Florence Moraa is our new girl at M.I.T.S. we are always filled with joy when we find teenager that we can change their life.Florence is fifteen years old. A very polite and talented girl who can sing and recite poems.It is our prayer that she will come to like this place and take the programs and skills we offer here seriously so that she can fully benefit from them. I pray that we will be good christian models so that she'll fall in love with Christ.
I am happy about all the girls that we have in Kamulu. I am mostly overjoyed when i see them change from the things they did and believed in before. It is the greatest gift one can have. My eyes get teary when i talk about how much change i see in most of them. Remember Moraa and all the students we have here in your daily prayers because prayers are powerful.
posted by Irene Akinyi.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Wood shop updates
It has been a blessing having people who care about the Wood shop and have decided to put their money and time in developing the Wood shop. The machines we got are up and running, work has indeed been made easier. It was a challenge putting them together, but it gave us quite a fantastic social time besides work.
The following are the machines that came in the container:
1. Rigid table saw 10 inch.
2. Rigid, joiner / planer, 6 inch.
3. Dust collector.
4. Oscillating spindle sander.
5. Wood lathe and lathe tools.
6. Thickness planer 12.5 inch with stand and blades.
7. Delta bench-top band saw.
8. Crafts man 12 inch miter saw (used).
9. Yellow glue, 2 gallons.
11. Goggles screw drivers, 3 adjustable wrench
es, spirit level, hand saw. Claw hammers.
12. Table saw blades, rubber mallet.
We have taught Francis Cugia how to use the lathe machine and Micheal Mackenzie, can use the Oscillating spindle sander. The boys are enthused by the machines and are really eager to learn
how each work, but Nzioka and I hav to teach safetety first before handling the machines.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Construction Updates
The Pepperdine team is back form a trip to the Coast of 
Kenya, they are building oven for baking bread at the 19acres. 
So far one has been completed and they are still working on the remaining 
two. The team also has been having classes with specifically the catering students on baking. Dusty and his group say they are having a lifetime experience. They baked bread and went on to distribute them to the bases and mathare slums.
At the far end of the Learning center there is also construction linking us to the main highway. The plot which we used to cross through with our vehicles is currently purchased and there is need of this small road to be constructed to have
easy access to the Learning center, the girls compound, Coulston's and Mbuvi's houses and the boys complex.
The mom's house and the nursery houses are completed, just waiting for glasses to be fitted on the windows and paint work. At the 19acres the Connor Brown building is done, just awaiting for the grand opening which will be done later on in June. This building houses a catering unit, fully furnished, and a salon shop: this building will be used to educate our students in catering and hair dressing and be opened for the community.
Kenya, they are building oven for baking bread at the 19acres. 
So far one has been completed and they are still working on the remaining 
two. The team also has been having classes with specifically the catering students on baking. Dusty and his group say they are having a lifetime experience. They baked bread and went on to distribute them to the bases and mathare slums.At the far end of the Learning center there is also construction linking us to the main highway. The plot which we used to cross through with our vehicles is currently purchased and there is need of this small road to be constructed to have
easy access to the Learning center, the girls compound, Coulston's and Mbuvi's houses and the boys complex.The mom's house and the nursery houses are completed, just waiting for glasses to be fitted on the windows and paint work. At the 19acres the Connor Brown building is done, just awaiting for the grand opening which will be done later on in June. This building houses a catering unit, fully furnished, and a salon shop: this building will be used to educate our students in catering and hair dressing and be opened for the community.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Passover feast and other updates
Thursday last week, Darlene and some of the older students
took a class to try and familiarize with how the ceremony would be like duringt he actual event. The kids were all so excited as they learnt news songs and went through the scriptures. Friday the festivities began and we had load some to eat and a meal to share. All the MITS family was present for the occasion. We then later had roasted maize as a winding up gesture. In the festival i could help but notice how the family has grown, Irene Mbithe was there with her daughter, Amarie, Milly and Jackton brought in Kehl, the young mother from Eastleigh brought their young ones too, the bundle was couldn't get better than this. As the ceremony commenced giggles and baby talk could be noticed.
In other news, it came to our attention that one of the streets boys was knifed during a street battle and later died on the way to theater. On Friday as the team went into Eastleigh, the team at Eastleigh decided that we should follow up and ascertain that Isaac has really passed on and should check on him at the Morgue. We managed to confirm that he died in the hospital as he was in surgery. The team and his streets friends are now trying to get hold of his family.
We are also in the process of getting three girls into our program, part of the team went to do follow up on the girls. One had already been taken in by another institution. We are still awaiting for full reports of progress from the Eastleigh team about the other two.
took a class to try and familiarize with how the ceremony would be like duringt he actual event. The kids were all so excited as they learnt news songs and went through the scriptures. Friday the festivities began and we had load some to eat and a meal to share. All the MITS family was present for the occasion. We then later had roasted maize as a winding up gesture. In the festival i could help but notice how the family has grown, Irene Mbithe was there with her daughter, Amarie, Milly and Jackton brought in Kehl, the young mother from Eastleigh brought their young ones too, the bundle was couldn't get better than this. As the ceremony commenced giggles and baby talk could be noticed.In other news, it came to our attention that one of the streets boys was knifed during a street battle and later died on the way to theater. On Friday as the team went into Eastleigh, the team at Eastleigh decided that we should follow up and ascertain that Isaac has really passed on and should check on him at the Morgue. We managed to confirm that he died in the hospital as he was in surgery. The team and his streets friends are now trying to get hold of his family.
We are also in the process of getting three girls into our program, part of the team went to do follow up on the girls. One had already been taken in by another institution. We are still awaiting for full reports of progress from the Eastleigh team about the other two.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Businesses
The MITS Tea and Coffee house is open and business is good. The purpose of this cafe is to give our students practical experience in an on-going business. They are learning how to prepare food in the actual pressured situation and how to treat our customers. Margaret Njeri and Mary Waithera area enjoying this experience at present.
Our wells are extremely important. In Kamulu, unless you have a well, you must buy water for your home or business. Kamulu is in the Nairobi City limits, but as yet there is no city water, etc. Plus, there is a water shortage in Kenya. In Eastleigh where our other center is and in Runda where many Americans live, the city water is provided only for one and one-half days! This just points out how valuable our wells are. We thank many people in Nashville for the Shanon water well, and thanks to others in Conejo Valley,California, for the other well. The Shanon well provides water for the boys' dorm, irrigation for 10 acres, the girls' dorm, their garden, the Learning Centre, our shopping center, and staff members living nearby. The other well is at the Technical Skills and farm (20 acres). It is here that we are planning new irrigation lines; Kevin Colvette from Otter Creek church in Nashville came with a friend of his from work to help with this. We appreciate visitors so very much! We also appreciate the container that arrived; in it were many irrigation supplies.
This is a picture of two of the catering students who are attached to the cafe; they are cooking chapati. Sarah is looking at the camera. Eliza (Laurent's wife) is supervising them.
Victor
Our wells are extremely important. In Kamulu, unless you have a well, you must buy water for your home or business. Kamulu is in the Nairobi City limits, but as yet there is no city water, etc. Plus, there is a water shortage in Kenya. In Eastleigh where our other center is and in Runda where many Americans live, the city water is provided only for one and one-half days! This just points out how valuable our wells are. We thank many people in Nashville for the Shanon water well, and thanks to others in Conejo Valley,California, for the other well. The Shanon well provides water for the boys' dorm, irrigation for 10 acres, the girls' dorm, their garden, the Learning Centre, our shopping center, and staff members living nearby. The other well is at the Technical Skills and farm (20 acres). It is here that we are planning new irrigation lines; Kevin Colvette from Otter Creek church in Nashville came with a friend of his from work to help with this. We appreciate visitors so very much! We also appreciate the container that arrived; in it were many irrigation supplies.
This is a picture of two of the catering students who are attached to the cafe; they are cooking chapati. Sarah is looking at the camera. Eliza (Laurent's wife) is supervising them.Victor
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