Huruma Orphanage
Huruma Dolor (Kiswahili for “compassionate molding”) was founded by Peter Akweyona in 2005 with a vision to provide a loving, Christian environment for homeless children in Kenya. Africa Mission & Beyond began assisting this small, native-run orphanage in 2009. The children were loved, but due to lack of funds, they were living in unsanitary conditions and not receiving proper nutrition.
AMB has partnered with Huruma and assists them with basic necessities, capital improvements, education, and self-sustainability projects. The complex has grown due to the sacrifice of donors and volunteers. Huruma is now home to over 100 orphans and educates approximately 500 children. AMB finished building a secondary school at Huruma in 2016. The primary school at the orphanage is one of the best schools in the district and continues to outperform surrounding schools.
Monthly financial needs are continual as the staff at Huruma provides and ministers to these orphans. Many of these children were neglected, abused, and had no hope. It is through the sacrifice of donors that AMB is able to give help and hope to these hurting children.
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Dear Mom and Dad...Excerpts of a letter from a newly sponsored orphan...
I am Griffin. I am an orphan. I got no parents, relatives or guardian. I was taken at this school since childhood. I was brought up by a good and old Samaritan and he played the role of paying for my school fees from childhood until now. I am in Grade 9. I am a hardworking and honest and polite boy.
The old Samaritan is now already dead and now I am in the school alone and I have no support anymore. But God willing, I am aware of the good news that your family wants to sponsor me. I just can’t tell you what I’m feeling right now because now I know that I am going to continue learning until university and it is all because of you, Mom and Dad.
So, if you would allow me, I would really accept you as my new family and now I know I have parents and they are you. Thanks a lot for what you have done to me and I promise you Mom and Dad that I’m going to continue working hard until I achieve my dream. One day when I’m done with school, I will come to the U.S. so as to see my new parents and together we will be a family.
Love you Mom and Dad.
New Orphans!!!
These are several new additions at Huruma since we visited in March. Most have been sent by the government. They were rescued from living in the slums or being farmed out to be servants which prevented them from being able to attend school. You can sponsor a child and help cover the expense of feeding/clothing and educating them for $10-$15/week.
Huruma Dolor Orphanage Spring 2019
A Month at Huruma Rene, Ethan, Vanessa and I traveled to Kenya for an extended mission trip. We left home on February 3 and arrived back on March 8, 2019. While much gospel work was...
Journal Excerpts from Kenya Mission Trip 2019 (author Rene Smith)
January 28, Monday Michael is really sick with head cold/flu symptoms since coming home from Ghana. Please pray for his healing and protection for the rest of us. He pressed out to service...
Boys’ Dorm Fire
On the evening of September 24, after a power blackout, when the electricity came back on it started a fire in the older boys’ dorm. It was already dark, but thankfully all of the boys were in...
Huruma Dolor Orphanage Trip—July 2018
In conjunction with a mission trip in July 2018 to Kenya (read more), I was at Huruma for many days. During this time, two groups, numbering eleven, traveled to Huruma from Germany under the...
Army Worm Report
The fall army worm is threatening Kenya’s food security. In two seasons, the pest has destroyed thousands of hectors of maize plantations in the north. Bro. Peter says they had some of the...
Huruma Dolor Orphanage Update
Feb 5— What a blessing the new tables will be. Sitting in chairs for dinner! Step by step great change occurs. Feb 21— A drastic loss occurred when disease killed all the pigs but one...
Bro. Peter Inima
We have lost another friend and dear brother. After suffering a stroke recently of which he never recovered, Bro. Peter Inima of Kenya has passed away. He has been a real pillar both in the church...
Huruma Primary School Update
In October, we began construction on a new primary school building for Huruma. The old one was very dilapidated with poor lighting and many of the rooms were temporary structures where quality is...
Huruma Orphanage/ Build a School
This month, we have begun the planning stage of the primary school construction project. An architect has been hired and funds supplied to pay for the many different government approvals. Shortly,...
Kenya Update May 2017
During the month of May, a storm burned up the pump for the water well leaving the orphanage dependent on the piped water from the Chinese. As a result, a number of children at the orphanage...
Huruma Orphanage Update
Dear friends and sponsors of Huruma Orphanage, I trust that this letter finds you well and most of all encouraged in the Lord. I am frequently reminded of when Jesus looked on the multitude and was...
Kenya Mission Trip March 2017
In March 2017, I flew to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After that mission, I flew back to Nairobi. I proceeded to fly to the city of Kisumu, Kenya where I met Bro. Peter and other brethren....