On 7 March 2026, Yahowa Care Initiative held its pioneer outreach — and a vision first received in 2013 finally stepped into the open.
On Saturday 7 March 2026, the doors of Bethel Baptist Church, Kuchigiri, Airport Road opened to thirty-five widows. It was the pioneer outreach of Yahowa Care Initiative — the first public step of a vision our founder had carried since 2013.
Each guest was welcomed, encouraged and sent home with food. Our volunteers wore the motto on their backs: Speak out…
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Why we began with widows
Widows are among the people our founder has quietly served at the end of every year since 2013. Starting here was a way of honouring that promise — and of saying, plainly, that no one who has lost a husband should also lose her place in the community.
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in.”
What comes next
This outreach was a beginning, not a finish line. Our goal is to reach between 500 and 5,000 people every year — widows, orphans, internally displaced persons and others who feel left behind.
If you would like to volunteer, partner with us or support the next outreach, we would love to hear from you. Get in touch.
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