Pastors David and Selina Walukhu met Kara twenty years ago. This was when the vision for New Promise Homes was birthed! Over the years, Pastors David and Selina stewarded the vision of orphan care by giving to needy children from their own pockets. They never forgot Kara’s vision to build a children’s home. When KOP began, Pastors Ben and Kara reached out to Pastors David and Selina for help. 

The Walukhus are such a vital part of our team! They helped secure the land, find the right children to come into our homes, and selected the caregivers for the children. Everything about the daily operation of New Promise Homes goes through them. Their influence and connections in Kenya make it possible for us to carry out the vision. 

But more important than their influence, Pastors David and Selina love our children. They have a heart to see orphans find a home and have a chance to build better lives for themselves. Pastors David and Selina’s desire for our children is wholistic—spirit, soul, and body—and discipleship is central in our homes. No one stewards the vision of KOP better than them! 

Sarah came to New Promise Homes after living on the streets with her mentally ill mother. Both Sarah’s father and grandparents passed away. Sarah was stuck living on the streets with little food, no education, and no love. Everywhere Sarah went for help, she was driven away. She sat alone in the rain and the heat. This caused Sarah to believe that all people were bad and that she was truly alone. Sarah came to New Promise as an older child, and she cried when she saw the beds and furniture and clothes. Sarah had no shoes and little clothing. She was malnourished and struggled with receiving love. 

Even now, Sarah is adapting to life in a family. She is still a bit shy, but Sarah is catching up! She’s beginning to believe that Jesus loves her and that New Promise Home is her family. Every day, she opens up more and more. Sarah told Mama Selina that New Promise Homes is her family. Sarah is happy and thriving. With remedial help in school, the teachers say Sarah is on track and catching up with her peers. Sarah is now learning how to live with brothers and sisters as well as learning how to make friends.

Caren is married to Enos. She met Enos while attending the Bible School Pastors David and Selina direct for a ministry out of the Netherlands. This couple’s been with New Promise since the beginning, and they are the lead caregivers on the compound. They know the most about the children, and have helped them overcome the various traumas each child faced when coming to New Promise. Pastors David and Selina truly view Enos and Caren as the mom and dad of the compound…

Enos is married to Caren. He met Caren while attending the Bible School Pastors David and Selina direct for a ministry out  of the Netherlands. This couple’s been with New Promise since the beginning, and they are the lead caregivers on the compound. They know the most about the children, and have helped them overcome the various traumas each child faced when coming to New Promise. Pastors David and Selina truly view Enos and Caren as the mom and dad of the compound

This is Pastor David’s daughter, and she is the caregiver for the second New Promise Home. Brenda started working at the orphanage in 2021 and she'd doing a great job. She is married and her husband Isaac is a Kenyan teacher.

She is a caregiver who does not live on the compound. Her home is about ten minutes away in the town of Muhonge. Her job is to help Caren and Brenda with the cleaning and meal preparations. She comes in around 9-10am and leaves around 4-5pm each evening. Pastor Selina has tasked her with all things regarding food preparation.

David is a local pastor in a church in Muhonge where the KOP Kids attend church. He is one of two security guards on the  grounds. He takes turns being on the day shift and night shift each week with the other watchman. His duties include security as well as tending to the animals, assisting with the garden, and cutting the grass.

Andrew is one of two security guards on the grounds. He takes turns being on the day shift and night shift each week with the other watchman. His duties include security as well as tending to the animals, assisting with the garden, and cutting the  grass.

While serving as a church leader, the Holy Spirit rekindled Audra’s desire for missions. She began this journey by saying yes to an extended missions trip to Uganda. During a  time of prayer, Father God put a burning desire for Kenya in her heart, which led to the opportunity to serve with New Promise Homes. From the moment her feet touched the ground in Kenya, Audra knew this was the place God wanted her to be at.