The feeding program at Camp Brethren Ministries (CBM) is designed to provide each student with one well balanced meal every school day. As the 2010 school year draws to a close, there are currently 126 full time students attending the Camp Brethren Ministries (CBM) school in Eburru, Kenya. These kids receive a hot lunch everyday around 1:30 PM prepared in the CBM school kitchen. Typically the meal is a stew of sorts consisting of a combination of various locally grown vegetables like spinach, tomatoes, corn, carrots and cabbage as well as a protein such as red beans and a starch like rice or potatoes. Today, the kids eat outside as there is no indoor area to dine. However, with the completion of the dining hall in 2011 the students will have a “cafeteria” to enjoy their lunch in for the first time. The dining hall will be large enough to support 250+ students at one time.
CBM owns farmland both on the school campus and in various areas of Eburru and the nearby town of Naivasha. Many crops have been planted on this land throughout the year and with the aide of local farming expertise and significant rains, the Lord has provided quite a harvest of food to help support the feeding program. Today much of the food for the program, but not all, is provided by the CBM farms. Some food still has to be purchased from local markets. However, with the procurement of livestock this year (2 “super” cows, 4 goats, 200 chickens) coupled with better utilization of the farmlands, the goal is to fully support the feeding program from CBM resources while also providing a new source of income for the ministry as a whole by selling excess food.
2010 Timeline (view larger)
2011 Goal
Some Feeding Services projects DHI is raising funds for next year include:
- Enlarging the kitchen
- New large wood burning stove and two smaller supporting stoves
- Furnishing of the dining hall with tables and benches
- Charcoal bread baking oven for kitchen
