jubilee village news
November 2009

Greetings!

The four of us just recently returned from Village Visit #4 to Kager, Kenya.  It was an AWESOME trip and we saw God at work in many ways in the village.  Below are a few of our favorite memories from the trip.
 
Your support and prayers for the Project are appreciated and needed -- keep up the good work because you are helping Change the World, One Village at a Time.
 
Peace and grace, 
 
Ned Campbell, Doug Kyle, Tony LeCount, John McKenzie
Our Favorite Memories from Village Visit #4 
John McKenzie
  • Our first night of worship on Tuesday night when Bishop Christopher spoke. He came alive to me when he was speaking to his congregation. He showed me what it meant to "pastor" to people. 
  • My visit to Palista's home to deliver a solar lantern. She is a widow and grandmother taking care of her 8 grandchildren because all of her children had died. Her smile was infectious and her thankfulness was very humbling.
  • Our meeting with the JOY Kitchens Women's Groups. I loved how they challenged each other in a healthy way and how they wanted to improve their "group" and expand it also. I loved seeing their faces when they received the JOY Kitchens T-shirts and Luo Bibles.
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The JOY Kitchens Women 
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Doug Kyle
  • One thing I was looking forward to on this trip was meeting my brother David Kayando and giving him a big hug.  After getting off the plane in Kisumu, the first thing I noticed was David standing behind the fence waiting on us.  As we waited for our luggage my anticipation of finally meeting David and giving him a hug was building and it seemed like an eternity.
  • Seeing the JOY Kitchens Women get their Luo Bibles.  Learning from Lin about the need for the women of JOY Kitchens to have Bibles in their language was huge.  It seemed so simple, but something we had taken for granted.  So having the opportunity to hand out Bibles to each of these women was truly a GOD moment.  The joy and fire in some of the women's eyes and smiles on their faces was amazing.
  • Spending most of the afternoon with John McKenzie building the first prototype smoke hood in Kager village was very exciting.  Watching the village women accept it and embrace it was a wonderful sight.  The statistics about health issues from smoke are staggering and with this simple device we are making a profound difference.  I thank God for my brother John to work with and share ideas with and the God given talent to build things.

Smoke Hood

 Smoke Hood / Chimney Prototype
Tony LeCount
  • One morning the Champions prayed for the Partners and Carolyne Kayando prayed for my wife, children and me by name.  She prayed the most beautiful prayer which brought me to tears. I will cherish this moment forever.
  • I really enjoyed the movie night in the newly renovated Jubilee Village Project Community Center.  We played Veggie Tales for around 75 children using a projector and laptop. I believe it was the first time many of the children had seen a movie.  Watching the eyes and the concentration of the children on the movie was priceless.
  • I was so moved delivering the Solar Lanterns to the Elderly.  When the solar lantern was explained and demonstrated to each person, the smiles and excitement they shared were tremendous.
 Solar Lantern Delivery to the Elderly
Ned Campbell
  • My afternoon home visit with Jayne Anyango, the Seamstress, in her home.  She showed me with great pride the school uniforms and beautiful dresses she was working on and shared that receiving a Kijiji Benki microloan is helping improve her family's life.
  • Visiting each of primary schools and hearing the children sing and recite poetry.  There was one young girl at God Kado Primary School that passionately recited a poem about the scourge of HIV / AIDS across all of Africa - it made me realize that our uniform and shoe program is a tangible way we can share God's love with Kager's orphans
  • Our last night worshiping with the flock of Kager Vision Centre.  It was real cool to hear my three brothers share their testimony of what the week had meant to them, and it was a very powerful moment when the Bishop had us kneel and the people of Kager came behind us and anointed us with their prayers.

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Young Smile at Heartspring Academy
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AIDS HAVE YOU NO MERCY?
 
 By Simon Wainyoke
 
AIDS, oh AIDS
The mention of your name
scares me out of my skin.
Out of the darkness
You crept in and swept our continent.

From North to South
And from East to West
Thousand and thousand you have killed
Spare the beauty of our continent
Causing no meaning to life.
And yet you are not satisfied.
AIDS, do you have mercy?

AIDS, oh AIDs
Homes are bad full of grief
Children are orphans
Women are widows
Men are widowers
Why? Just because of Mr. Slim?

Scientist have gone to the moon
And made nuclear weapon and yet
You have defeated all.
AIDS, do you have mercy?

Brothers and sisters,
Friends and relatives and my loving parents
Lend me your ears and get this message right.
With a broken heart I am asking you,
Please, please be faithful to each other
This monster never sleeps
There is no cure for AIDS.

AIDS, do you have mercy
From North to South
Womens and mens let's join hands together
We can defeat AIDS.
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