All life is story.

The story of Nest Rescue Center is being written in the hearts and lives of a small, subsistence farming community in Western Kenya.

And like so many stories, it involves someone—or a group of people—on a journey. This particular journey didn't require much travel but rather, a walk through a "back yard". The Mundia family has always sought to minister to those who are less fortunate that they are—mostly on an informal basis.  One of the young men that the Mundia’s had assisted is named John Okili.  As he grew up and started his own family, he felt a need to participate in helping those who are less fortunate that he is.  A few years ago, as he struggled to raise his own family and tend his own farm, John become more and more aware of the surprising number of destitute children littered around his village. They were lethargic, tended not to stray far from homes. They lacked bubbling laughter and playfulness. He was moved to change this and in prayer and consultation with Mama Fanny Mundia, John approached his local church. He asked for help. Wanting to keep things simple he made a plea to simply feed these destitute children. The parish of All Saints Esabalu is not wealthy, not middle class, but poor. Still, they saw the need and decided that even in poverty, they would rise to help these children in need.  Dr. Wilberforce Mundia, who was born in this very village and is now an associate professor at a college in Raleigh, North Carolina, was deeply moved by the effort John, Mama Fanny, and the church were making in this worthwhile endeavor.  In addition to donating funds, he took it upon himself to coordinate fundraising for this project. 

Many of the kids are orphaned due to AIDS and other maladies. As an orphan, a relative or a family friend may have taken them into their household but are unable to provide daily food, medicine and school fees. And other than having a hut to live in, these orphans have no other source of support.  They lack proper education, food and basic health care.  Nest Rescue Center was established to begin alleviating some of these problems. 

And so, the local church rose to a challenge, and the poor began feeding the poorer. 

They are not without vision! Their hopes have broadened and the Center now provides nutrition through a daily feeding program as well as education and limited health care for these orphans, youths, other destitute children, and special cases such as the blind, deaf and lame.

The Center has one ongoing activity: an Early Childhood Feeding and Education Program, which now has over 50 children. From its birth until August of 2008, the Center met 4 days a week in the entranceway of the All Saints Church. The room was small, barely holding the children and yet it worked! In August, the center moved into a building donated the Mundia Family. There is much more room, a wonderful grass yard to play in and a large enough parcel to begin thinking even bigger thoughts: an overnight orphanage, a complete health center, a school for all ages, an AIDS education program and more. 

We invite you to come and see what we are doing and support this project in any way the Lord guides and enables you.

The Basics:
1.  Nest was registered as an orphanage on 22nd November, 2006 by Kenya government's Ministry of Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services.  2.  Nest Rescue Center is an official 501C-3 non-profit in the USA.