Today is our last day here in Kenya before we head back to the states. We have learned a ton, asked Dad for wisdom and guidance, and have developed a significant “punch list” to complete. The following are the areas I ask you to talk to Daddy about.
Our first priority is to identify and secure a stellar full-time overseer/staff. These people will be the care-givers of Naomi’s Village. Their vision, passion, and love for Dad must align with ours. Where do you begin that search? We have begun to contact some organizations in the area that are like minded. In His timing…
Our next priority is to have a good partnership with the organization that we are asking to build Naomi’s village. Meshing our vision and theirs will be key in this partnership.
We need to run utilities to the property. The power lines stop about 1/2 mile away. Bringing it on out will be costly, but we will automatically begin bringing hope to the local community by bringing the utilities on out. They live now without any electricity.
We are asking Daddy to give us wisdom on how many children we can host well. We know that we will be bringing hope to a much larger sphere than just those living in the village, but our agreement upon that village number is crucial to construction and staffing. On top of this, we need wisdom on who we invite to the village. Do we begin with only infants through 4 year-olds or do we make it available to teenagers as well from day one? Needless to say, we can never meet every need sufficiently, so wisdom in who gets what kind of care is a crucial decision.
Finally, and as daunting to me from a human perspective as any of the above, is how Daddy chooses to fund this project. Though the US dollar goes further here than in the states, things are not free. I try not to see LOI as a fund-raising organization, but rather an organization that connects people with Daddy-sized opportunities. Please ask Dad to find favor with this project and connect people who have so much to give (time, passion, hope, resources) with those who desperately need hope.
We are assembling our LOI-Kenya team to lead this project. If you are interested in more information, please let me know. I would love to sit down and have a cup of coffee with you and listen as well as share more. You can email me at timcypert@lostorphans.org or timcypert@gmail.com.
OK - today we will be visiting the CURE pediatric hospital here in Kijabe. We will also be visiting the Rift Valley Academy here in Kijabe. Both or renown institutions in both Kenya and the world.
We then set out for Nairobi. We will be flying to London late this evening. In London we will spending a day with the Life of Praise team. LOI partners with Life of Praise in bringing hope to the hopeless. Our time will be short but fruitful as we discuss the future (LOI has taken off very fast and we need some wisdom from great leaders who have the same love for Daddy and passion for people).
Created to love and be loved!
timothy