Peter - September 2007

This picture was taken by Jamie when he visited the baby center in September 2007. I'm not sure what Peter was eating!

Tenwek Hospital

Tenwek Hospital is a mission hospital in the Bomet region that is a subsdiary of the Africa Gospel Church in cooperation with World Gospel Mission. Many of NMC's work teams have visited this hospital and met several of the missionaries that work there. They were all impressed with the level of care and compassion shown to the patients. Dr. Ernest Steury started the hospital in 1935. He was from Berne, Indiana. It has grown from a 35 bed hospital to a 300 bed referral center. They also have a Community Health Department and Development Department as well as a nursing school. When Dr. Steury first came to the area to set up his surgery practice the locals were hesitant. His break thru came when a local man asked him to help their cow who was having trouble delivering a calf. Although Dr. Steury felt unqualified he went to see if he could help. The calf was born healthy and Dr. Steury soon had several human patients! This hospital is the one that the baby center takes any seriously ill babies to. The baby center's full time nurse, Priscilla, was also trained here.

Peter - March 2007

Peter was about 7 months old when the work team from NMC came to Kenya in March 2007. These pictures were taken by Kay Miller and Jolinda Lengacher. The picture to the right is Bernie Lambright holding Peter.

NMC Work Team #5

This team led by Jamie & Jolinda Lengacher arrived in Africa on March 16, 2007. The members of the team were: Bev & Bernie Lambright, Stacey Seitz, Verle Hochstetler, Nancy Nettrour, Kay Miller, Mike & Sharon Thompson, Peggy & Robby Bearss and Michelle Pippenger. This team was determined to help Bill finish the next phase of the baby center as he & Melody were leaving Kenya within the next month. Again there was a lot of painting to be done and the final water tower to build. The ladies attended the ladies meeting and helped with Sunday School. Of course a big highlight of the week was the time spent with the babies. They were now housed in the section of the building that the last team helped finish. There were 24 babies in all living there at the time. The babies especially enjoyed being taken outside to play. Again, this team came home on March 31st with a passion for the sweet little babies in an orphanage in Kenya. And a strong desire to see God's work continue and to increase the amount of babies that the orphanage can help survive. And not only survive but thrive!
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2007 03 Kenya Team Picture

Front Row:  Verle Hochstetler, Peggy Bearss, Beverly Lambright, Stacy Seitz , Jamie Lengacher, Jolinda Lengacher, Mike Thompson,
Back Row: Kay Miller, Bernie Lambright, Nancy Nettrour, Robbie Bearss, Michelle Pippenger

NMC Work Team #4

On October 13th, 2006 Tom & Terry Richmond led a group back to the baby center. The team members were: Al & Alta Molebash, Jan Yoder, Jamie, Jolinda, Monica & Brittany Lengacher, Ken & Cathy Nipper and Dan Jacobs. This team was especially excited because this time there were babies living in the duplex! A full work schedule of painting, laundry, electrical, roofing and plastering walls was intermitted with time spent holding, feeding and loving 15 little babies. They also attended the Ladies Meeting as well as helping with the Street Kids Ministry in Nakuru and the local Sunday School. This team had a hard time leaving the babies but returned on October 28th with a renewed urgency to finish the baby center so more babies will find a loving home.
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2006 10 Kenya Team Picture - Babies

Front Row: Al Molebash, Ken Nipper, Dan Jacobs, Monica Lengacher
2nd Row: Alta Molebash, Jan Yoder, Terry Richmond
Back Row: Cathy Nipper, Jolinda Lengacher, Tom Richmond, Jamie Lengacher, Brittany Lengacher

2006 10 Kenya Team Picture - Construction Crew

Front Row:  Al Molebash, Jamie Lengacher, Dan Jacobs, Tom Richmond
Back Row:  Ken Nipper, Bill Dearmon

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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