Featuring Broadway Baptist Church and The Maisha Project’s slum outreach.   Monday was a day of great change at Maisha!  We were happy to welcome our final long term team member, Cody Lawson, to Maisha along with a team he accompanied here from Broadway Baptist Church located in Sand Springs Oklahoma. As we began our […]Read more

The first summer team heading to The Maisha Project leaves this week! We are so excited to follow their journey and see all that they accomplish in the Summer of 2014.   This week is one filled with excitement.  As all the final arrangements are being made, many eager people start their long journey to […]Read more

In March 2014, Maisha opened a new two-story kitchen facility for the feeding project in Kenya. The 2,570 square foot kitchen is a drastic change from the 180 square foot mud hut kitchen used previously.  The new space provides resources and tools for feeding over 600 children and widows healthy meals in a safe, healthy […]Read more

Trying to describe my experience at Maisha is like trying to describe the soul, faith, spirituality, grace or love…these concepts are so personal, intimate and evocative, almost indescribable, as was my journey of Life (Maisha).   I traveled to Maisha with a group (Run for Life) of strong, faithful, inspiring women and their amazing 8th grade […]Read more

Orphans and destitute children all over the world suffer in silence. In Kenya, most of these children are born into poverty and live without access to education, medical care, adequate housing, clothing, appropriate food or a chance for a better future. One such child is Apisi, a beautiful young lady at Maisha. She is hungry […]Read more

Hi everyone! First and foremost I would like to thank everyone for the donations, prayers, and thoughts. Although your donations were gladly accepted, the prayers really helped us all get through the trip in a Godly manner. Being the fourteen-year-old that I am, this trip has totally changed my perspective on so many things!   […]Read more

I have a strong desire to live outside my comfort zone and challenge my children to do the same. I believe that’s how spiritual growth happens. I had spent the past 6 mo. reciting passages from the book “Do Hard Things” to my kids (and anyone who would listen) when I heard about the trip […]Read more

In the beginning this return trip to Kenya to visit my friends at Maisha and run a marathon with legendary Kenyan runners wasn’t even a prayer. Just a dream or desire planted deep within the “unreachable goals” and guarded part of my soul.   Certainly NOT something I would consider praying to God about. I […]Read more

On the 29th of May “Team Arkansas” arrived on the ground at Maisha village. The team was made up of myself, Cathy Messer her daughter Krista Messer Ferguson and son-in-law Aman Ferguson. We designated ourselves “Team Arkansas” because in the past the vast majority of those that support and have gone to Maisha have been […]Read more