Prayer Request - Proposed Transition Center

One of the challenges that we face at Agape is taking a boy that has been living on the street and transitioning him into a much more regimented environment at Agape's main campus.  While on the street, a boy does what he wants to do, goes where he wants to go, and does things when he wants to do them; so, you can imagine the challenges that can result when they have to begin attending class, doing chores, etc.

Currently, Agape runs a transition program for boys coming off of the streets at the main campus that lasts about 2 to 3 weeks (some of the "wilder" boys spend a few months in the program), and we've been pursuing the idea of establishing a separate Transition Center for these boys to go through counseling, discipleship, and training away from Agape's main campus.

Just around the corner from the main campus sits a run-down building that is owned by the city of Kisumu, and we've been petitioning the City Council to obtain "ownership" of the building.  We'd have to make significant renovations to the building and property, but our targeted site is a perfect location for a future Transition Center.

Now, the bureaucracy that exists in the Kenyan government is overwhelming; I haven't even begun to figure out how things work exactly.  Basically, we need a lot of prayer, that the City Council will eventually decide to allow us use of this building.  Please keep this in your prayers!!!

As you can see from this photo, the location is right around the corner from Agape.

Here's a view of the building from the street.

Yes, that is a man sleeping on the grass.  This "street man" is exactly what Agape is trying to prevent by getting boys off of the street while they are still young.  

Another view of the building.  As you can see, we'll probably have to replace the roof.