June 2016

K U L E T A

T U M A I N I

Bringing Hope

Timpiyian arrived at the home this week.

Her sister could hardly hold back the tears when she saw her.

2016/17 Mission Trip Schedule

July 6-19, 2016 Medical/Dental – *Narok South/Olorte Division

*Options after the mission trip – Climb Mt Kenya (16,400 ft) or safari

*The optional trip is not tax-deductible Oct. 26-Nov 8, 2016 Medical/Dental –

*Narok North & South *Options after the mission trip -

Climb Mt Kenya (16,400 ft) or a safari/coast trip *The optional trip is not tax-deductible

March 1-14, 2017 Medical/Dental – *Taita Hills, Nyali Coastal Area

*Options after the mission trip – Climb Mt Kenya (16,400 ft) or safari

*The optional trip is not tax-deductible

Go to the “Trip” page on our website for information and applications

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Amelia Island, Florida

PUTTING THE “FUN” IN A FUNDRAISER!!

How would you like to spend a week in Amelia Island, Florida, and at the same time be making a nice donation to the Olmalaika Home? One of our sponsors who has previously travelled to Kenya

with GVM has donated a week’s stay at their lovely condo on this beautiful island just off the coast of Jacksonville.

This townhouse style 3 Bedroom, 3-1/2 Bathroom Condo in Amelia Island Plantation has

recently been updated and is ready for your arrival. Each of the newly decorated bedrooms has its own bathroom, with a powder room on the first floor. The modern kitchen is very well

equipped, and first floor includes washer and dryer. Bedrooms include 2 with King beds and one with Twin beds. Flat screen TVs, DVD player, High speed internet, and the best view of Red Maple Lake on the golf course! Relax on the outdoor patio and watch the wildlife stroll by. Try the pool which is steps away, or walk 90 seconds to the nearby Boardwalk be ON to the beach.

Washer and dryer inside condo. Charming downtown Fernandina Beach with loads of restaurants, shops and historic character is about 15 minutes by car. Includes two bicycles to

tour the miles of trails on the island. Sleeps 6. Two-Story Villa. http://www.ameliaisland.com/tour-amelia-island Bring your family or your best friends, and enjoy a week at this

top rated island in northern Florida. Minimum bid is $1,200. Bid high, because 100% of winning bid will be donated to the Olmalaika Home in Sekenani, Kenya!!

Travel expenses to Amelia Island are the responsibility of the highest bidder. Travel dates and other arrangements to be worked out

between owner and highest bidder. Minimum bidding age is 25.

Most dates available from August 20th through March 18, 2017 with a few exceptions including:

Oct. 27-31; Nov. 21-27; Dec. 27-Jan. 3; March 8-15 (Owner willing to work with winner)

Bidding begins at midnight May 26th, 2016 and ends at midnight on June 15th, 2016.

Submit your bids, with subject line “BID FOR OLMALAIKA” to:

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~ Happenings Two more girls have now been accepted into the home putting us at thirty-seven. Branice is 13 and Timpiyian is only 5 years old – both or orphans. We are excited to reunite Timpiyian with her sister (Janet) who is already living at the home. We still have 5 girls that are needing to be sponsored.

On June 29th Kim will travel back to Kenya for the month of July. We have a much smaller team coming on the July Mission Trip, but are blessed to have a dentist and medical physicians as part of it. One of our physicians is coming all the way from Australia! In May we were blessed to have 3ABN-Australia do an hour long special on our mission trips and the home. It was televised several times and will be available on you-tube.

Some of you might remember Damaris who had come to our clinic last October and had a bad burn on her head and face. Some of you donated to help with the medical costs and we just wanted to update everyone that she is doing GREAT and now going through the healing process. At some point we will post pictures

From our guestbook – - Lorilea Mitchell, RN I work as an emergency room nurse; there are many times when I feel angry and helpless because the children under my care have parents who don’t value the precious gifts they have been given and the results can be heartbreaking. The Olmalaika Home give the girls a chance to avoid or recover from some of the heart breaking consequence that can happen to small girls when poverty and gender inequality drives decision making. At the O’Home they are happy, well taken care of, loved to pieces by Kim, and given the chance to grow into healthy, strong, compassionate women. I support the Olmalaika Home because of the book Half the Sky, because of Kim, and because at the end of a long day at work when I feel discouraged, exhausted, and useless, a tiny part of me remembers that even if I’m not “making a difference at work” that hard earned salary allows me to donate and make an actual difference in the lives of little girls.

This is what we will purchase when the funds come in & this will be the end result.

“Matching Funds x 2”

Here is an update on our “vehicle” fundraising project. We have always had to lease/rent vehicles for mission trips and THE OLMALAIKA HOME needs and it has costed us around $10,000 - $13,000 each year. Without a doubt it would save Global Village Ministries money if we were to purchase our own vehicle. So in April our board voted to begin raising the funds to purchase one. It will cost us around $58,000 to purchase a land cruiser pickup and then convert it into an 8 seater safari vehicle which will be an additional $12,000. Doing this will enable us to: - provide special field trips for the girls & regular transport for certain appt. such as dental &optical - transport supplies for both the home and mission trips. - use it for optional safari after mission trips. - use it for Mission trip transport if we have over the amount of people that fit in the overland truck - use it for when Kim is in Kenya before and after the group. I set a personal goal to raise the funds by May 25th and that has come and gone, but God blessed and brought in just over $26,000. Some friends contacted me and said they would like to match up to $5000 for any funds coming in and it was matched. Then just recently another friend wrote and said they would match another $5000 and so that offer is still out there for any donations that come in. That means that EVERY $ donated will be DOUBLED up to that amount over the next few days. That means we need to raise $32,000 more to purchase it and we will be able to use it while we continue to fundraise for the remaining funds to convert it – but at least meanwhile we will be saving some money. With the second offer of $5000 matching funds that would mean.... .... if 32 people donated $1000 OR.... .... if 64 people donated $500 OR...... ....if 128 people donated $250 IT WOULD BE A DONE DEAL!! It’s so simple – you can GIVE online via our websites ~ or send in a check.

~ Making a Difference in Olorte Global Village Ministries is a Christian organization whose passion is serving others. This organization has been sending visiting doctors, dentists, nurses, teachers and many other skilled personnel to our Olorte community in July for the last 6 years. Olorte is one of the most remote areas in Kenya with insufficient access to health, dental care and many other untold challenges including FGM and child marriage. Through their mission trips we have seen a huge positive impact in the community in all of those areas. The Olorte community sadly discriminates against girls getting their education and GVM sponsors some of the girls in our area that are at risk of FGM/ child marriages and or are orphans so that now they have an opportunity of schooling and a better future. The Olmalaika Home has given these girls a place that they can find safety, love and a hope. Through GVM two of our local schools here received solar lighting systems which has improved the learning of our pupils by providing more time for studying in their evening classes. Our local teachers are also blessed by the teacher who come in their groups as they spend days in the classrooms sharing their skills and exchanging ideas. Our local Olkoroi Camp which hosts the group has been blessed as they team stay there and that provides the income needed to run our projects in the community and pay our staff. Each team that comes shares with others about the camp which in turn attracts more groups. It’s like a word-of-mouth advertisement. GVM donated a couple of wildlife trail cameras which enables us to monitor the wildlife in the area for the purposes of our conservation program. Local women even benefit from the selling of their beadwork to the team which enables them to feed their family and pay for their children’s school fees. KASHU PARIT Walking with Maasai - CO Director/Tour Guide All those who have come with us to Olorte leave feeling immensely blessed. Please click the links below to know more about what Kashu and the others on the Walking with Maasai team are doing in the Loita Hills. Walking with Maasai Olkoroi Camp Olkoroi Camp - video

~Micah’s experience When we asked Micah how the mission trip with us impacted his life this is what he shared: The impact was HUGE! My first trip to Kenya was when God showed me that it was time for me to pursue a pre-med track as a biology major at High Point University. I dream of being a physician that spends 2-3 weeks in Africa every year providing medical missionary care, and I reasoned I should go back for a longer period of time even as a student to enhance my interest in this area. My biology professors are always telling me that the fact I want to go back to Kenya is an indication that my first trip wasn't a one and done deal, but more of a developing relationship kind of trip. I am so excited to be going back to Kenya for an entire month and working with Dr Elfred & Marialita Solis in Kisii at the hospital. I’m hoping that this trip to Kenya will provide even more novel experiences and opportunities like the previous one did. I am also sure that my acceptance into over 2 yrs. of research sponsored by Adidas was greatly influenced by my first trip to Kenya. I remember one of my professors being very interested in my experience. It’s mission trips like these that create discussions and tend to set yourself apart from other students. All that said, I have a genuine interest in serving in Africa want to be a doctor for Godly reasons! Micah Branscomb was 19 yrs old/in his second year of University in 2014 when he came to Kenya with GVM

~ Book Review I recently purchased two copies of this book written by Hibo Warderi and it has made a huge impact on me. On behalf of each of the Olmalaika Home girls that have tip-toed and giggled their way through my heart and those yet to enter the doors I want to thank Hibo for opening her heart up in a very personal way and sharing her story of female genital mutilation. She has exposed the reality of what FGM is in a very personal and open way and her story will compell you to make a difference and stand up for what is right. One copy will be part of every display/booth or talk that I do when bringing about awareness of FGM and childhood marriage and the other copy is already packed away in my suitcase for THE OLMALAIKA HOME library where the girls will be able to read it for themselves. (Kim)

~Michigan Conference Camp Meeting We will have a booth in the exhibit tent at the Michigan Conference Camp Meeting June 10-18 and we would love for you to stop by and say hi. Our main focus will be THE OLMALAIKA HOME along with female genital mutilation (FGM) and childhood marriage *If you have items to donate to the home feel free to drop them off. Address: 7477 Academy Rd, Cedar Lake, MI 48812

MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR 2016 Here’s an opportunity for your office, church, school,

club or family to change lives. Help us meet our 2016 goal for THE OLMALAIKA HOME

www.theolmalaikahome.org ITEM AMT NEEDED FOR 2016 COST AMT DONATED Rice 2,100 kilos / 4,630lbs $4,700 FULLY SPONSORED Green Grams/Mung Beans 720 kilos / 1,590lbs $1,650 Beans 1,440 kilos / 3,175lbs $1,620 Maize 3,000 kilos / 6,615lbs $1,400 Charcoal 108 bags $1,200 Bread 432 loaves $880 Cooking Oil 420 litres /110 gallons $700 Milk 72 cases $700 Bananas 3840 bananas $600 Cabbage 480 heads $510 Sugar 420 kilos / 925lbs $500 Chapati Flour 384 kilos / 846lbs $350 Eggs 72 flats (30 eggs per flat) $350 Oranges 1920 oranges $320 Uji – porridge 960 bags $310 $300 Sukuma (Greens) comes in bunches $230 Goat 3 for special occasions $230 Tomatoes 2020 tomatoes $180 Onions 575 onions $170 Potatoes 96 bags $150 Salt 144 kilos / 317lbs $90 ITEM AMT NEEDED FOR 2016 COST AMT DONATED Laundry Soap Bars 480 bars $830 Bath Soap 480 bars $500 Lotion / Vaseline 480 jars $420 Toothpaste 480 tubes $540 Toilet Paper 960 rolls $400 Sanitary Pads 432 bags $740 Shoe Polish 480 tins $490 Floor Wax 20 tins $450 General Needs $1000

NOTE: Global Village Ministries is a registered non-profit 501(c)(301). All donations received throughout the year will be recorded and contribution statements will be mailed by Jan. 31, 2016. Global Village Ministries 37223 Highlite Drive Sterling Heights, MI 48310 USA Phone ~ 586.838.4998 / 989.413.3364 Email ~ letmeshine4him@yahoo.com Blog ~ www.globalvillageministries.blogspot.com

From Kim’s heart…. I am finally enjoying the warm sunshine, green grass and flowers in Michigan. Spent the last couple of days planting our garden and every muscle I have is in pain, even the ones I didn’t think I had! It’s hard to believe that at the end of this month I will be heading back to Kenya. Our family at the Olmalaika Home has grown since I last was there last and I am especially anxious to meet little Miss Timpiyian who is around 5 years old. Her sister (Janet) who is 8 years old is already at the home and it will be a very special reunion for them this next week when Timpiyian arrives at the home for the first time. God has blessed in so many ways these past couple of months and I do believe He finds some humor in stretching my faith – I am learning to just keep stepping out in faith as He has never let me down. I cannot thank each of you enough for your encouragement, donations, prayers and desire to make a difference. You are each a huge source of strength to me! The girls, the staff, the home would cease to exist without you. Thank you for being a blessing, Kim xoxo

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