MITS is in our twentieth year!

Made in the Streets is in its 20^th year of service! We cannot believe have been serving street children for two decades. So many people including our students, staff and visitors have blessed us along the way. We hope that this year brings more joy, celebration, resources, blessings and successes than any year before. There is no way we could ever truly express the gratitude that we have for all of our supporters.

Goals for our 20th year:
1) Raise one million dollars in fundraising projects.
2) Develop a plan for a street ministry in another city (or country) outside of Nairobi and Kenya. 
3) Train five new Kenyan street ministers in preparations for new program abroad.
4) Develop a camp on mountainous land already owned by Made in the Streets (stone wall, well, camping equipment, pavilions, showers, etc.)
5) Remodel our artificial fish pond to make it more effective for fertilizer water. 

If you would like to help out with any of the above goals, please email charles@madeinthestreets.org. We need your help. We are dreaming big and we are secure that God provides when we ask in faith.

New pages are on our website today!

We have exciting news! Some of our pages on our website have been remodeled and we have added a couple brand new pages. The best way to learn about our ministry is through our website.  Check out the pages below to see what we’ve been up to recently by clicking on link to the right.

Sponsorship Program
Today (October 1^st) marks the launch of our brand new sponsorship program entitled REMADE. This is a brand new sponsorship experience in which we want YOU to take part. Want to give students hope? Want to give students a support system? Want to give students the ability to say that they have a friend in the states who loves them? Then this program is for you. Visit our new webpage to learn more.

Our Students
Have you ever visited Made in the Streets? Are there some children that just stole your heart? Well head over to our brand new “Our Students” page to see photos of all our students in both Literacy and in Skills training. We have never had a page that lets you view all the faces of Kenya’s future. Take advantage of that here.

Our Team
Although a lot of you already know some of our staff, take a look at our updated “Our Team” page on our website. Here you will see some new faces and some familiar faces, all with updated photos.
 

Alien Sighting . . . & Student Profile

I  am  happy  to  report that  I  was  finally  able  to obtain  my  work  permit this  past  week.   If  you all remember  the  fiasco  I went through this past November  trying  to  renew my visa and eventually having  to  leave  six  weeks  before my planned departure. I am so thankful to MITS for helping  me  through this  process  and  being patient with me through all  the  trips  we  had  to make to the immigration building to check on the permit. I am also thankful  to  God  that  He  has helped  me  to  clear  this hurdle in my stay in Kenya and  that  He  will  continue to   help  me  to  overcome any  other  obstacles  that might  stand  in  my  way  in the work He has given me. 

This  permit business got  me  to  thinking  about citizenship.   You  know over  the  past  several months  there has been  a lively  debate  about  illegal aliens  crossing  the  southern border of the US. The dangers it could pose if we don’t  close  our  border, the calls from politicians to enact some form of legislation now,  the  human  side of  the  suffering  and  the role  that  people  of  Jesus play. I'm not here to enter in  to  that  discussion  and give  you  an  answer  to those problems but to explain that this is a problem that  transcends  the  USA. The  problems  that  come from  shifting  borders,  illegal aliens,those  pursuing greater  opportunity  other places,  and  those opposed to  forms  of immigration have existed for centuries. Even today in Kenya there is a problem with a porous border and  there  are those  who  mean  harm who will take advantage of that  border  to  harm  others. In Hebrews 11 we read about those heroes of faith who  acted  out  of  their faith to God and did deeds that  would  only  be  fully rewarded  at  a  time  later than  their  death.

Report by Terron




Student:Eugene Kariuki 
Favorite Subject: English, Bible
Future Skill: Catering
Current age: 14
Age when moved to base: 9
Age when came to MITS: 12
Base location: Eastleigh
Grew up: Mathare slum
Siblings: one sister named Jane Waithera (9 yrs)
Favorite Sport: Football
Favorite Team: Arsenal
Favorite player: Sanchez
Favorite Food: Rice
Favourite Movie: Transformers
Favorite Music: HipHop & Gospel
Favorite Artist: Akon
Favorite drink: Pineapple
Favorite dessert: Cake
Favorite book of the
Bible: Proverbs
Favorite passage: Proverbs 24:10 - “If you falter
in times of trouble, how
small is your strength!”
Favorite activities:
Reading story books
Goals in life:
•  My goals in life are to
become a best man in
life. I want to have a
good life, a good job
and to follow God.

Mediation Class and Team Profile

A visiting group from Southern Methodist University came to Kamulu for four days. During their visit, the group taught all students and staff about different conflict resolution strategies and how best to work together as a team during the calm and the storm. The group went into detail on five different types of conflict resolution styles: The Director, The Avoider, The Compromiser, The Cooperator and The Harmonizer. While having a seminar-style class with both the Kamulu and Eastleigh team, the entire staff got to see how each other operates in a time of conflict. Through a simple survey of questions, we found out our type of resolution style and got to share strengths and weaknesses of it to the rest of the staff. This really opened the eyes of the staff to see how we could better work as a cohesive group, utilizing others' strengths and weaknesses in time of calm and in times of storm. We are so thankful to the group from SMU for teaching us these valuable lessons in managing conflict!


Name: Joseph Wahome
Job: Boys' Residential Advisor, Learning Centre Cook, Boys' Food Coordinator
Time at MITS: 19 years
Before MITS: He found MITS when he was 8 years old and went to KCITI where Charles Coulston was principal from grades 1-8. He then cooked a little while at a hotel, but came back to work for MITS.
Favorite Thing About MITS: He loves serving God and serving the kids.
Message to Donors: "You are doing a great job both for God and for our country! I want to congratulate you all for being philanthropic."

Paradise Lost Camp for Street Boys and Prayer Requests

Do you remember the 30 boys who we are looking to relocate off of the streets? Some may go back to their families, some to other homes and some to Kamulu. During the weekend of September 26-28, our Eastleigh staff got to take these boys to camp in a park named Paradise Lost. The boys were able to take a break from the stress and struggles of the street. This was an awesome time of fellowship, community and laughter where everyone was drug-free! These boys loved their time away and the time with our Eastleigh staff who took wonderful care of them. As you can see, they also got to eat some chicken!

Praise Report: The Coulston's have arrived safely back to Kamulu! We are looking forward to three months with them before they had back to the States for the holidays.

-Iyan Nandwa's (student in Auto Mechanics) brother was unlawfully shot and killed by Kenyan police.

-The country of Kenya and the political turmoil and terrorist activity that is happening here- a constant prayer request.

-Larry and Hollye Conway have returned to the States for travel visiting personal and MITS supporters.

-Continuation: the 30 boys at the Eastleigh Centre- that their transition to either MITS, returning home or to another home for boys will be smooth and successful.

-20 year legacy goals and the achievement of those.