Help us renovate Karda Maasai Health Center
Dear friends and all our well-wishers, thank you in advance for taking interest in our Passionist life and for supporting us in our sharing in the sufferings of the disadvantaged people we serve here in our Missionary work.
Just remember that there is no such thing as too small a donation. We are grateful for all your generosity whether small or big. Karda Maasai Health Center was established by already (Deceased) Italian Passionist Missionary, Fr. Giuseppe Borlini, CP in 2000 when he worked in Ulanda Parish to provide medical care to schools and families living in Karda village.
Currently, Karda health facility is worn out and has collapsed. Therefore we the Passionist Missionaries here in Kenya wish to appeal to all our friends and well-wishers interested in health to help us renovate the building: the outpatient and in-patient departments, emergency room, pharmaceutical department and special ward for HIV/AIDS victims.
At the moment the Maasai people in Karda walk through the forest, 15Km away to seek for healthcare facilities. When well renovated, Karda Maasai Health Centre will provide maternity services, pre-natal and post-natal services to women, general in and out-patient services, support program of guidance and counselling to the youth and adults.
For your information, the Maasai community are nomadic people who herd and breed cattle. They live in Kenya and northern Tanzania. Their livelihood is primarily from farming and livestock activities. They live on milk, blood and meat from their cattle. They value their own traditional culture.
We will be posting here names of all donors who will join us in this campaign. We assure you our prayers in the spirit of our founder St. Paul of the Cross.
For further information please feel free to contact us on Email: info@passionistskenya.org or phone : +254-740-637-427
Kenyan Passionists Elect New Superior & Council
Kenya: Thursday, February 16th 2017: Rev. Fr. Andrew Okeyo, CP has been elected Superior of Passionists in Kenya when the formally General Vicariate of St. Charles Lwanga has now become a Kenyan Passionist Vice Province.
Fr. Okeyo becomes the first Vice Provincial inheriting from Fr. Raphael Mang'iti, CP who has been the Vicar of the General Vicariate. The elections took place at St. Paul of the Cross Golgotha Pastoral Center in Karungu during the General Congress which was held on February 13th -16th.
Congratulations to Fr. Andrew Okeyo, (Provincial) and his Council:
Fr. Leonard Okuku, CP ( Spirituality and Community Life)
Fr. Robert Ochieng, CP (Provincial Bursar)
Fr. Julius Missawo, CP (Formation)
Fr. Benard Mbugua, CP (Apostolate)
Photos of the congress coming soon!
Passionist Hope Scholarship Fund
Providing College Grants to Gifted Disadvantaged Students
Every year, a board of Passionists in Kenya identify promising local secondary students who aspire to become professionals – teachers, nurses, doctors, political leaders, engineers – but whose families cannot afford college tuition and fees. The Hope Scholarship Fund of Kenya provides financial assistance to fund a student throughout four years of college or sometimes high school. The most needy and promising students are selected through an application process. Through this Scholarship Fund you can change the course of a young person’s life forever.
• $ 5000 – Founder
• $ 1000 – Visionary
• $ 500 – Patron
• $ 250 – Sponsor
• $ 100 – Supporter
• $ 50 - Friend
Passionist Orphanage – Tonga, Kenya
Caring for Abandoned Children
Passionist Orphanage is situated in the remote Kenyan village of Tonga in Homabay County. The orphanage was founded by Passionist Fathers and Brothers in 2006 to take care of children who have lost their parents to HIV and AIDS, are living in extreme poverty, or have been abandoned. Currently the Passionist orphanage is home for 33 children ranging in age from 5 to 16 years. Girls and boys live in separate dormitories guided by full-time, live-in house parents and a Director, but attend the local school together. The needs of the orphanage are great. Last year alone over 500 children applied for admission. Plans are underway to improve and expand the facility. With a contribution of $, you can become a Child Sponsor and cover all their expenses for one year. You will also be helping the orphanage feed, educate, and improve the lives of more children.
Passionist Charism
"We seek the unity of our lives and our apostolate in the Passion of Jesus." The Passionists express their participation in the Passion by a special vow, by which they bind themselves to keep alive the memory of the Passion of Christ. They strive to foster awareness of its meaning and value for each person and for the life of the world. They seek to incorporate this vow into our daily lives by living the evangelical counsels.
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