Community Empowerment

Hello friends! I hope you are all doing well! Thank you all for your prayers and support. Today I want to share with you all a part of our organization that I am so passionate about participating in! The community empowerment program at Preparing the Way Ministries strives to break the cycle of poverty in the rural community churches throughout Kenya by providing micro-loans.

We desire to restore dignity to individuals by honoring the gifts and talents they have. We currently have a bee, chicken, and water project. Our desire is to continue growing this program as we develop a base and partnerships with business people.

This month, I want to highlight a beautiful woman named Lucy. She is a single mom and was struggling to pay her children's school fees. She had a small plot of land with a chicken coop and an area for her cows.

When our team met with Lucy a few months ago, it was evident that she was self-motivated and excited about what the Community Empowerment Program could do to support her dreams to provide for her family.

Through a micro-loan, Lucy was able to start a rotation of chickens where she can butcher every month and in so doing, have a regular income. This no-interest loan gave Lucy's family the ability to use the resources they have to acquire a sustainable income. We are excited to see what the future holds for Lucy's family as they continue to grow their farm!

Rebecca Smoker

Rebecca worked as the first Administrative assistant with PTW.