Day One of Car Wash

The first of two car washes was a HUGE success!! 

We brought in over $1300!!!

Most of all we got to work as a team for the first time... and what a great team we make!!

 

Car Wash

Aug

18th
&
25th

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timberlake Church 

In Redmond Wa
10am - 1pm

We need buckets, soap and sponges.....

Bring friends to help... The more people there, the more cars we can wash!!

We have our Flights...

It is going to be a long haul to Kenya and back but it will be more then worth it... Here is our Flight Schedule...

Date               Place     Leaves        Arrives          Place         Flight Time         Layover

Wed 2/26        Seattle    5:10pm      7:40pm           Dubai         14.30 hours        Overnight 

Fri 2/28          Dubai      10:45am     2:55pm          Nairobi        5.10 hours 

Date            Place      Leaves           Arrives         Place         Flight Time        Layover

Thu 3/13     Nairobi    11:35pm         5:35am         Dubai         5 hours              4 hours

Fri 3/14       Dubai        9:40am          1:00pm        Seattle        14.20 hours

Our Daily Schedule

To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. -2 Thessalonians 1:11-12

DAILY SCHEDULE

Activities in each place will be planned as we prepare to go.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

• Wednesday Feb 26th Leave Seattle


• Thursday Feb 27th  Arrive in Dubai, Night tour and rest.


• Friday Feb 28th  Leave Dubai for Kenya,  Settle in to guest house.


• Saturday March 1st All day at GCC and HIV/AIDS home
   
• Sunday March 2nd  Worship with Church on the Rock and spend time around GCC Langata. 


• Monday March 3rd visit the Kibera Slums project, Visit the Giraffe Park with kids.


• Tuesday March 4th  Visit Olorropil Project (Masai people) 


• Wednesday March 5th  Fly to Kisumu / Gombe project


• Thursday March 6th Visit Handicap school / Gombe village


• Friday March 7th Drive to Nakuru and do House to House visits. 


• Saturday March 8th  Computer Training school and time with the boys on GCCs Farm


• Sunday March 9th  Worship with the Bahati Church and then drive back to Langata.


• Monday March 10th  Free Day: Shopping, Carnivores and Kazuri Beads


• Tuesday March 11th Masia Mara


• Wednesday March 12th  Masia Mara
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•  Thursday March 13th Fly back to Nairobi and then fly to Duba
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• Friday March 14th  Arrive back home. 

The Least of These...

"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'

A few Saturdays ago, I woke up early and found myself flipping through channels on the TV. I came to a half hour plea for help from Feed the Children. Where were they pleading for help? Kenya, Africa. I saw hundreds of children in need of food. Children with out parents due to AIDS, desperate just to be loved and told it is going to be OK. Children way to young to be on their own yet they lived on the streets begging for food. According to the head of Feed the Children there are hundreds of thousand children in need of food in Kenya alone. In the years that I have been traveling to Kenya I have seen this up close. I began to cry. There are so many!! It was then that God reminded me that for the kids of CMIA there is hope EVERY DAY!! That hope comes from what God is doing through David and Jennifer Hatley. Through the many people who daily feed and love on these kids. And from those who take their vacation time to go and be with them... In a sea of hunger and pain, CMIA provides an island of hope. You too will be a part of bringing that hope and love to the kids of CMIA.

HIV and AIDS has effected one out of every five people in Kenya. We will go over AIDS in our July meeting but I wanted to get you thinking about it.

Here is a quiz on AIDS. See if you can find the right answers. We will go over it in July, but do some research now....



1. Which of the following catastrophes has claimed more lives?
a. Vietnam war
b. Earthquakes of the past 100 years
c. AIDS pandemic
Every week, AIDS claims as many lives as American Fatalities in the Vietnam War. Since it was discovered, AIDS has killed nearly 30 million people - equal to the combined population of Texas and Arizona, and nearly 10 times the number of earthquake fatalities in the last century. 

2. What makes AIDS so different from killer epidemics of the past?
a. AIDS kills the productive members of society, not predominantly the young and elderly
b. Men are particularly vulnerable to infection
c. Infections is totally avoidable based on personal choices
Unlike the Black Plaque of flu epidemics that largely spared the healthy, working-age population, AIDS is decimating the ranks of teachers, parents, doctors, and farmers - the very people a society relies upon to provide for basic needs. As a result, children and the elderly are left to fend for themselves.

3. Who said, "AIDS is the greatest weapon of mass destruction on earth"?
a. Bono
b. Colin Powell
C. Oprah
AIDS is devastating communities like no other weapon could, according to Colin Powell. Every minute, 10 more people are infected with HIV.

4. Why are women in developing countries contracting HIV at alarming rates?
a. They can't afford condoms
b. IV drug use is up among women
c. Women have few rights and choices in many cultures
In many developing countries, women have few rights and choices in life - including choices that protect them from HIV/AIDS. Women often do not have the power to decide whether or with whom they have sex; to negotiate condom use; to avoid sexual violence; or to feed their children without entering the sex trade. 


5. How is AIDS affecting the food supplies in African countries?
a. There's more food because there are fewer people
b. Food is scarcer because so many farmers are sick or dying
c. AIDS is having no effect on Africa's food supplies
Food shortages are a big problem. By 2020 AIDS will have claimed the lives of at least one-fifth of southern Africa's agricultural workers. Food production is just one area in which AIDS threatens to reverse decades of development work in poor countries. 

6. Why has Africa suffered the greatest number of AIDS deaths to date?
a. Africa has the greatest number of HIV-Infected people
b. Americans and Europeans can afford to be vaccinated against HIV
c. Stigma has prevented Africans from getting vaccinated
Sub-Sahara Africa has 64 percent of the worlds HIV cases - more then any other area of the world. But skyrocketing infections rates in Russia, China and India threaten similar or wars epidemics in these regions in the near future. Education and awareness could still change this. THERE IS NO VACCINE TO PROTECT AGAINST HIV/AIDS. 

7. How many children are orphaned each day because of AIDS according to the United Nations?
a. 200
b. 1500
c. 6000
6,000 children are orphaned by AIDS every day. If all the children orphaned by AIDS held hands, they would stretch five and half times across the USA. By 2011, this virtual chain will reach around the world. 



8. Imagine your parents have just died as a result of AIDS. As an orphan in Africa, what can you expect?
a. Neighbors will take care of you
b. You'll have to drop out of school
c. You will successfully farm your families land
You will likely have to drop out of school to care for younger siblings or because you can't afford the fees. Even if you had land, farming will be very difficult given your lack of experience. Neighbors might be willing to take you in, despite the stigma associated with AIDS - but resources may be so meager that you still can't get enough to eat. 

9. Which of the followings is commonly accepted AIDS myth in developing countries?
a. Sex with a virgin cures AIDS
b. If you feel healthy, you can't be HIV-Positive
c. AIDS is caused by evil spirits
d. All of the above
All of these myths are popular in developing countries. Limited formal education, lake of access to reliable information, and inadequate health care all promote harmful myths about AIDS. World Vision is one organization helping to prevent the spread of HIV with proven education based on biblical principles.

10. What is the difference between HIV and AIDS?
a. HIV is a virus and AIDS is a bacterial disease.
b.There is no difference between HIV and AIDS

c. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. A person can live a relatively normal life for many years if they are diagnosed with HIV, but they are said to have AIDS when they develop an HIV related illness.

11. In which country has the HIV prevalence rate dropped in recent years?
a. Uganda
b. Botswana
c. Swaziland
Uganda offers the world hope that we can turn the tide on this pandemic. Thanks to aggressive awareness and prevention campaigns, the HIV prevalence rate in Uganda has dropped from 21 percent in 1991 to 7 percent in 2004. Botswana and Swaziland, on the other hand, both suffer from prevalence rates of nearly 40 percent, the highest in the world. 


12. Can you get AIDS from sharing the cup of someone with HIV?
a. No
b. Yes
c. Only if you don't wash the cup.
It is not possible to become infected with HIV from everyday casual contact such as sharing food, shaking hands or touching the same objects. You are only at risk from HIV if you are exposed to infected blood or bodily fluids.

13.Which country has the highest number of people living with HIV?
a. South Africa
b. Kenya
c. Nigeria
In 2011, there were an estimated 5.6 million people living with HIV in South Africa, 3.4 million in Nigeria, and 1.6 million in Kenya.

14. In 2012, what percentage of people needing HIV treatment in low- and middle- income countries were receiving it?
a. 47%
b. 65%
c, 92%
In 2012, antiviral therapy coverage reached 65% in low- and middle- income countries. Greater political will and investment in treatment, in recent years, has resulted in more people accessing treatment than ever before.