Turkana High School

Greetings from Turkana High School!

Peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ! The Lord has been faithful and as we come to the end of the second term, here are a few highlights from our center.

Joshua Nyakundi
Principal, Turkana High School

Hope Transforms: A Success Story

Alice* is a 16-year-old, eleventh grader at Turkana High School. She resides in Turkana, where her family relocated in 2017. She is the second-born in a family of five — one sister and three brothers. Alice and her older sister, Abi*, who graduated from Missions of Hope Turkana High School in 2024, are beneficiaries of the MOHI program.

Her father works as a manual laborer to provide for the family. Alice joined our Napuu Center in 2018 as a Grade 5 student. She quickly stood out as a bright student with dreams of becoming a lawyer.

However, in her first year of high school in 2023, things took an unexpected turn. Her character and attitude changed. She lost her academic focus and her performance dropped. This was unlike her. Eventually, it was discovered that she was struggling with peer pressure, which had started to affect her choices.

The school chaplain, social worker and school administration stepped in. They provided her with counseling, prayer and mentorship. Her father, despite his own struggles with alcoholism, remained actively involved. He could come to school when needed and also make impromptu visits to check on how Alice was doing. It was a slow process, but with great results. 

Gradually, Alice began to change her ways, and her class performance improved. Now, she has rediscovered her purpose and is committed to transforming her life. With renewed faith and determination, she looks ahead to the future, dreaming not only of attending university but also of giving back to her community.

We give glory to God and trust that next year,  Alice will pass her high school exit tests, join a university and pursue her dreams. Please continue to pray for Alice.

*Name changed for privacy

• Our Red Cross Club earned second place in the county level Red Cross competitions. We are very proud of them.
• We dearly appreciate our girls' volleyball team for making it to the quarterfinals at the sub-county level. 
• Our suppliers funded a Principal's Dinner honoring our top performing students.
  
  

• We mentored 31 culinary students from Turkana High's MTTI Catering Department. Our workshop focused on developing a positive professional mindset, one of the most valuable skills for success in the hospitality industry.
• The Turkana High School staff led a community outreach where they shared the message of hope and faith through evangelism and distributed food baskets, generously donated by them to support families in need.

• A team from Eastside Christian Church visited, and we worked together to construct two houses in the community for two of our families. The families now have a better place to call home.
• We were pleased to host a team from Parkview Christian Church in our center. They conducted a VBS for 100 students.
• MOHI partners, the Youngs, visited us. They took five of our teachers through the CBE (Competency-Based Education) teaching methodologies.

• Pray for good health among our students and their parents. We ask for God's protection upon them. 
• Pray for the safe travels of our staff as they journey, good health for their families, and a financial breakthrough to meet their personal and family needs.
• Pray for our graduating class that God will grant them success in their high school exit tests at the end of the year.

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