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Report on our 2019 Project Journey to Kenya — Additional Visits in Kenya

Office of Foerderkreis Kenia Freudenstadt e.V., Germany. Translated version. Original version first published December 1, 2019. Page 4/6.

Tuesday, February 12, 2019: Moshi — Himo (Border) — Voi (Kenya); Lutheran Missionary Station

Driving back to Kenya

Travel coach.

Guest house in Voi.

Our rooms.

Early in the morning the local driver took us to the bus station, where we took a bus on the main Daressalam-Mombase line to our next destination, the city of Voi in Kenya. After the obligatory border control procedure, including the usual security checks, we rented a large-capacity taxi at the Voi bus station for transfering us to the Lutheran Church's missionary station outside the city.

Visit of the Lutheran Missionary Station in Voi
Arriving at the missionary station, we were warmly welcomed by the local pastor. This was our first visit to his institution. We took accommodation in the large guesthouse with its well-equipped rooms, which we later learned can also be booked via international booking platforms, either half or full board. We were informed that a sizeable part of the station and its facilities are financed by this guesthouse, which is also hosting theological seminars. Incidentally, the Lutheran Church of Sweden (Svenska Kyrkan) is one of the main sponsors of this project. In the afternoon the pastor guided us through the institution, detailing some agricultural aspects of their vegetable cultivation in the greenhouse as well as details on the fruit cultivation they plan for the future, etc.. He furthermore mentioned problems in connection with the water supply. To substitute for lacking groundwater, water is being supplied by transporters, and they are reusing waste water for irrigating plants. Since 2004, this church institution has been managed and continuously expanded by the aforementioned pastor and his wife, also a theologian and trained social worker. In addition, their station has been caring for poor orphans for many years. Currently, 64 children whose parents died of HIV/Aids are accommodated with relatives or neighbours in as intact a social environment as possible. These families are supported with food, school fees and medical care. Our society is also providing help and annual support for this important work. In addition, each family that has taken in AIDS orphans receives a goat to be used exclusively for milk production. They are furthermore obliged to pass on the first-born young animal to another family thus expanding the circle of help. The children are already educated by church employees at the age of five and instructed to work on the fields with a mission to pass on their acquired knowledge to their foster families. 70 percent of the harvest collected with the children's help is distributed among them. All of the children are tutored and receive assistance throughout school, if possible even up to university, and their performance is regularly being monitored. Apprenticeships in the crafts or other sectors are also arranged, all with regular performance monitoring by the pastor and his coworkers. We learned that the Lutheran Church does not discriminate the children with respect to their religious affiliation, but tries to make sure they are at least attending their Lutheran religious education classes. We learned here that they are implementing the help-for-self-help principle in an impressive way.

Wednesday, February 13, 2019: Voi — Malindi

Visit with pastor to an AIDS orphan family.

After having had breakfast with the pastor and one of his social workers we were given the opportunity to visit two of the AIDS orphan families (similar to our project in Baharini/Mpeketoni). After being briefed on their respective needs, the children were given filled pencil cases, combined with the wish for successful school performance. Back in the guesthouse we had lunch together. One of our acquaintances from Malindi, together with a driver and his minibus, was already waiting for us to be transferred to the Indian Ocean coast. Bidding all farewell we snapped some group photos, and the engine was started to take us to our hotel in Malindi, right at the Indian Ocean coast, which we already knew from our last project trips.

Thursday, February 14, and Friday, February 15, 2019: Malindi

After an administrative meeting with an acquaintance, we used the following two days to acclimatize to the coastal climate and prepare for our forthcoming stay in Baharini.

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