Highlighting our IAA volunteers in Kenya and America

Donna Campbell

Our #1 volunteer in Kenya is Donna Campbell. She has been with us for 6 years now. We are so blessed by her heart to serve our Lord at IAA.

Donna has recently adjusted her ministry from caring for the two youngest babies to: -working with all the children in planning
-implementing new teaching and organization of activities
-communication and financial bookkeeping reports to the US
-helping with other various chores and day to day activities

Please always remember to pray for Donna. We love her so much and want to keep her as long as she will stay.

Jamie and Seth Rainwater

What a blessing to have this talented couple come to IAA after being given a donation and praying about where God would send them to use their talents and gifts in photography and video.

We have beautiful new pictures of all the children as well as a DVD for the ministry in the making. (something we have prayed for and wanted a very long time.) Thank you Lord for sending not only a talented couple, but a couple that has a heart for you, your children and Kenya.

Steve and Rene' Tyo

After reading an article about IAA in the alumni magazine of the University I attended, Rene felt lead to contact me. We communicated several months and then I met up with them in WV on my way to visit other friends.

They traveled to IAA for a month in January. When they got back I received a list of things Steve had done at the site in the way of repairs and installations. Oh my, what a blessing! There were way too many to mention.

Rene was also a huge blessing with teaching in the church, teaching and spending time with the older girls, as well as spending lots of time tutoring the children in their school work. We are all praying they get back and stay longer really soon.

Jen Joshua

Jen went to IAA to volunteer in Feb. and was to stay until April, but after being there a month she has decided she wants to stay until August.

This is good news for the teams and visitors because they have a good cook and will not have to eat UGALI. She is truly a blessing to us who don't care for the Kenyan food as much.

I usually lose weight when I'm there, but Jen made the food too good for that this time. Jen is also spending time teaching some of the older girls how to cook. She and Hope (our youngest) have become inseparable.

Ashley

Ashley volunteered at IAA for 6 months and has just returned to the US.

She was a blessing to the children, especially the toddlers that she spent so much time with in Nursery School and helping with them day to day.

OUR VOLUNTEERS IN AMERICA:

Jodi Goodell

My friend since Junior High School.

Jodie picks up all your donations at our PO Box, makes the deposits, records them and sends the report to Beth, Gina and myself.

She also takes care of getting our wires to Kenya every month. Since I don't live in Texas this is a huge blessing for the ministry.

Jodi and her family will be traveling to IAA this summer.

Beth Calvert

Beth designs, writes and mails all your receipts to you every month.

Beth is also my counselor, advisor and confidant. She comes up with a lot of great ideas for me to TRY to implement.

She is a Christian counselor by profession, so I call her for advice often. Beth traveled to IAA a few years ago.

Gina Booth

Gina takes all of Jodi's reports, my reports, all the receipts and financial things, records them in the books and keeps up with all our financial matters.

This is a huge blessing and a LOT of hard work.

Mary Norton

Mary takes all of Gina's information from the accounting and prepares our IRS report annually.

This is a huge and stressful job that we are most grateful to have a competent and trustworthy person to handle.

Pat Reagan

Pat is our travel agent and also serves on our Advisory Board of Directors.

She works hard with all our airline ticketing and travel to find us the best deals for all our visitors going to Kenya.

Pat and I have been friends for many years now. She is a huge blessing and has traveled to IAA herself.

Gordon Clark

Gordon visited IAA several times and was there to help with the final stages of the new dorm; installed an irrigation system; helped with the septic system; and is presently helping in coordinating other building projects and plans for the site.

He is also helping to coordinate mission teams going to Kenya.

What about YOU?

Do you feel called to volunteer your talent in America or in Kenya? We're always looking for additional help, feel free to email intoabbasarms(at)aol.com. We would be honored to have you!