A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE KING’S EMBRACE

2016
- Incorporated as a 501(c)3

2017
- Purchased 7 acres of land in Bungoma County
- Completed 525 foot well with 3,100 gallon water tower

 

2018
- Ground breaking on 25,000 square foot facility
- Thirteen boys in foster homes awaiting completion of home

 

2019
- Completed the residential facility
- Graded land for soccer pitch
- Eighteen boys and six staff move in

 

2020
- Davis & Shirtliff donate solar panels for our well
- COVID changes the way we do street ministry
- Twenty-one boys residing at The King’s Embrace home

 

2021
- Tree of Life Lutheran Church purchased a “walking tractor”
- George Wesonga (Ministry Director) tied the knot
- Twenty-three boys residing at The King’s Embrace

 

2022
- Furnished 2nd dormitory
- Drilled new well 750 feet deep with solar panels
- Purchased van to transport high school students to day school rather than boarding school
- Thirty-five boys residing at the King’s Embrace

 

2023
- Installed security camera system
- Extended compound walls
- Installed playground equipment
- Seventy-four boys residing at the King’s Embrace

 

2024
- Began operation of the Drop-In-Center
- First mission trip
- Built basketball court
- Established computer lab