Home Mission Statement Contact Us Make a Difference Current Projects Completed Projects Missionary Testimonials Organizational Endorsments Eastern European Newsletter home  :  contact iMap  :  about iMap Establishing Regional Ministry Centers When you see this image, "click it" for an enlarged view. • Jerry Daniels • Missionary to Kenya, Africa • Need: $65,000.00 • Baraka Regional Ministry Center iMap and missionary Jerry Daniels have partnered together to help promote a new concept in missions called Regional Ministry Centers. The idea has come from the work of a Kenyan Pastor in Isiolo, Kenya, Frances and Lucy Mwaniki. The Mwaniki's have a ministry to the people of Isiolo that includes a church, orphanage, feeding center, substance and addiction abuse counseling, AIDS, STD, and FGM counseling, and a Bible Institute. All of these ministries have been facilitated by Pastor Mwaniki and the people of his church. They currently house six orphans in a small building on their property, but would like to expand this. The need for help for the children of Isiolo is great. They also have a feeding center that is currently feeding 50 hungry children each day and 100 per day on the weekends. The center is facilitated and run completely by the church members. Pastor and Mrs. Mwaniki have both been trained in counseling, and have an extensive counseling and substance abuse ministry to the community run through their community center. They have seen miraculous results in repairing shattered lives, which has gained them unusual acceptance and popular support in this otherwise hostile community. All of the work done through this center is done in the name of Christ and is used as a means to get the gospel to as many people as possible. The work of the Mwaniki's has been greatly expanded because of the facility they have been able to move into. The "Saltlick" facility is used as a community center that houses the Substance abuse counseling center, the orphanage, the church, the Bible Institute, the Kitchen for the feeding center, and a small apartment for Pastor Mwaniki and his family. This community center is a critical part of the success of this ministry and is necessary for the future ministry to continue. There are plans for a mission's medical clinic to be run out of this center in one of the open rooms that is available. The Saltlick Center cost $110,000.00 U.S. dollars, of which $45,000 has been paid for by the ministry of Jerry Daniels, a veteran Kenyan missionary. The cost of this facility, however, is more than Jerry's ministry can continue so iMap has partnered with them to help pay off this building. We believe that without the financial burden of paying for the building, many new churches will be able to be started in the Northern Kenyan plain that has been dominated by the Muslims for years. Will you pray and help with this endeavor? We need to raise $65,000.00 in the next 12 mos. to free this ministry to expand into nearby communities. With 1 commitment of $20,000.00, 3 commitments of $10,000.00 and 3 commitments of $5,000.00 the door to the Northern Frontier of Kenya could be opened to the Gospel in a powerful way. To the church of Sardis was written "I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name." - Rev 3:8 I pray that we will all take the opportunity to be a part of the ministry that is being opened to us by the Lord for Northern Kenya. For more information, or to make a commitment to further the work of the Regional Ministry Center at Isiolo contact us at the following address: iMap 4462 N. Stampede Way Meridian, Id. 83642 pastorhines@i-map.org return to projects Quick Facts By the tenth century AD Arabs had settled along the coast of Kenya, and in the nineteenth century both Britain and Germany became interested in the region. The Kenya Highlands consist of a fertile plateau formed by volcanoes and lava flows. The highlands are divided in two by the Rift Valley. Capital: Nairobi Area: 224,961 sq miles Population: 28,808,658 Projected Pop 05: 31,156,521 Pop Density: 128 per sq mile Life Expectancy: 47 Infant Mortality (per 1,000): 59.1 Official Language: English, Swahili Other Languages: Indigenous languages Literacy Rate: 77% Religions: Roman Catholic 28%, Protestant 38%, indigenous beliefs 26%, other 8% Ethnic Groups: Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other 16% Economy: agriculture 80%, services 12%, industry 8% Climate: Coastal regions tropical, with wet seasons April to May and October to November; inland plateau cooler and drier Highest Point: Mt Kenya 17, 057 ft Copyright © 2004 - 2006 iMap, All Rights Reserved.