Despite abandonment and chronic malnutrition Mary (age 5) and Margaret (age 4} have found hope in the village of Kawaida, Kenya. Through the intervention of Jane, Community Health Worker, and Together for Kenya, these two children are now in a safe transforming...
Together for Kenya Expands Medical Care for Kenyan Children
In May, Together for Kenya committed to providing OPD medical care to children attending Kawaida Primary Schools. Over 1,000 students will now be eligible to obtain diagnostic care and treatment at Nazareth Hospital. Most recently Joseph, an 11 year old in Class six,...
New Communion Procedures
The time has come for us to reopen the altar rail as the primary place of reception for communion. We will begin this shift this Sunday, the first Sunday of Advent, December 3, at both our 8:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. services. We’re excited that we have enough liturgical...
Together for Kenya Builds Entrepreneurs
Across Kenya, around half of 14 to 17 year olds do not finish high school. For nearly 10 years, Together for Kenya and others have found innovative ways to enhance education and increase the knowledge and skills of these precious young children. This past week, Kate...
Nutrition in Education Project
Hunger affects both physical and mental development in children. In Kenya, 23 million children go to school without anything to eat. In 2022 Together for Kenya recognized the food crisis in the Kiambu area of Kenya and began a program to support vulnerable and...
Providing a Healthy Lunch on Testing Days in Kenya
This past week Together for Kenya provided 3 days of nutritious lunches for 350 Kawaida Primary school students sitting for their Kenya National Scholastic Exams (similar to our SAT tests.) Many of these children are from needy families and usually go without...
Christ & St. Luke’s Healing Hands in Kenya
Together for Kenya funds free out patient care to children of the poorest of the poor in and around Nazareth Mission Hospital in Nairobi Kenya. To date 82 children have been assisted in 2023. The most common ailments are intestinal and respiratory but broken bones and...
Statement on the War in Israel
Dear Christ & St. Luke’s, Over the past few days, as we have watched the news of the horrific terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas militants on the state of Israel and witnessed the beginnings of Israel’s strong defensive response, I have been surprised at just...
Stewardship 2024
Dear Christ & St. Lukes, Our theme this year— “To Know and Be Known”—was chosen to remind us that belonging and participation in a community are essential components of the Christian life. The love we are commanded to exercise in service of one another depends on...