The Rogers' Family Neighborhood

The venue tents are now set on the soccer field. Program kicks off tomorrow around 9am Tuesday, Kenya time.

We are all so excited that Amy finally arrived today! Just in time for the ten year anniversary for over 2000 reformed brewers who will gather tomorrow at a soccer arena, about 30 minutes away from here. Women of change 10 year anniversary is tomorrow!

Let your light Shine!

Today, I and a host of children and ELI staff received more friends here at the ELI Training Center in Ilula, Kenya! Welcome Christina (ELI Staff), Chris and Pam (Cedar Springs Church- WA), Marybeth (Victory Highway Church- NY)!

Tomorrow is Sunday, and we head to the village of Chepkorio at 7:30am to share at: 1. 200 children at the Sunday School, 140 Children at the local primary school – THEN to the Main Church Service, followed by lunch at the pastors’ house and then some home visits to see the impact of ELI training. Finally, there is a meeting with around 20 people whom ELI has trained, AND those trainees are inviting over 70 others WHO THEY HAVE TRAINED THEMSELVES!

Today, I had the privilege to meet with 7 ELI Kenya staff who are part of the FAMILY HOPE Task Force. Their leadership is helping raise a team of Change Agents in 12 different villages, impacting hundreds today and thousands in the years to come!

It was hard to believe, with my own eyes, to see over 100 village chiefs and assistant chiefs waiting for me and around seven other ELI Kenya leaders to arrive. We had over four hours to share with them the unique approach ELI has to see people come out of poverty and into the arms of God. The County Commissioner (boss of the chiefs) gave a 30-minute talk before we shared; that was so amazing to me as he completely unpacked how ELI integrates the spiritual invitation with the economic training that reaches people holistically and from the inside out!!!

WELCOME BACK to the Rogers’ Neighborhood Blog space! WOW – God is at work, and I wanted to share this extraordinary journey in Kenya with as many as possible. This space will be a good place for photos, updates, and videos to land – ESPECIALLY on and around OCTOBER 10th, 2023 – when over 2,000 reformed illegal brewers (now Women of Change!) will gather not far from where I am right now at the ELI – Ilula Training Center near Eldoret, Kenya. There is so much more to share, but let this short paragraph turn the handle to a door we’ll walk through together in the days to come!

Thank you for joining this journey today!!!

Don

We’ve experienced so much already on this journey with empowering lives!  Reconnecting with key Women of Change leaders like Ruth and Julia and then traveling out to the villages to see the fruit of the transformation that they and many others have passed on is truly overwhelming. Thank you Lord for the privilege to be even a small part of their journey to new life. And thank you friends for praying for them and for us. We are blessed beyond words.

Amazing first day in Kenya! Started out with several hours of discussion with key leaders about the movement of God in our midst as the Empowering Lives staff experience and share stories and strategies of change that are multiplying across Kenya.
Then a walk through of both the fantastic ELI Training Center -then lunch- then tour of the Children’s Home and a chance to sing, share and fellowship during devotion time! Sooo good. See photo. And as if the day could not get better…several of the key Women of Change (reformed illegal brewers) arrived to join us for dinner and a couple of hours of fellowship and sharing !
Tomorrow begins three exciting days of travel as we follow the trail of multiplying village impact because of Family HOPE training.
Thank you for your prayers!
Don, Amy, and Christina

Http://empoweringlives.org

WHAT A WELCOME!!! It was raining when Amy, Christina Andriese, and I arrived at the ELI Training Center and children’s home here in Kenya and on exiting the car our host Peter said…
“Don, the training hall is dark, but it’s raining so just open the hall door for us please. I did, we stepped inside, the lights went on, and this video is a tiny glimpse of the love and welcome that embraced us just now – Wednesday evening Kenya time!!!

https://fb.watch/d559XVq-3H/

Are these children and ELI staff amazing or what? What do you think?