Food Distribution in Kangkukus and Nakoriongora Villages
Last week the Share International Staff used the generous donations that were given toward emergency foodstuffs to purchase and distribute food and water to two remote villages who have been most effected by the drought in Turkanaland, Kenya. The village of Kangkukus was one such village. Kangkuks is about 22 miles form the main town of Lodwar and has had a church planted there by James Apak, who is one of SI’s trained missionaries.
In the village of Nakoriongora, about 26 miles from the main town of Lodwar, food and water were distributed as well, plus the Share International Health Program treated 150 adults and 60 children. From this village water was also distributed to a neighboring village, although they had no tank to store water, so a staff member stayed overnight to fill the villagers individual small containers from the water-truck.
Praise God because lives are being saved from starvation right now, and the love and Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is being shared. Thank you all who donated. We will be raising additional funds to purchase more food and and distribute more water in the coming weeks, your support of these needs is always appreciated and tax deductible.
Villagers pick up any spilled beans from the gravel and dirt.
Starvation Looming
Starvation Looming in Kenya
News reports show that parts of Kenya are entering yet another time of drought. Already there have been reports of both livestock, crops and and people dying from lack of water and food. Please help Share International raise funds for foodstuffs in the Turkana region!
Most of us will never know what it is like to truly go hungry or thirsty. For our brothers and sisters in Turkanaland, during times of drought and famine there may not be anyone in the entire village with food to help provide for their neighbors. Can you image in you had nothing to eat and neither did anyone else in your town? No food banks, no soup kitchens, no grocery stores, no nothing. We want to be neighbors to the Turkana people by giving them food from our table, even if they are across the world from us.
As a part of this year’s STORM (Short Term Outreach and Relief Mission) Trip budget we need to buy enough food to feed at least 3,000 families, and as soon as we get the money we will send it to buy food so people can start receiving portions right away!
Please consider helping to provide a bag or two of beans or corn for our brothers and sisters in Turkanaland. The costs are:
Old Truck Tires Squander Water Delivery in Drought Ridden Lands
Emergency Need!
Despite heavy rains at the beginning of 2010 that caused much flooding in Turkanaland, the region has been hit by drought again. Share International makes every effort to deliver water to villages that have been hard hit by the drought. These villages, like Chokchok, Monti, and Nakabaran, are miles away from any water point or rivers. Delivery of clean water has reduced the long distances that the residents and their animals would have to walk in search of this essential commodity. It has also reduced prevalent water-borne diseases.
There is no better way of ministering to the nomadic Turkana people than providing them with water! Unfortunately, the truck that we deliver water with has tires that are all worn out, including the emergency tire! New tires would make a wonderful gift for our free water delivery services and make it possible for us to continue with the service through 2011. The total cost of 5 new tires is $2,000.
Click the donate button on the upper right hand side and fill in “New Water Tires” in the comment section to donate even the smallest amount toward new tires!
