Over the years many people have asked me of how I run Mercy care centre. Some of them have even accused me of running the show alone,
I must say that I have a dedicated staff and a group of students that have a purpose in life. these groups of individuals are themselves enough ingredients to be able to offer the best management style that has ever been in the world.
In the many schools of thought, management is defined as the art of being able to run the activities of an organization using the ability of individuals. In this case the people concerned feel that they are being used to achieve the laid down objectives of the organization and that is it, As such they are left with a feeling that they are not part of the organization except when they are being able to carry out their mandate. This kind of management style has its own limits and indeed it has created two organizations in one. The result of which antagonism has been rife and many productive hours spent on solving differences and even staff turn over becomes higher and with it the low reputation of the organization.
The management has since taken on a different form that advocates for total quality management. In this form of management they advocate that people should feel they are part of the organization in order for them to dedicate their abilities towards that organization. Their ideas are the once that run that organization. This has changed the form of management so that irrespective of what rank one has, they feel that they are valued and in turn add value to the running of the organization.
I wish to submit management the Jesus way that was even advocated in the new Old Testament as Moses was with the people of
In this form of management we put God first in every thing that we do then set out the objectives of the day, week, month or year. We then do our duties to the best of our abilities. More often than not we take time to remind ourselves of the set objectives and pray for them in our morning worship and Wednesday afternoon meetings. We have seen the hand of the lord work with us in his vineyard.
This year we set five objectives or prayer items that we wanted to see the will of God in them.
a)We prayed that the lord may be able to give us strength so that we may be able to put behind what we had experienced during the skirmishes. The lord gave us wisdom to be able to put things in place so that we can go through this. We also received overwhelming support from our collaborators abroad financially and encouraging messages. We are now through this.
b) We also prayed that we may be able to receive many visitors from abroad so that they may be able to give us more hope and inspiration and through their presence. This has become real. We had two visitors from the
In July we also received other visitors from the states and
Early next year 2009 we will receive visitors from
We pray for more visitors as time progresses. We have a saying in Kiswahili “If the owner of the house receives visitors then healing comes”
c) We prayed that we may be able to make a mark at the National Music festival and asked the lord to at least give us one trouphy.The lord gave us two trophies and seven certificates out of the eleven items that we presented at the National level
d)We prayed that the lord may give us more space to carry out our activities and more so more toilet facilities. The lord has given us more space and we are still trusting for toilet facilities. We have word that toilet problem will be a thing of the past.
e) We prayed that the lord will help the class eight who are going to sit for the National examination to perform well in mock and the final examination. Their average score in mocks in
We have learned to live by faith each day and trust that the lord will be able to always come through for us. What we need on our part is to lead a holy life that is acceptable to the lord for us to be able to benefit from the many resources that the lord has.
Pray with us always that the lord may find us worthy to work in his vineyard with him.
PATRICK LUMUMBA OTIMA
PRINCIPAL MERCY CARE CENTRE-AUGUST 2008
MERCY CARE CENTRE August 14, 2008
COMMENTATIONS
We thank all those that took time to come and visit us this year (2008) you touched many hearts with your love and presence.
We would like to thank all those that have put us in prayer and continue to do so. Prayer has been an inspiration to us and we love to have more prayers as we know that that is where our strength lies.
Our commendation also goes to those who have supported us in kind, prayer and those who have been led by the lord to support us financially. We pray that the spirit of the lord will continue to lead you.
That we commend those who have been able to continue to tell others about Mercy care centre and pray that many will come to hear about the centre
That we commend many that have put it in their heats to visit Mercy Care Centre in the near future. May the lord open the doors for you/
RECOMMENDATIONS
v That all the efforts needs to be put to ensure that we have scholarships for all the children and particularly the secondary school children.
v That we still need as many visitors as possible to come and visit us in Mercy Care centre because we still need healing.
v That efforts should be made to ensure that the Library is well equipped with the relevant text books.
v That we should do what is possible to ensure that the secondary school has a laboratory to carry out the much needed experiments.
v That as much as possible the teachers and pupils should have excursions at least once a year. And where possible the teachers should have visiting speakers from other Christian schools to come and exchange views on how to teach as a Christian teacher. This will be both locally and abroad
FUTURE PLANS
The Principal will be visiting the United states from 5th-31st 2008.
He will attend the African dinner an annual event and speak in many areas apart from visiting schools.
MERCY CARE CENTRE August 14, 2008
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The report will cover the period 5th may – 29th July 2009.In this report we will continue to show how the departments have continued to contribute towards the success of Mercy care centre.
Highlights will be in the three schools namely Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary. We believe strongly that unless there is proper foundation for the child in the word of God and knowledge then the future of the school is not guaranteed.Not to mention the positive impact that we want the community of Mathare slum to have. We work among these needy children to bring a positive change in their life that will empower them to reach out and change the life style in the community.
As the report will show, we not only inculcate the word of God and knowledge in them but also give them a chance to compare themselves with the rest of the children in the country through national Music competition, National examinations and even exposing them to international visitors where they are able to learn different cultures and appreciating one another. That way they become part of the global village devoid of the squalor. (Slum feeling) and in addition they learn to know that the world cares about their plight just as Christ cared about the plight of the needy.
We believe that this report is a testimony of the many wonders that the lord is doing here in Mercy care centre that is situated in the slum of mathare valley. And indeed an answer to the prayers you say on our behalf. His name is praised for ever.
SCOPE OF WORK
- CHAPLAINS REPORT
Emphasis in our school is put on the need to trust the lord in all that we do. It is this trust in the lord that when the children go back to the community they pass it to the others and the valley of mathare slum acquires another name-“The Valley of Hope.”
- The term has been very busy and the lord has remained faithful to us in all areas of life. We honor him more.
- Children continue to pray and read the bible every Wednesday and Friday in the morning. The peer preaching has really uplifted the faith of many.
- In the middle of the term we received visitors from
- We pronounce a word of blessings to our visitors who taught the children the word of God and Christian songs.
B.REPORT FROM THE PRE-SCHOOL TERM TWO 2008
The Pre-school hosts a total of 90 kids from baby class to nursery.This is a testimony that the parents are beginning to take the education of their children seriously. It is also a good opportunity for us to start inculcating the word of God in them
1. The majority of them are able to read and write simple words.
2. Most pupils are well dressed in full school uniform due to the effort of the tailoring school.
3. The section has a lot of discipline due to the teachers’ efforts.
4. The section participated in the Music festival and was able to reach the provincial level.
5. During the term the pre-school received visitors who blessed them with
A) Playing material
B) Class materials
C) Shoes and Clothes
E) Visit to the animal orphanage
F) Treatment that has left most of them healthy
f) Managed to see a Seven year old read stories to them fluently.
6. The porridge (breakfast) and lunch is served in good time
REQUESTS
- They need their classes to be well partitioned. In addition they are requesting for the roof to be repaired.
- The surrounding to the school needs to be improved in order to avoid infectious diseases.
- They would like the graduation gowns for pre- school.
- They need bookshelves in the classes
C.PRIMARY SECTION
This section covers class one to eight. In class eight the children normally sit for the national examination that qualifies them to join secondary schools. The class eight has five subjects and the total marks one can get are 500.
The following are the mean scored by various classes throughout the second term;
CLASS MID-TERM 2 2008 END-TERM 2008
STD 1 341.7 277.15 PASS
STD 11 306.8 313.4 PASS
STD 111 358.9 341.4 PASS
STD IV 320.3 311.8 PASS
STD V 300.02 306.4 PASS
STD VI 273.9 260.03 PASS
STD VII 220.5 215.9 FAIL
STD VIII 263.0 293.0 PASS
5. Each class is to score a mean of 250 marks to be considered to have passed.
In this case, most of the classes passed except class seven. They will need special remedial classes given that they will be sitting for their national examination next year.(2009)
ACHIEVEMENTS
1. Most classes are aiming at getting a mean score of 300 marks or 60% which is recommended by the school. A few have surpassed this target.
2. We received text books that were brought by the Australians and Americans and set up a libray.This will go ahead and improve the reading skills.
3. The school is widely respected in the valley for instilling discipline in pupils without corporal punishment but through guidance and counseling and the word of God.
NEEDS
The school is in urgent need of an extra teacher and teaching facilities like set squres, compasses and protractors for the teachers use.
D.SECONDARY SECTION
INTRODUCTION
The term has been such a busy one for this department. With the preparations for the 2008 Kenya Music festival, the arrival of visitors from
ACHIEVEMENTS
“STARS ALWAYS SHINE BUT WE ONLY RECOGNIZE THEM WHEN DARKNESS COMES.”
1. Mercy care centre secondary school made a maiden appearance at the
At MFA our girls and had a chance to share the platform with seasoned schools that are well known in the city and country. Three items sailed through to the nationals and one item was given a direct entry to the Nationals. In Kisumu town where the nationals were held they put up a good fight and lost honorably.We congratulate them for this.
2. The term also saw the initiation of Drama and debating club. This club will razor-sharpen the listening and speaking abilities in English and Kiswahili as well us nurture and promote various inhibited talents.
3. As a department we also celebrate the installation of a library facility in the school. This will no doubt go an extra mile in initiating good and sustainable reading habits among the staff and students.
We also thank Betsy and Paddy who exposed the learners to one of the Shakespearean classics ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’, an abridged version and also donated DVD for the same text
CHALLENGES
‘WE ARE MADE STRONGER BY THE DIFFICULTIES WE FACE, NOT THOSE WE EVADE”
In the course of the term, the department has had to wrestle with the following setbacks;
a) In the middle of the term, we lost a host of handy text books when a thief broke into the staffroom. We thus face a shortage of books for teachers.
b) Some of the learners are yet to respect the schools property and the need to preserve the books.
c) The science department was really affected by lack of equipment to carry out experiments as required by the syllabus.
WAY FORWARD
THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STUMBLING BLOCKS AND STEPPING STONES IS THE WAY A MAN USES THEM.
1. We do hope to get more books soon to facilitate the teaching and learning process
2. We hope to facilitate the setting up of the laboratory facilities to bring learners up to speed with the syllabus.
3. We hope to get scholarships to the learners to improve on the cash flow of the sections
4. We hope to have more academic trips and symposiums in future to built the learners confidence.
E.FEEDING PROGRAMME
We have three cooks in the school and the students have been fed twice a day-breakfast (porridge at 10.00am)and lunch. A few students continue to be fed three meals.
.The following is a summary of the number of children fed per month and the amount of food and oil used.
SUMMARY OF THE FOOD TAKEN FOR THE WHOLE SECOND TERM 2008
| MONTH | TOTAL NUMBER OF PUPILS FOR THE MONTH(KG) | RICE/ MAIZE KG | BEANS USED KG | OIL LITRES | PORRIDGE FLOUR KG |
| MAY | 6184 | 928 | 248 | 30.8 | 248 |
| JUNE | 6900 | 1035 | 278 | 34.7 | 278 |
| JULY | 8288 | 1187 | 336 | 41.3 | 336 |
| | | | | | |
| TOTAL | 21,372 | 3150 | 862 | 106.8 | 862 |
F.INFIRMARY
The school is happy to announce that we now have a full pledged Infirmary at the school and students receive various medicines.
The main sets back are the cupboards
G.MUSIC DEPARTMENT
The department managed to get two trophies at the national level and seven certificates out of the eleven items they presented. 
The accommodation was very minimal in the entire two weeks. But we are grateful to the lord for sustaining us.
FUTURE PLANS
1. The music department would appreciate to have tents in future. This will solve accommodation problem.
2. The Music department would appreciate if we could have a school bus to solve the problem of transport that we keep on experiencing.
H.SPORTS DEPARTMENT (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
Pupils continue to enjoy the sports on Wednesday for primary and Friday for Secondary.
-The motivation has been very high.
-Each of the students received a new games kit.
-The Primary school presented some athletics for Zonal and provincial competition.
The Mercy Care Sports Day was held at Stima Club. The occasion was graced by the visitors from
SPORTS AND GAMES EQUIPMENT RECEIVED THIS TERM
1. Tennis net 1
2. Tennis rackets 10
3. Tennis balls 100
4. Volleyball 3
5. Soccer 5
6.
7. Pump 1
8. Whistles 10
9. Skipping ropes 2
ITEMS IN THE STORE BEFORE RECEIVING OTHERS
1. Bsketballs 2
2. football 1
3. Volleyball net 1
4. Soccer uniforms 10 pairs
5. Skipping ropes 2
REQUIREMENTS
1. Request for playing shorts for pupils
2. Request for teachers truck suits
3. Aditional Tennis rackets, volleyball and soccer ball
- Request for proper playing fields
ACHIEVEMENTS
We have now introduced tennis in school and are learning how to play it.
I GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
The school was visited by people from AfriAfya an organization that aims to reach out at the girl child and educate them about their bodies. They left booklets and a CD which the girls viewed.
-Counseling continued among the peer groups and some continued to receive special counseling.
-The Americans and Australians bought enough pads for the girls.
- 10 kids received scholarships from Hope world wide and also beddings.
J SCOUTING
The scouts continue instill character building in secondary and Primary
The Primary scouts host the flag on Monday while the secondary host the flag on Friday
The main challenge is that all of them do not have proper scouts uniform.
K. SANITARY DEPARTMENT
The department has continued to ensure that the school is very clean
The main set back is lack of Gumboots to enable them clean effectively
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1 comment:
Good report Patrick.
I've told others here to check it out on this site.
My comments later.
Phil
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