The rich flavors in Pilau Masala are a staple in Kenyan cooking, often mixed into rice. These flavors reflect Kenya’s diverse culinary landscape, showcasing a blend of indigenous African spices with those brought over by traders and settlers.
We hope you enjoy this delectable spice mix as much as we do and that it connects you in a deeper way with our extended Kenyan family. If you’d like to learn more about what our Christ-centered and holistic children’s program is doing in Kenya, you can do so here.
If there’s one thing the Covid-19 pandemic has made abundantly clear it’s that none of us are fully in control of our lives. What we can control, though, are our choices. And those choices ultimately determine the story of our lives. Several years ago, I coined a word that conveys
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13 yrs. old
Entered the program: March 2023
Bless lives with his grandmother and sister in a two-bedroom house built with mud and roofed with sheet material. The family has access to potable water but no electricity. Though there is access the community, his grandmother cannot afford to pay the bills so they are not connected to it.
Bless’s family is Christian. His parents are divorced. His grandmother took him in after his parents separated and neither of them was able to provide for him. Bless’s grandmother is the sole provider, and through the support of Create Hope, she has been able to start a small-scale business which is helping her to provide meals and basic necessities for Bless. Before coming to the program, he sometimes went the whole day without food. He prays that things will continue to improve. Living without his parents is hard on him.
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