One of the ministry locations that is strategic to the work of ELI is the Kipkaren Training Center which is located past Turbo, Kenya on the Kipkaren River. We have about six acres of land which hosts a large training hall, a dormitory, other classrooms and offices, kitchen, and guest cottages. Here people come from all over Kenya for courses that can help them break the cycle of poverty. In addition to the short and long courses on the campus there are regular camps such as the youth camp that was recently held for 560 young people! Just over 60 were baptized and though hosting that many people for almost a week was an exhausting endeavor it was worth all the effort. We are also grateful for the Water of Life Fellowship who helped make this possible!

This past week I had the privilege of meeting with four of our key leaders in Kipkaren Training Center. It was a fantastic time and we are looking forward to expanding our Farmer Field Training Strategy where we meet with needy families at their homes. I will share more about this in a future post BUT – I wanted to share that where most people harvest 20 bags of corn that one of the women who attended ONE training last year applied ALL of the techniques that we shared. She harvested 56 bags per acre! The government ministry of agriculture was so impressed that they visited her farm – verified these results – and presented her with a special certificate of recognition. This changes the course of her life for this year.

Oops – power is going out and no electricity today. I’ll post more photos and progress tomorrow. Serving together, Don and Amy