Introducing Rice & Beans Month!

Lahash friends, we are excited to introduce our new event! During March we are inviting you and your friends and family to be a part of Rice & Beans Month. This will be a solid month of eating simple Rice & Bean meals for the following reasons:

1. SOLIDARITY: We are standing with our brothers and sisters in East Africa who live on limited incomes and who can only afford simple meals like Rice & Beans.

2. SIMPLICITY: Those of us who live in wealthier nations often eat for pleasure and eat in excess. We are going to eat a nutritious and simple meal to give up on wasteful consumption.

3. SHARING: We choose to simplify and stand in solidarity in order to share with our brothers and sisters. We are asking you to look at your food budget for the month and give whatever you would have spent on your food for that month to the kids living in our East Africa partnerships.

Head on over to EatRiceAndBeans.com for more on the movement (and to share your photos, videos, and recipes) - and click on the Rice and Beans Facebook event to officially join the event during March. For questions please email Erin Gleason at info@eatriceandbeans.com

New Video - Stories from 2009

Our new 2009 stories video is online. Thank you to everyone for being a part of this past year. We are grateful for the advocacy and care you have shown to East Africa's most vulnerable people this past year!

Solar Energy At Amazing Grace.

I am just from Amazing Grace home with a lot of season greetings and many thanks to all the supporters who contributed to make sure that they have light at Amazing Grace.
Below is what they have been using for the past years which has been very unhealthy for the children. It produces very black smoke which was not good healthy wise. i took some pictures of Moi George one of the boys at Amazing Grace. He loves drawing.

They also used hurricane lamp but it has been very expensive to buy the kerosene.It consumes a lot of fuel.

Today they are using Solar energy for lighting. Below you can see Moi George drawing very comfortable with light from the solar panels.
I was able to install the solar panels,Huge batteries that will be charged by the solar panels, an inverter which converts the power from the batteries to 240Volts. They are able to charge laptops if they get one and other electronics. Obu one of the oldest boys helping in installing the cables underground.
Solar light in one of the houses(Tukuls)

Lahash Christmas Video

Check out our new Christmas video! And then head over to our Christmas Giving page for 8 simple ways to share the season with our brothers and sisters in East Africa!

Tenderfeet 10th Anniversery.

Tenderfeet family gathered yesterday to celebrate its 10th anniversary and 1st graduation of Tenderfeet Education center. When Margaret was giving her speech to the congregation, she thanked the almighty God for sustaining them that far from when the school was young until now, the joy for this achievement was to celebrate there 10th anniversary.
There was a lot of food and refreshments for all

18 children graduated from pre-unit to grade one. They were so proud of what they had achieved.


Both the teachers and the children are always working hard day by day and are anxious to excel in education. They also engage them in all activities areas for education. Discipline has generally been great over the past years. The guardians were encouraged to instill discipline to the children as it is one of the fundamentals towards excellence.
The school has qualified dedicated teaching staff. Tenderfeet children have been good role models wherever they go. Some are in primary and secondary school and they are performing very well. The school sources donor support from friends and well wishers to support children from vulnerable families and orphans. It also supports families in need with; food supplies, rent and pay medical attention to the children with special needs. It also provides breakfast and lunch that help the children grow healthy. Children are also provided with stationary (learning materials) to enhance smooth running.
The school has been facing many challenges like receiving threats from the City Council to close down since it is located in a residential area. Although with all challenges that they have been facing, they have been so strong in prayers and determination and God has spoken to friends who helped to purchase a plot for the school and the construction may start any time from now.
At the Climax of the event, a cake was shared to everyone.

Amazing Grace Blog

Our volunteer Jeff Angote has been doing some fantastic work over at the Amazing Grace blog. He's been training the home administrator Lupai Nelson on how to use the computer and post updates on Blogs and Facebook. The posts are really well written and have some unique pictures as well.

A message from the Amazing Grace kids

A select passage from Isaiah 58 spoken by the kids at Amazing Grace.