NLBC Kenya mission reaches out to jobless young men
Many youth out of jobs
Speaking with this news site, leader of the team and Senior Pastor of the NLBC, Bishop John I. Cline said that this time around they were very instrumental in conducting sessions with a number of young men in the community with the focus on career planning.
“Because of the 25 or so young men that were sitting there (at the session) only two of them had jobs, they were all in their late teens or early 20’s and they are members of the community where the school is,” he explained.
The area is known as the ‘slums’ and most of the men faced the challenge of securing jobs mainly because of the lack of education while others are because of the lack of opportunities. “The mission was multi-faceted, whether it’s helping to develop the minds of the young men in terms of job opportunities.”
Secondary School construction moving apace
Currently the mission is focusing on the construction of a secondary school as the primary school has been completed and is providing a comfortable learning environment for in excess of 300 less fortunate children in that part of the world.
“So on this trip we cast the second floor slabs for the secondary school,” said Bishop Cline. He noted that the team of fourteen (14), in addition to the construction work, distributed clothes, school supplies and held inspirational sessions with the men in the community about career planning.
Having reached their financial target of US$17,000 for the recently concluded mission, they are now on the road to securing funds for the next phase of the construction of the secondary school. “Now to complete it I am looking for another price because the windows, doors, plastering, electrical all those things have to go in and I am waiting for the estimates of what that cost looks like,” said Bishop Cline.
Eating out of garbage
Bishop Cline noted that the construction of the secondary school is one that is urgently needed in Nairobi, Kenya as the existing one being run by the Kenya government is extensively over-crowded. He explained that because of the extent of poverty many children are being deprived a chance at a secondary education.
“They are people who work for 3-5 dollar a day and eat one meal a day or, depending on the size of the family, eat every other day and have to go to the slums/garbage to find food. There is nothing much included in their diet like meat on a regular basis, they basically eat corn and beans.”
The team - First time for Shaina M. Smith
The NLBC team included Cline, Bishop John, Ronford Cline, Daniel ‘Pops’ Cline, Cecelia Cline, Darrell ‘Freddie’Clyne, Euan ‘Benjie’Fonseca, Izine Jeffers, Jennifer O’Neal, Mercedes ‘Althea’Samuels, Pastor Gregory Smith, Shaina M. Smith, Foster Tonge, Avril Thomas, and Ms Jean Vanterpool.
For Ms Smith, it was her first venture to Kenya and she said, "I was glad to be a part of the NLBC Africa Mission team this year and thank God for the experience to see the African culture as well as making a difference in the Kenyan community.”
“It made me more appreciative of all that we have in the BVI and take for granted sometimes. It was heartbreaking at times to see the children in such poor conditions but I believe that the school project is important in helping them have better opportunities in life and I'm looking forward to the high school opening in a couple years," she noted also.
About the Project in Kenya
The school building project started in 2001 when Bishop Cline made his first trip to Kenya and reported on the conditions there. The church mission to the country started in 2006 and today is providing an education for some 300 plus less fortunate children.
The school in Kenya is named ‘Tortola Child Rescue and Learning Centre’ and, according to Bishop Cline, the primary division alone has over 300 students who are each sponsored by persons here in the VI with their donation of just $200 annually.
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