Lydia: Empowered to Forgive and Provide for Others
At Neema, she received counseling and was able to forgive herself and others who had hurt her. She was a hard worker in class and says she was able to concentrate because her heart was now free… Lydia now supports herself, her kids, and her parents, and when she gets lots of work, she hires other Neema alumni to work for her! She currently even has employees and is also actively involved in her church and prays regularly. Lydia says she’s found new hope and vision since being at Neema.
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Sarah’s Guardians Provide New Hope
When first year student Sarah first joined Neema in 2021 with her baby Emmanuel, she was shy, didn’t interact much with the other students, and wouldn’t contribute in the group counseling sessions. Sarah has suffered from rejection and in sixth grade, she became pregnant and had to drop out of school. But since coming to Neema, she told our counselor that she can now see a future and her lost hope is restored: “God has blessed me with Neema where I am loved and listened to."
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WATCH alumni Ann, Faith, and Lydia share their transformation stories!
See our brand NEW short film featuring graduates, Ann, Faith, and Lydia by a local videographer in Kenya.
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Rahab's Story Finding Healing Through God’s Word
As a young teenager, Rahab insulted her grandmother who was very hurt by the incident, especially because Rahab never apologized. Fast forward many years, and now Rahab is being discipled at Neema. “Rahab and her sister Elizabeth joined Neema in 2020. The two are the most brilliant in their class, but despite this, something was pulling Rahab back.”
In January 2021, we did the ALPHA discipleship course. It includes teachings on Who is the Holy Spirit? and What Does the Holy Spirit Do? It also teaches about forgiveness, and after the study, Rahab approached one of our Neema counselors and requested a sit down.
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Purity's Story: Forgiveness and Reconciliation with Her Father
Her father shared, "I couldn’t believe that Purity asked me for forgiveness after she disrespected me. I had sworn not to forgive her, but seeing her so humble and genuinely sorry, my heart just melted. If my daughter can humble herself, there is a God at Neema, and you are definitely teaching our girls the right things.”
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Life for Vulnerable Young Women in Rural Kenya
I was told that a man and his family can take a child from its mother. Just like that, a baby is snatched away and brought to the parents, siblings, cousins, aunts, and uncles of his or her biological father.
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The 5 Turning Points in Rose’s Life
Rose is a survivor, full of smiles and a love for her friends. She’s the youngest child in her family, but her father is polygamous and now lives with another wife and their children. He works as a personal security guard but has not financially supported Rose’s mother, who is unemployed.
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Healing for Roseline
Roseline has known suffering and rejection from her family. But she has found healing, benefiting from close friends at Neema and counseling sessions.
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10 Year Timeline: Selter + Nancy
“I will give back to my community by empowering needy families like mine and training them in what Neema has instilled in me,” Selter says.
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