Thursday, September 19, 2013

Last Monday's Visitation:


Today we visited Gladys, Frida, Daisy, and Vallery at their respective schools to check on their academic progress and individual basic needs.

 

Gladys and Frida are doing great at school. They had just completed an exam that was done on a district level by all the schools in the district. Their school was among the best schools and was ranked position 3 in the entire district. Our girl’s performance was very impressive.

 

Comparing Frida’s previous school performance the girl has improved tremendously. She scored 332 marks out of 500 marks which excellent performance according to the schools standards. Her important basic needs are as follows; Blanket, school shoes school bag, umbrella, mosquito net, casual wears, school sweater, among others.

 

Gladys scored 318 marks out of 500. And this was a great improvement from her previous performance. And she is still striving hard to excel in the remaining exams that will enable her be promoted to grade 8 next year.

 

Their teachers have had several compliments about them because they dedicate most of their time on books thus performing well. They also take lunch from school so as to save time on revision. They are disciplined girls and have great potential.

Their health is good and hygienically they were neat in their school uniforms. Their hair was Kemp.

 

At Daisy and Valery’s school, the girls were doing great. Their teachers were having a meeting but we managed to talk to their deputy head teacher who gave us the progress of the girls. According to him the girls had done exams but their results were yet to be released. So far their health status is good and the girls are always clean. They rarely miss school and are highly disciplined.

 

Valery needs the following; Lantern for her studies, past revision papers, Mattress, Plates, cutlers, cooking pan and water jerrycans.

 

Daisy prefers having a pair of socks, the one she has are worn out, geometrical set, Math and English Aid text books and sandals.

 

The visit was indeed a success!

 

Regards

Christabel.

Combat Costs in the War against Chiggers and Worms

Below is the break down for the medicine;

Albendazole = $7

Castor oil = $6

Hydrogen peroxide = $4

Total cost = $17

Roofs and floors. Cheaper than in America!


Below is the approximate breakdown cost for cementing a floor for one house: These are average estimates. Individual costs may vary regarding the size of the house and the distance covered during transportation of construction material. To some, it may even cost around a half of this total cost and to some it may even be slightly more than this.
 
12 packets of cement @$11 = $132

Transport=$25

I lorry of sand @$38 = $38

Transport=$25

1 lorry of gravel @$63 = $63

Transport=$25

Labor = $40

TOTAL COSTS= $348

Transport

Transportation varies for example: transporting cement from Kakamega Town to Grace and Everline’s home is around $13 and transporting the same to Abednego’s home is around $25.

Exact figures can only be obtained by surveying specific houses and getting individual costs.
Only Evangeline’s house has thatched roof and it will be better if they can have iron roof.

Zainabu Otari’s house is in very poor condition, almost falling; it can easily be blown away by strong wind.
Some of the children have leaking roofs such as Gladys, Lydia not sure of other houses with the same problem. They may just need repair.
 

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

ALL OF OUR CHILDREN --OUR TRINITY FAMILY


1.       Ian  Shikhobolo -Stacy Baros

2.       Shelton Shikunzi - Stacy Baros

3.       Arnold  Ameta-Jennifer Matison

4.       SPECIAL CASE: JOAN: Sponsored by Joan Amoriello (Gary and Judy Carnie)

5.       Moses Anzaya--  (Anita)

6.       Repha Karani—(Anita)

7.       Zainabu Otari-Connie Trammel

8.       Vivian Mutambi-Terah Stearns (Candy Usztoke)

9.       Jane Alividza- Christa Horst

10.   Truphosa Ambunya- Jerilyn Joyner/Shanker Karpe

11.   Diana Anyiso-Eleanor Prince

12.   Crispinus Wafula-Christa Horst

13.   Evangeline Were- Mike Godwin

14.   Sharon Mukoya-Cyntreva Paige

15.   Wallace Simiyu-Kevin Rivers

16.   Vallery Misiko- Joan Amoriello

17.   Mary Barasa-Amy Hinojosa

18.   Daisy Nabisina- Carolyn Prince

19.   Fridah Mutika-Christa Horst

20.   Gladys Ambesta- Susan Bautista/Pam Vendegna

21.   Abednego Omukoko-Greg Duvall

22.   Elvis Juma- Laura McGinnis

23.   Lydia Owuer- Chris Terhune

24.   Emmanuel Olunga- Matt Metzner

25.   Brenda Masidza- Darla Martin

26.   Shaline Obieba- Debbie Booher

27.   Everlyne Adhiambo-Lisa Gulley

28.   Elizabeth Andawa-Brenda Metzner

29.   Grace Akeyo (Janice Horrell)

30.   Beverlyn Katisi-Sara Crawford

31.   Walter Matati- Camilla Garrett

32.   Brian Barasa- Rebecca Morris (Dorothy Clark)

33.   Zainabu Atuo-Jody Williams

34.   Benjamin Tsuma- Megan Wise, Jerilyn Joyner

35.   Fredrick Maina-Tracy Leon (Melissa Ek)

36.   Michelle Nabuyiya- Michelle Boatright

37.   Emmanuel Mukhwana- Abigail Piland

38.   Noel Luchiko-Terah Stearns

39.   Ben Amuko-Heather Sais

40.   Yvonne Mali- Darla Partridge

41.   Asman Tsuma-Darla Partridge

42.   Paul Wesa-Christa Horst

43.   Alice Wanjiko- Debbie Evans, Lisa Walker

44.   Jayden- Tracy Leon, Laura Giles

 

Want information on sponsoring?

Here is a link from our site www.TGDonline.com


http://www.tgdonline.com/Documents/ORPHAN%20SPONSORSHIP%20information.pdf


Our site is undergoing a bit of a transformation since we took the computer from New York and are setting things up here in Texas. Not all pages can be accessed right now--but soon!

any questions can be emailed to me personally. Contact me through tgdonline.com
 

a good week in review...

Christabel reported:

We had a staff meeting today and had individuals discussing their progress in their departments and their objectives for the remaining days of the week.

The agriculture department is a doing great job in the farm. They are watering eucalyptus, black night shade, have sowed the spider plant seeds, pruning leaves of kale and sowing amaranth seeds.

The photographers have taken pictures of the ongoing construction work, the sponsored children’s head shots, and are still editing staff videos.

So far the Training team has finalized PowerPoint with the afternoon class and are yet to begin internet and Email. On the same note, the mid-morning class is currently on word.

The programming class is preparing for another test on Friday on HTML and CSS but right now Duncan is taking the class through extensive CSS

Also, Paul and Duncan are working on the graphics and the progress is encouraging.

The visitation team is visiting children in their schools and at homes checking on their progress and their individual needs.

We motivated them to keep on with their great job so as to help achieve the organization’s goals.

The application is still under Design phase and we have finished developing the use case diagrams. Currently we are developing the user interface.

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Imposters will always be among the brethren

This is so serious, I had to post it.

Walking with Jesus and Following Satan
Judas, through his life of treachery, supplies sinners with a solemn warning. We learn from the example of Judas that a person can be very near to Jesus Christ, and yet be lost and damned forever. Nobody was ever closer to Christ than the Twelve. Judas was one of them, and he's in hell today, because while he may have given intellectual assent to the truth, he never embraced Christ with heartfelt faith.
Judas wasn't deceived; he was a phony. He understood the truth, and he posed as a believer. Furthermore, he was good at it--the cleverest hypocrite we read about in all the Scriptures, for no one ever suspected him. He had everyone fooled except Jesus, who knew his heart.
And mark it, wherever God's work is done, there are impostors like Judas. There will always be hypocrites among the brethren. The favorite trick of Satan and those he employs is to "disguise themselves as servants of righteousness" (2 Corinthians 11:15). The devil is a master at making his work look good--and he is busily at work among the Lord's people.
 

It comes from this article:
http://www.gty.org/resources/positions/p26/unmasking-the-betrayer

 Not everyone who calls upon the name of Christ is in Christ!

There is Matthew 25:

The Sheep and the Goats

31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “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.’

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.


Matthew 13

The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares

24 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. 26 But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. 27 So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ 28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ 29 But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”

It is very serious, but do not be discouraged--rather, Trust God with all your heart!

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

School Supplies for Sponsored Children

What is one of the great things about school? School supplies! And our generous sponsors have given our children some wonderful tools for learning. Thank you to our staff for organizing and purchasing these items that will improve performance and give the children dignity as they arrive at school PREPARED!

And we have Christmas coming! We need $2250 to give every child a Christmas of $50. Consider what you can do to bring smiles to God's children on the other side of the world. You have not forgotten them! They will give praises to the Lord for the joy you brought them.

Sunday, September 08, 2013

Some Great Videos! If you haven't seen them--take the time to just START them and see what you think....

Video that is only one minute!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfjyk5IuoSQ

You can always share these on your facebook, the link on your twitter, or any of your social media-
spread the word about the great things God is doing in Kenya.

Here is what it is like to take a trip to Kenya:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NON9oLM4LWM&feature=c4-overview&list=UUW8YddT5zk-7xeyqN0kdQFA

Here is what it is like if you go visit your sponsored children and other children:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAeqy1ALSQg&list=PL903D349EBA7620EF

Here is another view:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAeqy1ALSQg&list=PL903D349EBA7620EF

A message from our own Frank Adungosi!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCMYvd1QFxw

Here is Dr. Otis Stanley PhD in Public Health and his R.N. wife, Mickey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyRnmxmA3x4

Gladys, who could have died from infection:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leqFGWblgCw

 Here is my YouTube but you have to look through it because I can't manage the videos properly.
they are out of order so......
http://www.youtube.com/user/stephanietexasrivers?feature=watch

 

1Peter 1


3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
5 who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,
7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith-more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire-may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,
9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Monday, September 02, 2013

If?

If you could do anything you wanted that glad honor to GOD, what would it be?

Send me an email:
sarivers.tgd@gmail.com

Alice and Jayden--Please stop to say a prayer.

Please PRAY for Jayden! We need to get him released from the orphanage, but he is a ward of the state and evidence in the ongoing trial against the Alice's biological father for raping her.

As for Alice, thank you to Debbie Evans who has sent the yearly sponsorship in full so we can get Alice in boarding school. Anita Nenonen is covering her other sponsorship (we have to have two for a good boarding high school costs more than 1200 a year.) Please pray for another sponsor in Anita's place. Anita also works to find sponsors for Moses and Rephe. They are both in a lower cost high school and always in need.

We thank Joseph Omuto for bringing this case to light so we could intercept the enemies plans against this young girl. We want to overcome the stigma this boy was assigned and Derrick and Carolyne Omani are going to raise him as their own. The Lord will get the glory in this and we are so happy to be the hands and feet of God to these beloved creations of God. We know God works all things for good for those who love Him and are called according to His Purposes. We claim Jayden for the Kingdom of God and speak life and love and faith over him, in Jesus name. We speak healing to Alice and pray God soften her heart in His miraculous way and that she sees God's redemption in her pain. May her story be one of Victory in Jesus! Where the enemy brings victimization, God brings VICTORY. So we will stand beside her and proclaim God's love for her.

This is good work in the field God has given us. We have this opportunity to bless and shine. May others see our good work and glorify God! We pray in His name for these now.

Sunday, September 01, 2013

Judith, Dorcas, and Carolyn teaching health and nutrition in addition to computer knowledge.


Erick and I have been teaching the mid morning class on introduction to computers from the introduction bit to the end of the package. Here is the flow of topics that we covered Definition of computers, uses ,computer system, history and evolution of computers, parts of computer, input &output devices, computer classification, storage devices, network, keyboard layout, computer software, computer safety & health issues and finally factors to consider when choosing an operating system that we wound up yesterday on Thursday .

On the same Thursday afternoon we came up with an exam that they have done. We distributed and supervised the exam on Friday.

Health and Nutrition

Since we had books that we’ve been revising under health, we were privileged to share out what each one of us has learned. I majored on sickness i.e. malaria since it is the most sickness that affect young children I shared with them the causes of malaria ,ways of  transmission and the preventive measures that should be taken.  Dorcus majored on ear infections, finally Carolyn studied on nutrition. We will have time to share with the guardian plus the sponsored children over the same topics on distribution day.

Brief Report on Accounting by Victalis


Praise God! I am glad to write to inform you that even though I have been down to illness for almost the whole of last week, I thank God who has made me alive and kicking. This has been a week of serious commitment as I have been greatly, by Mr. Anjeje, involved in accounting in which he has taught and exposed me to various documents that I am now able to work on. For instance I can now comfortably make records of payment vouchers and receipts and enter the information to the main ledgers. Filling is another simple game to me. I am still eager to learn more and hence to perfect on my duties.

Brian's report includes Agricultural Project work


Praise our living almighty God. I thank God for the life, care and blessings he has given unto us.

 

                                                On Monday

 

We harvested spider plant seeds which had matured and we are now drying them up so that it reduces the cost of buying other seeds. We had a meeting where we discussed our weekly duties.  I also led the staff in practicing the worship songs which I composed and I pray God to help me go on and produce them.

    

On Tuesday

We completed the weeding of sukuma wiki and started to weed the tomatoes. We had a brief meeting of our gardening project led by our leader Derrick on how to improve agriculture.

 

                                                Wednesday

We mulched the tomatoes where we carried the mulch to the farm from Henry’s home. We did this to prevent them from soil born diseases and also for moisture conservation.

 

                                                  On Thursday

We build shed for the black night nursery to prevent damage of the seedlings during heavy rains and hot sun rays.

                                                On Friday

We had transportation of farm yard manure to the garden from Henry’s home to which we will apply to the tomatoes to improve soil nutrients. I also did the blowing of the computer and ensured they are clean. We sowed the amaranthus and watering of black night shade nursery.

 

Don's report on computer classes:


This week starting with on Monday, i involved myself in counter checking names of students who are to receive certificates.I had to do a follow up n making corrections to individuals names which were entered mistakenly. In the afternoon hours I always participate in training session of the afternoon class as a lesson assistant to Oscar. We noticed our students were having a hard time understanding functions and calculations which they were covering on their MS Excel course.

On Tuesday, Brian and I did the routine tasks of dusting our machines and cleaning some dusty keyboards and mouse. I also kept myself that day busy by checking class attendance register and I was pretty impressed with their class attendance since minimal cases of absentism has been reported. I was also counter checking students records which are in our training computer just making sure it's up to date with current information.

 

Wednesday,we sorted machines which needed updates and making a follow up of installing them.

 

Thursday, I helped Judith and Erick in coming up with exam questions, am glad we accomplished that on time.

 

Friday, I also participated in supervision of the exam.I winded up my week by making priorities of what to accomplished by next week work plan.

 

Update on Eunice in College


I went to college at Kakamega for the 2nd session which began on 5th August and we closed yesterday 31stAugust.I am now preparing to open school on 3rd September and continue with my teaching work.

At the college,I have been privileged to have an easy time in my studies in regard to payment of school fees.This time, I had no stress of fees because you had paid for me in advance and when they were sending other students away to bring fees,I was comfortable in class.This made me to do well in my tests which placed me in a good position.The only expense I had was photocopies, transport  and pocket money which I do use for my personal effects.I was able to meet this without any difficult.

The subjects I am now undertaking are:

1.       General methods in teaching,

2.       Child Growth and development chapter 2,

3.       Language,

4.       Administration and management,

5.       Research,

Under Research,we have research tutorial which shall be conducted twice in a month beginning this month and then we develop a research project on challenges facing young children.

The lessons have been very tedious and were conducted throughout the week including Sundays.On Sundays we began at 12 noon after having service in the morning hours.It has been a busy month but I have gained in knowledge, experience and time management.

I thank God for taking me through the second session and giving me good health in an environment of many other students with different background.

Monday, August 26, 2013

Christmas example:

DO YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR CHILD? I will be sending out the Christmas suggestions along with a list of items and prices. If you have it in your heart to give an additional general amount--then I am hoping to be sure every single child gets a substantial gift showing our love for them all. Either way, I will make sure everyone gets something, but I know God has other vessels of blessing beside me and with me and together we create such a beautiful Christmas!
 
Let me add that I am sending account information to donors and it represents their KENYAN account. I have a USA account where I deposit your money. Then I send over ALL YOUR SPONSOR MONEY to Kenya and I pay for the staff and building. There, they put it in individual (ledger) accounts for each child and withdraw when they make purchases. There may still be some money in your child's account there and it provides a buffer for future unplanned expenses.
 
Also, remember that the sponsor money is $50 per child and $40 goes to the child and $10 to the Kenyan team for transport costs during supply purchase, food for staff/children/guardians on distribution day, and costs for home/school child visitation. Then if they are able to have any left over, they can use it where needed most in daily operations for the orphan program.
 
 
CHECK THE NEXT BLOG POST PLEASE --it has more information.....
 

New Christmas Wish List

Friends, there is so much on my heart to blog.

I had three different Biblical messages running through my head this morning and I arrive at my computer needing to do accounting and the monthly wire (Made possible by YOUR donations! Thank you for sponsoring our children! I am covering all the staff and administrative expenses to make it possible to send all your money to Kenya.)

I am trying to go ahead and send out snatches of our accounting narratives regarding the children's purchases over the last few months. Henry and I write out the instructions and the result so that we can follow the path of giving and recieving for each individual. If the email I send seems cryptic, feel free to ask for elaboration BUT perhaps pray that I can get my head around that particular account when you ask. There are so many now, so all prayers are appreciated for each member of the staff to get these things right. It takes a lot of communication and cooperation and we always work to improve process.

These last months were a bit different. Several older children have their accounts paid off because those of you who give in large amounts were able to pay school fees back in the spring. For some children, I fronted the money because you have proved to be reliable in your automated giving. Others have to wait as money arrives and I send it over monthly. The high school children really need an upfront load of funding in January. It is a difficult time--and right after Christmas!

I am also trying to prepare for Christmas--um, yes. That is the title of this post and I am just getting to that.....but what fun it is! The team has created a suggested wish list after meeting together to review each individual child and consider their home visits and personal preferences and goals. Some children's homes are in such dire need. Little Brian is one. Crispinus is from a home with unstable finances. Ben and Noel have a handicapped old widow grandmother but at least they are the only two children in the home and both sponsored. Beverline is one of 7 children and a handicapped abandoned mother who used to be a school teacher. Grace and Everline have a wonderful hard working aunt as their guardian, but she cares for her nearly teen handicapped (cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy, very low understanding and completely no walking or limb use) son, and three other disabled adult males!

With 45 children and 20 staff, there is so much good giving available! Cows are over the moon! Personal water filtration biosand filters are about $300 per home and wouldn't we love to know our children can filter their water? It is just money--and I know we have much higher costs for everything here--and it is hard to send money away and trust the Lord to fulfill His purposes where you cannot quite see it working--BUT WE HAVE AN AMAZING TRACK RECORD OF PROVING YOUR MONEY GOES WHERE YOU SEND IT!

Although I have had less personal communication with each donor, there are always opportunities for you to inquire and we follow up until we can get that answer. For some children, like Gladys, it means a costly trip to her-- deep in the bushlands of central Africa! So you don't get that fabulous American speedy answer. This isn't Google. However, the query crosses lands and seas to reveal the wellbeing of your Kenyan child. Your influence continues to give these children such hope and joy! They have a beloved community and an identity as a loved one! They know these gifts come through JESUS and that I come to them to bless them and love them. They know someone is far away who gives sacrificially to see that they get their needs met. They know God counts them as worthy of care. What a treasure to have such love. Thank you for sharing your time and money. I get to see the abundance you have created and it is marvelous and I just shout,
"JESUS IS ALIVE!"
Because I see Him operating through you to His Glory!

I pray you do not get weary in well doing. I pray the cares of this life do not drain your heart. Be encouraged that you are changing the world! God in you is creating a better tomorrow. Things have really improved and developed and grown. We have SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY SO BLESSED BY YOUR GIVING TO THE BUILDING! This building is a LIGHTHOUSE of love, joy, peace, and HOPE! You cannot even imagine the way the people love their computer classes and thank God for this opportunity to learn what they have only heard about. You can't imagine a computer center deep in Western Kenya where schools have no electricity and no water. They do not always have books or pens! They do not always have desks! And they can come get computer lessons FOR FREE??????? It is a dream. It gives them such vision for their future. They believe they can be a  part of their coming digital age.

Hallelujah!

Please pray about your Christmas giving. If you are like me, you go out to buy gifts and what happens? You have no idea what to give your recipient but there, RIGHT THERE, is something you want for yourself. OH! And something else quite wonderful! And so I arrive home with a few more things FOR MYSELF and I haven't even gotten the gift I cannot figure out for the friend or family. I can even send myself things by using Amazon, but forget to mail something to my brother or sister or niece. So others go without while I keep forgetting them and acquiring for myself. How does this happen? I don't know, but I THANK GOD for the blood of Jesus and the mercies of God that are new every morning. I live on that mercy. I forget everything I am supposed to do. I forget everyone I mean to write. I never call anyone (we all know that, ha ha!) but somehow GOD. Somehow GOD invades my life, I actually make a call. I actually mail a card (miracle!) I actually buy a gift! I actually give my time. I actually CARE FOR SOMEONE ELSE.

Praise God Praise God Praise God!

So I know that you forget some of the best priorities--and there is no condemnation from me! Only love and thanks for what I know you HAVE ALREADY done! You have been so good and faithful to our beloved Kenyan family and children. I cannot thank you enough. I praise God that HE rewards you because I truly CANNOT thank you enough! I could never have the time to give you the praise I have in my heart and the joy we share in the good work occuring in us and over there. God is building us together as a Holy People, Beloved of Him! and we share in our joys and griefs.

Merry Christmas Early! I pray you are able to give all that is in your heart to give and that you are satisfied in Christ and able to die to the things of the world. I am rejoicing in the Lord! He is so faithful to us and I know He will provide through many so that these few celebrate His life and birth and they recieve what they cannot return. Through no earning of their own, they have been chosen for great blessing. And we have to--and I praise Him forever!

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

General Donations do wonderful things LARGE and small. TAKE A LOOK!



 
 
With general donations available, our staff prayed over local cases in need. Here is Mercylne with her family. She attends school on the compound with our Trinity Global Development building. She goes to Cornerstone School which is free or nearly free for many needy children. They get some small meal in the day which may be all they eat.
Mercylne's home is not stable financially, but God is watching over her life to bless her. Our staff noticed she attended school without shoes. A classmate, Rueben, was in the same tight spot. Bare feet, day after day. Thanks to general donations, they were able to profoundly impact these lives with something many of us take for granted. Most Americans have LOTS of shoes! And now Reuben and Mercylne have a pair, too. 

 

 
An endeavor in another direction, aid was giving to a hard working woman in the market by adding to her inventory. This gives her the opportunity to make a higher profit and sow that back into her business for greater returns. She has already proven profitability and industriousness. She was grateful to be given greater opportunity!
 

Saturday, August 03, 2013

Lord, we ask you to bring our students higher in you, forgive their sins and may they use their skills for Your Glory, in Jesus name!


Greetings,

The information age that we are living in comes loaded with both positive and negative effects to both personal life and even to the lives of those who live around us. We (TGD) aim at giving the society the best when it comes to IT so that this can cause a change in lives of the individuals and lives of the society at large. This is a great reason that causes us to put in even extra effort to teach and encourage the ones who come through TGD for computer studies to put in more efforts in achieving the best out of it. I have just completed covering Microsoft office Access with the mid-morning class. They can now create Databases and manipulate them to achieve anything they want out of it. Yesterday we began covering Microsoft Office PowerPoint, a program that shall cause them to understand how to create powerful presentations that suits today’s business and social world

As I mentioned, there  are risks that come as a result of technological advancement, as a result of this I normally spare some 20 minutes at least twice a week to share with the students some of the negative effects associated with IT and how they can use it to cause transformation to the society. On Monday after the lesson, I shared with them the dangers of engaging their brains in pornographic materials. This is one the problems that is highly affecting the youth since they can access the internet even on their mobile phones. I made this a priority because on Sunday, a young man approached me for advice after being affected both psychologically and even health wise by this dirty content. It had caused him a great problem on his reproductive system and he was undertaking medication that seemed unfruitful. He is not the only one, this is becoming a great epidemic and a threat to spiritual growth.

Yesterday  after introducing them to PowerPoint, I shared with them on how they can use it to create presentations that can be used to preach the good news unto their fellow youths in the society, yes, the youth like watching catchy and flowery colorful things and PowerPoint can create such.

It’s true that TGD Creates A Better Tomorrow.

Blessings.

Boost to Women's group

Christine receives a TGD donation to the Trinity Guardians Womens Group from Erick. They have begun a cooperative investment program together. David writes this report:


Today morning, Erick and I visited Christine. The guardian to Everlyne and Grace. We were there to give her the money for the group. She told us they were working on registering the group. They have named it Trinity Guardians Women group. Currently they have a joint account that was opened by the secretary, treasurer and the chair lady. They settled on a joint account because the group is not yet registered, but when they register it they will get a savings account for the group. 

She also told us that the group has serious members and she herself is very optimistic and she feels they are going to excel. She was very grateful when we told her about the money and she said that it will also act as a motivation to the whole group. That someone is watching them and they can get boosts from different dynamics.

Friday, August 02, 2013

WEEDING IS IMPORTANT! that is why you gotta dress up




Derrick has a fine time teaching future leaders of Kenya the importance of weeding and tending the gardens to produce food for LIFE! What a beautiful miracle from Jesus! Thank You CREATOR!

Dromedary for Jesus

Our Thanks to the warm welcome (KARIBU!) from Cynthia in her home! Thank you to Cynthia and Eunice for a delicious meal of heartwarming fellowship. The fried chicken is so satisfying. How did the chickens get so plump?

Project Planning and Software Development Life Cycle

Steve Rivers and Laura Giles tag teamed a learning session at the TGD Community Building. Even without completion, this building is a center for relationships, education, and spiritual growth. Over 300 students have gone through Microsoft programs and basic computer eduction. Our staff creates, develops and implements Continuing Education programs and upper level programming classes.