Update from Pastor Festus Kimwele in Kenya

by Pastor Jerry Theckston

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Shalom dear loving followers of the Lord Jesus! As many of you know, in addition to Graceland School, we support a village church and community in Western Kenya.  Like many other places in Africa people there are starving.  Pastor Festus Kimwele and his wife Dorcas are dear friends and servants of Jesus!  They and their community often go days without eating and have simply called them days God has given us for prayer and fasting! 

But it becomes desperate when too many of those ‘fasting days’ start running together!  We send undesignated money to help as often as we can.  A couple months ago some dear partners in this work sent in $1,500, so we have been sending $500/month since then.  Below is the accounting from these dear villagers of how God has used last months’ $500 gift.  They know clearly that everything is from the Lord!!

Hi my dear brother Jerry,

Praise God. mwingi GOC we shared on Saturday every member we share maize flour 3kgs and rice 2.5, half kgs and cooking oil 1ltr .the names we share.1 Benjamin mbevo . 2 Daniel misyili .3 Richard ndambuki .4 Daniel mwendwa . 5 Rose kathangau . 6 Grace kyambi .7 Mary kioko .8 Liz Daniel .9 Margaret mulwa . 10Monica wambua .10 Nduni muliungi.12 Annah mumbe .13 Ruth Nduni. 14 mbete ndilu .15 kitondo syengo .16 Mary Joseph .17 peace mwende.18 Rose kimwele .19 Mwikali mbila .20 Mumbi Kano .21 Mbaka kimanzi .22 mwende kitumbi .23Agnes ndithya .24 kiluti musee .25 Daniel kimanzi.26 Caroline kavutha.27 Edinah mawia .28 Mac William musyoki .29 Mitchell musyimi .30 Julius kyalo .31 Ivette Richard .. 32Yleen Ndambu.33Victoria musyimi .34 Doreen Daniel.35 Christopher kimende .36 Shadrach Daniel .37 James mwendwa. 38 mary mutisya . 39yasmin žawadi .40 Roseline musili .41 Jayden musili .42 Elizabeth nzilani .43 mueni ndanu .44 Oscar kathini .45 kathini Katherine .46 kyalo syengo .47 mwikali musya .48 kasyoka mwaniki. 49 kawila mwendwa .50 mukomwe kathini.51 Agnes mungai .52 Kali musyoka .53 julietar mwikali..54 Felisha muia .55 nzasu nulavu . 56 Sammy Ben .57 wamuo James .58 faith kanini .59 mwendwa kianda .60 kavava kitondo . 61 mutisya kawila .the cost we bought food . maize flour 8 carton shs13840 and rice shs11650 five bags and cooking oil 61 litres kshs 14190 .the total kshs 39680.so the food bought is kshs 60675

So I say thanks for you and your wife Sue and team be blessed . Festus m kimwele mwingi GOC Kenya

Hi my dear brother Jerry,

Praise God. We have many beneficiaries which were affected by cost of living. And even on Thursday 16/04/2026, the petroleum rise because of the war of middle east(Iran) every items rise higher. But I know God will provide, so we're going on praying every day Dorcus and my daughters, Son in-law and the church and the families tell me to pass much greetings to you and your wife Sue and the team be blessed by God. We appreciate for what you have done for us.

Yours faithful Festus m kimwele mwingi GOC Kenya