Student Progress

Joesph Wambua - Working in a Auto Garage in an area known as Ngara locate in town center. He has moved out and lives in an apartment in a nearby suburb.

Ken Wambugu - Working with Charles, our mechanic. He helps out with the Auto-Mechanic students. Ken is also training in a driving school to improve his skills in driving.

Grace Wahu - She is still working with Joel to find a place that she can work. She initially has found a place of work but because she did not have the necessary papers, she was stopped. She finally got has National Identity card. This can help in securing a job.

Susan Wambui - She is living in our center in Eastleigh, this is because of her attachment place in in Eastleigh and another one located down town. This makes it easier for her to move to the two location without delay of traffic. Susan came up with the idea of having a day spa for the women/mothers that live on the streets that come to the Monday program. She asked for the assistance of all the hair dressing students and their teachers.

Stephen Omondi - Has moved out of the program, he got a job at a local airport called Wilson Airstrip. They Airstrip has an Auto garage and that is where Stephen works at.

Francis Wahome - Has gotten a place of attachment, the employer wishes to take him in full time but because his papers are still being processed, he has to wait till he gets his national Identity card.

Francis Cugia - He has shown good leadership qualities and the team has put him on a trial basis in Eastlsigh as a street minister to work with Larry, Kennedy and Anthony.

Brenda Adhiambo - she still has not yet gotten her National ID...but she is looking for an attachment. She lives with her step mother. She occasionally comes into the program to help with the young children at the nursery. She is good with young kids.

Anastacia Njoki - She is almost done with her schooling in Journalism. She is on internship at a Christian Recording Studio (Good News Production Intl) located on the western part of the town. This is the same production house that the RTGz have produced most of their songs. She finishes her schooling in June.

Moses Kungu - Got employed last year and lost the job last month. He has found another place but is on attachment basis. He is is perusing a driver's license, and is in a driving school most evening or afternoons.

Patricia Wambui - Has attained her National ID, she still work at a salon down town and is doing great.

Mary Wanjiku - She has struggled a lot looking for a job, finally she decided to start her own business. She sell clothes on the far Eastern part of Nairobi.

Mercy Wanja - On internship with us at the schools' cafeteria. She supervises the cooking of meals st lunch and oversees the general distribution of food to the dorm areas that is sued to prepare evening meals.

Joseph Mburu - He is still working at Ibrahim Electronics, a shop that sells computer products and hardware. He recently expressed the desire to pursue a course in Graphic Design and found a college that offers this course. The college had requirements like he needed to have a secondary school certificate. So right now he has joined an evening class that will be tutoring him on the subjects done at high school level. Once he gets the high school diploma/certificate after seating the National exam, then is when he can pursue the Graphic design course.

Willis Odhiambo - He is doing great at the second largest farm that deal in cattle rearing. He reports to us that he has learnt tremendously. He has even shown Ben some new techniques on milking, Ben is so much thrilled with his expansion on knowledge of farm activities. Willis lives in Eastleigh center, this is to make is it easier for him to commute to the place his on attachment since it is located outside Nairobi city. And he also needs to get there on time.

Lucy Njoki, Eunice Wambui and Mercy Kisya are in the same hairdressing school. Some catering students; Brian Ocheing, Margaret Njeri, Sarah Aono, Paul Zakayo and Mercy Waithera, have gone for a medical check-up so as to fit the profile of the place they are to be taken in for attachment.

Please always be in constant prayer as you have been for all our exiting students. Life is a challenge and we never want it to bombard them. We always want and pray that when they leave us they get to identity a church and actively engage and participate in its growth. This is good for their spiritual growth. We are so ever excited and thrilled when we hear of their achievements, even if its as small as buying a cooking stove or cooking pots!

Updates!

John Wambu is fencing the 20acres and will complete that exercise in the next few hours...He has visited the offices concerning the land issue and has done more inquiry on the 20acre land saga. Francis and John have written letters to the ministerial offices to inquire why they have not made any move or decision concerning our land. The people who invaded the land are still continuing with building other structures on the property.

4 single mothers have been moved to the new mother's house. Necessary materials have been bought to make their stay there more comfortable. They will be living there with their kids too.
Four students have accepted Christ in their lives and were baptized today. Francis will have more details about this.
Robin and Nzioka are now working on furniture that will go into the beauty/salon that will be used in training hairdressing students. Some products and machinery have already been purchased towards this cause.

All skills students are doing well in their different areas. Lucy-in auto mechanics has expressed the desire to pursue electrical wiring in cars, Lucy is the only lady who is a single mother who has chosen Auto mechanic as a skill. Mercy Mugure (single mother), who also has expressed the desire for secretarial course. She will gather as much knowledge about computer studies first before she gets to go to college. Ken Wambugu is going on with training to get a drivers' licence. Lucy Wambui, Mercy Kisya and Eunice are still proceeding with their training in hairdressing at a college near the town center. Mercy Wanja is on attachment in our own cafeteria, she was in catering classes and was one of the best students. She has been facing challenges but doing so well thus far.

Jackton's graduation and goodies for the kids!

This month has been a life changing time. Through MITS I took a course in leadership. Where by I am sponsored by made in the streets. The course is all about leadership in the church, family and the market place. I am glad and happy that I took the course. Now I can preach, council, take care of my family in a GODLY way and manage businesses. I can also teach the course to other people. I graduated in level 2 on 17^th February 2010, and am still going on with the Diploma classes. My goal is to take the course up to Degree level, through the knowledge that I have acquired at the Leadership Training Institute. I have learnt the following: The seven laws of a learner, the art of Preaching, The leader priorities, Character development, the leader and brokenness, the leader and transition, developing the leader around you, conflict resolutions, great commission and leadership, ministry preparation test, the master plan for ministry.

John Wambu was going through the container and discovered massive treasures of clothes for babies. He then decided to surprise all the babies and their teachers at the Nursery school. So he loads them on his Kubota and drives to the Nursery. While there he tells the kids that he is acting on behalf of Santa and Easter Bunny. Hollyie, Larry, Sigmund,Teddy, Arnold and Ken were so lucky to get their fit. Liam and Mna are a bit older, noticing this John rushed to the nearest shop and bought candy for the two!Then all was silent but huge smiles on their faces!
Anastacia, our student who goes to a Journalism school in town also writes blogs... http://tashanjoki.blogspot.com/