Apeal

Mother Theresa said once if you can not feed hundred then feed just one.
Light of the World Academy counts about 100 kids so far, many of them go without food for the whole day. From time to time we provide meals but it is not on daily basics. We are praying for funds, people who stand with us in this particular project. 

1 meal for 1 child cost 0.5$ (2,2zł). Monthly cost for 1 child for his/her lunch 11$ (45zl).
To support child fully cost 25$ per month (100zł).

We need 100 people who can commit themselves with 11$(45zl) every month to help us to carry on with the feeding program. If you are interested to be part of it inbox for more details please.

"Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord and He will repay him for his deed." Prov 19;17

January 2017

Friends, sorry for taking long to write. I am not going to look for excuses but we have been really busy. Many things took place since last time I wrote to you. Every time I tried to put words together I was failing, leaving empty page, mostly because of tiredness.

Running up and down I just realized time in Africa can also move fast.

I will try to be brief and speak most important things today.

In the beginning I would love to thank you all for standing with us in prayer and any other support. God did not leave us and we believe He will not leave. Whatever he promised he will fulfill in his own time. Just remember to pray for strength and more grace for our little family.

Going back to the ministry/project we appreciate your financial support. Things were tough, not easy. There were times of discouragement and giving up. What kept us going it was obedience and faith in God's promise.

“ Do not lose your courage, then, because it brings with it a great reward. You need to be patient, in order to do the will of God and receive what he promises” Hebrew 10;35

Before end of last year God provided in a miraculous way finances to build the class. Honestly I never had such expectations to do that so fast specially in the country where things move very slow. Believe or not but this is not the end. We completed the whole class (older kids moved there already) but also started to build another class. 

God is full of surprises if only we let Him do his work. There is still a lot of needs, we count on you our friends.

Our only source of income is you. Will you allow God to work through you?

Our desire is to feed the children daily but for now we lack funds to provide food for almost 100 kids. Place is very dry, people struggle with food and water. The swamps dried completely, animals are dying because of no water, people suffer because no water.

 Imagine it is you in the middle of desert and you find hard to get a glass of water? Very dramatic situation. We are hoping one day we will be able to drill the borehole.

So far, we want to acknowledge and appreciate the time, energy and hope Grazyna Sroczynska put into project of drilling the borehole. May God pay you back for moving up and motivating the whole town to contribute the little they can. Bless you.

Apart from the classes ,we also managed to completed one of the store building and now in a process of building another room which will be use to host our visitors/voluntaries. We hope you can help us to completed this room as well.

If you wish to do so, you can donate any amount using pay-pal on our blog, you can use account in Uk, mbank account in Poland or you can send direct to foundation account in Kenya.

for more info send us email: henrymirkakalume@yahoo.com.

"We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try"- Roger Ebert.

Be firm, together we can move the mountains.

M.H.H Kalume

Merry Christmas to you

Praise

Dear friends and supporters

I am taking this opportunity to give thanks to mighty God who enable us to move forward with our project work. I am speachless- can not find enough words to express my joy to see how much has been done since last time we wrote to you. Thank you so much for standing with us in prayers and any other support. May God richly bless you.

Toilets

So far we managed to complete the toilets for children and the teachers. Glory always goes to our mighty God.We also started putting up a small store for school, and now in process of building the class. Please pray for God's favour , we have 3 weeks to commplete the class. The children will be back from their holidays straight after New Year. 

Store

Times is running very fast but I believe whatever God started he will not leave abounded. He is able to do things which for us humans are  to hard to understand.

For now, the whole school is happy to see the progress and children can not wait till they will be back. Very often they pass by and watch the work. It is a nice feeling to see them being  excited.

class foundation

But to be honest there was a time when I had so many doubts, if this would ever happen. I wanted to push so much by mine own strenght not allowing God to step in. Friends in such times we can get only frustrated and dissapointed, overall tired of doing anything. My advise for you and me today- do not allow devil to distroy you. He is trying his tricks even during our sleep. Be alert and thankful in every single situation. For us might be taking so long but for God there is not such world. His timing is just perfect. Join us in praise and celebration. God did it for us and He can do for you also.

On behalf of the entire school we are sending warm greetings to you and your families, taking the opportunity we wish you a happy and wonderful Christmas.

M.H.H Kalume

September update

Dear friends

It has been around 3 month since we came back from Poland after spending there few good months.

The last weeks here has been not easy. I and our daughter, Hannah were felling sick. She could get well and few days after fell sick again. This is something what always crumble my heart, I am scared, I am fearful and do not like it, as all of us desire to see our children healthy and always happy. But God teaches us in every situation to look at him and trust him for better. 

The time I was sick I felt a bit relief because it was not her this time. I hoped to be well again, without seeing doctor, trusting God to heal me. We had no money for going to hospital. I real struggle, as day was going to the end I knew I felt not better but worse. I wondered how about tomorrow? I thought God will heal me, simply like that. and He still did, but using the doctor I had to go to see. You must wonder how I managed to do that? As day was going to the end God provided money from place I did not think of and said go see doctor.

Many times we desire for something, and we think God does not hear us, but it might be not God who does not hear but can be us who are deaf to God's instructions. Let us think of this for a moment - do we truly do what God want us to do?

Short update about work

I have to say big thanks to those who are faithful in their support and prayers for us and children. 

In last few weeks we managed to moved the shelter to the proper side of land. We were able to expand a bit and make separated classes, cemented the floor to protect kids from getting the giggers. Now we are in process of making latrines/toilets for children. So far we were able to dig and put a floor (one part though) still praying and trusting God for finish up. Once again thanks for your generous giving.

Some can wonder why we are here if it is so hard, but let me tell you something -God whom we serve is faithful God, he said in the book of Joshua 1;5

„I will be with you as I was with Moses, I will always be with you, I will never abandon you”.

Very wonderful promise, He does not abandons us. He will always be for us. He did miracles 2000 years ago and he still does them, using different ways, using people, you and me.

All of us have ability of doing something , mother Theresa said once „ Not all of us can do great things but all of us can do small things with a great love. It is not how much we give but how much love we put in giving”-that matters.

Friends we need your support as well as your prayers. We need transport money, food, rent etc. We are in the big see, looking for the oar to help us going. You can be this oar God want to use.

„I will go down if you hold the ropes, I will go into the caves , I will go into the places you will never go, but you must hold the ropes. I will go down if you will hold it on. I will go if you are holding fast, holding tight” William Carey.

Blessing

Mirka and Henry Kalume

True love

“LET US NOT LOVE IN WORD OR TONGUE, BUT IN DEED AND TRUTH” 1JOHN 3;18
What does this mean? 
The verses 16-17 show us how we know what love is: Jesus laid down his life for us. And we OUGHT to lay down our lives for others. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? 
These verses give us an example of how to lay down our lives for others- TO HELP THOSE IN NEED in real.

Strikingly similar to James teachings 2;14-17
„If a brother or sister is poorly clothes and lacking food and one of you says to them go in peace, be warmed and filled without giving them the things they needed for the body, what good is that?"

How about our own actions? Do they say we real love others? Are we generous as we should be with our money, possessions and time? What do we do for others to show we love them?
There are many people who are in need in this World, they might be some around you. .Do not close your door, open your heart and let your love flow as the river.

Perhaps anyone of you would like to care for a child who is in need, There is opportunity by supporting him on monthly basic. By this you provide him regular meals and education. There is around 70 children who are not eating regularly because their families are not able to provide. Simply contact me and I give you details of how you can do that.

Franziska

In the last couple of weeks we had privilege to host friend of our friend (Franziska)who came to work with us but mainly with the kids in Kwademu. We are grateful for that time, though was not always easy. It was most likely time full of challenges every day at the same time for her like us. 

Franziska experience the real African life, living in a place far away from civilization (lacking clean water, fetching water with other women from the village, eating African food, mainly ugali, beans, capacities every day the same). We are impressed by her conduct, she never complain even once. Most humble girl we have seen who lied down her own desires leaving her family, friends back home and coming to serve in Kenya. 

Franziska there is no enough words to say thank you. We do pray blessing upon you as you are now back home, may God guide you in everything you gonna do. May God gives you strength to finish your studies. Be blessed