Kenya
Joy Springs School in Kibera Slum, is located outside Nairobi. The Kibera Slum is one of the largest slums in the world; it is about 1.5 square miles (the same size as New York City's Central Park). Of the 1 million people living in the slum, 50,000 are AIDS orphans. Many of these children get trapped in the cycle of poverty because of lack of education.
Water of Life teams partner with Joy Springs by teaching Bible stories, singing songs, and playing games with the children as well as praying over the teachers and staff at the school.
Empowering Lives International (ELI) is also making a difference among the needy and spiritually lost in Kenya. Their ministry consists of strategically developed training centers, Christian Schools, orphanages, outreach events, camps, HIV/AIDS home-based care training and awareness campaigns, healthcare instruction, and programs to reach alcoholics. Their objective is to empower the lives of people in Kenya. Water of Life has partnered with ELI to lead women's conferences, youth outreaches, and various construction ministry projects.
LIVE THE CALL IN KENYA
KENYA TEAM 1: August 9 - August 23: (CLOSED) This trip will be a moderate trip. The focus of this trip is a Youth Conference at the ELI Training Center. The team will also spend time at Joy Springs School.
KENYA TEAM 2: October 4 - October 18: This trip will be a moderate trip. The focus of this trip is a Women’s Conference at the ELI Training Center. (Men are welcome on the team!) The team will also spend time at Joy Springs School.
HOW DO I ANSWER THE CALL?
- Download and fill out the Short-Term Missions Application OR the Mexico Application depending on what Outreach Trip you would like to participate on.
- Turn in your completed application in an envelope marked ATTN: Aimee McDivett to the Water of Life church office
- Turn in your $300 deposit in an envelope marked ATTN: Aimee McDivett to the Water of Life church office (the deposit is not required for those going to Mexico).
- Checks should be addressed to Water of Life
- IF you are depositing CASH please put the cash in a separate envelope from your application and deposit the envelope into the tithe box in the lobby of the church office. Make sure to write your first and last name on the envelope as well as “GLOBAL OUTREACH DEPOSIT” and the name of the team that you are applying for.
- Apply for a passport as soon as possible on the U.S. State Department Website. For all Global Outreach Trips, including Mexico, a Passport is required. To find a U.S. Government location where you can turn in your application please visit this website Passport Location Website
- If you currently have a passport check the expiration date - passports must be valid for 6 months when one enters the country.
- If you have further questions about Water of Life teams please email Aimee McDivett at aimeem@wateroflifecc.org
