Kenya

too much to process

June 4, 2009
BibleDude.net
By Dan King

I’ve been home from my mission trip to Kenya and Uganda for several days now, and I am still struggling to fully process everything that I’ve experienced over there.

So many memories. So many emotions. So many ideas. So many questions.

wordless wednesday: children of thika

June 3, 2009
BibleDude.net
By Dan King

Today is our last day in Nairobi. We'll be flying out in about 14 hours.

We safely arrived in Nairobi on Wednesday afternoon, but I've been delayed in posting here as Internet has been difficult to access (right now, I've got a pretty slow connection at a cyber cafe).

I've been in Thika, Kenya, for this past week, training entrepreneurs for Five Talents International. Thanks to the wonders of modern communication, I'm writing this introduction on a borrowed laptop while sitting in the restaurant of the Blue Post Hotel in Thika.

Six Days. A little more than 144 hours. That's how much time I have before boarding a plane and heading east.

how to have a successful mission trip fundraiser

May 4, 2009
BibleDude.net
By Dan King

I’m going to be joining a ministry called Five Talents International on a trip to Kenya and Uganda. Five Talents is a faith-based organization that specializes in microfinance. In case you are not familiar with what that is, it is a great tool used in the fight against extreme poverty. Basically it is just like you getting a small business loan, but these microloans are for small amounts like $50 that allow people to buy tools, equipment, or livestock that will help them to generate a regular income for themselves.

poverty mission to africa '09

March 30, 2009
BibleDude.net
By Dan King

Somewhere in this work that God has been doing in me, I came across an incredible ministry and group of people called Five Talents International. These guys specialize in microfinance as a solution to poverty. The really cool thing about them is that they not only provide the loans to people, but also the training that they need in order to be successful with it!

children of microfinance: irene in kenya

December 22, 2008
BibleDude.net
By Kelli Ross, Five Talents Director of Communications

Irene is one of the top students in her 4th grade class, and her mother is very proud of her achievements.

Without the help of the Thika Community Development Trust, Irene may not have been able to attend – or have had such success – in school. Jane, Irene’s mom, has been part of the Trust in Kenya since 2004. She’s invested her loans from the Trust in her vegetable garden and rabbit business. She has used the profits to pay for her children’s school fees and clothing and to buy nutritious food.

Irene is one of the top students in her 4th grade class, and her mother is very proud of her achievements.

Without the help of the Thika Community Development Trust, Irene may not have been able to attend – or have had such success – in school. Jane, Irene’s mom, has been part of the Trust in Kenya since 2004. She’s invested her loans from the Trust in her vegetable garden and rabbit business. She has used the profits to pay for her children’s school fees and clothing and to buy nutritious food.