the year regular home visits to families began
Family Ministry in Kenya
We visit families in need, pray with them, and meet real needs — bringing groceries and mattresses to people who sleep on a bare floor.
About the ministry
Present with families — in word, prayer, and action
Our family ministry began in 2013, when Dzianis Laptseikin first came to Kenya and started visiting people in their homes — getting to know them, praying with them, and, whenever possible, meeting their material needs, from food and clothing to beds and mattresses.
Later, when the ministry at the school in the Furunzi district began, the team started visiting the families of our students on a regular basis. As the mission grew and visitors began to come, this outreach took on a permanent, ongoing character.
When a first visit reveals that children are sleeping on the floor or that a family is living in extreme poverty, the team meets right away to plan the next steps and find a way to help.
The reach of our help
Our family ministry by the numbers
families the team visits every month on an ongoing basis
additional families we visit together with our visiting teams
the number of families we aim to support every month
How it grew
From personal visits to a year-round program
2013 — the first visits
Dzianis began stepping into the homes of local families, listening to their stories, and praying for them. The help was simple and concrete: groceries, clothing, mattresses, and other essentials a family cannot get through daily life without.
Families of our students in Furunzi
Serving in the school opened our eyes to the home conditions of our students. Visiting their families became part of caring for each child: the team meets the parents, prays with them, encourages them, and learns what support is truly needed.
Teams, villages, and well dedications
When visitors come to the mission, we plan home visits together and hand out grocery packages. During the opening of a new water well, the team also walks through the homes of the region, shares the Gospel, prays, and blesses families with maize flour and other food.
What we do
Help that meets a real, immediate need
Groceries
We deliver staple food, including the maize flour used to make ugali — the daily staple meal for many Kenyan families.
Mattresses
We bring mattresses to families where parents and children sleep directly on the floor or in especially hard conditions.
Prayer
We listen to people, pray for them, encourage them, and share the hope and love of Jesus Christ.
Ongoing care
We return to the same families, assess new needs, and plan further help together with the team.
A real story
A mother and her six children
In October 2024, our team visited a large family. After heavy rains, their old mud-walled home had collapsed, and eight people were crowded into one small room. The family often went without enough to eat, and the children had nowhere proper to sleep.
We were able to bring a bed, a mattress, and groceries — and to see the smiles of children who will no longer sleep on the floor.
For us, this is never a one-time photo. We come back, we keep the relationship going, and we do our best to stay close to the family in the months that follow.
The cost of helping
What your gift can do
We’ve set a simple, transparent budget for fully helping one family. You can cover a single grocery package, or give a family food together with a mattress and delivery.
Grocery package
Staple food for a family that is going through a real food shortage right now.
Mattress
A clean, safe place to sleep instead of a bare floor or a worn-out mat.
Delivery
Transportation costs to carry the groceries and mattress all the way to the family’s home.
Full help for one family
A grocery package, a mattress, and delivery — a concrete answer to a concrete need.
Get involved
Give a family groceries and a mattress
Your gift becomes practical help that the Bring Life Mission team delivers in person, right to the family’s door.
- $15 — one grocery package;
- $60 — groceries, a mattress, and delivery;
- $120 — full help for two families;
- $300 — full help for five families.
Bring Life Mission is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the United States. Your gift is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. EIN: 41-2934183.
Photos
Bring Life Mission family visits
Prayer, conversation, grocery packages, and mattresses — real moments from our team’s visits with families in Malindi, Furunzi, and other regions of Kenya.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How does the team choose which families to help?
We visit the families of our school students, families recommended by local coordinators, and people living in the regions where the mission serves. Decisions are made after meeting the family in person and assessing their living conditions.
What is included in the $60 of help?
$15 goes toward a grocery package, $40 toward a mattress, and about $5 toward transportation and delivery to the family.
Can I give toward groceries only?
Yes. A $15 gift covers one basic grocery package. You can also choose any other amount.
Why do you pray during your visits?
Bring Life Mission is a Christian ministry. We want to do more than meet a material need — we want to listen to each person, encourage them, pray with them, and share the love of Jesus Christ.
How often do the visits happen?
On an ongoing basis, the team visits up to seven families each month. Almost every month, mission teams come to visit, and together we reach about twenty more families.
Is my gift tax-deductible?
Yes. Bring Life Mission is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the United States, EIN 41-2934183. Gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
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What could be more beautiful than answering a real need and seeing the happy smile of a mother whose children will finally sleep on a mattress? You can be part of that story.
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