Today, on the outskirts of a city called Kisii, in northwestern Kenya, there are two groups meeting under banana trees. These people are considered among the very poorest of the region. Most have no real home of their own, and those that do, usually live in mud huts. One group has 45-50 people, the second has about 60. These two groups are made up of new Christians that have been led to the Lord Jesus by AGM Pastors working in the area.

Because both of these groups are new and a distance from one another, we need to help each of them with a building, equipment, and Bibles. The Bibles need to be the Ekegusii and the Kiswahili languages. Our Pastors are the only ones that have a Bible at this time. One Bible in the Kisii area costs 650 Kenyan shillings, equal to $10.31 US dollars. We need at least 100 Bibles at this time. (Total cost: $1031.00)

Here is a breakdown of the costs for each building, sent to the AGM office from our Bishop in the area:

Sound Equipment:

Two box speakers

Two hone speakers

One generator

One amplifier

One keyboard

One inverter

Cables and codes

Total cost for these items $2,000.00

The permanent building will be a 30×50 brick structure:

Sand, 10 lorries

Cement, 80 bags

Concrete, 2 lorries

Bricks, 6,000 pieces

Timbers 2×4′s, 70 pieces

Windows and glass, 10

Lintals, 15 pieces

Iron sheets, 90 pieces

Roofing and nails

Metal doors, 3

Ceiling boards

Transportation

Walls pass 10kg x120

Binding wire

DPC RS, 10 pieces

Labor

Paint

Total cost for one church $7,926.98

Therefore, the amount needed to build and equip two churches and secure Bibles for both is $20,884.96.

Thank you for your consideration of this project. May the Grace of God be with you.

This update was posted on Friday, April 18th, 2008 at 2:26 pm and is filed under Prayer Needs, Urgent Needs.