by Katie Ouma Photos of flash flooding in the Kibagari settlement. As you may have seen in the news or on our social media, Kenya is experiencing great loss and devastation right now. Around three weeks ago, heavy rains started in Kenya and they haven’t stopped. Every night we can hear the rain when it […]
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By Tony and Pam Armor (The Armors were part of the first GBHT-sponsored team from the United States to serve alongside GBHT staff and volunteers for a Vacation Bible School in the Kibagare settlement and to participate in GBHT’s street ministry. The trip took place in August, 2023. These are their reflections on their
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by Katie Ouma, GBHT Director, Nairobi Lydia, GBHT’s first preschool teacher, with our preschoolers. There have been few opportunities for young children to attend preschool in Kibagare. We have been praying for the right time to fill this gap, and have decided – in a leap of faith – that the time is
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Clapping. 410 Children. Bible Lessons. Soccer. Singing. Sack Races. Worship. Dust. Memory Verses. More than 600 Children. Porridge. Discussion Groups. Crafts. Children Eating. These are just a few of the images indelibly imprinted in the minds of the volunteers who helped with GBHT’s 5th Vacation Bible School in the Kibagare settlement in August, 2023. In
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The next GBHT school-break Vacation Bible School begins on August 21, 2023. This will be the first VBS conducted by GBHT that will include a team of volunteers traveling from the United States. GBHT’s philosophy for short term mission teams is not for GBHT to merely serve as host while a team from abroad conducts
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By Katie Harvey, Child Sponsorship Director At our resource center we want to encourage a reading environment, so we started a reading challenge! Every student reads as many books as they can, and at midterms and the end of the term we reward three who read the most books with a fun activity. These three
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by Katie Harvey, GBHT Child Sponsorship Director Did you go to sleep hungry last night? My guess is that the majority of my readers would answer this with a “no”. Unfortunately, that’s not the case with the majority of the children we serve at the Hope Center. On most Saturday mornings, I meet with
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Lydia Anyango We are pleased to introduce you to Lydia Anyango, who is GBHT’s first full-time teacher at the Hope Center! With the growth of GBHT’s tutoring and mentoring programs, having a full-time presence at the Hope Center had become a significant need. GBHT is blessed that it’s funding has increased to
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More Hope The construction of the Hope Center has allowed Giving Back Hope Together (GBHT) to be actively engaged with children in the community on a regular basis. This continuity has allowed the staff of GBHT to establish relationships with the children being served. These relationships, in turn, are giving
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“Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?” . . . The King will reply, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ – Jesus, as recorded in Matthew 25:37-40
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