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One Sponsored Child Impacts Many More

by Kupenda

  • Posted on November 19, 2014

One of our first sponsored children is now a beautiful young woman making a giant difference in the lives of other children like her!  Zainabu is truly living up to her name….“beautiful.” Zainabu is hard of hearing as the result of sickness when she was very young.  Her mother raised Zainabu and her 3 siblings…



A photo of the sun shining through the clouds above trees and a field of grass.

The Naming of a Child… Providing Humanity, Forgiveness, and Grace

by Kupenda

  • Posted on October 9, 2014

After thirty-seven years, a name was given to a Kenyan baby who was killed at birth because he had a cleft pallet and club feet. If you read the first chapter of the Kupenda book “An Unlikely Gift”, you know the horrific story of a baby boy who was drowned just after his birth because…



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Kupenda Update and Plans… Including Plans to Hike Africa’s Largest Mountain!

by Kupenda

  • Posted on September 10, 2014

It’s difficult to fully comprehend all that has gone on with Kupenda over the last year until I write it down and when I do I see that we’ve progressed much further than I could have imagined.  Our 2014 fiscal year (July 2013 – June 2014) annual report is complete. Here you can read about…



A Kenyan child looking into the distance with the sun shining behind them.

Tanzania Trip Report and Reflections

by Kupenda

  • Posted on July 15, 2014

It’s been about a week since we finished our two week trip to Chalinze Tanzania with 13 volunteers (plus my brother Andy and I leading) to partner with Kulea Child Care Villages in reaching out to children with disabilities.  It was especially hard for Andy and me not to be with the kids we love…



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Kupenda Expanding to Tanzania!

by Kupenda

  • Posted on June 13, 2014

Dear friends, A lot of things are happening in Kenya both good and hard… We’ve learned they often go together.  Locals in Kenya are empowered to assist with disability needs in their own communities although terrorist threats continue to impact the coast.  This combination of facts has resulted in us expanding Kupenda’s efforts to Tanzania…



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