charitable donations

New playground installed

KellyUncategorized

We are so thankful for the amazing generosity of all who attended Light Up Hope’s annual fundraiser, Barn Fire and the generosity of two very special girls and their birthday party fundraiser.  Because of their generosity Hope Children’s Home now has a playground installed for the younger children!  Our Kenyan partner, Alice Afwai shared with us the reaction of the children to having the new playground, “They have been seeing them (playgrounds) on TV, and in papers, now they have one, God is real!” One of the children we were particularly thrilled to see enjoying the playground with a big smile on his face is Jeff.  We first met Jeff in April of 2014.  At the time he was living in a dire situation with his Grandmother in Nairobi.  After Jeff’s mother passed away and his father abandoned him and his sister, Mary Grace, they were left in the care of their elderly grandmother.   When we met with his grandmother she shared with us that she loves Jeff and Mary very much, but the burden she was bearing was too much for her.  Inside a small one room home on the outskirts of Nairobi the grandmother was responsible for […]

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It's Christmas, Be Generous to an Orphan!

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In 2012 we have been able to grant $48,118 to Hands with Hope Safe House in Nairobi, Kenya and the year is not yet at a close!  With the donations received we have paid off 80% of the money due on the land that has been purchased as the home of the new orphan refuge, we have grown and harvested our first crop from the farm and we have completed construction on the first housing building for the children. Before the year comes to a close we will have moved 25 children out of the slums of Nairobi and into their new home! This year has been an incredible blessing on the children. We have received over 75 letters thanking our organization for the love and support we have been able to show them over the months.  Rodgers, one of the older boys from Hands with Hope writes, “I thank you for what you have done in our lives…you bought a very special piece of land where the home will be built in Kitale which will be our new environment where we will not have any troubles or fears or worry”. We know that having basic needs met is important but […]

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It’s Christmas, Be Generous to an Orphan!

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In 2012 we have been able to grant $48,118 to Hands with Hope Safe House in Nairobi, Kenya and the year is not yet at a close!  With the donations received we have paid off 80% of the money due on the land that has been purchased as the home of the new orphan refuge, we have grown and harvested our first crop from the farm and we have completed construction on the first housing building for the children. Before the year comes to a close we will have moved 25 children out of the slums of Nairobi and into their new home! This year has been an incredible blessing on the children. We have received over 75 letters thanking our organization for the love and support we have been able to show them over the months.  Rodgers, one of the older boys from Hands with Hope writes, “I thank you for what you have done in our lives…you bought a very special piece of land where the home will be built in Kitale which will be our new environment where we will not have any troubles or fears or worry”. We know that having basic needs met is important but […]

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Buy Everline a Christmas Present!

KellyUncategorized

You have the opportunity to buy Everline, or one of the other children, just what they need for Christmas. Here is a little hint…. it is not a new iPad!  Watch our new video and hear Everline’s story and how you can give her a gift that will make an IMPACT this Christmas season. [wpvideo T73Pj7Ly] A new Home and renewed opportunities By the end of 2012 we will have moved all of the children to the new orphan refuge!  With a end of the year donation you can get them started in their new home with their needs met!   A donation of $110 will provide a child with a new bed, new sheets, blankets and a mosquito net to protect them from malaria, the 2nd leading cause of death from infectious disease in Africa A donation of $60 will get a child started in their new school in Kitale with a school uniform and new shoes A donation of $25 will cover school fees at primary school for a year A $20 donation will feed one of the children for a month We must also make our final payment on the land. As of November 15th we are […]

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Hear Everline's Story

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Everline is a sweet girl, she is loving and caring towards the younger children in the safe house and she exudes a strength that is visible both in her willingness to be vulnerable and in her general presence.  She is confident at school and we love to see her inner beauty shine when she is with her friends.  But underneath her strength there is grief and a tragic story of loss.  It is easy to forget when you meet these children that they are living in a home for children who do not have families to care for them.  Take 3.5 minutes and listen to Everline tell a part of her story in her own words. [wpvideo T73Pj7Ly] During this Christmas Season, please keep Everline in your prayers, and DONATE to support the work we are doing to provide a better life for all of the children in our care. Food, Water, School Fees, A School Uniform.  It doesn’t take much to provide for one of the children at the safe house. With a donation of $105 you can provide all of these necessary items to one of the 25 children who are moving into the new orphan refuge. DONATE […]

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