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MITS is ON TOUR!

3/22/2018

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We are so excited to visit friends and loved ones across the United States in April and May! Check out our schedule below to see which cities we'll be passing through. 
April 5-9 • New York City

April 10-13 • Dallas, Texas

April 13-17 • Cedar Rapids, Iowa

April 17-20 • Denver, Colorado

April 20-27 • Fort Worth, Texas

April 27 - May 1 • Nashville, Tennessee

May 1-4 • Malibu, California

May 4-7 • San Jose, California

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Keep track of the nationwide adventures of Brad, Irene, and Monicah as they tour across the United States. 
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2017 by the Numbers

2/20/2018

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April Events in Texas

2/1/2018

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WE'RE VISITING TEXAS 
AND WE WANT TO CONNECT WITH YOU! 
SAVE THE DATE TO
JOIN US FOR
THESE APRIL EVENTS IN 
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TEXAS

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Every single day, we bear witness to the saving work of Jesus on the streets of Nairobi, Kenya. We get to be the hands and feet of Jesus, befriending, serving, feeding, and giving hope to the population of street kids and families. 

We want to share what God is up to in our hearts and in the hearts of street kids.

SAVE THE DATE
to join us for these two evenings 
​in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. 


Both events will feature an exciting night with dinner, special guests from Kenya, and opportunities to support the work of MITS to love, serve, and change the lives of street kids. 

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Our MITS Giving Story | Bill & Nell Rider

10/24/2017

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In this season of giving, we are celebrating those who have given their time, love, and support to the work we've been doing over the last 22 years. Today we're sharing the story of Bill and Nell Rider, who first started visiting MITS 20 years ago! 

Tell us about your visits to MITS over the years. 
We visited MITS in 1997. It wasn't called MITS at the time, but the program was just getting started. The Coulstons were at KCITI and running a day school for street kids. We were there for 2 months. We taught some classes for the street kids and worked with the KCITI students some. I helped build a water heater for the boy's shower and worked on electrical projects. Nell altered clothes for boys, cut boys hair, treated them for head lice.


In 2005 we returned to MITS for a month. I taught woodworking, agriculture, and researched, designed, and supervised the building of the first metal hen house for laying hens. Nell worked with skills classes in tailoring, hair salon, and catering. 

In 2006 we spent another month at MITS. We brought several computers and software funded by my Rotary Club to establish the "Virtual Library" for MITS.  I taught woodworking building tables for sewing, dining hall, and classrooms. I also helped build the second hen house, and worked on ag projects while Nell worked with the skills and taught Bible classes. 

In 2011 we returned for another month's stay. I taught woodworking, mainly concentrating of teaching how to build beds, chest of drawers, and fold down sofa. Nell again taught cooking and other skills topics.
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Wow you've visited a lot over the years! What caused you to first want to get involved? 
We first met the Coulstons when they lived in Redwood City several years before they went to Kenya.  After I retired, we decided to volunteer to work with the Coulstons at their street school.  Based on our experience, the Rotary Club got interested in helping us fund projects at MITS.  The projects were:  virtual library computers and software, hen houses including chicks and feed, complete set of major woodwork shop power tools, street teen mothers pilot project funding, major clinic funding, lumber and supplies for furniture building class, general support funds. 
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Giving Tuesday with Made in the Streets

9/25/2017

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With the changing of the seasons comes an opportunity to acknowledge the blessings we all have in our lives that make each day an incredible gift. In this season of gratitude and generosity, we invite you to save the date for Tuesday, November 28, 2017. 

Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. Since its inaugural year in 2012, #GivingTuesday has become a movement that celebrates and supports giving and philanthropy. 

Keep an eye on our social media accounts, blog, and newsletter for fun ways for you to get involved with this season of giving. (#unselfie anyone?) ​
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3 GUYS, 10 CITIES, 30 DAYS, 1 MESSAGE

4/30/2017

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Last month, Francis Mbuvi and Moses Okoth came to the United States to join up with our executive director, Brad Voss, and put in a lot of miles in support of Made in the Streets! Over the course of one month, these three guys visited MITS supporters and churches in 10 cities, building new relationships and dreaming for the future of ministry to street kids. ​
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Here's what went down, by the numbers: 
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10 cities • 8 churches • 6 flights • 3 universities • 10 host homes • 50 cups of coffee • 100s of conversations • 1 broadway musical • Lots of MITS supporters • Lots of barbecue
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Brad Voss, MITS' executive director, shared his thoughts on the trip, "We had a fantastic trip across the United States talking to lots of people about Made In The Streets. We made new friends and met up with many long-time MITS friends and supporters. We had some memorable experiences and received some incredible hospitality along the way.  We attended an amazing fund raising dinner in Nashville; spoke in church classes, youth groups, and worship services; visited high school and college classes; met with leaders from KWO; met leaders from ACU, LCU, Lipscomb, and Pepperdine Universities; visited The headquarters of Apple; and met up with some cast members of the Lion King in New York City. We are so thankful to the many hosts and supporters that kept us warm, housed, fed and encouraged along the way. What a great trip!"
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Nashville Pastor donates proceeds from book to MITS

12/5/2015

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Nashville pastor and author, Joshua Graves, is donating profits from his new book, Heaven on Earth, to the Made in the Streets ministry. Joshua is a long time friend of the MITS family, and we invite you to purchase the book and read this wonderful narrative on God's kingdom.

Heaven on Earth is a book for all Christians and spiritual seekers who want to go deep. This is not a fix-it-self-help-secret-to-success manifesto. It’s a book, written by two pastors and fellow pilgrims, who describe what it looks like when the life of Jesus (heaven) invades our everyday lives (earth). It’s a book about courage, suffering, forgiveness, pain, disillusionment, depression, and the deep attainable joy that is the kingdom of God message taught and lived by Jesus.
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"Otter Creek Church is proud to partner with Made in the Streets. We are in awe of all that God is doing in Nairobi and beyond. We believe the work and vision of MITS is central to the gospel. For this reason, I'm happy to give all proceeds to sales of the book through Otter Creek to go entirely to MITS. This is a small way to make a big kingdom impact. My co-author, Chris Seidman, is doing the same through similar efforts of his home church, The Branch in Dallas."
— Josh Graves

Heaven on Earth is more an invitation than it is a book of compiled certitudes and explanations. An invitation to see if Jesus’ way of seeing the world might be the truest, deepest, most beautiful way of seeing. Soccer moms, C.E.O.’s, teachers, and retired war veterans are hungry for God. We can’t always name the source of our hunger, but it’s God and this book draws the hungry and thirsty closer to the source of real life. Framed by Jesus’ opening words in one of his most famous teachings, this book provides a framework for reclaiming the power of seeing a good life instead of a perfect life. Because Jesus was more interested in goodness than perfection.
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