Planting and Harvesting

 

YCVM’s Director, Silver Omakenyi, has been a flurry of activity lately.  In addition to completing a course at the Nsamizi Institute of Social Development, he was able to plant 4 acres of cassava …

… and harvest 10 bags of corn maize …

… that will provide plenty of food for the sponsored children when they return from school.  We’re thankful for the good weather that enabled such a bountiful harvest.

Silver is currently planting peanuts and potatoes to take advantage of the planting opportunity.

It’s School Time!

 

Through US-based sponsorships, the YCVM orphans have returned to school.  Along with school fees, the children are provided supplies to sustain them during the the time they are away at local boarding schools.

Here we see Raymond Okello, who attends Ngora High School:

 

John Opolot, a recent addition to YCVM’s sponsorship program, is in 3rd grade.

 

Helen Atai was welcomed back into YCVM sponsorship

 

… as well as Stella Among.

 

Other children not pictured:

Jessica Angeno has entered Ngora High School.

Sheila Kedi is in 4th grade.

Moses Oturuke is at the St. Kizito Vocational Institute being trained in brick laying and concrete work.

 

Please continue to pray for the orphans while they are away at their respective schools.

If you are interested in orphan sponsorship, email ycvminfo@gmail.com

CCUMC's summer mission team tells YCVM's story

Since returning from Kumi last summer (read about it here - kumikonnect.blogspot.com), the summer mission team from Chinese Community UMC (Oakland, CA) has been fielding requests to share the vision of YCVM with groups in the area.  So far, the team has presented to the Berkeley Senior Center, Dixon United Methodist Church, and Castro Valley United Methodist Church.  At each presentation, the team narrates a slide show of the mission trip,  answers questions about YCVM, and outlines how groups can help the orphans.

To have CCUMC's Kumi mission team give a presentation to your group, send a request to ycvminfo@gmail.com

9 orphans need sponsorship

YCVM is now sponsoring 9 children in school, at varying levels of education. School fees are now due, and sponsors are still needed. If you are interested in providing sponsorship, please send email to ycvminfo@gmail.com

Katakwi outreach starting today

YCVM is returning to Katakwi for 5 days to do outreach and evangelism work. Katakwi is an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, whose people are not safe in home villages because of attacks by the neighboring Karamajong tribe. Read more about the thousands of people in this camp in this Kumi blog post from this past summer.

The outreach agenda includes choir, YCVM band, praise, preaching, intercession, film showing, fasting, and church service on Sunday. The days are packed with activities from 8am-6pm, which is practically the entire span of daylight. Praise the Lord for such an opportunity for YCVM to stand with the people in Katakwi!

Please keep this outreach program in your prayers.

Fall Update

 

YCVM recently had an opportunity to minister in several places:

At Pentecostal Assembly of God in Kobwin, YCVM led prayer and fasting for 24 hours where there were over 1000 Christians.

Grace Among and Patrick Olupot speaking.

The assembly listening to the preaching during the time of fasting and praying.

Silver playing some background music during praying and fasting.

The team showed both the Jesus film and an HIV/AIDS film during the assembly. They also showed the films again in Tilling village and Kadok village.

YCVM also made follow-up visits to Katakwi and Kolir. The Miroi/Kolir community is also expecting them to return on a future Sunday, and possibly begin a nursery school there. While in Katakwi, YCVM planted a church and left the church with a congregation of more than 200 Christians. The church plant will be guided by the PAG church.

People being prayed for by one of the leaders that partnered with YCVM for the trip.

YCVM fellowshipping under a mango tree with the church that was planted. Efforts are underway to acquire this land for a permanent establishment.

YCVM band members during praise and worship in Katakwi.

Silver singing and playing the adungu.

Silver on the keyboard.

The band packing up just before departing.

The band packing up the equipment, excited about the great harvest for God.

Thank you for your prayers thus far. May God continually bless you as you stand with YCVM.

Summer Mission Trip Report

As mentioned in the previous post, 8 members of CCUMC travelled to Kumi to build, sing, dance, pray, worship, act, preach, eat, hike ... the list keeps going on! Amazingly, cellular data access was available almost everywhere we went, enabling the team to send daily communications back to the home team in California. You can re-live the journey at http://kumikonnect.blogspot.com/

The team also held an "Echo Back" worship on Sunday, September 20th. You can view the videos at CCUMC's website: http://chinesecommunityumc.org/sermons.php

Some money was recently sent to YCVM to keep the 6 children in school and fund Silver Omakenyi's training. More funds are always needed to keep them in school, and further the construction of the boarding school.

A big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who made this trip possible. It was truly a unique and powerful experience.

Thank you for your continued prayers for the orphans, leaders, and the Kumi community.