World
Ministries International (WMI) has never been busier in
our benevolence ministry than this past year. Dr. Michael Hyodo
and his family are still residing in Nairobi, Kenya and have
been continuing the works of faith with WMI as we commit to
sharing the gospel in word and deed.

Dr. Hyodo with his family: wife, Trisha and children
Nikki
(17), Blake (16), Tia (13) and Joshua (9)
James
2:14-17: “What
doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and
have not works? Can faith save him? If a brother or
sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say
unto them, depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled;
notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful
to the body; what doth it profit? Even so faith, if it
hath not works, is dead, being alone.”
The following
are some of the benevolence projects WMI has been involved
with:
We have
completed a new dental clinic in the Satellite area of Nairobi
to serve the poor. This makes our seventh dental clinic
built in Kenya.

New Dental Clinic in the Satellite area of Nairobi, Kenya
WMI has
conducted several free dental camps in this location. One
of the camps was in partnership with AMREF.

WMI Free Dental Camp with AMREF
We also did a
Free dental camp with the
Cornerstone
Faith
Assembly
Church
in
Nairobi.
Dr. Hyodo is pictured with WMI staff member, Pastor Tobias
Nyamwaya.

Dr. Hyodo and Pastor Tobias Nyamwaya
Other patients line up to be seen.

Pastor Mike
Adipo made a request to build a classroom at his church, the
Smart Cathedral/Calvary Charismatic Centre church in the
Kawagware slum in Nairobi. Pastor Adipo was raised up as a
pastor under Dr. Hansen in the 1980’s and 1990’s. He is
standing on the future site where we helped to build his
classroom with his wife, Nancy.

Pastor Mike Adipo with his wife, Nancy
The Hyodo
family has also been fostering orphan babies in their home.
Tia is pictured with three of the babies, Paul, Lucy, and Jane
who all lived with the Hyodo family this year. The diapers
were donated by Dr. Hyodo’s nieces, Kendra, Kelsey, and Keely
Desimone from Chicago, Illinois.

A team from
the Lighthouse Christian Church (LCC) from Bellevue, Washington
visited us on a short-term mission trip and worked on many
projects, including visiting orphanages such as the Nest
orphanage in Limuru.

The Nest Orphanage in Limuru, Kenya
Trisha Hyodo and the team minister to the orphans with songs,
crafts, and games.

LCC member Dan Ko
makes bracelets with the children.

In addition
to donation of clothes, toothbrushes were given out to the
children who were all smiles.

The orphan
children pray to God.

Although it can sometimes get a little crowded, fortunately they
have big cribs that can fit several children sleeping at the
same time.

The LCC team
also helped to build the classroom for Pastor Adipo and the
Smart Cathedral Church.


Building a classroom for Smart Cathedral Church
We also did a free dental
camps at our main clinic and mission house at South C, Nairobi.

Fee Dental Camp at South C Mission House in Nairobi
At the same time part of the team did some painting.

The team
traversed through the Mukuru/Kwa Njenga slum to reach the Comido
school with Pastor James Kariuki.

They donated a two-month supply of charcoal to help cook food
for the schoolchildren.

There were
also other donations, such as feminine hygiene products for the
young ladies at the school.

Many girls miss school each month and eventually drop out of
school completely because they do not have these products.
Also school supplies, toys and sports balls were donated.

The team then
helped to cook lunch and served the children.

It was a blessing to be a part of this school and to touch the
children.

WMI has had a
long relationship with the Mcedo School in the Mathare slum.
We have seen them go from scattered rooms interspersed
throughout the slum to a two-story stone building. It is
located nearby the river and an illegal alcohol (Changaa)
brewing operation.

Illegal alcohol brewing operation
The team took a winding pathway through the slums. We found many friends along the way.

Finally at the school we shared with the students and sang and
danced with each other. The LCC team gave a donation of
food for lunches for the children.

Another WMI
relationship is with the Kayaba church in the South B slum with
our caretaker, Pastor Paul Sitati. The LCC team visited
and provided for a food outreach to the community.

We also did
some evangelism as many people gave their lives and hearts to
the Lord Jesus Christ.

This is a
picture Jane of one of the Hyodo family foster children.

Dr. Hansen is
seen with Dr. Mike and Pastor Tobias in front of the completed
Satellite dental clinic.

Dr. Hansen is
also pictured in front of the completed classroom at Pastor Mike Adipo’s church, the Smart Cathedral, in the Kawagware slum. Inside the classroom was cemented and benches placed for the
children.

This is a
picture of Paul, another one of the Hyodo family foster
children.

Trisha Hyodo
is sitting on chairs that were donated by the LCC church after
they left Kenya.

These chairs and tables that were donated replaced these old,
dirty “chairs” that are seen in this photograph.

The chairs and tables help the children study better.

You can see that the children love their new chairs.

WMI had a
staff retreat and presented two staff member, Shadrack and Irene with bible
school certificates.

WMI Staff Retreat
Shadrack with Bible School Certificate
Irene with Bible School Certificate
Pictured here
is Pastor Tobias Nyamwaya with Irene and Milcah inside the
completed Satellite dental clinic.

The WMI
dental clinic and mission house at South C is
starting to get busier and busier.

WMI Dental Clinic and Mission House at South C in Nairobi, Kenya
The WMI-Kenya
Bible School celebrated our first Master of Theology recipient,
Josephus Crispus Tala-Owiyo, at our bible school in downtown
Nairobi.

Josephus Crispus Tala-Owiyo, Master of Theology
Mike and
Trisha Hyodo join Pastor Paul as he celebrates after the LCC
church donated money for him to purchase his previously rented
church building.

This is a
picture of our staff members, Edward and Margaret, taken in our
reception area of the WMI ministry office and bible school in
downtown Nairobi.

Edward and Margaret in reception area of WMI ministry office
The LCC provided finances for scholarships for three children at
the Comido school. This scholarship covers all school fees
for these children through 8th grade. Nahima, Heroll, and
Happiness were honored and happy to receive their scholarships.

Nahima, Heroll, and Happiness receive scholarships at the Comido
school
They also
provided money to help purchase an amplifier and keyboard for
Pastor Tobias who had his stolen at gunpoint from some thugs.

Pastor Tobias with a new amplifier and keyboard
WMI sent a
container to Kenya in July 2009. This was filled with used
dental equipment, donated clothes, a church tent, 400 soccer
jerseys and equipment, 5000 books, and other donation items for
the poor. Nikki Hyodo is standing in front of the open container before it
was sent out. Our goal is to build five more dental
clinics.

We have
supporters all over the world helping WMI to serve the poor.
Kathleen Smith is a patient in Dr. Mike’s Bellevue, Washington
dental clinic who has sewn hundreds of receiving blankets and
diapers for orphan babies. She is pictured here with Nikki
Hyodo and staff members Tatyana and Shelley.

Kathleen Smith with staff members at Dr. Hyodo's clinic in
Bellevue, WA
We are also
serving in the Eastleigh Community Centre, which is located in
an area of Nairobi highly populated with immigrant Somalians.
Nikki is seen with some children of mothers who come on Mondays
for a ladies bible study.

Trisha holds a big plate, getting ready to feed the children at
the Community Center. The children enjoyed their meal.

Trisha Hyodo prepares to feed the children
Children enjoy their meal
One of the
seven dental offices in Kenya has recently moved from the
Komorock slum to this location in Kayole.

These are
pictures of our Hurlingham clinic with Dr.Paul Kiarie, Grace, and
Dr. Sophia Samuel.


Dr.Paul Kiarie,
Grace, and Dr. Sophia Samuel
Joshua Hyodo
holds Grace, one of our foster babies.

A larger team
from the Lighthouse Christian Church came in August 2009.

They visited many of the places again, including the Comido
school in the Kwa Njenga slum. This picture here is a
child that cannot afford to go to school, looking in from
outside the barbed-wire fence.

They also
visited the Eastleigh Community Center again and also visited
local “bases”, where homeless people gather and live amid the
trash.

The LCC team hammed it up and enjoyed being with the locals. They also did a painting project.

And visited their “farm” where teenagers are taken to
rehabilitate from drugs and are taught a trade. The team
did a tree planting project.

The "Farm" for Teens Rehabilitating from Drugs
The team also
did a free dental camp at the Satellite dental clinic.

Some more
pictures of life in the slums.

Kawagware Slums
The team also
visited the Mathare slum.

Mathare Slums
And also
visited the New Life Home, which is an orphanage in Nairobi that
has many AIDS babies.

New Life Home Orphanage
The team also
visited the Nest Orphanage again and did some songs and dramas
as sheep.

The Nest Orphanage
The LCC team
also had a youth group which did some worship concerts and
evangelism. Pictured here is part of the team at the Smart
Cathedral.

Worship at the Smart Cathedral
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