The last time I sent an update, I was in Kenya, flying kites with the children at Rapha, surrounded by laughter and smiles. Now, I’m sitting in my very quiet apartment, quarantined, taking it one day at a time. How quickly things have changed... On March 16th, the Kenyan government ordered that all
There were so many moments on my recent visit to Rapha Community Center that left me speechless. I’ll admit I arrived feeling a bit discouraged and disappointed that I hadn’t reached certain fundraising goals. I was questioning if I was making a difference, wondering if it was time to call it quits or
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
Sponsoring a child is one of the best ways to help HEAL. To highlight some of the great kids living at HEAL who do not currently have a sponsor, we will be featuring one child each day for the 12 Days of Christmas, December 25 to January 5. (Contrary to popular misconception, the 12 Days
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[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" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"] Peris Maina is a brave woman. She married her husband 10 years ago and they had 3 children together. Peris worked hard to support her family. Every day, she would walk long distances to work as a farm laborer. Every night she would do her
[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"] NEWS FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-- Florence is a remarkable young girl. She’s a poet, a storyteller, a singer and she is extremely intelligent and motivated. Florence was abused by her step-father. He beat her just because she wasn’t his real daughter. One night, when she
