<p>Hi&nbsp;there!</p> <p>I am supporting <strong>Open Arms International </strong>by joining a 2 week medical mission trip to Kenya 2-16th July 2011.&nbsp; Open Arms is a charity our local church have been supporting this last year and friends of mine visited this summer and reported back on the amazing work being done there. &nbsp;Open Arms own a 50 acre farm in the hills of Kenya near Eldoret with the overall aim that the project will house, educate and eventually self sustain&nbsp;about 60 orphaned or street children and&nbsp;provide valuable&nbsp;employment for local people.&nbsp;Each year there are&nbsp;2 medical trips to Open Arms and the volunteers&nbsp; help with the project on the farm in addition to providing the medical mission that is open to all the local people.</p> <p>What will I be doing??&nbsp; The 2 week trip consists of about 20 people including medics and support helpers.&nbsp; I am assured there will be plenty to do as I am clearly not a medic! Support work includes&nbsp; bagging up vitamins/medication, teaching children, helping with the feeding programme, prayer ministry, and playing with the children.</p> <p>The target of &pound;1000 goes directly to Open Arms as a donation helping pay for the medical mission -&nbsp; supporters are responsible for paying their own return air fare to Kenya.</p> <p>Thank you for your interest and support.&nbsp; I will report how I get on!</p> <p>best wishes</p> <p>Jane</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>