We all about great food @MITS

Today I was teaching about the temptations of Jesus in the Bible class. We read that Jesus went for forty days and forty nights without food. One of the students said, “That’s hard!”

said Salim . He remembers when he was new in Nairobi and did not know where to get his next meal." I also did not understand “sheng”(slang) and so I went without food for days. It was so hard for me. When my friends finally offered me some food, I did not think about it. “ I ate like a hog”  Salim recollects. Salim is from the Coastal region of Kenya, where they speak fluent Swahili.

Dennis Amufa also said that he remembers the days when his own mother would deny him food for a day or two.” My stomach would hurt and my body became very weak.”

Fuad recalls when he got sick at the base and no one was kind enough to share a meal with him. “For three days I just lay there. I did not have any thing to eat. Just water! I  thought I would die. When I got better I ate as much as my stomach could take. Jesus was a strong man to refuse this offer. “He added.

We are so grateful to all those who are making it possible for all these children to get good clean  food every day and even learn how to make it.


Rep. by Angie

Student updates

The last couple of weeks the wood shop has been busy.  This time our assignment was to build furniture for the new sewing class. We made strong tables, cabinets and shelves. We like it when we have projects to work on because, other than doing class work theory and practical, woodworking students get to see furniture they have worked being used by someone else. I believe this makes them know that this field is relevant in the market today.

Davis working on a shelf

Having had the students for over a year now, the students have learnt how to use measurements and sketches given to them and translate them to actual products. Because of this reason, we have the pleasure of giving those items to them and watch them do their work with very little help. In addition to making the furniture, they have mastered their mounting skills, that is they can mount shelves and cabinets.

Mercy and her mom

Fridah and Irene

With addition to the new girls, we have two young mothers. Fridah is 15 years old and only four months pregnant and due in August. She is weighs 53 kg and is 5 ft tall. Fridah is in the beginners class where she is learning how to read and write and she is showing so much interest in class.
The pic is of Mercy together with her mother. They are at the base where she came from. She is 7 months pregnant and will be due in May. she weighs 42 kg.

7 new boys at Eastleigh

Juster receives Jackline

These are the new students who have joined us. The girls are 8 and boys are 7. Most of them have already settled in. Currently they are undergoing the our new  orientation program. They have six lessons/units which takes a maximum of one month. They include; Bible, character lessons, counselling, group activities and life skills lessons. All the teachers have been assigned these lessons.

Charles and team

In other reports... 
In Kenya we are now in our long rains period, due to this our van broke down because water seep through to the engine via the exhaust. Making the connecting rod of one of the pistons bend. So the Auto Mechanic team dismantled the engine and we replaced the connecting rod, piston rings, con bearings, main bearings and cylinder gasket. We have managed to buy all the parts required to fix it. The big bus is totally fixed and ready for our long/shorts trips 
Since the rain s are here, the farm dept. is also working hard to plant crops, trees. Our orchard has really produced a lot of mangoes this season. 

Intern Report -Amanda Morgan

Amanda and Rapahel

Over the Christmas holiday, I had the blessings and opportunity to spend a month in Kenya at MITS. I arrived at the beginning of December and stayed through the beginning of January. I traveled alone and lived at MITS by myself for the majority of my stay. This allowed me to step out and spend time with the people of MITS. I lived next to the girls place and from sun up to sun down we were together. We shared bathrooms and showers when my water wasn’t working correctly. We went to local shops together, chapel, school, and shared every meal together. The girls taught me how to cook, we laughed and danced, we would sing and tell stories. I spent many hours playing with the sweet babies that live with the mothers at the girls place and got to just be a community with these girls. Living together, working together, sleeping together, and sharing meals together brings people together in a special way. I miss these children.

I miss these students. I miss the workers and staff and community at MITS. They became my family and we spent all of our time together. I learned so much from the students about life, love, and joy.  I learned that our past does not make our present or our future. The students proved to be smart, talented, loved, and hard working.  They have a purpose, a goal, and their eyes on the prize set before them. They know that God loves them and that He continually provides and takes care of them no matter what may arise. They taught me what it means to be blessed, what it means to love your neighbor, and what it means to speak the name of Jesus daily. His name was on their every word, every moment of the day.  I gained lifelong best friends in Kenya. Friends, who pray for me, communicate with me, check on me, and have a desire to be a part of my life.

Betsy, Anthony and Amanda

They know me in ways that not many other people do. Life was fun and exciting at MITS, but life was hard and required work and time and energy, also. But life is so much better than on the streets and the students know this. They remember back to a life of glue, a life of hunger, and a life of constant pain. This life is something they never want again and praise God for being rescued and loved. I praise God for their example of what it looks like to praise Him through good and bad, to trust in His plan, to be a friend, and to love without end. I am thankful that God gave me the chance to go to MITS and to share His love with the children that blessed and forever changed my life.