NMC Work Team #3

On November 4th, 2005 Tom and Terry Richmond once again led a group of men and women from our congregation to Kenya Africa to continue the work on the baby center. This team consisted of Ken & Cathy Nipper, Verle Hochstetler, Phil Hahn, Gary Pippenger, Dan Jacobs, Floyd Miller, Harvey Miller and Linda Arch. They built 2 water towers and helped with the 1st addition of the baby center. They also did a lot of painting at the new Ngata Africa Gospel Church as well as on the other side of the duplex inside and out. This side of the duplex will be used to house the babies until the baby center is completed. They enjoyed playing games with the school children and having Chai with the workers. This team returned on November 19th with the satisfaction of hands-on involvement with the local church, providing water storage for the future baby center and preparing the duplex for the babies that would soon arrive.

2005 09 Team Picture

Front Row:  Floyd Miller,
Back Row:  Phil Hahn, Dan Jacobs, Verle Hochstetler, Ken Nipper

NMC Work Team #2

The 2nd team arrived in Kenya on October 1st, 2004 just as the first team was preparing to go home. The team members in this group were: Al & Alta Molebash, Chris Martin, Ken & Cathy Nipper, Tersa Getas, Roy & Nancy Hershberger and Tim Spencer. This team continued the work on the footprint of the baby center. As well as lots and lots of painting on the duplex to prepare it for Bill & Melody to live in. They had the painstaking job of painting in the grout lines of the outside stonework as well as the ironwork in the windows. They also were able to minister to the pre-school children as well as attend the ladies meeting. Although there were no babies yet at the baby center the team was able to find plenty of local children to shower God's love upon! Tom and Terry returned home with this team on October 16th. God's plan to care for Kenyan orphans, partly thru the sacrifice and hard work of the people in our congregation, had begun to take shape in the solid foundation of the baby center that was yet to come.
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NMC Work Team #1

On September 18, 2004 the first NMC work team arrived in Kenya. This team led by Tom & Terry Richmond was made up of the following: Tim Spencer, Mike Worthman, Margie Helmuth, Jan Yoder, Sue Berkey, Robby & Peggy Bearss, Matt Miller, Denny Templeton and Dick Kline. They worked on pouring the footprint of the baby center. They also did a lot of painting on the inside and outside of the duplex where Bill & Melody will live. Chai time, Ladies Ministry and a visit to the local preschool were some of the highlights of this trip. They returned home on October 2nd tired but enthusiastic about what God was doing in Kenya.

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2004 10 Kenya Team

Front Row: Tom Richmond
2nd Row: Roy Hershberger, Ken NIpper, Bill Dearmon
3rd Row: Nancy Hershberger,

2004 09 Kenya Team

Back Row: Matt Miller, Robby Bearss, Denny Templeton, Tom Richmond
Front Row: Margie Helmuth, Peggy Bearss, Sue Berkey, Terri Richmond and Jan Yoder