While I wait for God’s timing of my return to Kenya I am keeping busy working on fundraising and awareness raising for the orphans in Kenya.
The challenge is finding new people to talk to and ways to get the information out. While I was in the Chicago area recently, I hosted a couple of dinners at various friends’ homes where I would cook traditional Kenyan foods and they would invite friends over who were open to learning about Kenya. It is great to help people experience this small part of daily life in Kenya. Over dinner we get to talk about the kids and life in Kibera, and after dinner if there is interest I share a PowerPoint presentation with pictures of the kids and more information. This has been an easy way to get more people aware of what we are doing in Kenya. It’s been great to help people experience African food for the first time and to see them leaving with recipes knowing they will remember the kids each time they make them. Through this awareness we’ve also gained some prayer supporters and financial supporters for the orphanage which is such a blessing.
If you live in Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, Oklahoma or Colorado, Wisconsin, Minnesota or nearby areas and are interested in allowing me to host a Kenyan dinner for some of your friends who might be interested, please contact me! What I would need from you is allowing me to use your kitchen, home, and willingness to invite your friends who might be interested in learning more about Kenya and work with orphans. I’ll provide the food, cook and set everything up, and if you or anyone wants to know how to cook Kenyan food I’d be happy to have some cooking help, but I can do it alone as well. Call me and we can work out the details!
