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Josephine Kwamboka, 12, fetches water from a tap installed by First United Methodist Church of Moheto, Kenya. Prior to the installation of the well, children traveled great distances each day to find water in streams and ponds. Waterborne illnesses have decreased significantly since the well was drilled. Photo by Gad Maiga, UM News.

Kenyan church provides clean, safe water
Today, some 2,000 community members, including 500 pupils at Moheto Primary School, benefit from a borehole project in rural Kenya.
Local Church
The Rev. Kelvin Mwandira (right) delivers mushrooms he has cultivated to customers Esther Razo and Solomon Chiripasi outside the Zimbabwe West Conference offices in Harare. Mwandira is among retired clergy in Zimbabwe who have turned to agriculture and other small business ventures to help fund their retirements. Photo by Chenayi Kumuterera, UM News.

Retired pastors reap benefits of farming
Whether raising livestock or produce, new small-business entrepreneurs enjoy learning and earning.
Mission and Ministry
Husen Chacha, project supervisor of a farming project sponsored by Moheto First United Methodist Church in Kenya’s Migori County, removes the husk from maize to demonstrate the quality of his plants. The church’s partnership with Pannar Seed Company has helped farmers improve their crops. The church also is offering training in new farming techniques and extension services. Photo by Gad Maiga, UM News.

Church farming project grows skills in rural Kenya
Moheto First United Methodist Church extends training opportunities and offers seed funding to farmers.
Global Health
During consultations in Mabumbuza, Mozambique, mothers wait in line with their young children to receive medication at a mobile clinic led by The United Methodist Church in partnership with the Mozambique Ministry of Health. Photo by António Wilson, UM News.

United Methodist health partnership offers hope
Focusing on pregnant women and young children, church’s mobile clinic brigades serve isolated communities.

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