Grace4kenya Charitable Foundation

GRACE4KENYA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION WAS FORMED IN SEPTEMBER 2020 TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL GRANTS TO MEDICAL, EDUCATIONAL, EVANGELICAL, AND VOCATIONAL FAITH-BASED MISSIONS IN KENYA. ITS VISION IS THE TRANSFORMATION OF IMPOVERISHED, RURAL COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN KENYA INTO HEALTHY, WELL-EDUCATED, AND PROSPEROUS FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST WHO CAN BREAK OUT OF THE CYCLE OF GENERATIONAL POVERTY. ITS MOTIVATION IS TO RESPOND TO CHRIST'S CALL TO SERVE THE POOR AND RESPECT THE DIGNITY, UNIQUENESS AND INSTRINSIC WORTH OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD. ITS MISSION IS TO SERVE IN FOUR SPECIFIC AREAS: PROVIDE HEALTH CARE, SUPPORT EDUCATION, SPREAD THE GOSPEL AND HELP CREATE FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE OF KENYA.

EDUCATION: IN 2021, G4K PROVIDED FUNDING FOR BOTH CAPITAL AND OPERATING EXPENSE FOR GEORGE KENDAGOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (GKCA) IN KAPENGURIA, KENYA. GKCA IS A PRIVATE SCHOOL SERVING 350 PRIMARY STUDENTS FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 8. THE KENYAN GOVERNMENT IS NOW REQUIRING SCHOOLS TO BE HELD IN PERMANENT STRUCTURES IN ORDER TO BE ACCREDITED SO G4K BEGAN CONSTRUCTION OF A 10-CLASSROOM BUILDING AT THE END OF 2020. DURING 2021, $125,000 WAS SPENT AS A GRANT FOR CONSTRUCTION. THEY COMPLETED THE EXCAVATION, FOUNDATION, AND GROUND FLOOR OF THE TWO-STORY BUILDING. MANY OF THESE STUDENTS COME FROM SURRONDING RURAL, POVERTY-STRICKEN FAMILIES WHO ARE SUBSITENCE FARMERS AND CAN'T AFFORD FULL TUITION. G4K SENT $36,000 TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN TUITION COLLECTED AND OPERATING EXPENSES.

HEALTH CARE: IN 2021 G4K PROVIDED $86,174 TO COMPLETE BUILDING AND EQUIPPING THE PRIVATE 24-BED BIBLE FAITH MEDICAL SERVICES AND HOSPITAL IN KAPENGURIA, KENYA THAT WAS STARTED IN 2019. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES, LABOR AND DELIVERY FLOOR, AND SURGICAL SUITE WERE EQUIPPED. THE BENDERA DISPENSARY MOVED INTO THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE HOSPITAL AND PROVIDED PRENATAL, PEDIATRIC, AND URGENT CARE. G4K SENT $7,446 TO HELP COVER OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE OUTPATIENT CLINIC. ALSO, INCLUDED IN THE MEDICAL GRANT WAS $31,768 FOR MOBILE MEDICAL CLINICS THAT PROVIDE OVER 2,000 EVALUATIONS BY A NURSE, IMMUNIZATIONS, AND MEDICATIONS IN FOUR REMOTE VILLAGES THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE. THE $7,008 SENT FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH EVANGELISM PROGRAM TEACHES PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN A PILOT VILLAGE AND IS NOW EXPANDING TO FOUR OTHER VILLAGES. G4K ALSO PAYS $25,224 FOR THE ANNUAL SALARIES OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM CONSISITING OF A NURSE, PASTOR/DIRECTOR, AND CPA MANAGING ALL THE MEDICAL MISSIONS.

FAITH: G4K ESTABLISHED THE GRANT FOR BIBLE FAITH CHURCH IN JULY OF 2021 SO THEY ONLY RECIEVED SIX MONTHS OF FUNDING. $1,500 WAS TO SUPPORT THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE DENOMINATION AND $4,500 WAS TO SUPPLEMENT THE LOCAL INCOME OF 20 PASTORS SERVING VILLAGES IN THE REMOTE RIFT VALLEY OF WESTERN KENYA.