The 4R's - REINTEGRATE

We've made it to the final R, REINTEGRATE.  When the boys come off of the street, Agape works diligently to reestablish the family ties that had been severed by the boys departure from home.  Most of the street boys in Kisumu come from rural villages, and it is critical for these boys to return to their villages so that they can reestablish their positions in their families (inheritance, other traditions, etc.).  The goal is for the main campus not to be a long term "home" for these boys.

Agape is blessed to have an incredible team of pastors that make up Agape's reintegration team.  These men act as a Kenyan equivalent of a US social worker, conducting in depth home visits with the boys' families in order to ascertain the feasibility of the boys returning to their home villages.  Is there enough food in the home?  Do the other children bear signs of abuse?  Do the parents want the boy back? These are just a few of the many questions that the Reintegration Team must ask in order to begin laying the groundwork for the boy's return to his home.  In the event that the parent's home is not acceptable for the boys return, or if the boy is truly an orphan, the Reintegration Team works to locate the boy's extended family to determine if the boy could possible live with a grand parent, aunt, or uncle.

The Team's presence in these rural villages has also led to a number of parents and family members coming to Christ, and small home groups have been established in some of these villages so that these pastors can continue to disciple these new believers.  It is incredible to see how the Lord is working through these men to reach the lost for Jesus!

Four of the pastors that make up the Reintegration Team