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DESPITE THE DROUGHT, LOSS, RESTRICTIONS, FINANCIAL CHALLENGES, AND LIMITATIONS ON OPERATING, GOD REMAINED FAITHFUL AND USED US TOGETHER TO INVEST IN MANY THROUGHOUT 2022!PURCHASE OF LAND FOR THE FUTURE EMPOWERMENT CENTER LAND PREPARATION (CLEARING, FENCING, PLANTING TREES, WATER SURVEY) AND DEDICATION.RELAUNCH OF REJOICE PROJECT IN PUBLIC/PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.1,400 GIRLS MENTORED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND PROVIDED WITH SANITARY PADS. FOOD DELIVERED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE MOST VULNERABLE IN SEGERA.PASTOR TRAINING ON THE TOPICS OF GOSPEL THREADS, THE ROLE OF THE PASTOR, TRANSLATION, THE REDEMPTIVE ARCH, EXPOSITIONAL TEACHING/PREACHING, BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION, AND GOD'S DESIGN FOR THE CHURCH.144 WATER FILTERS DISTRIBUTED TO VULNERABLE FAMILIES WITHOUT ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER, 12 WATER AMBASSADORS EQUIPPED TO LEAD WATER FILTER TRAINING AND FOLLOW-UPS.SET UP A REGIONAL OFFICE IN NGAAMBA.SCHOOL SPONSORSHIPS, HOUSING, AND BASIC NEEDS MET FOR VULNERABLE GIRLS. IN 2022, REJOICE PROJECT EMPOWERED LOCAL CHURCHES AND PROVIDED PASTOR TRAINING, EQUIPPING PASTORS BY STUDYING THE GOSPEL, BIBLE TRANSLATIONS, AND EXPOSITIONAL PREACHING. 130+ PASTORS & CHURCH LEADERS WERE TRAINED, IMPACTING COMMUNITIES ACROSS THREE RURAL REGIONS IN KENYA. REJOICE PROJECT PROVIDED MONTHLY TRAINING THROUGHOUT 2022 WITH THESE PASTORS. REJOICE PROJECT LAUNCHED THE WATER AMBASSADOR TEAM, ENSURING A PROPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRAINING, DISTRIBUTION, AND FOLLOW-UP PROCESS. THE REJOICE PROJECT STAFF EFFECTIVELY TRAINED 12 WATER AMBASSADORS, WHO PROCEEDED TO TRAIN AND FOLLOW UP WITH THE FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO MAKE SURE THE FILTERS WEREWORKING CORRECTLY, ASSISTING WITH FURTHER TRAINING, SHARING THE GOSPEL, AND CONNECTING THEM TO LOCAL CHURCHES. REJOICE PROJECT SUPPLIED 144 WATER FILTERS TO FAMILIES IN EAST AFRICA THROUGHOUT 2022. REJOICE PROJECT PARTNERED WITH LOCAL CHURCH LEADERS AS THEY PROVIDED MENTORSHIP TO OVER 1,800 VULNERABLE GIRLS. THESE LEADERS DISCIPLED THE GIRLS AND TRAINED THEM IN VARIOUS ISSUES REGARDING VULNERABILITIES REGARDING MONTHLY PERIODS. THE GIRLS WERE GIVEN MONTHLY PERIOD SUPPLIES DUE TO THEIR INABILITY TO GET THEM AND THE DANGERS THEY FACE MONTHLY OR INCREASED ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL DUE TO A LACK OF SUPPLIES ADDRESSING RISKY BEHAVIORS AND EARLY PREGNANCY IN THE COMMUNITY. THROUGHOUT SCHOOL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMS - REJOICE PROJECT SPONSORED THE EDUCATION AND LIVING OF 3 ORPHANED FEMALES, ONE IN SECONDARY SCHOOL AND 2 IN UNIVERSITY. ADDITIONALLY, REJOICE PROJECT CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP, LIVING ACCOMMODATION, AND SKILLS TRAINING TO ONE ORPHANED ADULT MALE WORKING THROUGH A TRAUMATIC PAST IN COUNSELING. REJOICE PROJECT PROVIDED A MISSIONS INTERNSHIP FOR TWO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO TRAVEL TO KENYA AND INTERN WITH AN ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTING TO THE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM, PROVIDING OVER 600+ VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THIS INTERNSHIP ALLOWED REJOICE PROJECT TO ASSESS THE POSSIBILITY OF RELAUNCHING THE COLLEGE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH WAS AFFECTED BY COVID-19, AND GIVE A FUTURE TIMELINE FOR POTENTIAL RELAUNCHING WITH COVID RESTRICTIONS. REJOICE PROJECT STAFF RELAUNCHED THE REJOICE PROJECT SCHOOL & CHURCH PROGRAM FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. BEFORE COVID-19, THE REJOICE PROJECT PROVIDED A PROGRAM IN THE SCHOOLS WEEKLY FOR OVER 70+ SCHOOLS. DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, THE PROGRAM WAS PAUSED UNTIL MANDATES WERE LIFTED. 2022 CONTINUED WITH VARIOUS SHUTDOWN MANDATES AND WITH A MODIFIED SCHOOL SCHEDULE, TRYING TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FROM TOTAL SCHOOL SHUTDOWNS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE REJOICE LEADERS GATHERED MONTHLY AND FOSTERED RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE HEAD TEACHERS, RE- INTRODUCING THE PROGRAM IN SOME SCHOOLS AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2023 SCHOOL RELAUNCH. REJOICE PROJECT WALKED WITH A LONG-TIME PARTNER, FRIEND, AND FORMER MINISTRY STAFF MEMBER WHO DIED IN FEBRUARY. DURING THAT TIME, REJOICE PROJECT U.S. STAFF TRAVELED TO HELP THIS STAFF MEMBER AND HER FAMILY. ADDITIONALLY, REJOICE PROJECT ENCOURAGED AND COUNSELED THE IN-COUNTRY STAFF DEEPLY IMPACTED BY THIS LOSS. PHASE I OF THE PROJECT INCLUDED FENCING & PLANTING TREES, LAND DEDICATION WITH LOCAL PASTORS, LAND SURVEY FOR FUTURE WATER SOURCES, FILING DRILLING PERMITS, AND CLEARING BRUSH AND DEBRIS FROM THE PERIMETER.