KENYA MISSION

The mission in Kenya began with a small sponsorship program, seeking to provide care for 9 orphans in  Mathare Valley, Nairobi. The Arms of Jesus Children's Mission now supports children in Greater Nairobi through partnership with Kariobangi Baptist Youth Center/Highridge Academy. This organization administers the funds directed from AOJ to children's homes and school sponsorship.

Our Ministry

Director: Pastor Euticauls Wambua Nzengu

KBYC was started in 1984 by Pastor David Kiatu as a vocational training centre for unemployed youth to learn marketable skills such as woodwork or dress making. It is located on one of the biggest garbage dumps in Greater Nairobi. In 2002, Pastor Euticauls Wambua, a graduate of the KBYC trade school, returned to KYBC. At this time, Pastor Wambua and Pastor Kiatu worked together to start an informal elementary school - Highridge Baptist Academy. They began with only a few preschool-aged children and slowly grew to host the current 210 students enrolled. Both the youth centre and the school operate on faith, with no government funding. When funds run low, the teachers are not paid and the children go without lunch, which is normally part of the program. When the school was last visited, they had sufficient resources to feed the children for ten days and no more. In spite of these struggles, everyone at KBYC is content and confident that God will provide.