The Mercy Ministries’ Orphanage is located in the province of South Nyanza, Kenya. This home for orphaned and abandoned children was started in 1998 by Consolate A Muga. The property of 4.5 acres was purchased by AAI during 2005/2006. Many improvements have been made since that time. The boy’s wing was completed in May 2007. As well as having a dining room, reception lounge and Office, the ten plus boys now have bedrooms and cupboards. The boys had been sleeping in a portion of the old tin shed on the property, the larger portion of which is still used for the Mercy Nursery School room and Church meetings.

A cow-shed has been built for the resident cow who is now ‘expecting second calf. The children enjoy fresh milk. The cow is hand fed with a long grass crop grown for that purpose called ‘Napier Grass’;. It needs to be cut and chopped each day to feed the cows. All cows are raised in the ‘zero grazing’ method because of the danger to cattle of tropical diseases.

A new kitchen and storeroom has been built. A second building is now under construction. The foundation, walls and upper slab, ready for future development, is all completed. We are now working on the internal finishing of walls and ceilings. Our goal to to complete one of the two girls dormitories which will eventually be on the ground floor. Each dormitory will have ensuite bathrooms and wardrobes to faciltate bathing and dressing in the mornings. Many children are in a desperate state, barely surviving in an already impoverished society. Many children who should be in care continue to suffer hunger and lack of any services to assist them when they fall ill. At present there is no room nor enough sponsors to assist these children. Your support will make a difference to one child or more, contact African Action today, we need your help.