COVID-19 Food & Home Relief for Families in Oyugis

As COVID-19 cases continue to linger on, the need for food and rent assistance continues to increase.

Though the number of cases throughout the Oyugis community are much less than other areas in Kenya, they are still impacted and struggling to survive.

Many families have fallen behind in paying rent and are in jeopardy of being tossed into the street to become homeless.  Most rents average between $10 - $50 a month.  With your generous gifts many rents have been brought current and in some cases paid for one month in advance. 

Paul is married with a wife and five children.  He is behind on his 3000 ksh a month rent. That’s less than $30 a month U.S.  His rent is now paid up and he can focus on taking care of his family.

On our last round of food deliveries to nine COVID-impacted families, we took extra food packages for families we came across that we weren’t aware of beforehand.

One such family we found was totally out of food.

The father had been working to put food on the table, but when COVID hit his salary was either delayed or cut in half. He could barely sustain his family; a wife and one year old daughter.

At the time of the visit, his wife wasn’t sure what to even give the child to eat for dinner.

The food was such a blessing to them. They said it was a miracle because they prayed that morning for God to provide and God indeed provided!

One of the nine families we intentionally set out to deliver food to said the following…

“Just this morning I was telling my pastor how hard things have been and I didn’t know what I was going to do. He told me not to worry, God will provide. “

She was shocked a short time later to see all this food arrive and said, “God does provide!”

One of our volunteers making the food deliveries for the first time said it was so great just to see how grateful people were to receive the supplies. He reported one lady kept saying in disbelief “What am I seeing, are my eyes seeing this?”

 Thank you for making these stories a reality…you are filling tummies and keeping families together in homes. 

 You are a blessing to many…Thank You!

Gratefully,
Merry Broughal
Olalo of Hope - Kenya

Thank you for feeding families in Oyugis, Kenya. You are saving lives!

COVID-19 took people from their jobs and closed businesses leaving families destitute with no resources to provide food for their children. Some families were threatened with losing their homes when they couldn’t pay their monthly rent.

Your support has filled many hungry tummies and kept families in their homes. THANK YOU!

Nancy is a single mom.  She is a nurse and works with county government in Kenya.  Though she is considered lucky to have a job, it’s been 4 months since she has been paid.

She is out of food and has no money for rent.  She is about to be put out into the street with her three children ages 8, 5 and 2.

Your support for this situation has restocked her home with food and paid up her rent, so she and her children can stay in their home.

Other families have also been helped with food and rent…Thank You.

Until people can return to jobs and begin supporting their families, the need will continue.

Thank you for the support you have given to families like Nancy’s.

I know you would be overwhelmed by their humble gratitude and thankfulness when food deliveries are made. Thank you for giving to families who have no other resources than what come from caring people like you!

Merry Broughal
Olalo of Hope - Kenya