Rehema Ministries dba In Step Foundation, Kenya was founded in October 2006 by two couples whom God brought together with the same heart for Africa and its children. Rehema Ministries dba In Step Foundation, Kenya is a 501(c)(3) Domestic non-profit Corporation. The main office is located in Anacortes, Washington. In Step Foundation and In Step Children’s Home are located in Sibanga, Kenya. As of 2008, Rehema Ministries dba In Step Foundation was granted permission by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development in Kenya to operate a children’s home under the trade name In Step Foundation.
Joyce felt God uniquely called Rehema Ministries the arms and legs of the ministry (administrative and fund raising), and In Step Foundation the heart and breath (children’s home) — one ministry, two distinct functions.
Mission Statement
The mission of Rehema Ministries dba In Step Foundation, Kenya, is to protect, love, educate, and provide medical and long-term care to the abandoned and orphaned children who come to live with us at In Step Children’s Home in Kenya.
Why two names?
We are asked quite often why two names? Is it two separate ministries? The answer is easy, one ministry, two names. In October 2006, we applied for and were granted nonprofit status as Rehema Ministries. In 2008, we were granted a Certificate of Registration to operate a children’s home in Kenya. When we filed for the name Rehema Ministries in Kenya, it was already in use. We chose the name In Step Foundation for use in Kenya and changed our U.S. nonprofit name to Rehema Ministries dba In Step Foundation, Kenya.
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep IN STEP with the spirit…
Galatians 5:25
“MERCY In Step with the SPIRIT”
Our first baby was found abandoned in a cornfield on a cold, rainy day in July of 2006. She still had her umbilical cord attached. Jeff and Carla named her Rehema Grace (Rehema means Mercy in Swahili). On that day Rehema Ministries was birthed. The two pictures on the logo were an inspiration from a painting of Rehema and the shoes from a little girl named Sharon. She showed up at the door wearing a pair worn-out shoes. Jeff asked her if she would trade her shoes for a brand-new pair and she did. Those shoes are a reminder of the needs of the children and of our humble beginnings. In Step Foundation, Kenya, gets it’s name from Galatians 5:25.
To learn more about this team and who they are read their full stories. See how God uses ordinary people… Ron & Joyce’s and Jeff & Carla’s.
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