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Year in Review<\/strong><\/h1>\n

We began 2023 in the United States. We were glad to visit many churches and attend conferences and missions events to share about our work. We traveled to 52 churches in seven states to present and appreciated every opportunity to share. While in the States we also worked with two of our IPHC colleges. Kevin taught at Emmanuel College and did a revival at Holmes Bible College and we both spoke in various chapel services.<\/p>\n

East Africa Bible College <\/strong><\/h1>\n

In July, the graduation on the main campus of East Africa Bible College took place in Eldoret, Kenya with seven students graduating with a diploma in Bible and Theology. These seven students came from Kenya and Uganda to spend two years learning on campus. They are now all serving in ministry.<\/p>\n

In September, we held four more graduations for certificate students learning in various locations off campus. The campus near Kisumu, Kenya held its first graduation with 11 graduates, including five from a new church plant at Daraja Mbili.<\/p>\n

Next, we traveled to Mwingi for the third graduation at our Southeastern campus where the extension program has been used to train leaders for over six years. This year we had another 15 students who graduated.<\/p>\n

Then we held our first gradation for our Uganda campus. This program meets on the campus of New Life Church near Mbale, Uganda. We had 21 students finish the program. Before this campus opened, we had to bring students from Uganda to Kenya in order to enroll them. Since the opening of EABC in 1986 we have only been able to train six students from Uganda. Now, with an extension campus open in that country, we have already tripled the number of trained students.<\/p>\n

\"Kevin<\/a>

Kevin at a graduation in Uganda.<\/p><\/div>\n

Finally, in September, we had our first graduation in the Maasai community on the border of Kenya and Tanzania. The church in Kenya has targeted this community for training and we were glad to see 10 students graduate in the first class.<\/p>\n

Our last graduation of the year was in December. This graduation took place at our very first extension site at the Irongo Church near Chavakali, Kenya. This year, 14 students graduated from the certificate program.<\/p>\n

This year we were blessed to host one missions team from Triad Church in Greensboro, NC. Members of the team taught at EABC and preached in local churches. They also held a men\u2019s and women\u2019s conference, ministered at the Huruma Children\u2019s Home, and held a crusade near Eldoret where we saw at least three salvations and two families join the local church. The team was a great blessing.<\/p>\n

In October, we hosted the annual Highlands Pastor\u2019s conference on the campus in Eldoret with over 80 ministers attending. Then, in December, we helped at the Highlands youth conference where Kevin trained nearly 50 youth leaders and Summer spoke to over 100 youth and saw two young people respond to the call for salvation.<\/p>\n

The school farm is still going strong, and this year we saw some of our biggest harvests of corn ever. We are also having great success with our dairy project. These projects continue to raise crops and animals for food, income, and training on campus.<\/p>\n

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Girls' Ministries<\/strong><\/h1>\n

2023 was also a great year for Girls\u2019 Ministries in Kenya. In May, Summer helped to organize a special conference for girls on the campus in Eldoret. This was the first large event for girls since the pandemic. Nearly 100 girls attended, and at least 15 girls made decisions for Christ. This was also a time to encourage the girls\u2019 ministry leaders for the work in the local churches.<\/p>\n

In November, Summer traveled to Malindi, Kenya to facilitate a Girls\u2019 Ministries training and to launch Girls\u2019 Ministries in the coastal region. There were 30 women in attendance from various IPHC churches. Many of the women expressed how Girls Ministries was an answer to prayer as they carried the burden to reach girls with the Gospel but felt overwhelmed and unsure where to begin. Please pray that the Lord will continue to empower these women for effective ministry to girls.<\/p>\n

\"Summer<\/a>

Summer in Malindi for Girls' Ministries Training.<\/p><\/div>\n

Throughout 2023, the single mother\u2019s small group, which Summer leads in Eldoret, grew with new mom\u2019s joining. In September, the team from Triad Church attended a meeting, provided lunch for everyone, organized a wonderful mini-VBS experience for the children, and blessed the mothers with encouraging testimonies and beautiful Bibles. Summer is grateful to see how the Lord is working in the lives of these young moms despite the difficult daily realities they face. Please continue to pray for this beloved group of women and their children.<\/p>\n

Conclusion <\/strong><\/h1>\n

Thank you for your generous support of these ministries. Your sacrificial giving provides for our work and means so much to so many.<\/p>\n

Kevin, Summer, Abby, & Nathaniel<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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La injusticia en el \u00c1frica moderna<\/span><\/h2>\r\nJoe Delport - Director Regional de \u00c1frica del Sur<\/strong><\/em> Al considerar el tema de la IPHC, \"Valoramos con justicia la justicia\", quiero reflexionar sobre las muchas injusticias que prevalecen en el mundo donde vivo. La justicia, para muchas personas, se refiere a la justicia. Pero si bien la justicia es importante para casi todos, significa diferentes cosas para diferentes grupos. En \u00c1frica, la justicia parece ser lenta e injusta. \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 las personas parecen tener que tolerar tantas desigualdades en la sociedad en la que viven? Un anciano, que vive en la calle de Johannesburgo, que tose y lucha por sobrevivir, se encuentra con miradas y burlas de los transe\u00fantes, pero nadie es lo suficientemente compasivo como para acudir en su ayuda. La estructura del gobierno social en el pa\u00eds est\u00e1 fallando debido a una financiaci\u00f3n inadecuada, a la corrupci\u00f3n, a la falta de preocupaci\u00f3n o a la espera de que empresas privadas externas o donantes llenen el vac\u00edo. Esta experiencia parece ser a trav\u00e9s de todas las fronteras en \u00c1frica. Los sistemas judiciales en \u00c1frica est\u00e1n llenos de leyes que protegen las injusticias de la sociedad, ya sea el maltrato infantil, la trata de personas o las atrocidades humanas. Pero, sin embargo, estas mismas leyes parecen estar solo en el papel y no se hacen cumplir en absoluto. Todos los d\u00edas escuchamos historias traumatizantes donde las personas son tratadas injustamente pero no tienen recurso a la justicia. Parece que si una persona m\u00e1s pobre o desfavorecida tiene menos posibilidades de disfrutar de las leyes favorables que fueron creadas para protegerla. Los aventajados son aquellos que son ricos, de alto perfil o estatus de celebridad. Como misionero, siempre me desaf\u00edan las injusticias que veo en mi rinc\u00f3n del mundo, que es muy frecuente. Incluso yo, en muchas ocasiones, soy incapaz de ayudar. El ap\u00f3stol Pablo hizo una declaraci\u00f3n en 1 Corintios 9:22 diciendo: \"Me he convertido en todo para que todos puedan, por todos los medios, salvar a algunos\". \u00c9l era celoso de llevar a la gente a Cristo. Aunque a menudo me siento impotente ante tantas injusticias en \u00c1frica, y me doy cuenta de que no puedo ser todo para todos, sigo siendo celoso de guiar a las personas hacia el conocimiento, la justicia y la esperanza de Jesucristo.","author_name":"Kevin and Summer Sneed","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/Sneeds-e1706565251508.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-1xY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}