Giving Hope For The Less Fortunate Orphans In Africa. Unity is Power.Back Ground Information.The Home was started by
Bishop Joseph Hawkins Agutu the Director and the founder of Home of Champions Kenya was given this vision after along suffering in life. Bishop Joseph experienced along of challenges when he was alone and even after her marriage. I was chased away from one house to another just because of Rental difficulties until the year 1998 when he started a Special school for the needy called Faith Classic Tuition .
This was the foundation of Bishop Joseph’s Ministry in Kisumu city in the year 1998 when he was 19 years old.
This was in the year 2000 at Koyango Village in Kisumu city. Bishop Joseph tried and started a special in Kisumu city named Faith classic Special school .
Received materials from World Vision from a church called Faith Lutheran Church in USA. Life became so difficult in the year 2002 when all the facilities were taken by the Auctioneers and left me with nothing. God spoke to the Manager from World Vision who supported this Home with some materials like 15 Wooden Metallic desks , 10 Mattress, 20 Blankets , 20 Bed sheets , 30 small plastic chairs , 10 Decker Beds and paid salary and Rent for us as well. This was the year 2000 in Koyango Area in Kisumu city- Kenya.The School was then transferred from Manyatta to Koyango Area and then to Mamboleo Kajulu.
He then got some donations from World Orphans and thought of their suffering Orphans in the Rural Areas where he was born and built a home for the destitute called Home of Champions Kenya which is today called
BISHOP MINISTERIAL WORK ON THE GO!Home of Champions Kenya is an Orphanage Ministry of New Life Christian Ministry which has been running since 2001. Bishop Joseph begun his Ministerial work in the year 1999 with the students at Kisumu day High School where he organized for a convention for the Inter Schools.
Bishop Joseph Hawkins Agutu started his Ministerial work in Kisumu city in the year 1999.
Due to rental problems and feeding program encountered, the Director Bishop Joseph then contacted World Orphans for the Shelter and later constructed for us a good Home for the 70 Total Orphans. This Home was built With World Orphans and finished by Kingdom Builders Net Work Ministries in USA which supported us with the Dormitory facilities as shown below in the rural Area in Rachuonyo District in Kabondo – Othoro Village . Home of Champions Kenya is a home for the privilege Orphans in Africa helping Christian Orphans from all different Churches with No boundary .
It is situated along Kisii- Kisumu highway about 50 meters away from the main road. The Home is situated at Othoro Village an Aids prevalent area. The Villagers over here are very poor being this is the remote part of Kenya where majority are staying below $ 10 dollars per month.
The Offer the following to the target group:-• We do provide Shelter, Food, Clothing, Medical and Education Support and other destitute Children in Kenya.
With the help of World Orphans we have been able to build a Home for these children here where
70 Total Orphans and other categories of We We are happy that the Children are living now and others who have some relatives live outside the Home under Home based Care program while others are with foster families.
We received some donations from VCI from Canada . They donated the following:- Beds, Mattresses, blankets, Built for us Kitchen, Hostel, Mosquito Nets,Bedsheets, Blankets ,Guitars, Paints etc. Praying for them.
Direct EffectThe condition of the Children at the Orphanage Home is in trouble. Many times a number of them fall sick and some of them die of curable diseases caused by poor Nutrition, Bad Sanitation, and lack of clean water.
Water Problem.My Orphaned daughter Yvonne Kemunto fetching water with a bucket using a rope. The Water Pump here is not functional. It needs some maintenance.
The Home that we build was a solution to one problem “Shelter’’ yet it also created another problem of sanitation.
Urgent NeedsThere is an Urgent need of :-• Latrine, Bore Hole, Improved Nutrition, finishing the already built Home plastering and fitting of windows, doors and glasses and also purchasing Bedding materials.
• Civilian clothes for the Orphans .See the Pictures below:-
These Orphans needs your attention for the food and shelter.The Orphans shown in the Picture above are the total Orphans who were left with no guardians in the Home. I have tried to absorb them in this Home but lack enough rooms and dormitory facilities and food as well. We need more prayers for the support.
Electricity put up in the Home to help Children study without any difficulties. Due to lack of Electricity is making the Orphans have some malaria because the Home is too cold and dark at night. Security is not maximum.
5wsWho?Brother Joseph Hawkins Agutu is a lively man having the heart of orphans in him. Joseph is a Kenyan Citizen aged 34 years old born in a poverty prevalent area where people survive under a dollar per day. Brother Joseph was given a vision targeting the rural area where many orphanages are based in towns. He is the second born in his family and lost the Father in the year 2006 and now staying with the mother who is also unable. Joseph left his school in class 8 due to lack of school fees and later struggled with life in a jua kali where he was doing body building and spray painting, later in the year 1997, Joseph left Juakali and began to preach the gospel. He was chased away from houses to houses due to lack of rent and he ended up being a street boy, eating the drop out food in the streets. Joseph was well known in town as a hopeless person. Joseph studied privately and registered officially with the KCSE in the year 2003 and got C+ grade. Through God'sfavour he is now the director of Home of Champions Kenya...a success story in the making.
Our Situation has around Public concern where as they those concerned because they don’t see things from within .They threatened to close the Children’s Home due to lack of good Toilet facilities, Safe Water and but Dormitory facilities. The Public Health Department in the District gave us only one Month to solve these Problems or we are forced to close down the Orphanage Home.
It is now six days but we have had nothing to do about this problem because there is no one to help. Against this background were questing for a compassion Grant to help us out of this and be able to see the Welfare of our Children.( God’s Children).
Where?The Home is situated along Kisii- Kisumu highway about 50 meters away from the main road. The Home is at Othoro Village, Wan’gchieng Location, Kabondo Division, Rachuonyo District, and Nyanza Province in Kenya –Africa.
The Home is started in an Aids prevalent area. The Villagers over here are very poor being this is the only Orphanage in the remote part of Kenya where majority are staying below $ 10 dollars per month.
What?We are requesting for the funds to do the following:-• Dig/build a Healthy Latrine for the Children’s Home.
• Provide safe Water at the site.
• Provide Beddings to the Children.
• Finish the un finished dinning hall.
• Building of 2 Hostels for the Girls and Boys as well.
• Funds for the school fee and uniforms for the students and children.
• Salary for the staff.
• Monthly food support for the Orphans $ 1000.
Why?1. The living condition of the Children is very bad, every week Children are attached by Malaria, Diarrhea Dysentery, Scabies, Headaches, Warms and many other infection diseases.
2. Provision of clean Water, Latrine, Beds, Mattresses/ Bed nets will help eliminate Death and reduce regular disease among the Children.
3. The dormitories are congested that the children are not comfortable and at the same time we use dormitories as their study rooms which is against the Government rules.
4. The situation nowadays very bad due to lack of food for these Orphans. Sometimes they suffer very much and getting no food. This can also cause come diseases to these Orphans being some of them are too young at the age of 3 years old.
When?We request for the support as soon as possible to help us achieve our goals. It’s very true that we are in a great need for your consideration and support urgently.
