We’re seeing lives being transformed through the hope of the Gospel each day in the communities we serve in. In 2024, 58 individuals gave their lives to Christ and proclaimed their faith through baptism.
Earlier this year, Zoe Ministries lost one of our biggest pillars and advocates of our work, Lamar Taylor. Lamar played a vital role in the success of our mission since our inception in 2017. He passionately loved and served Jesus in his community and around the world. He took every opportunity he could to tell the story of Zoe to those he met.
As our borehole repair efforts continue to grow in the western Kenyan and eastern Uganda, we’ve realized one glaring absence in every community --- the Gospel. Our small pastoral team has planted 2 churches in 2024 and been the vessel to 58 new believers coming to know Christ this year. But they need help.
In January 2025, we plan to break ground on a new pastoral training center in West Pokot County. This center will be a hub for training pastors for the local Pokot, Turkana, Karamoja, and Sebei tribes. Our prayer is to train up local pastors who are equipped and empowered to plant new churches within their own communities.
Our new pastoral training center will be built in honor of Lamar. I can’t think of a better way to honor him than through creating an avenue to impact others eternally. In every meeting he would ask, “How are we presenting the Gospel to those we serve?” It’s my hope that his question is answered every day through this center.
Together, we can carry the hope of Christ to the vulnerable and unreached. To make your impact go even further, every donation given by December 31 will be matched up to $100,000.
Through proven methods of tracing, assessment, counseling, and family empowerment, children are returning home to biological and foster families. We believe orphaned and vulnerable children thrive best in a family. We work to rescue, restore, and reunite children safely to their families and then help equip each family to care for and love their children.
Clean water accessibility creates a ripple in every community we serve. Waterborne disease is eliminated, economies grow, children are placed in school, and women aren’t walking for water the entire day. Because of the ripple clean water creates, the lost are coming to know Christ and churches are being planted.
Our goal is to empower vulnerable women to become socially, economically, and spiritually stronger than they’ve ever been before. We host weekly widow fellowships across multiple locations, and we facilitate and train women on small farming practices. Lastly, we manufacture and distribute sanitary pad kits to teenage girls across various regions of East Africa. This keeps girls in school every day of the month.
In 2025, Zoe Ministries will launch a new teenage pregnancy center, marking a significant step forward in its mission to support young, vulnerable mothers. With construction nearing completion, the organization has begun identifying future young mothers, training teachers, and finalizing a curriculum for these young women—a project made possible through last year's funding support. The organization’s ongoing commitment to aiding orphans, vulnerable women, and overlooked communities saw record numbers of families and children receiving care in 2024. Through efforts like rescuing children, restoring families, and empowering communities, Zoe Ministries aims to address Kenya's orphan crisis at its roots.
Early next year, Zoe Ministries will also begin construction on a new ministry hub in West Pokot, Kenya, near the Kenya-Uganda border. This hub will include a pastoral training center, water team base, distribution center, office space, and lodging, with the pastoral training center as the core component. The center will be named in honor of Lamar Taylor, a close friend of Zoe Ministries, and will continue a growing pastoral training program. Funded by this year’s Match Campaign, the hub will provide library and classroom facilities for pastoral training, aimed at empowering local leaders to serve their communities more effectively. Zoe Ministries calls on its supporters to join in this mission, acknowledging that partnerships and generosity are the driving forces behind its work.
