Stories

Rashid Adhan is a 62 year old Somali Kenyan man who has been visually impaired for the past 14 years. He was completely blind in both eyes for eight of those years. He knew about Lighthouse Hospital because he used to stay in Mombasa when he worked in a hotel as a...

Robert Munga is an 85 year old man who has led a full and happy life. His greatest source of pride is that his 6 children and 17 grandchildren are following the Lord and have good jobs. Robert himself was a schoolteacher for many years and was on the National...

This is Katoi. He developed cataracts from a young age, and his sight has been severely limited. Now ten years old, he is incapable of enjoying a normal childhood. Without any form of treatment, his life would have been one of challenge, difficulty and loneliness....

At the age of four, Dennis Kashero began to develop a cataract in one of his eyes. His parents noticed there was an issue when he was struggling to see the blackboard in school and couldn’t perform basic tasks around the house. Dennis’ parents sat down and tried to...

      Rachel Mwangi had been a prominent church leader in her hometown, just 2 hours north of Mombasa. At the age of 45, some sparks from a cooking fire hit her eye and caused a lot of irritation that never went away. After 3 years, she finally sought...

  Ali is a young boy from Lunga Lunga in Kwale County that suffered from cornea damage. His problem started when he followed his mother outside to get firewood. At some point he tripped and a splinter pierced through the center of his eye. He woke his mother...

Bonface Ndegwa is a 19 year old young man who has recently joined The Lighthouse for Christ Bible School in Mombasa, Kenya. He was advised to attend by his pastor, Joseph, who is also his brother. As he came closer to God at the Bible School, he was able to see...

In August 2018, Lighthouse for Christ held a Vacation Bible School for a Primary School in Vipingo. We paired up with Trenton and Erica Yenokinda who brought their family and volunteers from their church in the States. During this 2 day VBS, the team focused on...

As we approach the 50th anniversary of Lighthouse for Christ we want to remember the people who have pulled us through from the beginning, as well as celebrating the many patients we have had the privilege to serve and save through Christ’s name. Throughout the...

David Nthenge is one of the many children out of our Pastor’s Children Sponsorship Program here at Lighthouse. David is the son of Pastor Nthenge who shares the Word of God at a Lighthouse hub in Kenya . The Nthenge family is a big, joyful, God-loving family who...

Out in the red sand of Voi’s farmland, Pastor Daniel and his family of 6 planted a new church from a Lighthouse Hub. When he first began teaching the Word of God to his community, 20 or more people would huddle under the makeshift shack they called their place of...

Rashid Adhan is a 62 year old Somali Kenyan man who has been visually impaired for the past 14 years. He was completely blind in both eyes for eight of those years. He knew about Lighthouse Hospital because he used to stay in Mombasa when he worked in a hotel as a...