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GOD BLESS KENYA |
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KENYA POST ELECTIONS DONATION
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We want to thank the Houston Community for coming together and giving whole heartedly to this cause. Your love in action went far.
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June 27th 2008: Donation delivered to ADRA.
How your Contibution Helped. |
| June 24th 2008: Donation picked up from the Storage location in Houston to be delivered to ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency) in Indiana for $2000 |
June Storage Payment - $187
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May 12th 2008: Deal to deliver donation to Indiana for $1000 fails.
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May Storage Payment - $162
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April 5th 2008: Still waiting on documents from Kenya. We have decided that we will proceed on to deliver the donations to the ADRA center in Indiana. The goods will consolidated and compressed waiting for the go ahead from Kenya.
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April Storage Payment - $162
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March 18th 2008: Meeting with the Kenya Transportation Officials went ok and we are waiting on waiver letter.
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March 12th 2008: ADRA Kenya Office concern about the port and government restrictions on used cloths going into Kenya. They setup a meeting with Officials to discuss the donation issue.
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March 11th 2008: ADRA Africa Regional Office was updated with our efforts and the ADRA Kenya Office involved.
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March 10th 2008 : ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency) - Internationally recognized non-governmental organization working in more than 120 countries. ADRA assists those in need without regard to ethnic, politics.
ADRA already have a 20 foot container so we will be adding our 20 foot to ship a 40 foot container to Kenya.
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March Storage Payment - $187
Email communication :: Dear Friend,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have stuck with our brothers and sisters back home in Kenya, during their most trying moments. For the last two months, many have been victims of violence, fear, and property destruction. Your relentless prayers, and selfless support through monetary and clothing donations, continue to make a difference in the internally displaced persons' lives across many centers countrywide.
To that end, and through your generosity, I am happy to report that we have managed to collect a 20-foot (1100 Cubic feet) container worth of clothing, shoes, and some feminine sanitary items.
We also recognize with great appreciation the on-going efforts to end the violence and ensure that peace prevails among all Kenyans.
In the past few weeks, the guys on the CC line, together with many other individuals both here and nationwide, have been working hard on finding ways to ship this container load of clothing, shoes and feminine snitary items, to Kenya. We have established contact with a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Kenya, and they have agreed to receive as the consognees of the container, and eventually on the distribution to our displaced brothers and sisters. However, we still need funds to cover the shipping costs of the container.
To that end, we humbly solicit your financial assistance to fulfill this noble goal. A bank account with Wachovia Bank has been established for this purpose, and I am counting on you to make this effort a success.
For more information, please go to http://www.kenshohouston.com/
Donations for Container Shipment may be deposited at:
WACHOVIA BANK
KENSHO - KENYA RELIEF FUND
Account # 2000031485579
Routing # 111025013
(if you prefer other mode of transfer - please let me know)
Thank you,
Michael. |
| February Storage Payment - $162 |
January Storage Payment - $5 (1month Special)
Public Storage 2305 South Dairy Ashford Houston TX 77077 |
Bethel International Ministries in conjuction with
Ashford United Methodist Church decided to give us full support and provided the location for collecting the donations. |
We made many phone calls and got both some push backs and encouragements. We decided we would go ahead and collect what the community wanted to donate. Some of the organizations that we contacted are listed below:
| 1. Kenya RedCross and International Red Cross. |
| 2. Salvations Army. |
| 3. The military airlift assistance - U.S. Military cargo planes to transport
humanitarian goods and equipment to countries in need. Denton Program |
| 4. United Way International. |
| 5. Various Churches in Houston and Dallas |
| 6. The Kenya Airways/KLM airlift assistance |
| 7. Adventist Development and Relief Agency |
| 8. Missionary Expediters, Inc. : Shipment Quote - P1353_PPP (shipping container).pdf |
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Alliance of churches in kenya |
10. World Concern Organization |
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January: Many people showed a concern that they may not have money but would love to make material donations. A couple of individuals; Laban Opande,
Francis Mathenge,
Philip Ngari,
Michael Njoroge,
Augustine Kairo started to brain storm on what and how this would become a reality.
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Fellow Kenyans and Friends of Kenya
We wish to condemn the recent post-election violence that engulfed the great
Republic of Kenya resulting in unnecessary loss of innocent life, destruction of
hard-earned property, and the internal displacement of thousands of citizens.
We also wish to register our sympathies and send a sincere message of hope
and goodwill to the thousands of families who may have been affected, either
directly or indirectly.
In light of this, and in the spirit of embracing peace and recognizing our
oneness, we continue to solicit your continued prayers for peace and immediate
stability. In efforts to assist those affected, we, and working with
numerous persons in and outside of the Greater Houston Area including
WorldConcern, and Bethel International Ministries in conjuction with the
Ashford United Methodist Church, are kindly soliciting
your donations towards the cause.
Donations for Container Shipment may be deposited at:
WACHOVIA BANK
KENSHO - KENYA RELIEF FUND
Account # 2000031485579
Routing # 111025013
World Concern ( www.worldconcern.org ), a charter member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), and registered with the National Charities Information Bureau (NCIB), has also set up an online donation page for this cause. You can help by donating through their site, and ask your employer to MATCH your gift! . Please visit https://www.worldconcern.org/NETCOMMUNITY/SSLPage.aspx?&pid=2228 and make your donations. They have also set up a blog page that provides constant updates on the crisis, your donations and expenditures.
Remember to retain your deposit and donation receipts or bank statement
for your tax deduction purposes.
Pictures
Contacts for questions:
Laban Opande 713-446-6339
Francis Mathenge 832-754-4668
Philip Ngari 281-415-6906
Michael Njoroge 281-752-4610
Augustine Kairo 713-391-0607
For updates, please check:
www.kenshohouston.com , www.frakaz.com
www.uhurusoccerstars.com and www.houstonwandies.com
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Kenyan Red Cross/International Committee of the Red Cross Tracing Capabilities
Due to the large number of displaced people in Kenya following the election violence, the Kenyan Red Cross with the assistance of the International Committee of the Red Cross has set up tracing systems to help reconnect families that have lost contact.
Current Actions
The Kenyan Red Cross, with the assistance of the International Committee of the Red Cross has deployed tracing teams to the affected areas. Tracing teams are able to assist families that have lost contact with immediate family in Kenya in two ways:
***First Families need to try and contact their relatives using the following hotline numbers:
| Affected Area |
Hotline number |
| Bungoma (including Mt. Elgon) |
011-254-720-751-815 |
| Eldoret (Rift Valley) |
011-254-727-033-922 |
| Kisumu (Nyanza) |
011-254-720-998-321 |
| Mombasa (Coast) |
011-254-723-512-350 |
| Nairobi area |
011-254-720-550-581 |
| Nakuru area |
011-254-724-137-097 |
If families in the United States have not received a response using the hotline numbers within 1 week they can:
***Second Families can send an International Disaster Welfare Inquiry, IF they meet ALL of the following conditions
- Relatives in the US are trying to contact IMMEDIATE family:
- Parents
- Siblings
- Children
- Spouses/fiancés
- Grandparents
- Legal guardians
- Relatives in the US were in regular contact with the family member living in the affected areas before the violence began in Dec 2007
- The family member they are trying to contact is not a US resident
- If they are a US citizen they need to contact the US Department of State 1-888-407-4747
- The inquirer has already tried to contact the sought person by all normal means
If a family member living in the US meets all of this criteria above they should contact their local American Red Cross office (it can be found at < http://www.redcross.org/ > and entering your zip code). For inquiries in the Houston Area please contact Sarah Howell at 713-313-1635 (direct) or 713-526-8300 (main).
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