Kenya: Building boats for peace

When we rebuilt the mission of Our Lady Queen of Peace in Todonyang 14 years ago, after many many years of being a "no-go-zone", (because of tensions and conflicts between the different nomadic tribes over shrinking grazing lands etc) our main aim was to bring peace in the area. However, peace has been built and also destroyed on several occasions.

As members of the Missionary Community of St Paul the Apostle, (MCSPA) living and working in Todonyang we will not stop striving to bring peace. Apart from the school, which is one of the main projects we run in the mission, we have been for many years building and distributing boats.

This year we are planning to build 18 more boats and distribute them to several families that will have from then on an income. With these boats, families will be able to take their children to Todonyang integrated school, and these same children will be one day the peace promotors in the area. These are not mere boats but boats that build peace and bring life.

The Missionary Community of St Paul the Apostles is supported in UK the UK by New Ways - a charity run entirely by volunteers. If you would like to support their work see: www.justgiving.com/campaign/feedchildrenofturkana2021