Since its founding, Mogra Star Academy has welcomed sponsors and potential donors to its campus in Nairobi which, although modest, provides visitors with an extremely rewarding experience and we hope that testimonials from some of our previous visitors will encourage you to visit us.

“I had the opportunity to meet my sponsored child in September 2005. I felt like a celebrity when our car arrived with 200 terrifically excited and screaming children running next to us all the way to the school. What little I had done in giving a few dollars, writing a few letters to encourage the children I sponsor, and my gifts of school supplies amounted to a vast treasure in their eyes. They promised to do well so I would continue to be proud of them. I cried the entire time because it was so overwhelming to be in the midst of such gratitude, hope, love, and riches hidden amongst the poorest of the poor. They had hope because we believed in them. I’m thrilled to be part of something that is so much bigger than I am as God continues to work through all of us to help those so deserving”

“The most significant moment of our visit in September 2006 was when Jan gave a little girl, Elizabeth, a picture of our family and said “This is your new American family” as if to say she had one in Kenya and now one in the United States. The little girl somewhat sadly said, “But I don’t have any family”. It struck Jan and I instantly how absolutely helpless and alone this sweet and bright little girl was. Were it not for the contributions of sponsors, she, and over hundred kids like her, could just as easily have been on the other side of the gate, at the mercy of a heartless slum. It was sort of our epiphany that even our very modest help can change and even save lives. It’s a great feeling to be a part of the effort to make a difference in Mathare”

“So much of my world comes to me in a functional, orderly way; gratification and overabundance a staple, reason and rationality leading the way. Yet, this misplaced emphasis on logic and ease allows little room for the spirit, the human soul, the nucleus of love, compassion, and caring. It was at Mogra Star Academy, gazing upon radiant smiles, that I experienced an unprecedented moment of clarity. Suddenly, I understood, clearly and without distortion, what it truly meant to be human. Here were lives, materially impoverished, yet rich in spirit, faith, and love. While I could never repay that which I gained, I committed to end a cycle of poverty that undermined the future of my blessed friends. Over the years, we have grown, spirit to spirit, fulfilling each other’s needs and together realizing peace”

“Shortly, we stopped and entered a concrete building housing Mogra Star Academy. The classrooms were small and inside each were approximately fifty students. The rooms were usually dark, having only one light fixture near the blackboard. The students were interested and orderly. They were self-disciplined, courteous, and very much wanted to be there. Mogra Star was their hope to escape a slum life. The buildings they were in would never pass our standards and Mogra Star’s staff seemed to be fighting incredible odds to actually teach these children. I looked at the blackboards in each classroom and was impressed with the quality of education that those children were getting. We complemented each teacher for the good and eternal work they were doing. We could hardly believe it. We stood in awe of such selfless people who would take on such a difficult mission”