Kanata

"Making Melodies in My Heart"

with the Kanata volunteer team

Last week, we enjoyed a few days with a team of short term volunteers from Kanata Baptist Church, Ontario. Although they came to Kenya primarily to serve the African Christian Church and Schools (ACC&S) in and around Niavasha, the team were able to visit the women of Iftin and spend some time with our family.

Erica explaining the approach of Integral Mission with the Women's Empowerment Initiative.

Along with taking the team on a tour of the Eastleigh Community Centre, we had the joy of introducing them to three members of the newly formed Hidig Women's Self Help Group. Along with women from the English literacy program (Iftin) and the jewelry project (Noor), the mothers from Hidig shared the challenges and struggles faced among the refugee community living within Eastleigh. It was a joy to laugh and cry together as we discussed their unique problems and need for prayer.

In Prayer:

Please Pray for us as we together with the community to identify six to eight women to serve as self help group facilitators. Zahra and Rhoda have been working together with various groups throughout Eastleigh over the past two weeks as we prepare for an intensive time of training with the self help group program.