GOA 2020/2021 Ministry report

GLORY OUTREACH ASSEMBLY

2020/2021 report newsletter

Our Core Values

Embrace People: Because people matter to God, and Christ died for all people: we
treat all people as His children while fulfilling the great commission-making disciples
of all nations
Compassionately serve: Jesus gave us the model of caring for the poor and suffering,
which we strive to follow to the best of our abilities
Pursue Peace: We will strive to bring an end to conflict in our communities
Embody Godly leadership: Our Leaders will practice ethical and accountable govern-
ance and management, while serving our ministries with excellence

Our Mission Statement
GOA exists to glorify God by fulfilling the great commission, reaching out to
both the churched and unchurched people groups of Kenya, East Africa and
beyond; to develop fully mature Christian Disciples of Jesus Christ

Our Theme for 2021
God is doing a new thing, Isaiah 43:19

Executive Director’s Summary

Your prayers and financial support for GOA 2020/2021 financial year ena-
bled GOA vision and mission to advance during the most difficult year in
GOA’s History due to Covid-19. 15 days to April 1st the first Covid-19 case
was reported in Kenya. The GOA board of governors had envisioned a nor-
mal year while the GOA management teams at the Head Office had put
plans together ready to start the new financial year.

This past financial year is exactly the first full year of Covid-19 in Kenya, and

most of the African Nations in which GOA exists to glorify God by fulfilling

the great Commission. The Kenyan Health systems, economy social and

Bishop David Munyiri emotional life was completely affected, but resulting from your support,
GOA Executive Director disciples who are growing in Spiritual maturity have increased. The quality
of life of those at the greatest risk in our communities especially vulnerable

children, the homeless, those impacted by HIV/AIDS has improved beyond what we would have imagined or ex-

pected in such a difficult year. With Covid-19 Lockdown and working from Home there was massive loss of jobs and

consequently loss of income. This translated into conflicts in families, churches, tribes and Nations. Your support

enabled GOA to resolve conflicts among the Samburu, Turkana tribes and help families build peace by managing

their conflicts. Leadership development was greatly affected in that our main Partners International Leadership In-

stitute (ILI) could not travel or hold in person trainings. This reduced funding from ILI by 17.4% from the previous

year. However, through the online training a total of 4803 leaders were trained in the English speaking African Na-

tions. Traditional, I travel to the united states every month of October. Due to Covid-19 travel restrictions I couldn't

travel in October 2020. My lack of travel reduced GOA funding in October to the lowest funded month through out

the year as we have shown in our finance report.

With the help of our God, our partners and GOA teams, it is clearer now that God’s vision done God’s way never
lacks God’s provision. Despite the difficult year, 10 permanent GOA church buildings have been built one of the 10
is the Hope Centre where GOA is taking care of 260 HIV positive Children in Siaya County at GOA Simero church.

During the Development of the GOA plans for the past financial year GOA church-Growth envisioned increasing the
number of new believers by 700. However, due to the Covid-19 limitations especially on all the evangelistic and dis-
cipleship meetings that had been planned, 400 new believers were realized. 25 new churches had been envisioned
to be planted, 14 new churches were planted during the difficult year. Our teams are blessed with creativity that
enabled them realize these achievements. Though we never met for the planned Annual GOA International Family
Conferences in person the event was held online attracting even more Non-GOA members.

The effect of Covid-19 on Compassion ministries would have been unbearable without financial support, but praise
God despite the challenges, we took care of over 310 children in all our homes and foster care programs. The most
Negative effect of Covid on GOA was the closure of GOA Wendani Education Centre. It did not make economic
sense to continue paying for the leased property that never belonged to GOA and pay the teachers during the 8
months of the Lockdown.

1

Executive Director’s Summary

The lessons that Our teams learnt from this closure is that it is invaluable to have all our GOA projects on assets
that are owned by GOA. You have amazed my team and me based on your generosity and sacrificial giving during
the hard times. Your funding to realize GOA plans increased by 1.25% from Kes. 102,590,939 in 2019/2020 to Kes.
103,879,689 in this difficult year of covid-19 2020/2021. This increase is mainly attributed to your generosity to
Hope For Nations which enabled us to keep Hope alive among Africans where GOA is serving.
GOA teams learnt that what Job had declared that “I know you can do all things and that no plan of yours can be
thwarted” Job 42:2 in actually true. Despite the struggle and uncertainty of this 2020/2021 year, you have con-
firmed to us that with your support God’s plans are unstoppable. We invite you to move with us in this new finan-
cial year 2021/2022.
This is the year GOA is celebrating 30 years of God’s faithfulness in making disciples of all Nations, all the way from
vulnerable young disciple to adults who live in conflict with God and each other to equip leaders to spread the Gos-
pel. God has told us that he is doing a new thing Isaiah 53:18.

GOA Board of governors and the Head Office management team are currently engaged in an intense review of the
past GOA 30 years, strategic envisioning and planning for the next 30 years. With your financial donation of
$14,000 we could hire a professional consultancy firm to help us add professionalism to our passion and give us an
independent review.
We are especially praying and trusting God that together with you we can build the GOA Dream Centre as GOA’s
30 years. This is God’s time for this project. Please consider a generous 30th Anniversary gift for this project
Together we will have even greater impact in GOA church Growth Compassion, Leadership and Peace Building
Ministries
Blessings
Bishop David Munyiri Thagana
GOA Executive Director

2

Church Growth

Church growth

Rev. John Kareithi
Director GOA Church Growth

Paul Maina
Sports Ministry Coordinator

Our Core Value: Embrace People; because people matter to God, and Christ died for all people; we treat all
people as His children while fulfilling the Great Commission-making disciples of all nations.
Introduction

GOA department of church growth accomplished many of the goals as were envisioned for 2020in the
midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Both permanent and temporary worship sanctuaries have been con-
structed in different places, new churches were planted, new members have joined GOA congregations
from different regions and are going through discipleship classes. April 2020 GOA International Family Con-
ference was among many other regional events that were held through online platforms because the re-
striction of gatherings and travel. New congregations and fellowships (small groups) were launched in
different locations which are now growing. Our different churches have sent their monthly reports to the
Head office promptly despite many of them remaining closed for several months in response to the Minis-
try of health directives on COVID-19 healthy containment measures.
Envisioned 10 permanent new church sanctuaries. The Simero Ugunja Hope Center is serving about 260
As was envisioned at the beginning of this fiscal children that are HIV Positive.
year, 10 projects of permanent worship sanctuaries
were done and dedicated by the end of December,
2020. These include the Hope Center that is con-
structed in Simero- Siaya County.

Outreach Assembly - Nabwelpus in Turkana Dedication of the New GOA Webuye Church
These projects have attracted more members to the
churches The projects have become a tool of evan-
gelism, attracting people to Christ.

4

Church growth
Semi-permanent constructions
A few semi-permanent constructions were established in different locations. Many of these congregations
are worshipping on rented parcels of land with a hope to purchase their own them in future and put in
plans to build more permanent churches.

Left: GOA- Kinamba in Laikipia that was officially launched in May, 2020 Right: GOA Gumba in Garsen
also launched in 2020
We envisioned a ministry that is leading unbelievers into a personal relationship with Christ.
We envisioned reaching 700 new believer during the year. About 400 new members joined Glory Outreach
Assembly Church from different areas and countries where GOA is carrying out her mission. They are going
through discipleship classes, while are being taken through young believers classes. Our congregations
adopted different evangelism strategies in different areas as is appropriate to their localities.

Left: Small groups leads a member to receive Christ Right: Open air Evangelism in Kinamba Laikipia
We envisioned the establishment of 25 newly planted church communities.
In the course of the year, 14 new congregations were established. These are congregations that have Pas-
tors and boards of governance that are providing leadership to these churches. 4 congregations were ex-
isting as fellowships and have been confirmed as mature congregations since they have met the require-
ments and the status of a mature congregation according to GOA Church Management Policy Document.
The new congregations planted in 2020/2021 include Ramunde, Tamlega, Changara, Kanganga, Chemoge,
Maeni, Murera, Kinamba, Rurii, Vumbwe, Ngiya Ogoria, Kaeset, Kiptiroko, Kinja and Moruenguor. The ones
that were declared as mature congregations were Busia hills, Bulemia, Kibindoi, and Gumba GOA in Tana
River.

5

Church growth

GOA Ngiya Ogoria in Siaya County (Left) and GOA Kanganga were both launched in 2020

Leaders Empowerment coming together of Christians in persons. The chil-

The department of Church Growth envisions con- dren and the youth conferences could not take via
gregations that are being planted grow to fully func- zoom.

tioning, self-propagating, self-supporting and self- Bishop David speaking during the Online Live GOA
governing churches. We aimed to have 250 of our

existing churches operating with the requirements

for “Fully Mature” status. Some of the activities that

were meant to bring growth were GOA Internation-

al Conferences, Seminars, training of leaders, ordi-

nations, weddings and formalization of marriages

among others strategies.

Family conference 2020

Other activities such as ordinations for pastors and
church leaders were planned to take place. Some of
the weddings planned took place successfully while
others were rescheduled

Commissioning of Pastors for Ministry

3 International Conferences (family, children and
youth) were planned to take place in this period.
Due to COVID 19, these events were not accom-
plished. The April, 2020 GOA International Family Wedding at Kisiombe Church
Conference was done via zoom, this denied the

6

SPORTS MINISTRY

Our Creative response

GOA sports ministry creatively responds to the great commission through sports such as rollball, football,
floorball, handball and athletics. This is because God commands us to go to the world and make disciples of
all nations. Our world and nation is the sports world which is culturally relevant to the young people who
make over 70% of the population in our society.

The Covid-19 challenge

2020/2021 was a difficult year for the sports department due to covid-19. Gatherings were prohibited and
all sports activities suspended as a result of this. It was difficult to imagine a life and world without sports
activities as we could no longer meet in the field. The hand of God was with us and we achieved a lot de-
spite the pressing challenges encountered. One of the main achievement that year was the launch of hope
for nations initiative that enabled us support our players and coaches who had lost their jobs due to covid
19. Over 100 in sports received food and financial resources to cater for their bills during their lowest mo-
ments.
Hope For Nations relief
We are so grateful to our Bishop David for this initiative and to all who gave towards it. We gave hope to

many and continued our discipleship sessions via
WhatsApp and video calls. Technology helped us reach
and encourage many in and out of the nation. We held so
many meetings through zoom and Google meet that year.
Over 1,000 were impacted with the gospel.
We also thank the ministry of sports for supporting our
national team players with a stipend.

7

Church growth

Our Journey to Sustainability

The department also started a sustainability project in
March 2020 aimed at selling floorball equipment to
sustain our activities. God has been gracious enough to
provide a vehicle for the department since the month
of May 2020 and through this, movement was en-
hanced that year both in marketing the equipment as
well as in the ministerial work.

Our sports coordinator was also blessed with his first born son Ray
Mwangi on 7th May 2020 and the child dedicated to God on 8th Novem-
ber 2020 in a ceremony that saw people give to support the work of
God.

Times of somber moods tournaments, sale of floorball equipment was also

It was also a sad year as we lost our floorball na- hindered as schools (our main market) closed
tional team goal keeper Peter Nderu who suc- down, we also postponed the floorball4all sports
cumbed in October. He was very instrumental in ministry camp that happens each year led by 10
our work with kids and youth at Mathare slums. floorball4all coaches from Switzerland. The plan
was to have it in Kenya and Uganda. GOA run that

was scheduled for 24th April 2020 in Kinangop re-

gion could not happen that year. International trav-

Rest in peace els also affected our plans as we could not travel for

Nderu, we miss you the floorball Africa cup in Burkina Faso that year as
it was postponed, our Kenya rollball teams could

not travel for the rollball cup that was to take place

in Bangladesh while our sports coordinator could

We also lost the mother to 3 of our football team not travel to Finland for the floorball general as-
players in June and we specially thank our partners sembly and world games.

for helping us settle their hospital bills even as we We are however grateful that sports events re-

mourned and encouraged our players. sumed again towards the start of 2021 and this saw

Missed targets our rollball and football teams participate in the
same from January to March 2021 when sports
Some of the goals not achieved that year include: events were again suspended by our President.
our teams not participating in the 2020 leagues and

8

Church growth

We also incorporated the Silver Queens floorball team in our evangelism strategy and we are encouraged
by the potential in this team both in and out of the field. We also introduced floorball to Wendani primary

school where we had an opportunity to speak
and motivate the kids as well. Various
meetings and discipleship sessions were also
held amongst our 41 teams.

Special thanks to all our friends and partners
who have supported us that year including:
GOA Switzerland, Floorball4all International,
Renewable Sustainable Living (RSL), Sports fed-
erations and the ministry of sports. Special
thanks to our bishop too for the guidance,
leadership and mentorship during that difficult

year.

The Story Of Coach Peter Njoroge

Coach Peter is 49 years old and happily married to Mary Njeri. The father of three started his sports career in 1993
and is currently our athletics coach (on a voluntary basis). He says his motivation is the development of young talents.

Through God’s grace 1500 youngsters have been transformed
through his efforts in football and athletics with very many tro-
phies won as well. Coach Peter says it takes patience to win and
he has been patient enough with his players starting low and
eventually becoming champions. Over 100 athletes have partici-
pated in international games through pure hard work and his
connections. This include races in Lottery marathon Tanzania
(2017), Limpopo marathon in South Africa, Beijing marathon in
China among others like Tata marathon in India(2019) and Inter-
national police marathon in India(2020)

Coach Peter says that meeting GOA is one of the greatest high-
lights in his sports journey as his life has been transformed holis-
tically. GOA is the well he runs to when he is dry with God being
the source. GOA sports department has made it easier for him to
impact more lives. He has also been very instrumental in planning for the last two GOA 10km races meant to build the
GOA dream centre.

For any questions, concerns, support or prayer requests please reach us through

Email: [email protected] WhatsApp +254723042043 Facebook: GOA Sports

9

COMPASSION

Compassion

Esther Muchiri
Director GOA Compassion

What we do

GOA compassion department works with the communities to improve the quality of life for the less fortu-
nate and promote dignity for life through education and holistic development. Over the years, we have
built institutions that are recognized as centers of comprehensive care and compassion for orphans and
vulnerable children. GOA has eight children homes and schools in different counties in Kenya: namely Tu-
maini Kinangop children home, Rhema children home, Strong tower , Beat the Drum, Rehema Girls , Christ
compassion, Kieni west and Ebenezer children homes. The homes and schools receive children through
referrals by church, community members, from government and other institutions. In the just concluded
financial year that had great challenges we were able to care for 310 children. By the grace of God all our
children and staff were protected against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Our Children Welfare

We appreciate that most of our children and staff remained in good health.
The major challenge on health was Simon Mwangi from Beat the drum who
had a leg deformity that required comprehensive medical care which was
costly. Goa Switzerland came in on time and helped find medication for Si-
mon,. We are grateful.

We have put measures against covid-
19 as instructed by the Ministry of
Health which includes, travel re-
strictions, wearing of masks, washing
hands, keeping social distance and not
limiting the visitors visiting our institu-
tions.

11

Compassion

Sustainability farming projects Kieni home set a unique program in all their farm-

In our efforts to bring up a health generation, we ing activities whereby each kid was given the option

envisioned growing our own food. our homecare of choosing a project which he/she has interests.

exercising different kinds of farming, poultry, dairy The projects are sheep, dairy, fruit, vegetable with

vegetable, cereal farming among many more. poultry and rabbit farming which were introduced

in the period under review. The home was also

able to add value to its milk to enable the children

enjoy a glass of yoghurt every Saturday.

The drip system has been of great help.

Children attending to spinach at Tumaini Farm

The home was able to generate vegetables through
the year. The children had also developed a positive
attitude towards farming and they were also able to
generate milk .

Beat the drum has successfully done poultry, dairy

and fruit farming. In the period under review the

home went a step higher by making home-made

yoghurt for the children to enjoy every weekend.

They also harvested 10bags of maize. The farming

projects were a great boost to our food security
At Rehema girls our vision was to construct a zero considering the food prices went higher during the
grazing unit to house 10 cows. This was achieved pandemic.
through donations from Switzerland. We shall be
working on this project in this current year to bring We also starting poultry farming of 100 chicken and
it to higher heights of productivity. The home was construction of a more security poultry house

able to also harvest 20 bags of maize. We also did At CCRC we were able to consistently grow vegeta-

some silage for the dairy sector which was to take bles. We also started a poultry project which is do-

six months. ing fine, but unfortunately we did away with the

goat farming due to lack of grazing space.

At Rhema vegetable and fruit farming was started

At Strong tower a lot of farming went on which in-
cluded potatoes, kales, Rhode grass, and sunflower
for animals. Poultry and fruit farming was also
done. It is exciting how Strong Tower is working
towards food security.

12

Compassion
Grooming facelift
We are grateful to God and Our Partners. Through your generosity our children have new clothes and
bedding for their boarding facilities. They are happy and equally grateful for this kindness.

Left: CCRC boys received new pairs of clothes Right: Our children at Rhema in new pairs of clothes

Left: boys and Right: part of the girls at Tumaini Children's Home in their newly bought attires

New dormitory facilities at Kieni West Home (Left) and Rhema Children’s Home (Right)

Strong tower home girls (left) and boys (right) also received packages of new clothes

13

Compassion
Construction project:
Our construction projects are geared to giving our home children and staff decent housing that promote
their dignity and help them enjoy their time in the home. Through our friends and partners we accom-
plished several projects in our different homes these include: the ones show below.

Strong Tower managers house
Paul and Martha now live in the same compound with the chil-
dren enabling them to give them better care and spend more
time with them at home.

CCRC dining hall: To God be the glory for the construction to
completion of CCRC dinning/Kitchen. The dedication was
held on 4th December 2020. We appreciate GOA Switzer-
land for this generous donation.

Temporary manager’s house/store/study rooms at Rhema. Acquir-
ing one acre of land for the home was a great achievement. Thank
you Switzerland for this generous donation.

We experienced flash floods at Tumaini. We however appreciate funds received from Switzerland to do a drainage
system. We appreciate the RSL builders for helping us upgrade the parade ground at GOA high school.
Enhancing of security through construction of a chain link fence at Strong tower, Beat the drum and Rhema respec-
tively. Donations of water tanks were received from GOA Switzerland and installed in 5 different homes. This has
helped us harvest and store rain water and ensure that our children are using clean water Installation of heating
system at Tumaini by GOA Switzerland will help keep sickness at bay. Kids are enjoying hot showers. Our vision to
use gas instead of firewood at Kieni was achieved. We intend to add more cows to help generate our own bio gas.

14

Compassion
Training
We had envisioned 4 staff trainings in 2020. We were able to hold 2 full leadership forums and also a
zoom training for all the managers. We were also able to visit different organizations to learn new tech-
nologies on farming.

Left: Manager’s farming seminar Right: Home staff leadership and finance training seminar
Foster program
GOA Ebenezer foster care program in Tharaka Nithi County is a project through which needy children are
taken care of by individual families. The project came to existence after the closure of GOA Ebenezer chil-

dren home due to inadequate funds to care for the
children in the institution. After the closure of the or-
phanage the GOA church members adopted kinship
and foster care for the children where we continued
supporting the children in their families. It is so re-
freshing when GOA Switzerland came and provided
funds to support this program. We have continued to
receive monthly support in the year 2020 which was such a blessing to the children and their guardians.
We also have other children in Nairobi and Nyeri under the foster program totaling to 17 children. All of
them are well kept and protected even through the covid-19 pandemic.

15

Compassion

Hope For Nations

Hope for Nations is an initiative started on 1st April 2020 to inspire and keep hope alive for African
victims of the devastating impacts of Covid 19. Many families in Kenya and many other countries in
Africa depend on daily menial jobs to earn their daily bread. When the first case of Covid–19 was re-
ported in Kenya, many work places were closed to control the spread of the disease. Many factories
closed down while others downsized their workforce, families that provided menial job opportuni-
ties to farm labourers and household chores helps also closed their gates on all of them. These fami-
lies suffered lose of income and a result the devastation brought about hopelessness.

GOA Compassion therefore started the Hope For Nations to help these families with food and other
sanitary utilities to them. More than 800 families translating to over 2000 persons in Kenya, Uganda,
DRC Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania had their hope rejuvenated through your generous giv-
ing. The covid-19 situation was worsened in parts of Burundi, Tanzania and Kenya by the floods occa-
sioned by the Heavy rains that hit these regions during the period. Thank you to all our partners

The victims of Covid-19
impacts received food
supplies from GOA In
Nairobi, Tana River and
Western Kenya among
other regions in Kenya

Through the Donations to Hope For
Nations , families got help with pay-
ment of Hospital Bills and rent. GOA
In Tanzania was assisted to rebuild
after part of the premises were
washed away by floods

When the Pandemic struck my wife lost her job as a result of
the massive lay off at her place of work. We were expecting
our first twin babies. She late developed complications and
the babies came prematurely. The Hospital Bill ran so high
that we could not manage especially with the infants being
put on oxygen support. We lost one of our babies. My salary,
working as a security guard could not help much. Bishop
Helped us clear the entire Hospital Bill for my family and pro-
vision of food for us and the monthly medication for our baby who survived baby Wendy now 6 months old.

II am eternally grateful Erick Omondi - Nairobi Kenya

16

Compassion

Christmas
Christmas celebrations were made possible through donations from GOA US, Ebenezer UMC and GOA
Switzerland. The children were very happy; indeed it was different from any other year.

Widows program

All the women in the program are doing well. The dairy projects achieved last year are progressing well.
The program has helped the widows take their grand children to school and also provide basic needs. We

Praises and Appreciations 6.Thank you Tommy and Betty Green together with Joy

We thank all our sponsors for having continued to Griffin –beautiful feet for helping us raise part of the
sponsor our children through very difficult times. You funds for Strong Tower manager’s house.

are in our prayers. 7.We thank all our Kenya friends who visited and do-

1.We appreciate the Cumberland community church nated assorted gifts to our children

for their monthly support. 8.We appreciate all the compassion staff members for

2.We acknowledge and appreciate the gifts received their sacrificial service to this noble cause

from Ebenezer UMC. You have ensured that Beat the Unfinished tasks

Drum children home enjoy a delicious meal every  Backup generator for Tumaini complex
Christmas on top of other gifts received through the  Buying of Tumaini complex school bus/van
year. Thank you.

3.GOA US has demonstrated a lot of love through gen-  Construction of Kieni dorms

erous monthly donations. The Lord continually bless  Construction of Strong tower staff unit

you.  Construction of dining hall at Rehema girls

4.We highly appreciate Child sponsorship through  Completing of Tumaini phase 2 drainage system

BrightPoint. Yours gifts have greatly improved lives  Construction of a girls dorm at GOA high school

5.GOA Switzerland thank you so much for your monthly
Prayer needs

support and capital support that have enabled us to do

several constructions and sustainability support that  Protection especially against covid-19 virus

have enabled every home start a farming project.  School needs for 2021 academic year
Thank also for the Christmas gifts to the children and
to the staff. Thank you for the medical support for  Continued child sponsorship and new ones for the
Sammy from Beat the Drum and Pamela the manager unsponsored kids

CCRC among others.

17

Compassion

GOA EDUCATION

Introduction

GOA Schools exist to improve the lives of less fortunate and vulnerable children through providing quality
and affordable education. Through Education children in GOA attain knowledge which is helpful to them
as individuals as well us benefiting the entire ministry. Some of the children who have gone through our
schools have grown to be productive members of our society with two of them managing two of our
homes. From the adult school they have been able to read and write and as a result one has become a
pastor and has started a GOA church enhancing the making of disciples.

EFFECT OF COVID-19 TO THE DEPARTMENT

Education department was worst hit by the pandemic in year 2020. Schools were closed in mid-March
2020 indefinitely. The burden of paying teachers was too much. With this development, we closed down
permanently one of our schools in Nairobi, GOA Education Center in Kahawa Wendani. Managers in
some of our homes faced a challenge of indiscipline due to the prolonged holiday. Some were helpless
with the children assignments since they are not in a position to go through the students’ assignments or
help them in the area of study since they are not trained in the different subjects learnt in high school.
The peace department came in and helped through counseling and visitations.

GOA HIGH SCHOOL. the children.

The school opened normally in January 2020 and  We made available the Government sponsored
learning started well with the enrolment of, 24, in online learning options through the KICD TV
form one, 18 in form two, 18 in form three and 27 channels as well as other resources available.

in form four. The total population was 87. 76 of  Parents were encouraged to supervise and help

them were from our children’s homes and 11 their children keep learning at home.

were private students. After the closure of schools  We sent weekly exams to the children at home
due to covid-19 the school leadership put in place to help them keep learning at home.
a raft of measures these included
 The teachers set exams for the children who sat

 All staff fellowships and meetings were held them from wherever they were and resubmitted

through the available online platforms with only them for the teachers to assess them continu-

a couple of teachers on the ground to supervise ously.

18

Compassion

KCSE 2020 Class  Scouts club has greatly improved and included girl

Our candidates were well prepared to sit the exams guides and paramilitary /scouting drills and disci-
which were scheduled to start at the end of March pline are well displayed in parade time.

 Drama club is quiet active and show case their

skills every school assembly day. With Mr. Nam-

wel and MS Irene as the Patrons, the club organiz-

es skirts, News bulletin under the icon ‘GOA TV’

and ‘GOA Radio’ and ‘reporters’ spread across

different ‘counties’ entertain at the level of ordi-

nary stations.

2021 due to the disrupted School calendar. No inci-  Sports department is quite active .Led by the pa-

dence of malpractice has been reported during the trons Mr. Gibson and assisted by MS Irene, has

exams an indication of the confidence in the prepa- lined up various sporting activities in the field to

rations made. help steer up sporting skill and exercise their bod-

ies as a healthy requirement in students.

SPORTS

 Christian Union is now an active society that is

Students are engaged in sports in the school sports developing Godly values and nurturing moral and

field. Under the internal organization of the sports spiritual aspect in GOA complex. The patron is Mr.

department, the children take part in football, vol- Joseph Kamau assisted by Pst. Samuel. Church

leyball, badminton. These not only help the stu- activities, prayers and services are well coordinat-

dents to keep physical fitness but also develop their ed. Form 4 prayers are scheduled on sun 14th

gifts and talents. Their outstanding performances march, 2021.

earned them trophies and awards at the zonal lev-

els which they had just concluded before the clo- GOA EDUCATION CENTRE

sure of schools due to Covid-19. The School is in compliance with the roll out of the

new Education curriculum. Our teachers are able to

CLUBS AND SOCIETIES asses the student and award them grades appropri-
ately.

Our school club and societies help the children to

develop themselves along the li8nes of their pre- Just like the High school sufficient measures have

ferred careers from a young age. been taken to help the children keep learning dur-

ing this Covid 19 pandemic. Our teaching staff is

 Young farmers has started up and are setting up a keen to keep the children up to speed with their

farming project and also planning to register the work.

club with Agricultural Society of Kenya.

19

Compassion

Our candidates class for the year sat their national exams and com-
pleted successfully. As we await their results we are so positive about
the results we are looking forward to getting for their performance.
Especially after the efforts that our teams put in place to help the stu-
dents during their preparations amidst the covid-19 pandemic

I was born in Nairobi County in the year 2006. I am fourteen (14) years old. I have two brothers and one
sister. I am the second born after my elder brother Reinhard Bonke of CCRC, my sister in grade 4 and the

youngest brother joined ECD last year.

I was born in a less fortunate family; unaware of my biological fa-
ther. My mother used to hawker merchandise in the streets of
Kayole. My step father who always had unexplained conflicts with
my mother forced her to quit the marriage.

My Uncle who was in that vicinity and was later tipped about the
perennial fights and challenges which we were undergoing, he re-
located us to the countryside to live with our grandmother who
was old. Our mother was left hustling in Nairobi.

My uncle therefore introduced me to the GOA family. I recall a
team of compassionate people including Bishop David and head
office team which visited our home in 2014; they heard my story and welcomed me to join Tumaini chil-
dren home and later Goa Education Centre in class two. Since I joined the home in 2015, my life has
turned around. I was provided with all the basic needs, education, and spiritual growth in character, ac-
quisition of life skills & nurturing of my talents. I would like to be an actress at the National theatre”

Sharlet Akinyi—Tumaini Children's Home and GOA Education Centre

Our top needs in the school are resources needed to facilitate the current Competency Based Curriculum.
The school is in need of 10 Computers and Five Tablet Computers to facilitate learning for the children.

To also help our children grow with their understanding of the current news and enhance their thought
process our teams have seen it necessary to avail a copy of the News dailies to the school library.

GOA EDUCATION CENTREIN NAIROBI
As a result of the devastating effects of Covid-19 we closed down the school since there inadequate funds
to pay the teachers and the rental premises to keep the school running

20

Compassion

GOA NABWELPUSI SCHOOL

The school currently provides education to a total of 190 children in Turkana. These children also depend
on the school for their daily food since many of
their parents are not able to adequately feed them.
With the effects of covid-19 many of the children
have suffered not only by failing to access their right
to education but also lack of food. In collaboration
with the local Authorities and other charitable or-
ganization, the school received food donations and

Books for the children. The school also received a donation of a solar based power system for lighting.
Through our partners Cumber land community church in Georgia USA, we have continued to support the
school with food supply as well as the academic programs

Priority Needs in the school

a. Construction of an extra permanent class for grade 5 @ 1,300,00

b. Two extra teachers in primary and one in ECD to divide to PP1 and PP2

c. Construction of one semi-permanent dormitory.
One dormitory will be constructed this holiday with donations of 60 iron sheets donated by Share inter-
national, 16 bags of cement by area Member of parliament and the rest of the materials, labor and
transport were given by Cumberland Community Church (CCC

GOA NGIRASHI SCHOOL IN LAIKIPIA
The school
was started
by the Sam-
buru com-
munity with
the children
learning un-
der the

trees and the available GOA church for their class. Started four years ago the school currently has 148 chil-
dren. As a result of the efforts of the GOA Education team on highlighting the plight of the children at the
school, the local government through its partners has built a classroom for the children in which they will
be moving when school reopen.
The school however experiences the challenge of insuffient infrastructure and teachers to handle all the
children. There are only three teachers working on voluntary basis with no definite salary for their support.

21

Compassion
NAOTIN ADULT SCHOOL
GOA Naotin adult School in Turkana offers an opportunity to adult members of the community who
missed the opportunity to school in the early years to learn. The school currently has an enrolment of 36
adult leaners from the community.
Challenges
They have been facing a challenge of an extra teacher (12,000) who can assist the current one in handling
the different levels.
There has been a challenge of some missing school to look for food for their families.
During the difficult Covid-19 season, Mr. Simon Ekitela the only teachers handling the different grades
adopted a door to door learning schedule. He would visit the students in their homes administer exams
and evaluate his students

Simon Ekitela Meeting his students at home during the Covid-19 season to help them keep schooling
Gratitude
We would like to thank the partners of GOA for the support given to our institutions in providing quality
education to the vulnerable children. We acknowledge the efforts put in by our partners from Switzer-
land, Cumberland Community Church for the support given to our education . We also thank the local
Government and the local leaderships for the support they offer in Turkana and other places.
Future plans in the schools
 There are plans to separate the GOA high school from the rest of the complex with the availability of

funds starting with the moving the high school girls from the primary schools Boarding section
 With the provision of solar power in Nabwelpus, we look forward to having two temporary dormitories

to accommodate the children who come from far. We appeal for donations to build the second one
 GOA Education center in Kinangop is in dire need of 10 Computers and two (2) tablets to serve the five

CBC classes in digital technology i.e. grade 1,2,3,4 & class 5

22

PEACE BUILDING
&

Conflict resolution

Peace Building and Conflict Resolution

Rev. Joyce Munyiri
Director GOA Peace Building and
Conflict Resolution

Grace Kariuki
Peace Building assistant and

Volunteers coordinator

Introduction
GOA works with different people groups some of which are prone to conflicts. The department helps in
enhancing peace through seminars and prayers to help people co exists in harmony with each other as
they embrace one another as one in the body of Christ. GOA also works with Nations like Kenya, Uganda,
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Sudan. Many of these countries experience violence during elections.
The department helps in organizing seminars and prayers to reduce the impact of such happenings which
leads to death of innocent lives.

The Covid-19 puzzle
The department was adversary affected by the pandemic, most of our activities involve meeting with
people. As a result of COVID 19, some activities could not be carried out normally. However, the depart-
ment ensured that the activities continued through social media; WhatsApp, Facebook and YouTube. The
restriction of keeping distance affected in that, individual counseling requires one on one contact where
one can show empathy to the client as well as seeing the emotions of the clients. There was also an in-
crease in conflicts within families due to factors like loss of jobs, cessation of movement leading to re-
stricted movements and being together for a long time which leads to increase in conflicts.

Peace in families
Our teams envisioned impacting 600 people from different areas through family seminars, premarital
counseling and post marital counseling among our other strategies. Both preventive and preservative
measures are carried out to ensure Peace in families which leads to peace in society since family is the
building block of different societies.

24

Peace Building and Conflict Resolution
Our New family building strategies.
With the Covid-19 pandemic living in our communities our teams adopted new strategies to keep building
strong families.:-
Couple’s fellowships took place online through WhatsApp every Saturday where different topics were dis-
cussed. As a result the couples have grown a better bond among themselves and stronger in their families.
Physical fellowships with restricted attendance to conform to the ministry of health guidelines went on
monthly. New members who joined our churches had this opportunity to learn and bond with the rest We
were able to reach a total of 150 persons through these forums.
Over 560 people benefitted from our online programs which were broadcasted live through Facebook and
YouTube Live Video broadcast. The Seminar is available through https://youtu.be/72FCPKh6mTA

Hope for Nation team provided food and helped in meeting psy-
chological needs through helping in solving conflicts within the
family. The family of Mwaura was reconciled during the Season
by a team led by Bishop David.

We conducted Premarital counseling through WhatsApp and Zoom video conferencing with a couple are
from different countries, Rwanda and Burundi. Their wedding was held on 28th November 2020.

Preparations and the wedding of Arlette from Burundi and Theophile from Rwanda which was done in Kenya. The
wedding was a significant celebrations of the cultural differences from the three different countries as well as an illus-
tration of the role of Peace building in uniting Nations for the course of the gospel.

25

Peace Building and Conflict Resolution

Counseling helps both individuals and groups to reconciled. The outstanding conflict issues were
maintain peace within themselves and the sur- ironed out well. We also handled cases of indisci-
rounding. The department had envisioned reach- pline among our children in the GOA High school,
ing 1,000 individuals through counseling in the Conflict issues among our leaders and pastors,
course of the year 220/2021. The peace building teachers and community in different places. Which
department counsels both our GOA children and were all settled Some of them we still make follow
staff as well as members of our communities in ups.
which GOA Operates. Among the counseling ses-
sions that we had included, 3 Post grief counseling: We encountered members who were suffering
where we helped persons and families through the Chronic health issues: The victims felt devastated
stages of loss and grief, 3 depression related is- due to the ill health with some contemplating sui-
sues: The clients struggled with both suicidal and cide. Our teams helped give them newer hope for
homicidal issues. We are grateful that they have life and the strength to fight their conditions
moved on well
With Psychological issues, two of our children in
We also held 3 sessions of Post marital counseling: the homes had some psychological issues. They
3 at the end of our time the troubled families were are both back to school and a follow-up is being
made to both to help them settle in school.

GOA Children's’ homes support

 Our teams held counseling sessions with children's in the different homes. The need for these sessions was dire
owing to the long holidays that the children had spending more than nine months at home with the caregivers, a
situation which lead to rise in more conflicts among themselves and the caregivers.

 Our team adopted some of the following measures to handle this

 Rev Mwai helping to solve a conflict in Beat the drum children’s home. A follow-up seminar was carried out by
the manager, Peter Kimani with materials given by Rev. Mwai.

 We availed counseling materials for the different members of our teams in the homes to use on the cases

 We regularly met with our staff both online and in-person in the cases where there were needs to meet

 With the rising cases of teen pregnancy during the period, we prepared a lot of educative video and other media
content and shared with our home managers to share with the children.

 When the regulations on movements were eased, we planned a week long counseling session in all our homes

which helped our children cope with the long stay at home

26

Peace Building and Conflict Resolution

“I went through premarital counseling successfully and the lessons I learnt
which have been helpful in my marriage are; understanding the difference be-
tween a man and a woman, that men are logical while women are emotional.
Comparing your marriage with another marriage can end up breaking yours.

The 4 different types of personalities and the need to understand your spouse’s
personality. My advice to the youth, marriage is sweet if you marry the right
partner, and that partner can only be got serving in the Kingdom of God” To-
gether with his wife, they have been blessed with a son Victor Kanyagia.

Martin Kanyagia, Nairobi Kenya

CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN TRIBES enforcement. We held one celebration among the

Our peace building teams on the ground are doing a Samburu people in which 7 different people groups
commendable job helping the different tribes live gathered at Ol Mutonyi in Samburu to celebrate
peacefully with one another. At the beginning of their cultural differences. The culmination of this
the year 2020, our teams planned several cultural celebration was the donation of the peace of land
diversity celebrations around the Nation. These did by the local community to build a GOA church
not happen upon the Covid-19 control measures among the Samburu people , significance of the

peace initiatives in the region.

Left: The Pokot people groups represented at the Cultural Celebrations in Samburu Right: Rev. Joyce and
Grace representing the Peace Building team from Nairobi Kenya in Samburu peace Celebrations

Kapedo Conflict Support team
Due to the current conflict that has been going on in the country in
Kapedo, along the border of Turkana and Pokot tribes, our peace build-
ing team intervened with humanitarian support for the members of the
community affected by these clashes. Some were rendered homeless
and their property worthy of thousands of Kenya shillings in value was
destroyed by bandits raiding the area.

27

Peace Building and Conflict Resolution
Our International teams
GOA in Congo held a successful youth seminar which was aimed at impacting their lives with the value
of peace among other core values. They were taught on economical empowerment, how to have Godly
relationship among themselves.

A section of the GOA DRC youth seminar conducted at GOA Goma Cetvie

Other International Stories of success and plans
 We held prayers and seminars for the Nation of Burundi a head of their general elections in May 2020.

Our Seminars reached 81 young people who were instrumental in spreading the message of peace.
 We continue to pray for the team leader in the Nation of Uganda who has been hospitalized after

suffering stroke.
 Congo GOA has held a couple’s seminar; we thank God for this new beginning. Pastor Valery of Goma

GOA organized this powerful couple’s seminar. There were thirty participants.
Thank you
 Thank you to both our interna-
tional and Local teams in Kenya for
the great success we have experi-
enced in reaching the many commu-
nities amidst the Challenge of Covid-
19 pandemic.

 We also appreciate our donors especially GOA Switzerland for the funds donated towards the support
for the Peace Building Cultural Diversity celebrations.

 We pray that God blesses you abundantly as we move a head

28

Leadership training
&

Development

Leadership training and development

Rev. Phylis Githaiga
Director GOA Leadership
Training and Development

Timothy Thagana
Leadership Assistant

What we do
GOA trains leaders of leaders empowered by the Holy Spirit to be agents of meaningful change in the soci-
ety. To realize our vision for leaders, we work in partnership with international leadership institute, SGT
church, Nairobi Pentecostal Bible College and CBR Trail blazers.
My vision which is to equip GOA leaders who may not get an opportunity to go to school as well as other
leaders in Africa so that they may correctly divide the word of God. This will happen through discipleship
classes, Consistent Bible Reading (CBR) training/ Daily Word feast, International Leadership Institute (ILI)
and training in Bible and theology in GOA Global University (GGU).

1International Leadership Institute (ILI) Even with such daunting challenges, the ILI team

The year of 2020 will be "one for the history proved to be resilient and creative. Although the

books." As a family of leaders with members from number of trained events and leaders equipped

was lower

than in previous years, the multiplication of leaders

and the spread of the gospel did not stop during

the most challenging season of our generation.

For the ILI Team, the most significant event of 2020

was the amazing pivot of our teams to online train-

ing video conferencing. platforms to meet and

equip men and women with the Eight Core Values.

Towards the last months of the year, as parts of the

all over the world, the Global ILI team faced multi- world began to open up, in person events resumed

ple challenges. in many nations. This report tells the story of how

The COVID-19 pandemic didn't only affect our the ILI Team overcame obstacles and furthered the

health, but also our economies, emotions and plans cause of the Gospel in 2020, training 4803 leaders

too. in 110 training conferences.

30

Leadership Training and Development

Nothing to be sad about! We can still celebrate Online: cheaper, faster, no travel hustles, no visa, No
waiting time at airports, cancellations, delays and sometimes unfriendly immigrations and strange local
foods! Now; Zoom it, Google it, WhatsApp it, etc. Blessings. Abraham Akamnu, Nigeria.

Consistent Bible Reading (CBR)
Our past year goal was to have CBR classes in three GOA administrative regions with each class having at
least 20 members learning the discipline of Consistent Bible Reading. So far a total of 30 students have

been going through training in two regions in GOA Ka-
hawa Wendani (Nairobi region) with 10 students, and
20 students in Marimanti (Tharaka region). 50 stu-
dents graduated in two regions; GOA Ndunyu Njeru 35
students in Kinangop region and GOA Mukinduri with
14 students (Mr. Kenya region). Other two classes
would have been launched if it were not for the Covid-
19 which has slowed down the in- person training due to the lockdown.
GOA Global University GGU Theological training
These classes go on In Kenya and Burundi every month. From
the beginning of the year classes were running well in each of
the two stations. 12 diploma students graduated in Tharaka in
the month of February 2020 while 8 degree students are still
working on their papers aiming to graduate in the course of
this year. However these classes could not proceed successful-
ly due to the Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. We shall re-
sume as soon as we are able to meet in person.

I wish to welcome the graduating class to the great harvest field. After I finished my diploma immediately
enrolled in the degree program. This is because I realized how the studies I
had received were increasing my effectiveness in ministry. I am now pursu-
ing my degree. I am also pastoring a church and at the same time I have
planted three other churches in the last one year. I have also started a Bible
school which has over 50 students being trained for effective ministry. I am
greatly blessed to be part of the GOA Global University (GGU) for the

knowledge I now have to expand the kingdom of God.
Pastor Michael Kiko, Machakos Kenya

31

Leadership Training and Development

GGU Farm Sustainability project
We were able to start the process of getting the legal
documents with the ministry of land for our plot in
Tharaka. So far the plot has been marked by a govern-
ment survey and the seller has signed all the transfer
documents. Meanwhile we cleared the bushes and
planted green grams which we harvested three sacks
awaiting to be sold
Post secondary
The post-secondary department works hand in hand with the compassion department to offer an exit
strategy for the children in the home. Our vision is to see a smooth transition of the children from the
orphanages to colleges and universities where they will develop their careers and finally lead independ-
ent lives that embody godly leadership. The financial year has been different from the rest as it was
marred by the world wide covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic affected the post-secondary department
very much as a few days after the announcement of the first case in the country, all the schools were
closed down and all our students had to go home. The students stayed at home for 8 months and God
was gracious enough to provide monthly sustenance for all our students. However we have been able to
admit 12 new students into the program while 4 of our students completed their studies through institu-
tions online programs and are awaiting graduation.

Through the partnership with GOA Switzerland we have been
able to equip 19 of our students with laptops. The laptops
have been very helpful in facilitating the online classes for our
students. This has become a common need in the present
education system as almost all our students need laptops for
ease of learning

32

Leadership Training and Development

Josphat Mukubwa graduated from Moi University with a Bachelors de-
gree in Education.
Mukubwa was raised at Tumaini children's. After his primary and sec-
ondary Education he joined Moi University to pursue his career in Ed-
ucation

Thank you to:-
1. The ILI International office for the financial support, prayer, and moral support to ensure that the lead-

ers are trained to accelerated the spread of the gospel.
2. GOA Switzerland- CGT church in Winterthur for financial support to my master’s program and to our

theological training; CBR and GGU.
3. GOA US for the financial and prayer support.

Our Top priorities and needs for the coming Year
1. Train at least 5,700 leaders in ILI in about 135 training events
2. Introduce ILI in Seychelles and coach more teams in English Africa.
3. Print regional Swahili, Kirundi, and Arabic manuals for Tanzania, Zanzibar, Burundi and South Sudan. At
an estimated cost of $ 10,000
4. Complete and commission two CBR classes in Kahawa Wendani and Tharaka and launch two new clas-
ses in Mukinduri and Ndunyu- Njeru, and others in western and one unreached region (Samburu, Narok,
or Turkana) at an estimated cost of $2400
5. Get the current Degree students complete their courses and graduate, at the cost of $ 1500
6. Continue the (GGU) theology classes every month in Tharaka, at the cost of $1,200
7. Installation of irrigation equipment on the farming project at an estimated cost of $ 2000
8. Build dorms, and offices for the GGU on top of the existing building $20,000

CONCLUSION
I wish to thank all our partners for the hard work of raising support for all the goals achieved. I am also
inviting all of you again in the next 12 months of the G.O.A financial year from April 2021 to March
2022.Your prayers and financial partnership is welcome and will be greatly appreciated. Together we
achieve more and move further than we can do by ourselves. You are highly needed and greatly appreci-
ated. Thank you and God bless you.

33

Finance & Admin

Finance and Administration

Grace Mbugua
Head of Finance Team

Patrick Mungai
Accountant

What we do

The admin team provides support services to the GOA team. Some of these include, financial administra-
tion and management, communication, Banking volunteers coordination as well as other staff support
that our teams both at the Head Office in Nairobi and the staffs in our different institutions such as
homes and schools need.

Introduction
With the emergence of Covid 19 right at the beginning of our financial year that just ended, the financial
performance of the ministry was expected to decline rapidly with the changes in various economies
around the globe. With a lot of people losing their jobs, getting sick, closed businesses e.t.c many liveli-
hoods were affected and many were left in hopeless situations. As a ministry we thank God that despite
all this difficulties we were able to pull through the year stronger than we thought. God put in our way
great partners and friends who have walked with us even through these difficult situations. The year has
emerged as one of the best performing financially and we are so grateful to God for this.
Compared to the last financial year the ministry registered a slight growth in our operating income at the
rate of 1.25% from 102.59 Million to 103.87 Million. Based on the circumstances we can only thank God
that this was possible.
Some departments were adversely affected while others performed better. Compassion funds increased
at the rate of 23.2% the significant change is attributed to Hope for nation’s funds initiative. Due to re-
duced in-person trainings Leadership funds decreased at the rate of 17.4%. Church growth funds also re-
duced at the rate of 28.5% which was as a result of a decrease in the number of churches being con-
structed and also decrease in tithes contribution due to church lockdown. Peace building and Conflict
Resolution was not spared either with its income reducing at the rate of 77.9%. Administration income
increased at the rate of 3.4%.

35

Finance and Administration

Comparative Summary of income received per department for the two subsequent years

Department Previous Year Last year Change % Change
KShs
KShs KShs 23.2
2019/2020 2020/2021 -17.4
-28.5
Compassion 44,660,300 55,014,864 10,354,564 -77.9
Leadership 21,901,263 18,098,102 (3,803,161) 100
Church Growth 16,217,378 11,597,115 (4,620,263) 3.4
Peace Building (295,186)
Volunteers 378,776 83,590 (982,190)
Admin 982,190 -
18,451,094 634,924
19,086,018

Summary of the income per department for the two years 2019/2020 and 2020/2021

Graphical representation of the income received in
the year 2020/2021 per department

Month Amount(KShs)

April 9,707,485 Analysis of our monthly income revealed that July 2020 had the highest
May 7,955,708 income attributed to the generous donations towards the Hope for Na-
June 6,957,012 tions Initiative that provided relief to Covid-19 victims in Africa.
July 11,111,007
August 7,480,502 36
Sept 6,940,894
Oct 6,854,984
Nov 7,588,475
Dec 10,804,808
Jan 10,299,189
Feb 7,672,332
March 10,507,292
TOTAL 103,879,689

Finance and Administration

Source Amount (KShs)

GOA Switzer- 46,687,366
land
GOA US Summary of Our Sources of Income
International Leadership Institute
RSL Builders 28,831,892
Rosser Foundation 8,098,500
A child Hope Foundation 4,332,500
Beautiful feet 9,373,100
Cumberland Community Church 771,213
Local funds 149,000
1,629,400
4,006,718

TOTALS 103,879,689

Summary of Our Expenditures per department

The ministry’s expenditure is based on budgets prepared by each department based on their needs. Of
the KShs 91.5 Million spent during the year, 10.96% was on capital expenditure while 89.04% was on op-
erating expenses.

4. ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT PERFOMANCE

Over the past years the department has not had much support in terms of finances. As a result some
measures were adopted to meet the department’s targets. These measures include: raising admin charge
from 10 to 15% and investing in our sustainability project to boost our income. However our international
partners have supported this department in a huge way and much has been achieved through this. We
appreciate the input and effort made by everyone to ensure that this department runs smoothly and effi-
ciently.

37

Finance and Administration

Partners Amount (KShs) Summary of Our admin support income

GOA Switzerland 8,280,424
GOA US 5,480,702
Rosser Foundation 1,405,965
RSL Builders
Cumberland Community Church 91,950
A child’s Hope 577,000
Local funds 736,400
TOTALS 2,513,577
19,086,018

Compared to the previous year administration income increased at the rate of 3.4%. This is thanks to our
partners who have tirelessly funded the department to ensure it runs smoothly. The department is grow-
ing in terms of its sustainability projects and we hope and believe that someday it will be completely self-
sustainable.

LOCAL FUNDING

TITHE FROM CHURCHES

Tithe from churches are one of our main sources of local funding. Despite the fact that
churches were closed by the government for better part of the year it’s surprising how
God kept this source of funds alive as a good number of churches continued remitting
this support. Though giving declined as COVID-19 cases rose this trend was quickly over-
turned and giving started improving.

Monthly tithes from the regions for the year 2020/2021

38

Finance and Administration The m-pesa business had a difficult
Sustainability Projects year due to adverse economic
Mpesa Shop shocks as a result of COVID 19. Be-
low is a trend of profit perfor-
GOA Cyber Café Project mance during the year
The project gave us a cumulative Net in-
come of Kes. 34,514 in net profits. The
project is yet to operate at its optimum
capacity

Restaurant Lease
We leased the hotel out why we generated a total income of Kes. 42,000/
WATER PROJECT
Like the other businesses our water businesses experienced difficult moments. Our sales declined sharply
compared to other years the project however generated a net income of Kes. 27,451

Githabai Farm

Githabai farm project has been one of the major sustainability projects that the office is committed to

successfully operationalize in the financial year 2020/2021. The project is a combination of both livestock

farming and crop farming. The project is estimated to have an initial cost of KES. 3,500,000. With capital

cost totaling to 80% of the total initial cost. It is projected that the project will breakeven after two years

in operation. Currently we have 3.5 acres under crop farming, 2.5 acres are being used for livestock farm-

ing and the rest has been taken up by a farm house and a water pan. Some of the major developments

done on the farm include

digging water reservoir, - Kes. 101, 200

Installation of electricity, - Kes. 20,500

purchase of livestock - Kes. 66,500

Farm House upgrade - Kes. 18,000

Potato farming - Kes. 206, 000 in two phases

Cabbage farming at the cost of - Kes. 58,700

39

Finance and Administration
Githabai Farm Project

Section of Githabai farm during our last years project on going on

Infrastructure Development Projects These projects included:-

During this period we accomplished several con-  The strong tower managers house
struction projects in the compassion department.  CCRC home dining hall
These projects are a great testimony of Gods good-  Rhema home – house
ness amidst a global crisis that has destabilized the  Tumaini home drainage system
world’s economies.

Manager’s house at Strong Tower and The dining Hall at CCRC Home are among the major projects we ac-
complished during the year. Thanks to our partners who helped us accomplish them successfully

Thank you so Much
Financial year 2020/2021 has been the most difficult year worldwide due to COVID 19. Despite the diffi-
culties we thank God for keeping us healthy and strong. We thank God for our partners who have stood
with us during these difficult times.
As we begin financial year 2021/2022 we are focused on reviewing the past 30 years even as we plan for
the next 30 years. In the new period more focus and effort will be put on actualizing the sustainability
dream for the ministry as we work towards a sustainable GOA.

40

GGOOAA SSAACCCCOO

Introduction
GOA SACCO exists with the objective of empowering the members financially, by helping the members
grow the discipline of saving and borrowing loans to help implement their projects. We offer affordable
loan products to our members. Over time we have worked on putting in place the best systems that
would help us manage the resources of our members prudently. We are grateful to God for enabling us
reach this far and to our members in enabling the success of the SACCO.
SACCO Security
Our team ensures proper management and security of members deposits. In order to safeguard our
members deposit against serial loan defaulters, we are duly registered by Metropol Credit referencing
Bureau to identify and avert any possible debt defaulters.
Our Focus
As we move forward, we are learning to take full advantage of the quickly growing technology and invest
in quick loans to members as we look forward to investing in an online members recruitment and trans-
action option. Our membership base is growing so fast bringing the necessity to adopt current technolo-
gies in the market to remain competitive.
Our teams have also put sufficient plans in place to expand the reach of the SACCO to serve our primary
clients better. With the incorporation of the Corporate ledger accounts for organizations we look forward
to empowering our different church congregations in their different projects.
Our management team has also scheduled a series of education forums for our clients in different areas.
We look forward to helping more people understand the power of saving and investing to attain fincincia
freedom.

41

GOA Dream Centre

THE DREAM CENTRE
GOA Dream Centre is a project designed to take GOA service delivery to greater heights. It is a project
that will serve as the headquarters church and office of GOA International. This project will enhance
greater output in terms of outreach to the unreached and pastoral ministry to more people, enhance
greater care to the less fortunate, be a centre of peace and conflict resolution, reach more people to re-
ceive leadership training and development and ensure proper governance and administration of the GOA
vision areas.

Our Dream centre journey during the Covid-19 year
Our major events for raising the funds during the year did not happen as a result of the Covid-19 pan-
demic. These were the Mini marathon in Ndunyu Njeru in April 2020 and the funds drive on 7th June
2020 and the International Funds drive in The USA in October 2020. However, our teams sustained the
funds drive through the available online platforms and managed to raise a total of Kes. Kes. 1,328543.
This was against our Years target of Kes. 10 million to start the project. Thank you to our partners who
generously gave despite the difficult times.
As we celebrate the 30 years of GOA all our teams are focused of raising funds for the Dream Centre Pro-
ject. It is our prayer that as we finish this celebration period we shall also have completed the project.
Our teams have also embarked on working on all the legal and structural hurdles that the project initially
face with the local authorities to ensure the building can start as soon as possible.
We thank you for your committed support into walking with us in this journey even in the midst of
storms. Hon David Ngugi, Mr. Andrew Guuru, Hon John Nakara, Mr. Kithinji Nyaga, Mrs. Pauline Gitau,
Bishop Simon Thuo, our dear friends from GOA USA, GOA Switzerland, Dr Moses Mwangi, Mr. Isaac
Thairu, our GOA Board Chair Mr. Paul Kironcho, Mrs. Damaris Maina who was very instrumental into
putting up the online fundraiser in June and many more stakeholders and friends of GOA, my sincere
gratitude is immeasurable for the support received.

Give today to build the GOA Dream Centre through the means provided at the back cover of this News-
letter

42

VOLUNTEER S
PROGRAM

GOA Administration department envisions Godly stewardship, accountability management and oversight.
The volunteer department falls in this department. GOA volunteers department aims at creating volun-
teer opportunities for people to utilize their gifts and skills to glorify God and impact lives.
Our Success Story

Our teams visit and spend time with our children in
the homes. On our visit to Rhema children’s home
visit was a we encouraged some of the children,
young girls who had been rejected by their families,
it was very heart breaking. We encouraged them
and showed them love helping them to begin a
new lease of life at the Home. The girls are now at the home attending school and being cared for by a
team of loving caregivers.

The impact of Covid-19
During the year we cancelled 4 paid tickets for our International Volunteers who were scheduled to visit
our different projects. As a result we did not host any of our expected volunteers. With the closure of
our homes to visitors and restricted entry to visitors to protect our children from the covid-19 pandem-
ic. We did not admit any of the local volunteers who had expressed their interest in serving in our
homes. We are however recovering with a goo number of our International volunteers expressing their
interests to travel to Kenya upon the improvement of the covid-19 situation.

43

Finance and Administration
The past year we were able to visit Tumaini children’s homes in preparation for hosting the GOA Switzer-
land volunteers coordinator internship program and had meetings with all stakeholders and shared on
the expectations and roles for each of them. This was very effective as we were well prepared by the time
the volunteer arrived we met all the expectations.
We managed to host Michaela for her internship we were able to meet all the stakeholders involved
such as the supervisor from the university of Nairobi as well as the staff from the head office and share
the expectations and ensured that she has arrived Tumaini safely and everything worked out well .We
meet all the school requirements .
Our Goa Switzerland volunteer coordinator spent some time at Tumaini teaching the children on life
skills and how to building creativity it was a great time she was impressed by the way the home now feels
like a home which has been a great challenge for the home for many years .

We Had meetings with the Switzerland coordinator and come up with creative ideas of how to run our
department during the pandemic one of the ways we agreed was to keep the WhatsApp group for past
volunteers active with the things that are going on in the ministry this has been going on very well we
thank God. Most of them gave feedback that despite many negative news which have been brought by
the pandemic Goa has managed to give very positive stories and hope.
We have received requests from friends wishing to volunteers with us in a our different homes through
our social media handles such as Facebook page. When the covid situation improves we shall open up the
opportunities for them all.
We are currently having an intern who is serving in the Media department we are looking forward to ac-
quire and learn new skills from her as well as provide her with a conducive environment to meet her ex-
pectations as well as those of the school.

44

Media
&

Communication

INTRODUCTION
This current year marks 30 years of GOA ministry in pursuing the Great commission. We a re celebrating
the successes and the continuing efforts of the organization to have a sustainable Media department that
fully helps propagate the vision of the organization and meets the organization’s communication needs.
Our media team is committed to sharing the vision of GOA with our friends and partners as well as put in
place sustainability strategies. Among the milestones we celebrate achieving include the following.

Internship opportunities.
Our department endeavors to provide opportunities to young people
in the field of ICT and Media services. We received an application from
a student expressing their interest to secure an opportunity for Intern-
ship. Sylvia Nduta joined our team on internship from the beginning of
March. For three months during which she will be serving with our
team on internship capacity.
“I chose to do my Internship with GOA because of my desire to have an
opportunity to serve God with my skills and knowledge as I learn at the
same time and I felt GOA would give me this experience”

Sylvia becomes our first volunteer in the year 2020/2021 on the communication team.

GOA International Conferences
18 days into the new financial year Covid-19 was
reported in the country. With this development all
public meetings were suspended. The GOA Inter-
national family conference was subsequently held
online. Our team collaborated with High step me-
dia facilitate the conference broadcast reaching
over 500 people

45

Finance and Administration
Hope for Nations
We Hope for Nations initiative was started on 1st April 2020 to bring and keep hope alive for the victims of
the economic impacts of covid 19. Through Initiative over 2000 people received food, support with rent
and medical Bills. Many of these people having felt the love of God joined our churches where they are
growing in Spiritual maturity. The initiative was driven through online communication platforms managed
by our communication teams. Thank you to all our partners who responded to this call and gave to save
lives in Africa.
Office Staff Support
We have continued to offer staff support to the rest of the staff team with regards to the office working
computer needs. We look forward to getting more support of work computers to help more of our staff as
well as students joining higher education through the post-secondary team.
The GOA cyber Business project

Our cyber project also experienced reduced business oppor-
tunities registering a net income of Kes. 34,000. we however
managed to meet all our operational costs during the year.

GOA 30 years celebrations
As we celebrate 30 years of GOA Ministry the Media and Communications team is working hand in hand
with the rest of the teams in mobilization of resources, celebration of impacts and as well as innovation of
new strategies of pursuing the great commission.
Conclusion
Thank you to our partners who have invested in our equipment and projects. We specifically thank GOA
Switzerland for investment in the cyber project and our camera equipment that have made our communi-
cations efficiency better.

46

Our Staff Team

Bishop David Munyiri

GOA Executive Director

Rev. John Kareithi Mrs. Esther Muchiri Rev. Joyce Munyiri Rev. Phylis Githaiga
Church growth Director Compassion Director Peace Building Director Leadership Director

Grace Mbugua Patrick Mungai Paul Maina Grace Kariuki
Chief Finance Officer GOA Accountant Sports Ministry Coordinator Volunteers coordinator

Fred Osundwa Timothy Thagana Joseph Wanyoike
Communications Coordinator Leadership Assistant Admin Assistant

46

DONATE TO BUILD THE GOA DREAM CENTRE

Send your Gift to M-Pesa Till no. 853 725, in Kenya
In The US
Send your Cheque to
Glory Outreach Assembly US
P.O. Box 672935
Marietta, GA 30006
Memo: Dream Centre
You can also donate online through GOA USA
Visit: https://connect.clickandpledge.com/w/Form/878b32d2-2d20-40d7-915b-1b850f19c3af

To donate Through GOA Switzerland
Visit: https://www.goa-schweiz.ch/mithilfe/spenden

CONNECT WITH US

Www.goaweb.org Goa Kenya
[email protected] @GOAKenya

+254 (0) 27 407 247 Goa_kenya