In Our World

Grace In Kenya

Grace In Kenya is our missions effort in Africa through a partnership with The 410 Bridge, which provides a freshly innovative take on the concept of missions. In partnering with The 410 Bridge, we have a very accessible way to actually go and serve, not just once, but by building a lifelong relationship. When we commit our time and resources to another village or community and travel there to know the people, live with them for a while, and help in meeting their greatest needs, then it is no longer just a mission; it's a relationship. In partnering with The 410 Bridge, we are opening the door to life-changing, culture-changing relationships.

Through Grace In Kenya, we have partnered with the community of Kandaria, which is located in Nyanza Province in western Kenya, about a 45-minute drive from Kisumu. With a population of around 6,000, Kandaria sits in the mountainous area overlooking Lake Victoria. In June of 2009, we sent our first missions team to Kandaria.  We are excited about this partnership and look forward to future opportunities to minister to this community.

Missionaries

Grace currently supports several local and foreign missionaries.

  • Randy and Cubie Kennedy are Church Planting missionaries in Polk County, Florida. Their current focus is ministering to the rapidly-growing Spanish speaking community in their area. Their current prayer is that by teaching in a language that is understood, they can reach the hearts of the community for the glory of God. They are seeking opportunities to disciple couples who can partner with them with the goal of expanding the Spanish Church Plant in areas desperately in need of the Gospel.
  • The Cox family has been working with a church in Phnom Penh Thmey, Cambodia, for the last five months, offering free English classes to the local community while sharing the love of Christ. They currently have over four hundred high school and university students attending their English classes every night, and an additional three hundred coming to hear the Bible taught every Wednesday evening. Chris and Victoria's role also involves training the Khmer teachers in how to teach English. They are praying for more foreign teachers to come and give their time, knowledge, and prayers to the Cambodian people.
  • Locally, we support Grace Youth and Family Foundation, a youth outreach in Butler, PA, led by Bill and Debbie Halle. GYFF focuses on meeting the emotional and spiritual needs of local families by reaching them with the Gospel message.

BrightPoint for Children

BrightPoint for Children is a Christ-centered, child sponsorship organization through which sponsors can provide for the basic needs and education of impoverished children wherever they may live. The BrightPoint Child Sponsorship Program addresses the most significant barriers to a child receiving their education. Bright Point customizes every program to meet the specific needs of groups of children. These sponsorships help impoverished children:

  • Receive needed food, clothing, shelter, health care and adult care.
  • Attend school and receive a quality education.
  • Graduate with a secondary school education.

Through our partnership with the 410 Bridge, we have been able to sponsor children in Kandaria through BrightPoint. If you would like to sponsor a child, please visit www.brightpointforchildren.org.