I CARE. DO YOU? Campaign
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CHRIST THE KING COMMUNNITY CHURCH
SIAYA KENYA
Introduction:
Christ the King Community Church- CTK situated in Siaya Kenya has operated for one year since her inception. The church is situated to one of the under developed Districts in Kenya. The church is at its growing state, and God is favoring the ministry with committed church members who have taken initiative of reaching those in distress with the word of God through home bible fellowship.
Problem Statement:
Through the community bible fellowship out in one of the remote areas of Siaya district, where the CTK church is situated discovered that majority of orphans and vulnerable children, elderly widows and widowers are affected with jiggers which have affected them greatly to the extend that some are turning to be mentally ill.
The church took a step to conduct a survey on why these category of people are not being helped by the able community members, it was discovered that the community members believes that jiggers is a curse and to avoid such curses is by keeping away from such people who already assumed to be curse. Another issue was cultural belief associated with death. These categories of people have lost other special people in their lives i.e. children have lost their parents, wives have lost their husbands and husbands have lost their wives. In our society these people seen culturally to be unclean because they have not passed through some rituals for cleansing. All these beliefs have made the lives of orphans, elderly widows and widowers more miserable because every community members have their own reason why they can’t intervene.
Justification:
CTK as a community church was challenged by this problem our vulnerable community women, men and children are facing just because there is no body to help them. CTK felt that this is a call to serve God be giving these people hope. On that reason, the CTK Siaya Church launched a campaign to eradicate jiggers in “lwala kawour location” the community where jiggers out are affecting the lives of vulnerable community members. I CARE DO YOU? Campaign is the CTK initiative to help the church mobilize resource to help in responding to this challenge of jiggers attack our vulnerable brothers and sisters are facing.
Intervention strategy:
CTK has started mobilizing resource to help in this campaign. And the church is calling for well wishers and the CTK family to help the Siaya church reach these our brothers and sisters who are in great need.
CTK CARE DO YOU? Campaign activity
CTK I CARE DO YOU? Campaign will has started cleaning project on those who are affected by jiggers. The campaign is cleaning their infected bodies plus their houses. The campaign is targeting a location with more than 120 household affected by the jiggers.
The CTK Siaya church has discovered that drugs to be used for this cleaning exercise cost 20 US dollar each. Other expenses cost 30 US dollars per household of 10 people.
Number of household with over 10 people = 120 HH
Resources required Drugs [ointments]
And other necessary items
Planned activity
Treating the affected orphans, elderly widows and widowers by removing jiggers and applying drugs on the affected areas
Total cost 9,000 US Dollar
To donate kindly
Communicate with CHRIST THE KING CHURCH –SIAYA, KENYA
Email: pastorzackoti@yahoo.com
austin.oyula@ctkonline.com
