I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the Next Phase Campaign. Our goal of $100,000 was ambitious and we knew achieving that would be difficult. However, the urgency of the work we must do prompted us to aim high. While we we were not as successful as we had hoped, to date
The new school year is underway at Rapha Secondary School. We are excited to welcome a new class of Form 1 students who are ready to embrace all of the opportunities we provide to grow and learn. Our entire community is excited to be part of their journey over the next four years. As we welcome
Patrick(left) and Ezekiel(right) are officially the first students from Rapha Secondary School headed to University this August! Patrick will be pursuing a degree in tourism and hotel management. Ezekiel will be pursuing a degree in business. We are so proud of their accomplishments and know that the future is bright for both of them. We
HEAL: RAISING OUR WORLD, ONE CHILD AT A TIME January 23, 2018 | rickmullins Jennifer Musick Wright is the “mum” to more than 45 children in Kenya. It all started 10 years ago when she traveled to Kenya as a sophomore at Wagner College. Wright volunteered at a government-run orphanage that was severely understaffed. The children
A simple thank you will never be enough to express our gratitude for the gift of clean water at Rapha. Life has changed for our community since the well was drilled and the solar pump was installed. Everyone drinks clean water, even our animals! And never again will we be dependent on the unpredictable
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.71" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" border_style="solid"] Thank you for the incredible outpouring of support we received in regards to the terrible drought in Kenya. We raised over $5,000, which will enable us to provide the children at Rapha Community Center a stable diet for the next few months. While the rains have returned, we
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.0.71" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" border_style="solid"] They painted faces. They colored. They set up a library. They tutored children. They bought new mattresses. They bought food for the Center. They made connections that will last a lifetime. It’s safe to say that our 2017 summer volunteers made the most of their experience at Rapha
[et_pb_section bb_built="1" admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Jennifer Musick Wright, founder of HEAL Raising Our World Foundation, will lead a group of volunteers to Kenya this summer. The team will work at Rapha Community Center, a children's home and secondary school that provides care and quality education to 45 orphans and
[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] We are planning another volunteer trip to Kenya this summer. If you'd like to join the team, please contact Jennifer ([email protected]) by March 15, 2017. Trip Dates: June 21 - July 5 Estimated Cost: $2,500 Please find more information here. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
[et_pb_section admin_label="section"][et_pb_row admin_label="row"][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] We’d like to thank everyone who has contributed to this project. To date, we have raised $25,000, which means we need to raise only $8,000 more before we can drill and install the pump and piping at Rapha Community Center. We hope to start drilling within the next few months.
