Kenya, Africa

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Country Bishop MacDonald Ndambuki BISHOP MACDONALD & MIRIAM NDAMBUKI

Pastor Macdonald Ndambuki (Kingoo) is the pastor of LOVE IN THE WORD CHURCH in Shilanga, Mailisaba, Mwengenye, and Obama, Kenya. He is married to his lovely bride, Miriam, and they both serve in the ministry which God has entrusted them. They have three sons who are still progressing in school and they praise God for that! They are strong advocates for family serving together in church and they believe that their very existence is to develop a responsible society by teaching the WORD of God to those families that God has placed in their midst. These are not only the families that attend their church, but are all families that they can touch in their own community. They teach a practical faith – one that models godly behavior such as picking up the trash in the community. They teach and support their neighboring families in whatever way they can, especially paying attention to teaching the children and the parents how to be responsible citizens of a community centered on God, faith, spiritual, and economic development. These practical lessons and examples are resources to create useful and successful change agents in their society. In order to help moderate this exchange of information, The Ndambukis have begun a school in the church where they give the less fortunate children in the community a chance to get an education. They firmly believe that when we empower a child through education, we have empowered a whole generation and that's what the Ndambukis stand for.

HIGHLIGHTED COUNTRY PROJECTS

THE CITY OF REFUGE

Project Cost : KES 78,190,700 ($781,907)

The poverty rate in Kenya is currently forty-five percent and most affected groups are children, youth, women, and the elderly. The country is experiencing an escalated mortality rate that emanate from poverty-related causes like suicides, abortions, famine, diseases, and ethnic clashes that have worsened the volatile situation.

We, therefore, aim to build a city of refuge where people would run for help and get rest from life battering.

The five-acre city of refuge will comprise of the following facilities:

Orphanage home to 100 street children
Elementary boarding school for 350 children from poor families.
2000 capacity Church
A vocational school that trains in tailoring, masonry, music, and other skills
Healthcare center that serves both the "city" and the community
Livestock facility that breeds chicken, heifers, and goats for community empowerment
Multipurpose hall for counseling, discipleship and leadership training
Guest wing
Administrator’s house.

The facility will create job opportunities for 100 workers and serve more than 5000 people each month. We will employ field officers who will monitor all the projects assisted by the software system that has all the database of the beneficiary groups to ensure quality measures are kept. This will also help us measure our success and improve on grey areas. We strive to be accountable and trustworthy.

POULTRY FARMING SUMMARY

KES 3,613,000 ($36,130)

Poultry farming was born out of consultative meetings with Pastors and community leaders. Many pastors in Kenya depend on churches for food and daily upkeep. But the meager monthly church income does not meet their needs. Pastors, then, find themselves on the receiving end resulting in some committing suicide due to depression and others serving jail terms as a result of unpaid bills and other related charges. This appalling condition made us look for a money-generating project that does not interfere with ministry and is manageable.

Agribusiness is the backbone of the country's economy and egg demand exceeds supply. The ministry seeks to buy 2000 birds and two incubators each hatching 1300 chicks. Our projection is to be able to empower 3900 households in the next five years. We will achieve this through training beneficiary groups marketing skills, harvesting knowledge about poultry keeping for commercial purposes. After completing the course, we will put them in groups of 10 persons each group will be given 1000 chicks and regularly monitor the progress of each independent group.

This project intends to alleviate the standard of living for Pastors, promote synergized churches, create job opportunities and enhance community cohesion.

PHASE ONE DEVELOPMENT PLAN - LITWChurch Region Kenya Phase One development consists of the following milestones:

Church-owned plot of land in the area that represents the name of each church (50’ x 100’) Currently 3 plots owned.
Semi-permanent (mud) building to be built on each plot with electricity and fixtures and backup generator. Currently 2 plots have semi-permanent structures.
Seven (7) banners with the name of the church for the outside of the buildings
100 stackable chairs for each building with PA system
One permanent (brick) outhouse on the property (3 stalls – 2 toilet, 1 bath)
1 STAR HLX 150cc Motor Bike for each of the seven (7) churches to be used as rental business during the week (Mon thru Sat) and used by pastors on Sunday to get to their churches and/or meetings at Machakha headquarters during the week.
One Truck/Auto for Bishop Wandela to use for transportation to the seven churches as well as for transporting supplies for the Region. Vehicle will be housed at Machakha at the LITWChurch Region Kenya Headquarters.
1 Large Tent for each of the seven churches to be used for rental business and for church projects like serving one hot meal per day.
2 income producing businesses (Motor Bike and Tent rental services) per church employing church familyship creating an economy for self-sustaining future.
Details of the financing for this Phase One Development can be reviewed on the Family Portal Page after the Family LogIn.
One warm meal per day for familyship of that church done at the church. THIS COST IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET NUMBERS SINCE IT IS OPTIONAL DEPENDING ON FUNDING. It WILL be an integral part of Phase Two, if it is subsequently dropped from Phase One

Churches

LOVE IN THE WORD CHURCH – Bukembe

Pastor Emmanuel and Mercy “Shikuku” Wepukhulu

Currently Emmanuel Shikuku Wepukhulu is the Pastor of Love In The WORD Church Bukembe (formerly, Christ House Benediction Ministries -Bukembe). He serves with his wife Mercy Naliaka Osera. Bukembe is currently renting meeting space for its Sunday services in Bukembe, Bungoma County, Kenya.