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Daily Schedule + Prayer Points
Time Difference
Since we will be 8-10 hours ahead of you by time zone, it would be a great idea for you to pray one day ahead of your current day. That way you will be covering our upcoming day as it unfolds.
Travel Days to Nairobi
Oct 2-3 — Seattle to Nairobi
International flights to Nairobi. Pray for safe travels, smooth immigration processes, luggage to make it to destination, strong immunity systems, solid rest on the flights. Settle in and get a good nights sleep.
Oct 4, Sun. — Fly to Western Kenya
Pray for smooth domestic travel and safety as the team transitions into Western Kenya. Pray for flexibility, energy, and healthy bodies as we begin moving into ministry spaces and communities. Ask God to prepare the hearts of the widows, families, and leaders we will meet in the coming days.
The Widows’ Project | Western Kenya
Widows in Western Kenya often lose far more than a husband. Many lose security, land, protection, legal rights, and social standing. In the communities where we serve, widows are often blamed for their husband’s death and viewed as carrying a curse, leaving many pushed to the margins of society — isolated, abandoned, and deeply vulnerable.
Through The Widows’ Project, we come alongside these women as they rebuild stability, restore dignity, and strengthen relationships within their communities. Together with local leaders, we build safe homes and create spaces of support through mentorship programs, table banking groups, leadership retreats, and ongoing community care.
More than building homes, this work is about reminding widows they are seen, valued, and not forgotten.
Oct 5 - Monday — We will be visiting 5 widows who are getting new homes, helping mud walls, and hosting a jigger clinic, and then setting up for the retreat the next day.
Oct 6-9 - Tue-Fri — Widows’ Leadership Retreat — pray for the women attending and their families at home while they attend. That the women will feel loved, valued, seen and understood. That they will soak in the truth of how God cares about widows and that the message will spread to other widows + leaders in their communities.
If you would like to build a home for a widow, you can give below.
Jigger Clinic | Western Kenya
Jiggers are tiny parasites that live in the dirt floors of homes and burrow into the skin, most often affecting the feet and hands of children, the elderly, and vulnerable individuals living in extreme poverty. Once embedded, they multiply rapidly, bringing intense pain, infection, disease, and in severe cases can eat away at fingers, toes, and mobility itself.
With proper treatment and care, individuals can often become jigger free within just a couple of weeks. But lasting prevention requires addressing the source. Because jiggers thrive in dirt floors, one of the most effective long term solutions is installing a cement floor inside the home.
This is why we encourage those sponsoring a widow’s home listed above to also consider sponsoring a cement floor as an added gift — helping create not only shelter, but a safer and healthier living environment for generations to come.
If you would like to sponsor a clinic:
Kibera Slum | Nairobi
Kibera is considered one of the largest slums in Africa, with close to one million people living within extreme poverty, overcrowding, limited access to clean water, unemployment, and serious risk for children. Yet in the middle of it is deep resilience, community, joy, and hope.
In Kibera, we partner with Saviour King Educational Center — a place of hope serving the surrounding community every single day. Together through The Hope Project, we support nearly 700 children through education, feeding programs, daycare, technology education, dance, music, sports programs, and a medical clinic serving children and families within the community.
Through The Dignity Project, young mothers receive empowerment, vocational training, discipleship, therapy, and community as they work toward stability and opportunity for their families.
For over 20 years we have walked alongside these leaders and dear friends as they faithfully serve widows, vulnerable families, children, and the elderly throughout Kibera.
Oct 10, Sat. — Fly to Nairobi
Pray for safe travel back to Nairobi and smooth transitions for the team. Pray for continued unity, flexibility, and health as we move into a different ministry setting and rhythm. Ask God to prepare the hearts of the children, women, leaders, and families we will spend time with in Kibera - and at the Children’s Home.
Garden of Eden Children’s Home
Located about an hour outside of Nairobi, Garden of Eden Children’s Home provides a safe family environment for children from Kibera who were living in severely at risk situations and in need of safety, stability, and protection.
The home focuses on holistic care, healing, discipleship, education, and equipping children for the future within a loving and consistent family environment. Faithful caregivers walk closely alongside the children, helping restore safety, trust, confidence, and hope.
Our team will spend two nights at the children’s home participating in daily life alongside the children through games, crafts, devotionals, meals, activities, conversations, and simply spending time together.
Oct 11, Sun — Church + Garden of Eden Children’s Home
Pray for the church gatherings and for the team members sharing messages or testimonies today. Ask God to bring encouragement, unity, and hope through every conversation and interaction. Pray for the children at Garden of Eden to continue feeling seen, loved, and secure. Pray for God’s presence to be deeply felt throughout the day. And for physical
safety in the the always high energy Sunday afternoon soccer games.
Oct 12, Mon — Saviour King Fun Day
Today the team will spend the day with the children through special activities, games, a possible outing, and shared experiences together. Pray for joy, laughter, connection, and meaningful moments with the children. Pray the kids would feel deeply seen, loved, encouraged, and celebrated. Ask God to continue strengthening the staff, teachers, and caregivers faithfully investing into these children every single day.
Oct 13, Tue. — Kibera Slum • Saviour King Educational Center
Today the team will spend time with the children and staff at Saviour King Educational Center in Kibera. Pray for joy, connection, laughter, creativity, and meaningful interactions with the children. Pray every child would feel valued, safe, known, and loved. Pray for the teachers, staff, and leadership faithfully caring for and educating hundreds and hundreds of children every day.
Oct 14, Wed. — Field Trip to the Giraffe Park + Elephant Orphanage
That the team and kids will have a fun time learning and enjoying God’s beautiful and amazing creation.
Oct 15, Thur. — Kibera Slum: The Dignity Project - Women’s Empowerment
Pray for honest conversations, encouragement, and mutual learning as we spend time with the women of Lily Among Thorns. Pray for strength, provision, healing, dignity, and opportunity for the women and families connected to the program. Ask God to continue building lasting relationships rooted in friendship, honor, and hope.
Oct 16, Fri. — Nairobi National Park Safari + Respite Day
Pray for continued strong health, rest and refreshment. That the team will see a ton of animals and the local leaders will enjoy their day of respite.
Oct 17, Sat — Pack + fly home
Pray calm nerves, strong health, no travel complications through immigration, the airport, flights, layovers and connecting flights.
Oct 18, Sun. — Arrive back in the States
Pray for safe travels home. For the process of re-entry back. That God helps them to process and hold dear all that they experienced.
Throughout the Trip
Pray for deep connection, meaningful conversations, and relationships that reflect the love of Christ. Pray for stories to be written together across cultures, languages, and experiences. Ask God to help every person we encounter feel seen, valued, and loved by the God who is always near. Pray for humility, wisdom, flexibility, emotional strength, protection, good health, and unity within the team.
Pray especially for our global partners and dear friends serving faithfully on the ground every single day — that they would feel encouraged, appreciated, strengthened, and reminded they are not alone in the work they carry.
Upcoming Team Trips
Upcoming Team Trips
April 2027 - Kenya (add-on TZ option) - 2+ weeks (Depart Austin, TX + Seattle, WA)
July 2027 - Kenya - approx. 2 weeks (Depart Austin, TX + Seattle, WA)