Kenya Konnection
Kenya Konnection
God is good all the time! All the time, God is good!
This phrase was repeated multiple times at every Holy Cross Parish Mass and conveys the faith, hope and love we experienced in Dandora, Kenya.
In 2019 the Kenya Konnection sent a team of 4 to visit Holy Cross Parish. This was the second time a group of parishioners visited Dandora. And now, in 2026, another team of parishioners is planning a mission trip to Kenya! The trip will begin on June 18 and conclude on June 28.
During the 2019 mission trip the team experienced the joy of exuberant celebrations of the Eucharist during an English and also during a Swahili Mass. The team met with the Saint Vincent de Paul ministry and helped distribute flour, salt and toilet paper to the needy.
The mission trip also included visiting the St. James Pre-School (250 children) and the elementary school (450 students). We found curious, playful preschoolers and engaged elementary students. Our parish provides scholarship support for a number of students attending the elementary school.
In addition, we had the opportunity to spend a day at the Brother Andre Hospital where St. Joan of Arc supports a clinic that enables the early detection of cervical cancer, a leading cause of death among women in Kenya.
The team visiting this June expects to engage with Holy Cross Parishioners in much the same way as during the 2019 visit.
Your donations to our sister parish are saving lives, improving living conditions and providing education to many who would otherwise be without the basic services that we take for granted. Your contribution serves as a sign of hope for our sisters and brothers in Kenya!
God is good all the time! All the time, God is good!
We visited St. James Pre-School (250 children) and Elementary School (450 students) and found curious and playful preschoolers and engaged elementary students. We met the five students our parish sponsors, one of whom is the school student president! And we had the opportunity to spend a day at the Brother Andre Medical Center where our financial support enables early detection of cervical cancer, a leading cause of death among women in Kenya. Our support also enables women to be vaccinated for HIV. As a result the transmission of HIV from mothers to children is close to zero. We also saw two sets of twins recently born, thriving because of the professional medical delivery they received at the Brother Andre Medical Center.
Your donations to our sister parish are saving lives, improving living conditions, and providing education to many who would otherwise be without the basic services that we take for granted. During this difficult time we ask that you once again to provide hope for Holy Cross Parish.
God is good all the time!
Special collections will be held in the summer.
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Thank you for your support
The Kenya Konnection Committee is responsible for St. Joan of Arc's relationship with our sister parish - Holy Cross in Dandora, Nairobi, Kenya. Our parishioner contributions provide scholarships for five(5) children in the St. James Primary School, and support the Mother-Child Health Program at the Brother André Medical Center.
