As many of you know, my parents have been donating their time, energy, and money to a children’s home in Kenya under the name of Rehema InStep Ministries. Now I have the opportunity to visit this home during the first two weeks of April 2012.
Rehema InStep is currently home to 106 mostly abandoned and abused children, 90 of whom are 5-yrs-old and younger. These kids receive food, shelter, and most importantly, love on a daily basis. Rehema InStep provides a stable, loving environment for kids who would otherwise be discarded. In addition to providing a home and family for these children, this ministry also provides jobs for widows, single moms, field workers, and security guards—Rehema InStep is the largest employer in the area of Sibanga, Kenya.
So where do I come
in? Well, in the words of my father,
Terry Kiser, this is a “reconnaissance mission”. After this school year in Mexico, I do not
have any definite plans for next year.
This trip to Kenya will allow me to explore another option for what God
might have in store for me in the future.
In addition to scouting options for next year, I hope to accomplish a
few goals:
·
Experience God’s love and grace outside of my
limited understanding of those qualities
·
Play music for the kids and staff
·
Find inspiration for a few new songs
·
Wade into the melee and assist with the care
of the kids
Since my parents’ first trip to the children’s home in 2010, I’ve
been looking for a way to visit myself. Now,
God has provided the opportunity with a break the first two weeks of April this
year. I strongly believe He is calling
me to Africa to explore His heart. And
so, that leads me to the purpose of this letter: to ask for your support in
this endeavor however you feel God would lead you.
·
Prayer Support: Take some time to pray for the
kids and staff at Rehema InStep, and please join me in praying that God would
prepare me mentally, physically, and spiritually for this trip, that he would
provide protection and peace in traveling, that God would use me in the lives
of everyone I come in contact with and vice versa, and mainly that God would
break my heart for the things that break His.
·
Financial Support: Having a willing heart is not enough to get
me to Africa; the cost of the flights and transportation will be between
$2300-2500, plus $15 per day to cover the cost of room and board at the
children’s home. Any amount will help. Support may be mailed to 13455 Gibralter Rd,
Anacortes, WA 98221, and checks may be made payable to Rehema InStep (please
tag “April Mission—Kari Kiser” in the memo line). This is a 501c3 organization, so the gifts
are tax deductible.
·
Spreading the Word: Please feel free to share information about
Rehema InStep Ministries and/or my trip with others.
If you would like to keep up with all of my adventures to Kenya
and back, I will be blogging about them at: http://dondeestaelbanoporfavor.blogspot.com.
Also, if you would like to learn more
about Rehema InStep Ministries, the children they help, and/or learn how to get
involved yourself, please visit http://www.rehemainstep.com/.
Thank you for your time and support!
Kari Kiser
“Then I
heard the Lord asking, ‘Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who
will go for us?’ I said, “Here I am. Send me.’” Isaiah 6:8
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