Kenya

In 2024, Baptists on Mission (BOM) will sponsor mission teams to the East African nation of Kenya. Our teams participate in the Houses of Hope project, through which houses are built for families in need, Bible studies are conducted in homes, and churches are planted. Click here to download a 2024 Kenya Houses of Hope flyer.

Houses of Hope Project

THE MISSION: As part of a church planting strategy, mission teams are assisting in the construction of houses for families in need. Local pastors are active in planning, conducting, and follow-up of each project. The recipients of the houses are determined by the village, and are usually widows, women who have been abandoned by their husbands, or someone with a disability. Often, these families are unable to keep their houses up to safe, sanitary standards. The house-building project brings the community together for service to one of its members and exposes them to the Gospel through a house dedication service. After the team has departed, local pastors follow up with a 12-week Bible study in the homes. The hope is that a church will start out of this, and several have.

TEAM TASKS:  Each mission team assists in building four houses in four days. Any team, including those with men, women, and/or older students, can assist in the building of houses. The team works with a team of three Kenyan builders each day. In addition, teams have opportunity to: 1) visit door to door in the villages - sharing their testimony and the plan of salvation, 2) conduct children’s ministry, 3) participate in a children’s feeding program, and/or 4) witness in local schools. The day concludes with a house dedication service that the whole village attends. 

CHURCH LEADER TRAINING OPTION:
If team is interested, and has a pastor or two to lead, a local pastor and house church leader training can be organized for one of the four “work days” of the trip. This would likely be held in a local church. Pastors, house church leaders, and Bible study leaders from the area would be invited. Teaching would take place in the morning and afternoon, with a break for lunch. Training will need to be very basic, and many, or most participants will not have had any formal training. This could involve just one or two team members while the others participate in normal Houses of Hope activities described above. Team would be asked to provide some funds to help with the lunch for participants. (Usually just a few hundred dollars).