Rev. Dan & Patty Schmelzer

Kenya, Africa

What We Do:

In Kisumu more than 1000 children, mostly boys, live full-time on the streets, begging and stealing to survive.  They sleep in open parks, on the sidewalks in front of shops and even in the sewers.  Few believe that they can or even should be rehabilitated.  But at Capstone we believe that every child has value and every child should know the love of God and family.

The process is often filled with challenges. Shame, discouragement, hopelessness, poverty, HIV, malaria, alcoholism and substance abuse are just a few of the ongoing challenges of this work.  Sometimes the road is rough and the setbacks are discouraging but we know God is able and desires change in these children and in their families.

Who We Are

To date Capstone has reconciled 678 children with their families. Capstone staff reach out to boys on the street and encourage them to go home.  Capstone believes that it is best to reintegrate street boys directly from the street and then  make frequent follow up visits to families of the reconciled boys. Institutionalizing street children–even for a short time–often leads to dependency.

Contact:

USA Address:

Capstone Ministries P.O. Box 2080 Oakdale, CA  95361

Kenya Address:

Dan and Patty Schmelzer

P.O. Box 3962

Kisumu, Kenya 40100

 Email:

CapstoneMinistries@gmail.com

Website:

www.CapstoneMinistries.org