of us participated. That week was called week of sacrifice and what we did was to skip one or more meals during that and give the money to mission.
Do Next
To create awareness I am thinking for the church to organise an open air service on the green once or twice a year here in Sompting. To explore ways to develop home mission help, example a visit to help our mission partners once as part of mission experience. This could be discuss in the leaders meeting and also at the members meeting. To review next steps from the Kenya visit and plan for further activities in Kenya and beyond.
There is so much for the church to tap into, so our prayers should be for God to broaden our vision, to give us willing heart to continue the work he gave us all to do.
School time
Pete and helper
Times not up yet
Our Band ----- Job well Done