Wov Together SEPT 24, 2022 | 10 AM CST TEA TIME AT REHEMA HOUSE
Tea Time in Kenya Wov Together
Songs from Rehema House
Interviews with our artisan partners in Kenya
Fashion show featuring teen residents at Rehema House wearing clothing they have created + showcasing hair and makeup skills
A Q&A with Maureen + Oliver Kaderi CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A QUESTION!
WHAT TO EXPECT
The Bible encourages us to work together—we can accomplish more. Unity makes us stronger. When the storms of life threaten to knock us down, we have a better chance of overcoming when we stand together.
Tea Time
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
WE ARE BETTER + STRONGER TOGETHER WE CAN DO HARD THINGS WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD
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WE ARE EACH UNIQUE-CREATED AND LOVED BY GOD
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Alone we can do so li le; together we can do so much.
-HELEN KELLER
Chai Facts
When it comes to drinks, Kenyan tea in the form of chai (tea with hot milk and sugar) is the beverage of choice. It is served for breakfast, at meals and also teaKenya’sduringregulartime.
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Did you know that tea is one of Kenya’s main exports? In fact, Kenya exports more tea than Sri Lanka, India, and China.
In Kenya, “anytime is chai time!”
Tea time is a custom borrowed from the British colonial past and the chai style of cooking tea with milk originated in India with some African included.influences
If you could travel to anywhere in the world, where would you travel and why?
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If you were given an endless supply of money, what would you do with it?
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3 PREGNANT TEENS MOVED INTO REHEMA HOUSE IN 2010.
FOUR LITERS OF FRESH MILK WERE PICKED UP FROM A NEIGHBOR EVERY DAY FOR THE BABIES OF ONE OF THE HOMES.
AN ARTISAN IN KENYA CAN MAKE FIVE PAPER BEAD BRACELETS IN AN AFTERNOON.
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ABOUT MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL
BY 2012, MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL HAD OPENED TWO MATERNITY THEHOMES.FIRST
IT ONLY TOOK ONE YEAR TO GET THE LEGAL PAPERWORK TO START REHEMA AS A CHARITABLE FOUNDATION IN KENYA. THIS IS RECORDFAST, AS IT’S TYPICALLY A VERY SLOW PROCESS.
We have a matching grant of $100,000. These funds will allow us to continue to fund the work of Rehema House in Kenya, develop our refugee program in the USA, and continue operations out of our USA office and warehouse.
MERCY HOUSE GLOBAL NEEDS TO RAISE $200,000!
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Everyone who gives to this fundraiser will receive a
The women of Have Hope began meeting together in 2010 to establish a sense of home where there was none. Today, these women are proudly part of the working class in Kenya and have become skilled jewelry makers.
Miujiza means “miracles” in Swahili and that’s exactly what this group is. This group is comprised of the grandmothers of some of the babies of the teen moms from the maternity homes. Against all odds, these women have become master weavers and are creating gorgeous rugs and throws. Each throw takes five days to make! Their lives are changing in significant ways with this sustainable work and new opportunities. Many of their daughters are now able to return home because of what God has done.
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Mercy House Global has eight artisan groups in Kenya that create custom product for our online stores and Fair Trade subscription clubs. These groups began as an overflow from Rehema House, the maternity homes we support in Kenya. We realized early in our endeavors of working with young and vulnerable pregnant girls, we also needed to empower their families with dignified jobs to break the cycle of generational poverty. In 2018, we launched our first wholesale line in an effort to provide regular and sustainable work to our Kenyan artisans.
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Forged in Hope is a new Mercy House Global brass jewelry group from Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. We are excited to partner with this talented family of artisans and step into a place of empowerment after they lost their business covering as a result of Covid-19. We believe God created this intersection of opportunity for a new season of dignified job creation. We see His redemption in every forged-in-fire work of art.
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Street Hope is comprised of sixteen women in Mathare Slum in Nairobi, Kenya, who have lived most of their lives on the streets. Many were orphaned as children and have only known a life of poverty, while others became homeless due to difficult circumstances, forcing them to do whatever necessary to survive. Mercy House Global began training and employing these women in 2016, and one by one they have moved into homes, gained skills and confidence, and overcome addiction.
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PRINT OUT THE FOLLOWING PAGES TO HAVE SOME COLORING FUN!
The following pages are coloring sheets that illustrate life at Rehema House in Kenya.
Illustrations copyright © 2020 by Blake Elms
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Thank for tea time in Kenya.