Divine Appointment

Our dear friend, William Fields took this fun family picture. It was a Divine Appointment that God brought us together. We were on a walk and the kids were bike riding around campus when William was on the Emory and Henry campus taking pictures! We had to stop and catch up with him and speak praises of what God has been doing.

"Lord, teach me how you want me to live. Do this so that I will depend on you, my faithful God. Give me a heart that doesn't want anything more than to worship you." Psalm 86:11

Bye 2018 and Welcome 2019

We have a few days before we say bye to 2018.  I can’t tell you how much we appreciate your support for Grace of God Children’s Project (GOGCP). Together, we continue to make a great impact in the lives of the children and adults in Kenya for His glory. Our hope and prayers are to continue empowering first world citizens to partner with us in service at home and abroad. Through this ministry, we have seen many lives changed for the better, and you are in the centerpiece of this blessing. All that has been achieved through this ministry is because of you standing with us. May the Lord receive all the glory and honor for what He has done in 2018! You can still receive a tax exempt document if you can make a donation to us on or before December 31st. You don't  have to mail a check, you can make your donation on website http://www.graceofgodchildren.org/give/ We will appreciate for a gift of any amount. 
 Thanks again for your generous support to GOGCP. On behalf of GOGCP, we pray for many overflowing blessings to you and your family in a mighty way. May the Lord receive all the glory and honor! Happy New Year.  David and Laurel, we are  from the bees family

Celebrating Our 10th Wedding Anniversary

Ephesians 5:31 say’s Scripture says, "That's why a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife. The two will become one." Also Ecclesiastes 4:9 says “Two people are better than one. They can help each other in everything they do.” Laurel Cheromei and I Are celebrating our 10 years wedding anniversary today. It’s has been a great journey together full of everything. I am so glad that God bless us by giving us each other! Thank you everyone for being part of our lives, together with you let’s celebrate what God is doing through us for His Kingdom. God had been so good to us. Happy anniversary to us and many more to come from our Almighty God! We love you all

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

December 5, 2018

                  As I sat here this morning thinking about 2018, I can’t tell you how much we appreciate your support for Grace of God Children’s Project (GOGCP). Together, we continue to make a great impact in the lives of the children and adults in Kenya for His glory. Our hope and prayers are to continue empowering first world citizens to partner with us in service at home and abroad. Your commitment in partnering with us through our various outreach ministries is sincerely appreciated. Each year we continue to advance our mission of helping orphans and poor children and their families to live a better life, as we also share the love and the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Through this ministry, we have seen many lives changed for the better, and you are in the centerpiece of this blessing. All that has been achieved through this ministry is because of you standing with us. Here are the highlights of what God achieved in 2018 through your partnership:

•        Hosted pastors’ training for 102 pastors from great distances in Kenya. 
•        Reached over 200 children daily during the four days of Vacation Bible School.
•         Started an adult church that has added to the already established children’s ministry program at Grace Family. 
•        Completed the well project. Clean water is now available for Grace family and the community. However, the pump currently is not working. It has been an expensive and very frustrating project, but we are so thankful for the prayers and support.
•       There are 110 children attending Grace Family Educational Centre with 7 qualified teachers. Three class rooms are being built to be used in 2019!
•        The Community Hall is complete. Our Kaptagat community is very thankful for the hall. They are holding community meetings, prayers, youth gatherings, leadership training, local government and, administration events, etc. There was a community bridge built this year which has helped so many families with safe passage from one village to another. 
•         A new God-appointed Kenyan team of advisory board members is currently helping in overseeing various programs and projects in Kenya while we (the Cheromei’s) are in America. 
•       8 of our Grace family children are in High School and the oldest is in College.  Dennis passed his National Examination and qualified to attend National Level School beginning January 2019!

Your generous donations goes a long way in helping us impact the children and the families in the areas we serve. It means the world to us! Here are a few events and needs for 2019:

v  Ian, Vincent and Dennis will participate in a manhood training/celebration.

v  August 2019:  we will have the second part to our pastors’ training and are expecting 200 pastors. 

v  A medical team will visit the second week of August to help the Kaptagat/Cheptigit community and beyond. Another medical team is planning to come in the latter part of 2019.

v  2019 Projects include: Building a greenhouse to help grow the foods necessary to help sustain Grace Family and our farm animals. Building a small shop to help further our goal of becoming self-sustainable.

v  We are in need of financial support towards school fees for high school. The cost is an average of $500 per year per child. Dennis will be about $1000 per year since he will be going to a national level school.

v  We are also in need of a new pump after the driller completes cleaning the well. 

v  We are praying for support to finish the construction of the 3 classes and the chairs/desks to be built ($2000).

May the Lord receive all the glory and honor for what He has done in 2018! Thanks again for your generous support to GOGCP. On behalf of GOGCP, we pray for many overflowing blessings to you and your family in a mighty way. May the Lord receive all the glory and honor! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. If you need anything or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

Current Grace Family Updates

Dear Family and Friends,

Come close, let me tell you something sweet. Our God is good. Our Father in heaven has provided for Grace Family in Kenya and the Cheromei family as we have transitioned to living in America. David is enjoying his head coaching job of Cross Country and Track and Field at Emory and Henry College in Emory, VA. God has been providing so many sweet people to fill our home with furniture and kitchen supplies. We are thankful for how He has orchestrated this move. Our mailing address is: PO BOX 223 Emory, VA 24327.

A breath of fresh air, a renewing, from God has been sweeping through Grace family. God has been restoring and encouraging the children and caregivers. 

Praise God from Whom all Blessings FLOW:

·     Pastors and Leaders Training: We hosted our first organized spiritual training, involving a 4 day and 3 night accommodations for participants from greater distances in Kenya. A team of 7 (6 from Highlands Fellowship and 1 from Tanzania) joined us in Kaptagat, Kenya, in offering the introduction to the Purpose Driven Church model. 102 dedicated ministers in Christ completed the 4 day training. Participants expressed their gratitude and genuine desire in learning new ways to apply God’s truths and direct, systematic ways of sharing the “good news” in their existing or potentially newly formed churches. EVERYONE is looking forward to the next level of training. Also 365 children from surrounding communities enjoyed the 4 day adventures of the “Bible Team” with the Grace of God Children’s Centre acting out scripturally based examples of the fruits of the Spirit and of how believers are equipped with the armor of God. Participants of the leadership conference helped with the children’s ministry programs and folks from the immediate surrounding communities volunteered their skills and talents in getting every job done in order for this conference to be completed. During Sunday’s worship, the final day of celebration of completion with awards and certificates distributed, approximately 20 adults and children gave their life to Christ. A laying of hands on these new believers in Christ was such an inspiring and highly emotional witness of The Holy Spirit being IN ACTION right to the end! 

 Grace Family Fellowship (The new adult church). We officially announce to you all about our new adult church that has been added to the already established children’s ministry program at Grace Family. All those who got saved during the leadership conference are currently attending this new church. We currently have about 40-50 members with two volunteering pastors (Senior pastor and children’s pastor-youth pastor). God is moving in mighty ways, keeping this community connected with Him and sharpening their skills for the next years training! Giving God all the glory for every detail of Kenya Missions! We are praying for permanent pastors! May the Lord grow this church and use it to reach out to the lost souls in our community and beyond.  

·     The Well:The Well is complete, all pipes are connected to the houses and various buildings we have on the property, but the devil is still trying discourage us. The control panel for the pump from the well is very sensitive and has needed a lot of specialized electricians to come figure out why it is not consistently working well. The pump currently stopped working. It needs to be pulled out from 610 ft…it is very frustrating. We have spent a lot of time and money on it. We know God is going to provide if we need to purchase a new pump and control panel.  May the Lord help us on this. 

·     Grace Family Educational Centre:Building has been going on for about a month for 3 more classrooms for the school! Can you believe it?! We need your prayers and financial help to keep the project going! We have the outside walls up and now trying to raise money for the roof and finishing on the inside of these three classes. The walls of the 3 classrooms will have accordion doors. The classrooms will also be used as a multipurpose hall for the church and as a leadership training hall. We are excited for the expansion of the school. We currently have 110 children attending Grace Family Educational Centre and we know that we will be able to have more children join us next year when classrooms are completed. We also have 7 qualified and committed teachers! We are praying for teacher’s sponsorship so that we can enroll needier children. We pay $80-$110 per teacher. Children get two meals at our school (breakfast and lunch). God continues to use our school to provide the children with quality education, spiritual nourishment and physical growth in a wonderful environment. Our four youngest children (Kipchumba, Mercy, Moses and Ian) continue to enjoy going to school at our property. 

·     Community Hall.We completed the construction of the community hall in our community in Cheptigit Centre. It looks great. We want to thank the team from Community Advent Church from Roanoke Virginia for the dedication and for their wonderful construction work. The community is very thankful. You guys brought light to the community. This was a true way to show love to our community in Kenya. The hall is already in use. They are holding community meetings, prayers, youth gathering, leadership training, local government, administration events, etc.  

·     Kenyan Board Members.We have a new Kenyan team of advisory board members which God appointed for us. They are currently helping in overseeing various programs and projects in Kenya while we are in America. Please pray from them! May the Lord give them wisdom and help us to work together to grow Grace Family for His Glory!

·     College and High School students:It is very hard to believe that our oldest child, Hillary is currently sophomore in College. Wow! Where did the years go? It goes by fast. All the children are growing fast. We also have 7 children in High School (Christine, Sharon, Winnie A., Winnie K., Ian, Vincent, and Naomi). We are praying for more financial support or child sponsorship. Their High School school fees is an average of $500 per year. We are praying for Dennis, he is sitting for his national examination to qualify him for High School at the beginning of November. We believe that he will join a National level School. 

·     New Security House:At our main gate we added a better watchman house for our security guard which also has a separate room to have a small shop to sell goods.

Upcoming Events and Future Projects:

·     December 2018 Ian, Vincent and Dennis will participate in a training/celebration turning into manhood.

·     August 2019- 2^ndpart of the leadership conference based on the Purpose Driven Church model. 

·     A medical team will visit the second week of August to help the Kaptagat/Cheptigit community.

·     Medical team from Roanoke area is planning to come in the later part of 2019.

·     Future Projects: Build a greenhouse to help grow the foods necessary to help sustain Grace Family and our farm animals. Build a small shop to help further our goal of becoming self-sustainable.

Thank you for all your prayers and your continued support. We are so blessed having you in our lives. May God bless, together we can make a difference. 

God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. Hebrews 6:10

David Speaking at Leadership Training

 

Community leaders-leaders-Patners

 

Graduation

 

 

 

 

 

My  Cross Country Team at Emory and Emory College

Thank you Lord for your many blessing