GOYA Ministries raises funds for Nairobi dorm

Posted on December 17, 2017
GOYA raised nearly $79,000 at last month’s Give Hope Banquet to help construct a dorm for students in Nairobi. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Mark Johnson)

By Patrick Baron

BLOOMINGTON – A local ministry is building a dorm in Nairobi for children and teens who need a home.

GOYA Ministries is in the process of building a dormitory for students attending the Ministries’ two primary schools and high school. GOYA Banquet Co-Chair Liz Mikel says they are waiting for some final pieces to fall into place before dorm construction begins.

“We’ve got preliminary blueprints and we’re waiting on some final blueprints from our Kenyan ministry leaders,” Mikel explained. “Once we have those, we’re all set and ready to build the dorms.”

GOYA’s Give Hope Banquet in November saw a record 260 people attend to support the ministry. Mikel says the banquet raised a considerable amount of money to fund construction of the dorms.

“We raised just under $79,000 at the banquet this year, which is really awesome,” said Mikel.

Fundraising for the dorms will continue through 2018. Mikel said she expects the first dorm to be built and occupied by January 2019.

Patrick Baron can be reached at [email protected].

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