August Project

Hi Guys,

This month Kids LAKE project is going to be through an organization called Heart of the Bride, and so before I tell you what we are going to be raising money for, I'm going to take a few sentences to tell you about Heart of the Bride.

Heart of the Bride was established in 1998 as a non-profit organization dedicated to helping provide for the needs of orphans around the world. Their primary mission is to Share From their Abundance With Those In Greatest Need. Through steadfast prayer and partnering with Pastors and Christian Leaders in underprivileged countries, HOB has established on-going relationships with local orphan ministries in 6 nations -- Guinea Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Uganda, Ukraine, and Zambia.


Our project is going to be outfitting a primary school in Naivasha, Kenya on the property of House of Hope Children's Home.


Naivasha, Kenya used to be a pretty well-off area, but it's now in poverty. Because of the poverty many children and babies are being completely abandoned and a children’s home like House of Hope is a tremendous blessing to that part of the Rift Valley. The primary school will be providing education for the children staying at House of Hope.


If you don't know what we're talking about by outfitting the school, we're saying the we are going to help them do a little "back to school shopping " while we're doing our own. With that said, our goal this month is to FULLY outfit this school.


Here's a list of the things the school needs.

Kindergarten Student Package $5.00
2 Kindergarten Pencils, 1 Package of Colored Construction, Handwriting Paper, 1 Box of Crayons and Glue Stick

First Grade Student Package $8.00
1 Box of Pencils, 1 Box of Crayons, Handwriting Paper, 1 Eraser, 1 Pencil Sharpener, 1 Package of Colored Construction Paper, 1 Package of Plain Construction Paper, 1 Package of Colored Pencils, 1 Glue Stick

Arts and Crafts Package $12.00
Water Color Set, Elmer’s Glue, Butcher Paper, White Kraft Paper, Popsicle Sticks, Poster Board, Glue Stick, Children’s Scissors

Schoolroom Package #1 $20.00
Wooden Instructional Clock

Schoolroom Package # 2 $10.00
White and Colored Chalk, Staples, Paper Clips, Sticky Notes, File Folders, Pens, Permanent Markers, Ruler, Scotch Tape

Schoolroom Package # 3 $15.00
Musical Instrument and a Wooden Puzzle

Schoolroom Package # 4 $8.00
Floor or Building Toys – such as Lego’s, etc.

Schoolroom Package # 5 $13.00
Instructional Book/Workbook – such as Reading and Math

We don't know how much of each package we're going to need to FULLY outfit the school yet, but we should be getting that info soon, and when we do we will update the site ASAP. We will also have the donate button available soon that links directly to Heart of the Bride.

I know this post is a little long but bare with me a little bit longer :)

The children at House of Hope are much like other children all over the world. They like to play, laugh, run and sing. They love to eat. Their main meal consists of ugali, a cornmeal product, served with “relishes” such as cabbage, carrots, greens and stew. Each child has a story, a time where things weren't going well. When House of Hope takes them in they get fed and they get a place to sleep, and an environment where people want to take care of them. And we get to help! Along with meeting their physical needs The people at House of Hope are also filling the children's lives with Jesus.

We can help by EARNING, RAISING, and SAVING our money for this primary school, and Here are some suggestions.

You guys can email what you did to earn, raise and save your money to team@kidslake.org. or you can leave a comment.

We can't wait to see what you guys can do with the help of our Heavenly Father,

Taylor and Sarah