Greetings Brethren,
I feel compelled to send out this letter of request, but PLEASE understand once again that this request is NOT for those few of you who have been continually assisting our impoverished Brethren. This letter is for those who are not aware of the cry for help that is coming from some of our brethren who are severely suffering.
We have been assisting many of our brethren (especially some “true” widows and orphans.) for sometime now, trying to ease their pain. But currently our funds have been depleted from some higher than normal requests for assistance that have surfaced recently.
Let me mention here the current situation. One of our church orphans is a 12 year old boy named Francis, who has been living at Sengera House for a few years now. Francis notified me the other day requesting help for his younger 9 year old brother who has been living with their Grandmother ever since their parents died. Francis told me his brother was taken to hospital, but needed some funds for treatment (Kenyan hospitals will not treat unless funds are paid first.) we had to decline helping because our funds were completely dry. (Even today the orphans at Sengera House had no lunch due to recent lack of funds.)
Sad to say, I received word this morning that the young boy died.
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| This picture was taken few days ago. |
It is very difficult for me to ask for help. Some say I’m continually asking. But Brethren, please understand these people we are trying to get help for are genuine Brethren. Even the widows that we have been assisting are “true” widows. We are very careful where we disperse funds. Brethren, we don’t need a truck load of funds. And again, we are not asking those who have been supporting to give more (some of whom have already gone above and beyond in their giving.) we are asking for a few others to join hands with us to assist our Brethren who are suffering, and crying for help.
Especially now when we are a bit overwhelmed with need. The Kenya Government has passed a new law that every citizen needs to be registered. Cost is approximately $25 for each person. Not a lot of money until you multiply it by the 25 at Sengera House, that totals $625.00. And the orphanage car is currently inoperative, and in need of a $185.00 repair. The boys house is also in need of replacement, the current structure was made out of mud, and is showing signs of collapse.
As I already mentioned, we don’t need a ton of money. If only a few others would chip in, we could move forward, and even ease the suffering of more of our Brethren. So we are asking to try and get some circulation to this letter. And please pray to our Heavenly Father concerning this matter. And if you can assist, no matter how small, please do so.
For those who don’t know me, my name is William Goff (Bill). My wife Marie and I came into God’s church and were baptized in 1984. In 2005 we traveled to Kenya to check on some of our impoverished brethren living there, and found many of them to be suffering horrendously. Upon returning to the States, we started a non-profit called “Kenya Hands of Hope” (KHofH) to try and muster some help for our fellow Brethren who are living in poverty. You can check our Website to see that we are legitimate. Our “Update Page” documents what we have been doing (and where the donated funds have been going) for quite a number of years now.
(If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to ask, anytime night or day.)
Our fellow Brethren need our help.
| Phone #: | 843-447-0140 |
| E-mail: | Goffb50@aol.com |
| Update Page: | Khofh.org |
| Mailing address: | Kenya Hands of Hope 5525 Springs Ave Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 |
Your brother in Christ
Bill Goff