Operation Hope

Operation Hope is one of the departments here at ACMI, ministering to HIV-AIDS orphans, vulnerable children and their guardians. This is through providing food, medical help, facilitating education, giving clothes (school uniforms and regular clothes), bedding, and other accessories such as lamps. Continual visits to the children to visit, counsel, play and pray with them encourage the children.

This is done by finding sponsors who are willing to support these children financially with at least Kshs. 2,000 per month to give them hope for a brighter future. The program officers also visit abandoned babies in hospitals, and feeds children from poor families living in the slums as well as giving assistance to the needy families of the children under the program.

Martha Gatehi (ACMI) with some of the Operation Hope Children.

COVERAGE

The ministry of Operation Hope reaches out to the Central, Eastern, Western and Nyanza provinces of Kenya, currently taking care of over 100 children.

A photo of the orphanage under construction.

VISION STATEMENT

Self reliant and resourceful adults of noble character who are pursuing their God given destiny and giving hope /supporting other needy children.

The orphanage construction as it progresses.

MISSION

To raise a child, bring hope to and empower vulnerable children to develop a godly character and realize their nobility, see them realize their God given abilities and destiny and pursue it hence giving back to the society a person who is resourceful for the future generations.

The orphanage from a distance with Daniel Kariuki (ACMI) and Don (USA) at the front.

ACTIVITIES

Operation Hope has several activities
·         Children visits in schools
·         Children visits at home
·         Annual camps (such as one ongoing one here at ACMI) 

GOALS

Finish building the orphanage in Thika (Journey of Hope Orphanage)
Build an orphanage in Maasailand to rescue teenage girls who are being married off to 50 year old men.

CALL FOR ACTION/YOUR PART

O   Donate food, clothes, shoes, bedding
O   Sponsor a child through primary and high school, visit (http://new.missionsafrica.org/Blog1/?page_id=173)

O   Visit the children
O   Play and interact with them