07/23/2026
COMING NEXT WEEKEND JULY 25/26
FATHER DAVID MUNEENI MWENDWA from
the MACHAKOS DIOCESE
THE DIOCESE OF MACHAKOS WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN
KENYA UNTIL JULY 22, 2023 WHEN THE HOLY FATHER POPE
FRANCIS CREATED WOTE DIOCESE BY HIVING OUT MAKUENI
COUNTY FROM MACHAKOS DIOCESE. MACHAKOS DIOCESE
NOW HAS A POLUPATION OF 1,421,932 OF WHICH 610,150 IS
CATHOLIC WITH 117 DIOCESAN PRIESTS AND 22 RELIGIOUS
PRIESTS. THOUGH SMALLER IN SIZE, MACHAKOS DIOCESE
HAS EVANGELIZATION CHALLENGES AS ONLY 42.9% OF THE
PUPULATION IS CATHOLIC.
THE DIOCESE ALSO FACES HUMANITARIAN CHALLENGES AS
OVER 50% IS SEMI-ARID WITH LOW AND UNRELIABLE
ANNUAL RAINFALL. DROUGHT, FAMINE & POVERTY ARE
CHALLENGES FACED BY MUCH OF THE POPULATION, SINCE
THEY DEPEND ON AGRICULTURE FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD.
HUMAN DISASTERS SUCH AS FAMINE, MALNUTRITION,
MATERNAL AND CHILD MORTALITIES, HIV/AIDS, WATER-
BORNE DISEASES ARE COMMON SCOURGES THAT
NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE POPULATION.
BECAUSE OF THE PRAYERS AND PAST SUPPORT OF
CATHOLICS IN THE UNITED STATES, THE CHURCH IN
MACHAKOS HAS MADE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF
THE PEOPLE INCLUDING:
OPERATING 2 HOSPITALS AND OVER 20 CLINICS/
DISPENSARIES.
DRILLING OF WELLS AND PROVISION OF STORAGE TANKS
TO PROVIDE CLEAN WATER
SUPPORTING "MOTHER CHILD HEALTH" PROGRAMS.
MAINTAINING 21 GROUP HOMES FOR DISABLED CHILDREN.
MAINTAINING 4 ORPHANAGES FOR CHILDREN ORPHANED
BY HIV/AIDS.
- SUPPORTING REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR STREET
CHILDREN.
PROVIDING SUPPORT ON IMPROVED AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICES.
ESTABLISHED A PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR ORPHANS AND
OTHER NEEDY CHILDREN.
PURPOSES FOR 2026 MCP APPEAL DONATIONS
1. SUPPORT TO EVANGELIZE SINCE ONLY 42.9% ARE
CATHOLIC
2. PRIESTS IN FORMATION, CATHECISTS AND LAY CATHOLIC
LEADERS.
3. SUPPORT "MOTHER CHILD HEALTH" PROGRAM TO REDUCE
MATERNAL AND CHILD MORTALITIES
And more than we can list here
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