THE LOG CHURCH ORPHANAGE MUSIC VIDEO - PAUL EDMOND

Before Paul became an orphan, his family of Edmond lived in the town of Ngararo, a town that borders the Maasai tribe. Our Kisii community and the Maasai entered into border wars and the Maasai burnt houses of the Kisii and killed many residents of our community who lived at Ngararo border. Paul’s parents were killed during this war, as well as his two siblings.

Paul was a young boy at this time, but he narrowly escaped death and fled to another town away from the border area. But being now alone, he would go most days without food, sleeping wherever he could find a secluded spot.

When the church was doing evangelism in that town, they found Paul lying unconscious. Moved by the Lord to nurture him, they bought him some meals and told him about Jesus. Surprisingly enough, he accepted the Lord Jesus as his personal savior right on the spot!

He requested the church not to leave him helpless in the street. The church decided to bring him into the orphanage and enrolled him into the Rianyakwara primary school into the sixth grade.

Paul is talented in composing songs and he has used his talent to strengthen the orphanage kids spiritually. He wants to be a Pastor after school.

The song is in the local Ekegusii language and says let us worship God, let us serve God.

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If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.

Send it to:

 The Log Church

PO  Box 68

Tripoli Wisconsin 54564

We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!

THE LOG CHURCH ORPHANAGE MUSIC VIDEO: EBENEZER - MUSIC VIDEO BY VIOLET

One of the Biblical words that we have used so often at the orphanage is “Ebenezer” – The Stone of Help. It was a memorial stone set up by Samuel in the Old Testament during a long struggle of his people. He used the word in the sense that God had been their help up to that point.

The work in the orphanage has also been a long-term work, but we have seen God bless in so many ways. To celebrate what God has done, one of our girls, Violet, has made this music video, entitled “Ebenezer.”

When I think of where these kids were seven years ago when we began the orphanage, and where they are now, I also praise God.  "Ebenezer"

The narrator is Pastor Vincent, looking very dapper in a white suit. The video was shot at a fancy hotel in Kisii. Thanks to the hotel for letting these kids make the video there.

Violet’s mother was a Congolese (citizen of Congo). Her name was Naom. She escaped violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, coming to Kenya with her 4-year-old daughter Violet as refugees.

Naom started a new life in Ogembo town, where she secured a job so that she could earned her living to feed and educate her daughter.

It was in the year 2017 December when Naom suddenly went missing! She left for work but then never returned. Violet stayed alone in that rental house for three months until the end of February without her mother coming back. In that room Violet was being supplied food by good Samaritans but rent became a great problem. Finally, the landlord wanted Violet to vacate the room.

The girl was desperate now and by the fact of being homeless went to the street to hustle. At first she tried to continue in school, but her attendance was poor and she had no school fees

As the church was doing house to house evangelism in her area, they heard her story and everyone was moved to hear that Violet wants to attend school despite her challenge with street life!!

After prayer Pastor Joel was encouraged by the Holy Spirit to adopt Violet into the orphanage. We took her to school, where she proved to be a bright girl. She speaks our language Ekegusii very fluently and she is delighted to live with other kids in the orphanage.

Violet sings very well and wants to be a gospel artist after school.

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If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.

Send it to:

 The Log Church

PO  Box 68

Tripoli Wisconsin 54564

We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!

YVONNE KIBIEGO - NOTES FROM THE CHILDREN OF THE LOG CHURCH ORPHANAGE

Halleluiah everyone!  My name is Yvonne Kibiego. By the mercies of God I joined Log Orphanage located here in Kisii – Kenya. This happened when my aunt who raised me from childhood died. I was she who raised me since my biological mother died abandoned and boycotted me intentionally. In fact I became hopeless and helpless and none could volunteer to adopt me and nurture  me until  I was privileged to get a golden chance in this orphanage.

My life here has totally changed and I am very much pleased to send my heartfelt gratitude  to all donors who support to ensure our lives  are save and our basic needs are well cared for. Through the orphanage environment now I have known how to read and write: Also at my age I have received the knowledge of doing house duties such as cleanliness, washing and even cooking.

Sincerely this orphanage has favoured my life very  much otherwise my life could be in a total mess!! Glory to God that now  I am able to see a good future and days  of more opportunities to serve the  purposes of   God in my life and also to help the less fortune in the society in return. Let God is blessings be upon all our donors. Amen

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If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.

Send it to:

 The Log Church

PO  Box 68

Tripoli Wisconsin 54564

We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!

THE LOG CHURCH ORPHANAGE - NEW SLEEPING ARRANGEMENT FOR THE BOYS

In 2016, when I first visited the church in Kenya and saw where the few orphan children that they were caring for were sleeping, I saw a very unhealthy arrangement. The floor on which most kids were sleeping was dirt, and because it was rainy season, it was more like mud. Besides that, since in those conditions, much of the outdoors is used as a toilet, and with many harmful microbes tracked inside, the kids basically were sleeping in filth. Understandably, they were sick much of the time.

It was because of that, when we first began to organize a formal orphanage, a dormitory was the very first project that we undertook. By the grace of God, we were able to construct a very nice building, the girls sleeping on one end, and the boys the other end in a completely separate and divided room of the building. For all these years since that time, the children have had healthy sleeping conditions. As a result, their health has been much better.

But now, we are facing a new challenge in our sleeping arrangements. As the children matured, it became necessary to move the boys out of that building to give the girls more space. The boys now sleep in a completely other building in a room on the property of a church member next to the orphanage.

However, the room is very small – 17ft x 10ft. In this room sleep 25 boys. The sleeping

accommodations may not be as an unhealthy situation as was it when I first visited in 2016, but it is not good.

To step back and take a broader look at the orphanage, you may remember that we are also in the process of building a school building. This building is a very long way from completion, but we do have the walls if the ground floor built, along with the poured cement ceiling.

What I proposed to pastor Joel was that instead of beginning the next story of the planned building, we first finish the ground floor and give the boys a healthy place to sleep. You can see by the photo that the space would be very adequate for this.

I am asking for your prayers about this. We have several projects that we are trying to manage at this time, along with the constant requirement of food and other daily living needs, as well as school costs. Thank You!

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If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.

Send it to:

 The Log Church

PO  Box 68

Tripoli Wisconsin 54564

We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!

THE GIRL NAMED "HAPPINESS." NOTES FROM THE CHILDREN OF THE ORPHANAGE

Hello! I am Happiness Nyabuto. I am one of the form four students (the graduating year of the secondary school) from Log Orphanage in Sengera Kisii-Kenya.

My life here in the orphanage has been wonderfully good! This is the best environment that I have ever lived! It is by the grace of God I found myself in such nice place!!

As a girl child my life was to be in a great danger outside this precious home. By this time the devil could have destroyed my life with bad company, which was the case of many my age in the community who lost hope of life when they were abandoned  or became orphans. Some entered into prostitution, others in drug addiction and others in habits of fighting.

I am sure this is where I could be this time too!! Thanks to the Lord for giving me an opportunity to be in Log Orphanage where I am given good care and all my basic needs are supplied. God bless everyone who works hard to improve our lives here in the Log orphanage Kenya. Amen.

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If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.

Send it to:

 The Log Church

PO  Box 68

Tripoli Wisconsin 54564

We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!

SUNDAY SERVICE AT THE LOG CHURCH - KENYA

Here is a greeting from the Log Church Kenya:

Greetings from Kenya, the church and the orphanage! We are very grateful for the grace of the THEME Eternity service..... “He has made everything appropriate to his time. He has also put eternity in his hearts, but so that man does not discover the work that God has done from the beginning to the end.”

-In the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ago

-This is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.

-This is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

-That they will not receive many times more in this time and in the century to come, eternal life."

-Simon Peter answered him: “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life...” Have a blessed Sunday service!!!!

 

From me (Don)

One of the things that I loved about the children at the church in Kenya was their recital of the memory verses that they were learning. Like this young boy, before they recited the verse, they always began with the words. “Praise God!” (Amen!). “Praise God again!” (Amen!)

These are actually the only words that I can make out in this short video, apart from the fact that he is saying a verse that he learned from the book of Ephesians, but you have to love it! As the lad said, “Praise God again!” (Amen!)

Maybe you can make out some more words. If so, please tell me what verse he is quoting

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If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.

Send it to:

 The Log Church

PO  Box 68

Tripoli Wisconsin 54564

We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!

VIDEOS OF ORPHANAGE KIDS AT PLAY

 

Praise God beloved Dad, Mum, Marquis family, Larry family and all Donors,

Greetings from Kenya family, our prayers are with all. We are humbled for what God has done through you, may good God remember you and your families, we will continue to pray for you and all with you, may the work of your hand prosper,

Praise God for the help sent Ksh. 720000

School fees KSH. 328000

Firewood Ksh. 28000

Food Ksh. 360000

Ksh.362000 food budget

Cooking oil =60litres,one litre cost Ksh. 450x60litres=Ksh27000

Rice=360Kilogram,one kgs=Ksh. 250x360kgs=Ksh.90000

Maize =334kilogram,

one kg =Ksh.290 x 334=93900

Omo  17 kilograms , one kg @ 150=Ksh.2600

Vegetables 160 kgs. 1kgs =Ksh. 160x160kgs=Ksh.25600

Unga ngano/baking flour 164kgs One kilogram =Ksh.160 x164 kgs=Ksh.26,300

Salt 76Kgs=Ksh.7600

Beans 234kgs one kilogram Ksh. 350=Ksh.82000

Transport cost Ksh 9000

Thank you for the provision sent for the food and school fees. May God reward you all and bless the work of your hand. May good God bless you all. Thanks for your love. Real good we call you blessed. Thank you we love you all. Humbled.

Yours Son Joel and Church/Orphanage leadership

(Praise God this the supplier gave food Ksh. 2000 added to the budget. God bless you)

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If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.

Send it to:

 The Log Church

PO  Box 68

Tripoli Wisconsin 54564

We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!

RECEIPTS BELOW

ORPHANAGE REPORT - FIREWOOD SEASON!

It’s firewood season in Wisconsin. In a drive down almost any road here, you are likely to meet a pickup truck full of firewood or pulling a trailer full of wood—especially on the weekends. And as you can see, it is also firewood season at the orphanage. This isn’t for the heater stove, like here, but just for the cooking.

The churches there have been active in evangelism in the past weeks. In the various messages that I get from pastor Joel, we writes, “We praise God that today 7 souls were saved”… “5 souls were saved”… “today 6 were saved.”

In this past week he wrote that on one of their evangelism outreaches, they prayed for a man who had been sick for one year. Praise God that the man was healed right on the spot!

He was so thankful that he offered the church a van to be used to do more evangelism. It was a great gift for them, but it does have some mechanical problems. Joel writes that it actually needs a new engine.

Also we would like to thank all here who have given gifts to help the children in the orphanage. With the latest bank transfer that we were able to make, I believe that they will be able to pay off the school debt for the year. Thank you so much!

There have lately been more days of struggle at various times—the kids going without food for days at a time. But God is so good! He has sustained them and we have a group of healthy, happy and thankful children!

May God’s blessing be upon all of you!

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If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.

Send it to:

 The Log Church

PO  Box 68

Tripoli Wisconsin 54564

We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!

VIDEOS OF THANKS FOR THE FOOD AND PRAYERS

The past months have been some of struggles for the orphanage. The children have had several occasions when they have had to go without food for days at a time.

We are so thankful that they again have received provision. God is faithful and we do not grumble in times of shortage, as did the Israelites when they had there own times of shortage when they were passing through the wilderness.

God sustained the faithful through all of those years in the wilderness, and He will sustain these children in their own time of struggle. He is building their faith and trust in him.

If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.

Send it to:

 The Log Church

PO  Box 68

Tripoli Wisconsin 54564

We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!

Receipts below. Click on "Read More"

LEARNING HOW TO DIE SO THAT WE CAN KNOW HOW TO LIVE - THE LOG CHURCH SERMON, SEPTEMBER 3

As Jesus and his disciples were leaving the upper room where they met on the night before his crucifixion. he told them this:

I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 

Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may bear more fruit. (John 15:1-2 NAS)

When he spoke these words, Jesus and the disciples had apparently already left the room to go to the Garden of Gethsemane, but we are not told if this small group was talking as they were walking on their way to the garden, or perhaps sitting for a few moments someplace on the way. I picture them walking, and actually passing through a vineyard. Jesus was using the vines and the grapes as a teaching tool.

SPENDING REPORT FROM PASTOR JOEL

 Dear Beloved Dad, Mum, Marquis family, Church and all Donors 

Greetings in the precious name of Jesus our lord and savior, we are humbled once again when we remember how  God has used you greatly for your help that you have sent for the children in  Orphanage in Kenya. 

Thank you for the food  and necessities.We are sorry for taking some of the money for missions and outreach for soul winning as you can see on the report. Thank you. 

Withdrawal Ksh. 550000 

KSH. 500000 food budget

Outreach and missions Ksh. 50000. 

Cooking oil =120litres,one litre cost Ksh. 450x120litres=Ksh.54000

Maize =414 kilogram, 

one kg =Ksh.290 x 414kgs=120000

Vegetables 288kgs. 1kgs =Ksh. 160x288kgs=Ksh.46000

Rice=503 Kilogram,one kgs=Ksh. 250x503kgs=Ksh.125800 

Unga ngano/baking flour 200kgs One kilogram =Ksh.160 x200 kgs=Ksh.32000

Salt 76Kgs=Ksh.7600

Beans 300 kgs one kilogram Ksh. 350 x 300=Ksh.105,000

Transportation Ksh. 9600

Thank you, God bless you all, we are praying for you all daily and we pray that God will supply for your needs in Jesus name, our prayers to God who made heaven and earth who is our helper and sustainer keep  us in prayers for the provision for the children to have  school fees, food, clothes  and clean water by the grace of God, we are praying that God will provide for you all as well. God bless you all. 

We love you and may God keep you all in good health. God bless you all, we wish you blessings that God has for you in heaven places. We are humbled for what God is doing, we give God the all the glory for the grace to continue. Thank you Marquis family for sending held for food and other necessities, we pray for you all, God bless you all, real good. 

Yours Son Joel and church/orphanage Leadership-Kenya.

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If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.

Send it to:

 The Log Church

PO  Box 68

Tripoli Wisconsin 54564

We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!