(wersja Polska jest poniżej / a version in Polish language is below)
Greetings to you friends
We always thank God when we remember all of you in our prayers. Our thoughts and prayer goes to you - Phil. 1:3-4
Who we are:
We, Light Of The World Foundation International (LOTWIF) are registered NGO, non profit making organization in Mombasa, Kenya and we run a school in Kenya. This school has a population of 270 students, with more teaching and non teaching staff. The school is located in a remote area, 60 km outside Mombasa town, where people have very limited access to the water and electricity.
Mirka Kalume (Polish) married Henry Kalume (Kenyan) in 2011, and both are serving God in Kenya. They opened a school in 2015 at Hademu, a remote place where people have been struggling with basic needs - lack of proper education, lack of water, or electricity.
The school over the years has grown bigger. Now, we have not only a kindergarten and primary school but also a junior secondary school
Thanks to God for the donors who are helping the school to run.
The main goal is to point people to Christ, who is the author of our salvation. Here is a video showing our work and school:
This Fundraiser:
Our main goal was not only to develop the land but to point people to Christ.
Within the school property we have a borehole which supply the school and community with water.
We managed to drill the borehole in 2019 and were able to install it's submersible pump. That pump has served us for 5 good years and we are thankful to God for that. Unfortunately due to the electricity issues that pump had broken down and at this very moment we trust God for the new one.
We have tried to fix it but it seems to be not working effectively. We would love to upgrade the pomp and the whole system.
This is why we are inviting each and every one of you to stand with us in prayer and financial support for a new submersible pump that could be using both electricity and solar power.
We are approaching dry season and water will be scarce not only for the students but also the teachers who will find difficult to live. During such seasons the entire community benefits using the water from the borehole.
At this very moment we are running out of the storage water and we are forced to use water from the near by swamps.
The budget for this new pump is roughly 7000$ all inclusive with an exceptional of batteries. Meaning that the pump will only be used during day time when the sun will be on or if there will be electricity.
We would like to encourage you all that by this you do not only help us but many others who rely on this particular project.
,,Those who are gracious to the poor lend to the Lord, and the Lord will fully repay them" Prov 19:17
Fundraiser organisers:
Mirka and Henry Kalume (Light of the World Foundation)
This fundraiser is managed by their volunteers:
Pawel Orzechowski (Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh)
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Drodzy Przyjaciele,
Zawsze dziękujemy Bogu za Was, we wszystkich naszych modlitwach.
List do Filipian 1:3-4 '' Dziękuję Bogu mojemu, ilekroć was wspominam, zawsze w każdej modlitwie, zanosząc ją z radością za was wszystkich''.
Nasza Fundacja - Light Of The World Foundation International (LOTWIF) jest zarejestrowaną organizacją pozarządową, organizacją non-profit w Mombasie w Kenii.
Zbudowaliśmy i prowadzimy szkołę w Kenii. W naszej szkole uczy się około 270 uczniów, zatrudniamy personel nauczycielski i wspomagający. Szkoła znajduje się w rejonie mało cywilizowanym, położonym 60 km od miasta Mombasy, W tutejszej okolicy ludzie mają bardzo ograniczony dostęp do wody i elektryczności.
Naszym głównym celem jest nie tylko prowadzenie działalności dobroczynnej, ale także prowadzenie ludzi do Chrystusa.
Na terenie szkoły znajduje się studnia, która zaopatruje szkołę i okoliczną ludność w wodę. W szkole jest potrzebna między innym do gotowania darmowych posiłków dla dzieci.
Udało nam się wykonać odwiert w 2019 roku i zainstalować pompę głębinową. Ta pompa służy nam i okolicznym mieszkańcom od 5 dobrych lat i jesteśmy za to wdzięczni Bogu.
Niestety, z powodu problemów z elektrycznością pompa się zepsuła i w tej chwili modlimy się i szukamy funduszy wśród ludzi dobrej woli na zakup nowej pompy.
Próbowaliśmy ją naprawić, ale pompa nie działa skutecznie. Chcielibyśmy zmodernizować cały system by mógł działać korzystając z paneli słonecznych.
Dlatego więc, prosimy o wsparcie modlitewne I finansowe potrzebne do zakupu nowej pompy głębinowej, która może być zasilana zarówno energią elektryczną, jak i słoneczną.
Zbliża się pora sucha co oznacza brak wody nie tylko dla uczniów, ale także dla nauczycieli w związku z tym praca I życie będzie znacznie utrudnione.
W porze suchej woda ze studni nie tylko ułatwia pracę w szkole ale i służy całej okolicznej społeczności która korzysta z naszej studni.
W tej chwili kończy nam się wcześniej zmagazynowany zapas wody deszczowej i jesteśmy zmuszeni do korzystania z wody z pobliskich bagien.
Budżet na nową pompę wynosi około 7000 $ z wszystkimi potrzebnymi elementami z wyjątkiem baterii/akumulatora. Oznacza to, że pompa będzie mogła działać tylko w ciągu dnia, gdy świeci słońce lub 24h jeśli będzie prąd - jednak z tym nigdy nie wiadomo, kiedy będzie prąd I jak długo go nie będzie.
Chcielibyśmy Was wszystkich zachęcić do wsparcia projektu zakupu pompy.
W ten sposób pomagacie nie tylko dzieciom z naszej szkoły, ale wielu mieszkańcom tej bardzo ubogiej okolicy.
Prz 19:17 '' Pożycza [samemu] Panu - kto dla biednych życzliwy, za dobrodziejstwo On mu nagrodzi.''
Zbiórka zorganizowana przez:
Mirka i Henry Kalume (Light of the World Foundation)
Wolontariusze:
Pawel Orzechowski (Wykładowca na University of Edinburgh)
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