YFC Nakuru

From Tuesday until Saturday of last week Lucy and I were in Nakuru, north of Nairobi, with Irene and her team.

 We spent one of those days seeing a little of what YFC does in that area.

We joined the team for Bible study, looking at the last chapter in 1 Peter, discussing Christian leadership.

We also visited the centre where young mothers are taught skills in tailoring and fabric crafts, paper bead-making and soap-making. YFC partners with  Mission in Action . This organisation was set up by an Aussie/Kenyan couple to  work within the community to strengthen vulnerable families so they can raise their children, rather than relinquish them to orphanages.

Several of the young mums there had abandoned their babies (check out the website above if you want to know some of the reasons why mums might do that here), but with the help of the organsation, are now caring for their little ones and being empowered and encouraged to make a good life for themselves and their children.

This is their tailoring teacher

and these are some of the bags, table runners and aprons they are making to be taken to Australia to be sold to fund the ministry.