Kenya

Pastor Josephat with his little daughter Esther

DMI work began in Kenya in 1988. Currently the work is being lead by Josephat Mulongo a profoundly deaf man who is coordinator of the work there as well as pastor of the Nairobi Immanuel Church of the Deaf.

A team of deaf pastors are now serving churches and ministering in schools in Nairobi, Mombasa, Mumias, Bungoma, Ikinu, Kilifi, Oyugis, Eldoret, Nakuru, Kwale and Kapsabet. In the Nairobi area there are ministries going on in Doonholm and Kambui as well as the main down town church. In May of 2003 new ministires are planned for Ana Khan, Machakos and Karen schools for the deaf.

Kenya Christian School for the Deaf is located in Western Kenya near the town of Oyugis. Commenced and administered by Gloria Catolico Okello a Filipino missionary with DMI, the school continues to grow by taking in needy deaf children from the area. Many of these children are AIDS orphans. All teaching and child care staff are deaf.

Currently the school is meeting in rented facilities in the town but land has been purchased nearby and building will commence as soon as funding is available and the land title has been cleared.

Children in the school are in need of sponsors. Please check the sponsorship page for information.

Meal time at the school. Plenty of Ugali for all. (Made from Maize.)

Bathing facilities are a little primative but needless to say every one gets a bath.

Leaders of the Ikinu Church standing in the corn field where new church will be built.

Kenya Christian School for the deaf assembly.

Nairobi Immanuel Church for the Deaf.

Ikinu church.