Providence Childrens Home

7 Orphanage Girls Enter High School

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:28:31 +0000

Seven of our orphanage girls are now officially high school students! Not only that, they are in boarding school at Joram Gitau Memorial Academy.

The story behind the story is that eight years ago, these girls came to us destitute, desperate orphans, and they were not within a prayer of getting to elementary school let alone high school. It was such an emotional moment for to welcome them into our school, all seven of them. Sunday, February 5 was visitation Sunday, and Kagendo and her husband visited them as their official parents as far as the school is concerned. Kagendo woke up at 4 a.m to cook their favorite Kenyan food ( chapati) to take to them. She has fed them, taught them God’s Word, prayed with them, taken them to hospital whenever they were sick and done whatever mothers know to do for kids to turn out ok. This was a moment of great pride as these girls have reached what was a few years ago an unreachable goal.

Congratulations to the girls and thanks to their sponsors and the many donors who have made this occasion possible!

UMC Texas PIM Director Kathie Mann Visits PCH

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:13:15 +0000

In January, Kathie Mann, Director of the Partners In Missions (PIM) program for the Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, visited the PCH Campus in Ngong, Kenya. She was accompanied by UMC missionaries who will be serving at the Maua Hospital facilities north of Nairobi. PCH has a close working relationship with the Methodist Church Kenya, with particular emphasis on operation of the Joram Gitau Memorial Clinic. The UMC has recognized PCH as a mission partner organization and donations can be made through any UMC church with reference to Advance Number 3019212. A PIM Mission Team from Texas will visit the campus in Kenya in late July and early August. To learn more about that trip, click here.

Christmas Wish List for Orphanage

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:06:28 +0000

Thanks to all who contributed to the Christmas Wish List this year. Thanks to you, all of the needs identified for the orphanage were funded. God has truly blessed PCH with such great supporters. We will be providing pictures in the next few days of some of the items and activities provided through your generosity.

Leadership Change at PCH

admin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:56:31 +0000

Effective November 1, 2011, Larry Watson became the new Chairman of the PCH Board and Executive Director U.S. Stephen Githumbi, who is relocating to Kenya, is now Vice Chairman. Stephen will become Executive Director Kenya upon his arrival in Kenya later this month. The changes were made to enable the development of PCH staff, both in the U.S. and at the campus in Kenya.

Larry has been a Board member since 2000 and has been Vice Chairman of the Board since 2002. He is recently retired from a 33 year career with ConocoPhillips. He will be working as a full time volunteer and will be seeking other people to volunteer their efforts to help fill staff positions to support PCH’s U.S. activities. More will be posteed about this as job descrptions are developed and approved by the Board.

New PCH Chairman Larry Watson and wife Brenda

Stephen has been Chairman of the PCH Board since his brother and past Chairman, Joram, died of cancer in 2003. Stephen recently retired from the Pomona Unified School District, where he served as a teacher for 23 years and is an ordained Presbyterian Pastor, serving most recently with the Kenya International Community Church in the Los Angeles area. Stephen and his wife, Hannah, are returning to Kenya after living in the U.S. for almost 20 years. As Executive Director Kenya, Stephen will oversee the daily operations of all activities at the PCH campus. As career educators, both he and Hannah will be especially involved with the development of educational opportunities at Joram Gitau Memorial Academy.

Stephen & Hannah Githumbi visit JGMA

Our girls

admin — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:16:44 +0000

Our girls are now living happy and healthy lives at Providence Children’s Home and Community Center. They each come from different regions in Kenya, some from one of the largest slums in Africa – Kibera. This means they speak different languages and have different originating communities but what they all have in common is that both their mothers and fathers died from HIV/AIDS when they were very young.

Please click here to read more about who we are.

AIDS has orphaned too many Kenyan children…

admin — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 16:09:01 +0000

There are millions of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Sub-Sahara Africa. Over two million such chikdren live in Kenya alone. With your help Providence Children’s home can provide a safe, healthy and loving home to children in the Ngong Hills region of Kenya, about 30 kilometers west of Nairobi. In this Christian based environment, the children also get a strong educational foundation and quality health care through our school and clinic, that both meet the needs of the local and broader regional communities.

Click here to learn more about our Mission and Vision.

California Fundraising Dinner

admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:44:54 +0000

Saturday April 21, 2012 – Saturday April 21, 2012

Double Tree Hotel Sequoia Banquet Room

555 W. Foothill Blvd.

http://providencekenya.org

Map and Directions | Register

Description:

La Verne Heights is hosting their yearly Providence fundraising dinner. This year’s event will be held at the Double Tree Hotel Sequoia Banquet Room. Click on the Map & Directions link for location details. There will be entertainment and items for auction, including many handicrafts from Kenya.

For more information, please contact Keith Lentz via email at kdllv@yahoo.com

Come join us!

The Clinic is now open!

admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 05:10:21 +0000

The new Clinic is now open for business. The Clinic Nurse, Moses Mbuthia, is seeing patients from the orphanage, school and surrounding community. The Clinic routinely provides general health screening and administers medications for common ailments.

First batch of students to visit the Clinic

Clinic Nurse Moses Mbuthia with JGMA students at opening

Our new Children’s Home under construction…

admin — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:33:44 +0000

Our building is looking great! We are very excited about the progress we’ve made with your help. Windows are being installed now, a new water system fed by gravity will be constructed soon and then we will be ready to have more children come off of the streets and into a clean, healthy and loving home.

Click here to learn more about our Initiatives….