Dispensing of Aid

TESTIMONY FAITH HOMES

Statement of Aid Given Out

29th December to 20th March 2008

relative to political and ethnic disturbances suffered

 

During this period TFH received a number of designated donations from brothers and sisters in Christ living in the UK, and in Australia in addition to donations sent in for its own General Expences.  

TFH has, since its beginnings, always set aside 10% of any Income received for itself as a Tithe which is then used for assisting the general poor in their locality.     Funds received and set aside to Relieve those who have been caused loss and even destitution during these recent Troubles in and around Eldoret have been deposited in the same way and used together with the Tithe from our own income as outlined below.

 

Many of you have asked for a detailed account of how your Gift for Relief Aid has actually been spent...    This may be difficult to list individually as Gifts have come in at different times over the period and have been set aside in a special fund and then spent as the need arose.     This has meant that at times donations may have been spent to offset different needs all together.     HOWEVER, we are able to show exactly how much has been spent on different aspects of Relief, and the numbers involved.       We hope this will give a clear picture of how much HAS in fact been achieved by you all, together

 

Of course we are very willing to answer any further query you may have -

 

 

GENERAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Designated Income for Relief = £7934

TFH Tithe on Gen. Income for the same period = £2219

TOTAL DISPENSED FOR RELIEF AID

    £10,153

 

Detail of How this Money was Spent

1.   TFH extra expences in Admitting, fitting out, and generally caring for

TEN total orphans from the Displaced Persons Camp = £1134

The parents of these children were killed in the disturbances.  No other relative has so far been discovered willing to care for them

 

2.   Cost to TFH of caring for more than 100 Displaced persons who had to leave their homes and possessions in fear of their lives.   They resided within our Compound for more than one month, and were fed, clothed and generally cared

for  =  £2308

We helped them to finally return to their homes if that was possible or otherwise assist them in resttling in a new location.

 

3.   Cost of providing articles of School uniform including footware to 140 boys and girls all resident in the Sugoi PCEA Children's Home which was burn down in the Trouble = £538. 

These children are STILL camping out in the PCEA Church main compound in Eldoret, but are now settled in Town Schools for their education (their own School was also burned down with the Home)    They will not be able to return to their old site, and may seek to rebuild their complex within the Town Centre.

They have a sponsore in Germany who will assist them to do this.

 

4.   Cost of providing ONE SEMISTER'S College Fees to TEN teenagers who were unable to continue their Course due to having all they had either burned or in other ways destroyed during the Trouble.    Some of these had also lost their parents = £1625

We have a note of each of these young people, and we shall expect to do what we can to assist them to complete their Courses.

 

5.   Cost of providing two change of clothing, footware, basic furniture including bedding,  necessary cooking and eating utensils to more than 60 people whose homes had been raised to the ground and their contents burned = £4548

The majority have had to seek alternative places to re-settle due to the continued animosity of their neighbours and the fear of further antagonism if they return to their burned out homes.

 

ALL TOGETHER more than 320 individuals have been assisted.

Many of these have been members of our own general staff, but a great number also from outside of Testimony Faith Homes 

 

 

THIS MAY NOT SEEM VERY MANY comparedd to the tens of thousands actually affected and still affected.      We know that others may have given LESS assistance to HUNDREDS more than we have done.       BUT we feel that those we have helped, have been helped ONWARDS and in ways that enabled them to find ongoing security or the ability to get up and find it.        NONE are as well off as they were (and many were already poor) but they are at least having hope and motivation more than they had, and also making recovery.

 

We THANK you all for your contributions that has made this possible

WE ourselves were kept all this time, as you all know, and we have felt very priviledged to see the Love of God enabling even us to be able to reach out with you all.