January Special Offering

This month’s special offering will go to support Visions of Glory in Kenya. Visions of Glory is a nondenominational church committed to doing the work we read about so often in scripture: caring for the poor and placing the needs of others above our own. Many of us had the opportunity of meeting the leader of this ministry, Bishop Jeremiah Kibobi, when he preached here April 7, 2019, and led our Wednesday night Adult Enrichment program March 4, 2020. We have been heartened by his work in his community, especially through the school his church established. Called Magnet, it educates orphans and other vulnerable children so that they can break away from poverty.

 Bishop Kibobi confirms that it has been a challenging three years in Kenya since the onset of Covid-19, which cost many people their livelihoods. A four-year drought has resulted in low-yield harvests and high food prices, killed the vegetation that domestic and wild animals need to survive, and brought about a famine.

 The county of Kajiado, the home of Visions of Glory, is one of the areas hardest hit by the drought and other devastations of climate change. They are struggling to feed the children. Because poor harvests and the high costs of importing food are worsening a desperate situation, Visions of Glory has asked us to send them any amount we can to enable them to store up foodstuffs like maize, beans, rice, cooking oil, and sugar while they are still available. Their goal is to raise $30,000 to purchase food for the school for one year. Our help in offsetting these costs will go a long way toward providing for many families who have gone without food.