Blog - A.I.C. Tumaini Youth Center

2018 Rainy Season in Kenya

June 8, 2018 by Toni Geis

The month of May is traditionally the heart of the Rainy Season in Kenya Africa and 2018 was no exception. This is a recent email from Pastor Isaac Gikonyo concerning the recent flooding in the region.

From: Isaac Gikonyo
Date: Fri, May 18, 2018 at 10:17 PM
Subject: Greetings and urgent Prayer.
To: Mike Heid

Hello Mike,

We are doing good and thanking God for His Great Care. Pray with us over the flooding situation in Kenya at the moment. A week ago a Dam broke its banks and killed close to 50 people in The Nakuru area and left hundreds hurt.

Many people have died across the country. I am sure you recall Nakuru city we drove through on our way to Kitale. The rains are equally heavy in our region but we are grateful no one has been killed or hurt in this area. Pray for the safety of TYC children and our families too.

Most of the toilets and sewer systems at TYC have been broken down due to heavy down pour. It is raining like three to four hours every day and other times through out the night.

Eliud and team at the TYC were estimating the cost of replacement of toilets and I believe they are in the process and hopefully they should be able to share the updates with you. We are glad no body was hurt when the toilets collapsed.

Also Mike, pray for Lois, she came home yesterday from College and has a swelling on her left leg just below the knee. The doctor we saw last evening was suggesting some operation on her but Grace didn’t seem to like the Idea. Pray as we handle this situation. When is CMC meeting? Say hello to all.

Isaac

Girls Dormitory Construction Phase 3

May 25, 2018 by Toni Geis

Phase three of our current construction project: a new girls dormitory with Matrons quarters for the Tumaini Youth Center near Kitale in Kenya Africa is very nearly completed. Very soon we will be able to move into the fourth construction phase. Phase four of this project will be composed of windows, doors, floor coverings, drywall, paint and trim. Kitchen appliances, fixtures and furnishing are also on our list of needs to finish this project up. This $57,000.00 project is 75% funded. We are respectfully but diligently seeking our donors assistants to reach our goal. Please donate today and help us to provide a safe environment for these children.

Thank you for your interest and God’s Blessings to all,

Colorado Mission Committee

Girls Dormitory Update

March 31, 2018 by Toni Geis

Dear Mike,

Greetings in Jesus name. Attached are more pictures of the girls’ dormitory building progress. We hope you are all doing well. God bless you so much.

Yours in Christ’s service,

Eliud and the TYC team.

Tumaini Youth Center Staff Update

March 18, 2018 by Toni Geis

March 17, 2018

The Staff at the Tumaini Youth Center are paramount to the successful raising of these abandoned and orphaned children. Working at the Tumaini Youth Center is a BIG job, requiring expertise, lots of patients and a huge heart. Tecla Jerono-Matron was the only female staff member until just recently, when Pauline was hired to assist her with the care of the girls that are residing there. Tumaini Youth Center currently has eight girls in residence because that is all at the center had room for. They are super excited and thankful for the new girl’s dormitory that is now under construction. This new facility will allow for up to 36 girls, which will be a huge expansion for the staff to adapt to. They are all well-armed with a solid Christian faith. The older female children often serve as big sisters and mentors for the smaller girls. This makes for a positive family environment for these kids, who have learned that we all need love and acceptance to be happy and safe in our daily lives.

Dear Mike

Greetings in Jesus name. Attached is a group picture of staff members. They are; Tecla Jerono – Matron, Eliud Kuto – administrator, Jared Mbogo – Spiritual care, Moses Bowen – Security, Moses Yatich – Dorm parent, and Benjamin Losironyang – Social work.

Pauline is not in the picture and she is helping Tecla. She was in hospital when we were taking this picture.

We will send individual pictures soon with bios.

Yours in Christ’s service,

Tecla and Eliud

Colorado Mission Committee: Buena Vista Colorado 3/3/2018

March 11, 2018 by Toni Geis

This is the latest photo of the Colorado Mission Committee Members dated 3/2/2018

Mike Heid-Chairman of AICTYC Colorado Mission Committee:

Mike Heid is the both the leader and heart of the Colorado Mission Committee. Mike has traveled to Kenya Africa extensively, meeting with the pastors at the African Inland Church and visiting directly with the staff and kids at Tumaini Youth Center. He converses with both of these groups on a regular basis. Mike gave us a brief update on our current building project, the Girl’s Dormitory project which is in full swing. Great news, this Project has been fully funded by our donors and expected to cost approximately $50,000.00.

Tyke Pierce-Project Manager

Tyke Pierce is our Building Project manager because, he has immense knowledge of construction from his years of practical experience in the construction industry. Tyke talked about the impressive masonry work being done on the Girls Dormitory and how the construction process differs in Africa opposed to the United States.

Gregg Heid- Media Manager

Gregg Heid is Mike Heid’s younger brother who is the Colorado Mission Committee’s Media Manager. This is because of his education and expertise in the English Language. Greg talked about the changes that he and Toni have been making in an effort to update our AICTYC Website.

Del Lockhart- Operation Manager

Del Lockhart, is our chosen Operations Manager for the Colorado Mission Committee because of his years of experience and expertise in the area of Business Operations. Del talked about the aspect of the actual operations of a non-profit organization verses that of modern American small Business.

Colorado Mission Committee 2018 with Guests Toni Geis and Sarah Wheeler

Toni Geis-Media Assistant

Toni Geis is Tyke Pierce’s Office Assistant at Tyke Pierce Construction in Steamboat Springs. She built a website for Tykes Construction Company in 2015. Toni and Greg have been working with the committee in an effort to update the AICTYC.org website and Social Media pages as it has not been done for too long. Toni talked about the restructuring of the Support a child page to an all-inclusive support the children page. Marcy helped by resetting the button links to work for the new web site structure and Toni rebuilt the web page

Sarah Wheeler-New Media Assistant/Fund Raiser Personal

This was Sarah’s first meeting she is a friend of Lockhart family who has formal training and experience in Social Media, Website Design and Fundraising. She has lots of great ideas about fundraising she talked about how she could help us to update our various Media platforms and set the ground work for a future fundraising drive for Tumaini Youth Center. Sarah’s boyfriend also attended the meeting. He and Sarah told us about their experience helping out an orphanage and how that might help us.

This meeting was very productive and centered around recent and future changes to the aictyc.org web site and social media pages. We all agreed that this was the first step to starting a new funding drive for our next project.