The city of Ruiru is a poor community about 20 miles from Nairobi, Kenya. Many of the 700,000 residents survive on less than US$1 a day. SPEAR IM international ministry partners Andrew and Agnes Mukumbu moved to Ruiru about 10 years ago to plant a church. As he began to share the Gospel and make disciples, Andrew was shocked by the number of children who live on the streets. He found that in this area, as many as 1 in 3 adults are infected with HIV and 1 in 6 school children are orphans. The needs are overwhelming! 

The Mukumbus initially took in 3 orphans and today have an orphanage for more than 40 children and a K-8 school with 320 children who can’t even afford to attend public school. About 100 of the students in this school are orphans!

You can imagine the impact the Good News of Jesus Christ is making in Ruiru. In addition to physical and educational needs, these children and the community are receiving a far greater gift in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Many are hearing for the first time that their heavenly Father loves them and will never abandon them. In spite of poverty and rejection by family and society they now have hope for the future. This is wonderful, but there are tens of thousands of others in Ruiru who are still waiting for Good News!

The vision of SPEAR Kenya is "to make disciples of all nations by targeting destitute communities and unreached people groups in Kenya". Now through SPEAR IM you can partner with Andrew and Agnes as they "preach the Gospel to the poor" and make disciples of Kenyans who live in spiritual and physical poverty.

 Here are some of the ways you can partner with SPEAR Kenya: 

*Short Term SPEAR Kenya ministry trips. SPEAR IM sponsors two or three short term trips to Kenya each year. You can help with things like children's ministry, light construction, medical ministry, community outreach, discipleship, music ministry, Bible teaching, showing and sharing the Gospel....

Check the website for general information about when Kenya ministry trips are planned. Contact us for the specifics.

*Sponsor an orphan. We are in the process of putting together a program for sponsoring orphans at the Bethel Children's Center that Andrew and Agnes established. Currently they cannot accept any more orphans due to lack of space, beds, personnel, and resources for food.

Check the website for details about the sponsorship program and contact us if you, your family, small group, S.S. class or church would like to sponsor one or more orphans.

*Share your resources for food, construction, beds and mattresses for the orphanage, text books and school supplies, salaries for teachers (currently none of the 11 teachers at the Christian school receive a regular salary), medical supplies, etc.  You can send a tax-deductible contribution for SPEAR Kenya to SPEAR International Ministries.

*Start or join an existing Strategic Partnership Team for SPEAR Kenya. Being a SPT member will give you an inside track on what God is doing in Kenya and how you can best pray and participate. Your SPT will receive monthly updates and prayer requests from Andrew and Agnes. As a SPEAR Kenya SPT member you will be true partner in this life changing ministry!

Contact us for information about visiting a SPEAR Kenya SPT near you or starting a new SPT.