How to Be a Peace Maker
Peace in Our Time: How to Be a Peace Maker (in the House That Seeks Peace)
The thought of peace, in a world full of conflict is, refreshingly, welcome.
Speaking of peace, for the first time House of Peace Mercy Grace Children Home is seeking (your) support.
The House has since 2005 been committed to bringing peace, mercy and grace to the poor and down trodden.
Within the 7 years the House has been able to bring hope to children in the East African countries of Kenya and Uganda as well as Asia’s Thailand.
House of Peace MercyGrace Children Home has been instrumental in helping deliver many children trapped in shackles of oppression through facilitating their education and mentorship.
The House proposes a unique opportunity to contribute to peace in a conflict laden world.
Above from left: Lucy Gatete, Michael Ehman and Ian Coulter.
Poverty is associated with conflict in many parts of the world, more so in east Africa where rural populations are largely live deprived agrarian livelihoods.
Cumulative poor leadership is to blame for the sorry state of affairs. It is apparent that Africa has more of Robert Mugabe’s, Mobutu Sesseko’s and Idi Amin’s than Nelson Mandela’s, Kwame Nkurumah’s and Julius Nyerere’s.
Recently a lot of inspiration has been derived from Obama’s triumph in the USA, though George W. Bush’s policies remain the most Africa friendly.
By and large, there is yet a lot of renewed vigor, with credits to leaders such as Rwanda’s Paul Kagame, Tanzania’s Jakaya Kikwete and Kenya’s Mwai Kibaki for providing economic foundations for a long awaited expected take off.
Somali has recently elected a government of their own and Alshabab terrorist have just lost their stronghold of Kismayu in the east Africa coast to United Nation backed Africa forces.
However, despite all this and the (economic) developments in the past decade, poverty and its concomitants remain depressingly alarming.
Organizations like the House of Peace Mercy Grace Children Home provide opportunity for individuals and organizations to become peace makers in the world.
Remember the other day when metal detectors were not standard security features in the local church or airport or restaurant?
So far, the Home has seen some of its beneficiaries through the school system in to the productive global economy.
Fundraising has largely been backyard barbeque events, twice yearly, among network of friends brought together by the love of Christ. The next such event is set for November 11, 2012.
These events have been held in Texas, where the advisory board members are based. Thankfully, global connectivity has made possible wider participation.
Lucy Gatete, the president, a Kenyan, is the force behind the vision. She is spiritually a born again Christian, a teacher by profession, a mother and a great one, a mentor and a lover of humanity.
Herself a beneficiary of Christian missionary work in the Murang’a County village of Kenya where she grew, she has devoted her life to intercession on behalf of the poor children living in poverty who are usually forgotten by many most of the times.
Through the grace of God Lucy has received kind support from friends, among them, Michael Ehman and Pastor Ian Coulter. The latter also serve as vice president and secretary (respectively) of the board.
The level of operation is growing steadily owing to increase in needy cases and thus plans are in place and on going to scale up the level of assistance.
According to Pastor Ian, there is an immediate need for help to pay third term school fees for 26 beneficiaries’ in Kenya and Uganda totaling US $1500 which is outstanding.
You are invited to extend your assistance of any amount and also share this information with others.
Every effort is in place to ensure that all donors are kept updated on the performance of their efforts; and that donations directly reach the beneficiary.
For details of activities, contact information and online donation through PayPal visit the organization’s website: www.peacemercygrace.org
