Convoy of Hope hosts “HopeWalk Africa” to respond to the nation’s desperate cry for help
Springfield, Mo. - The valley is a maze of low, wooden- and mud-walled shacks. Smoke from meal fires hangs the air. Here, clean, running water and electricity are realities known to few. Open sewage fills gutters as shoeless-children play nearby. If work can be found, a day’s wage is worth about one dollar. Though this place - the Mathare Valley in Nairobi, Kenya - is one of Africa’s most impoverished areas, hundreds of thousands of people call it home.
Residents have little hope of a better life, but the efforts of aid workers, church leaders, and Convoy of Hope have brought positive change to the Mathare Valley and to Africa by starting feeding programs, educational and small-business opportunities, orphanages, clean-water programs and health clinics.
To highlight both the strides made and extreme suffering that still exists, church and business leaders from the United States will embark on a journey called HopeWalk Africa, May 24-31, 2007. HopeWalk is a global initiative of Convoy of Hope and will be led by its president, Hal Donaldson.
“HopeWalk participants will see the devastating effects of poverty, and how lives can be transformed when we work together to help those in need,” says Donaldson. “By raising awareness of the realities of the Mathare Valley, we’re hoping Christians will embrace the cause of helping those in need in Africa.”
To learn more about taking the trek, please visit HopeWalkAfrica.org or call 1-877-891-HOPE.
For further information about Convoy of Hope, visit ConvoyofHope.org or call 417/823-8998.
For more information:
David Donaldson, Director of HopeWalk Africa, mobile 202/714-9137
Jeff Nene, COH Media Director, mobile 417/860-2196
Kristin Kubitschek, COH Public Relations Director, 417/823-8998 or mobile 417/894-9084.
http://www.convoyofhope.org
For more than ten years, Convoy of Hope(tm), a nonprofit organization, has provided resources to organizations and churches to meet physical and spiritual needs for the purpose of making the community a better place. This is accomplished through domestic and international outreaches, supply lines, and disaster response.