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Project 083 - Outreach to Kenya’s Needy Children


Holiday Bible Club at Injili Bible Church, approximately 100 children aged 3 to 12. They arrived at 9am each day and stayed until 4pm.


This is James, a street boy, one of the many poor souls the team seek to help physically and spiritually.


In a local park one of the outreach team sits amongst the street young people, befriending them and listening to their needs.


Paul, who has been on the streets for many years, was desperate to be educated. Praise the Lord, his studies began last year.


80 street people gather to hear gospel preaching. After the meeting they enjoy a game of football and some food.


Ronald introduces the songs in Sunday School. The children love this session and sing out with all their hearts!


One of the church elders seeks to explain to the children in Sunday School the truths of the gospel. They sit so quietly, listen well and join in with great enthusiasm to the quiz afterwards.


100% of all donations to this project go to Kenya’s Needy children. All costs and administration expenses are met from a separate fund and/or ‘Gift Aid’ contributions..

‘Whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.’ Matthew 18:5

Dear Friends

This project was started in July 2008 to reach out to local slum children and also street children of the Kawangware area within Nairobi. Kawangware is the second largest slum in Nairobi with over 1/2 million people, 80% of whom are under the age of 18. Most of these people live in tin shacks or single roomed concrete tenement blocks. These shacks and rooms rarely have water or electricity, and measure no more than 2 1/2 metres square. In this room, families cook, eat, live and sleep. There are also a huge number of people who are even less fortunate and are living on the street. These children whether on the street, in a tin shack or in a tenement block, need the love of Jesus Christ and basic daily necessities.

Injili Bible Church, in the heart of Kawangware, runs a specific club for children on Sundays. Many children have been drawn to the church by the love and care shown to them, demonstrated in their whole day attendance! The children attend the early morning Bible study and then the main church service. After this, they have lunch at the church and then stay for the 2 hour afternoon session which is specifically for children. Within just 2 months of the project, the church is drawing in over 60 children. Church members regularly visit the children’s homes to speak to their parents about the love of Christ.

During the week, the church also reaches out to a group of street children: feeding them, listening to their needs, playing football and above all sharing with them the saving message of Jesus Christ. This is a crucial work as, sadly, street children tend to be left behind when it comes to charities helping children in Kenya.

To provide Sunday lunch and Sunday school materials for these slum children costs around £35 weekly. The street children work, which includes food, medication and literature, amounts to £40 weekly.

‘Outreach to Kenya’s Needy Children’ is visited 4 times a year by UK representatives who get involved in the work and meet the children in the church and on the street. A weekly email is also sent to the representatives, updating them on current progress and issues. All donations given to this project are put into the care of the UK representatives who guarantee that 100% of it is spent on the physical and spiritual well being of these needy children.

Please pray for the Injili Bible church as it seeks to minister to the very large population of slum children and street children within the area of Kawangware.



Street people gather for a meeting near to Injili Church. The glue bottles disappear for the duration of the meeting!



A street lad delighted to be shown some care by the team and helped with food.



The team giving out soup, bread and biscuits to the street people.



The street people line up, usually in an orderly fashion, for the food and drink.



Despite their backgrounds and living conditions, the street people have a high respect for God and will sit and listen to the gospel message.



Street people hanging out, very little to do. Note the bottles of glue – a comfort to them in their despair but a real enemy to their progress!



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