Please pray for peace in Kenya as the election results are being tallied. Vote counting has begun in a tight election to pick the next president and the new parliament members. The winner is expected to be announced within 48 hours. The electoral body has seven days to declare a winner. The election pitted President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is seeking a final five-year term in office, and 72-year-old long-term rival and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga. More than 19 million Kenyans were
Teaching the Bible in African schools
One of the greatest thrills for our Go Near team was teaching the "Learn the Whole Bible Curriculum". It was a joy to see volunteers, 15 yrs to adult, form teaching teams to accomplish this goal. Click here to view a FB album of photos teaching in the Star of Hope classrooms. THANK YOU to our sponsors who made it possible for Go Near Ministry to purchase the 500 workbooks and bibles to distribute among the students and teachers in our partnering schools. Thank you for being a
Teacher Tammy Berkman shares about her Go Near Ministry experience
This is Tammy Berkman, guest writer for the Go Near Ministry Blog. I am writing today to thank the 28 members of the 2017 Go Near Ministry Kenya Team for doing such an incredible job teaching the whole storyline of the Bible. The curriculum, “Learn the Whole Bible A.S.A.P.” was taught to 300 students at Star of Hope School in Mathare Slum in Nairobi, and 200 students in the Masaai School in Namelok. The teaching took ten hours total at each school, and to accomplish this goal, a team of
So happy to have the love of Jesus in my heart! Worship by children at Star of Hope
Our Go Near Ministry team enjoying sharing worship songs with students at Star of Hope. Delight in their expressions and exuberant singing. "I'm so very happy.. I 've got the love of Jesus in my heart!"
2017 Summer Go Near Trip
Our team of 28 is answering the commands and commission of our Lord to “go near”. We are obeying God’s command to care for widows and orphans found in James 1:27 “Religion that is pure and undefiled in the sight of God our father is to care for orphans and widows in distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world." We GO out into the world because he commands us to be a witness in our home town, in cultures different than our own, and to the far ends of the earth. What you can
Traveling to Kenya today
Our 2017 Go Near Ministry summer team is excited to depart today for Kenya. Many are excited to return back to the people they love each year. For other volunteers, it is their first time to travel and serve in Africa. Please pray for our team June 22- July 3rd. We'll be serving in orphanages, schools and visiting in prison. We're bringing school supplies, bibles and a comprehensive bible curriculum. This year, we launch showing the Jesus Film in a variety of settings. Stay tuned for updates
Finishing Strong
As 2016 comes to a close, we want to express our sincere THANK YOU to all who have joined us this past year to help our 11th year finish strong. Thank you for your prayers and your financial support. Thank you to those who choose to go. It is a privilege to lead many to travel across the world to experience God's love for the widow, orphan, prisoner and the poor. We see God in his people there. We grow and gain His perspective for the nations. Thank you dear friends, at home and abroad, for
To make a difference around the world
From parents- Mike and Kelly Jacimore "Spreading the Gospel has been an emphasis in Sydney's life throughout her Christian walk. After high school graduation, it was time to accept God's calling to Go Near and touch His people both spiritually and skin to skin. Sydney's Go Near trip to Africa has validated that she wants to pursue a degree in nursing to become a missionary nurse and help give the medical attention that so many deserve in other countries. Your GNM trip has given Sydney the
Life changing ministry
Go Near Ministry has meant so much to our family. To see God work in your life when you surrender to Him is such a humbling and life-changing experience. My daughter was drawn years ago to the Go Near mission trips to Kenya that she would see her friends go on. They came back changed and filled with a sense of joy that came from all they witnessed and from what God did in their lives. Our family began to pray, and it became real to us that God was calling my daughter and me to go and serve in
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