St Irene Orthodox Mission Centre & Orphanage: a home, a school and a church for children in South Kinangop, Kenya
Child sponsorship
One child. One sponsor. A whole new future.
$100 a month gives a child food, schooling, healthcare and loving care. Children at St Irene are waiting for a sponsor right now.
6 acres of mission landClean water boreholeChurch built, dormitories underway
Latest from the mission
Three Meals a Day: How Your Kindness Feeds Our Children
Tonight, 352 children at St. Irene will sleep with full stomachs because of you. See the kitchen you built, and the dining hall we need next.
Holidays at St. Irene: Joy, Learning and Care Beyond the Classroom
Every smile in these photos is there because of you. See the trips, fun days and loving care your kindness gave our children this term.
A Thankful Heart, A Full Plate: Thanksgiving at St. Irene
This Thanksgiving, we give thanks for every friend whose kindness puts a warm meal before our children, and invite you to share a Thanksgiving meal with a child.
Be the change: sponsor a child today
Support vulnerable children at the St. Irene Orthodox Mission Centre & Orphanage through monthly sponsorship. Your contribution empowers them to discover their strengths and brings hope into their lives.
Fully sponsoredMoses
Moses is fully sponsored. Thank you! $100 / $100
Needs a sponsorHannah
$100 still needed each month $0 / $100
Needs a sponsorJoy
$100 still needed each month $0 / $100
Needs a sponsorSkylar
$100 still needed each month $0 / $100
Enhancing lives, empowering futures
We provide proper clothing, nutritious meals, healthcare, education and spiritual guidance to ensure the holistic well-being and development of each child.
What your support has built
6 acres of land
Large enough to build a fully equipped facility for the children.
Clean water project
A borehole on the property.
Dormitories
The first units are built. More are underway so every child has a bed.
St Irene Orthodox Church
The heart of the mission.
Our patron saint
St Irene the Great Martyr
The holy Great Martyr Irene was born in the city of Magedon in Persia during the fourth century, and at birth her parents named her Penelope. Her tutor Apellian told her about Christ the Savior and taught her the Christian faith and its virtues.
She was baptized by the priest Timothy, who named her Irene, meaning peace. Having dedicated herself to Christ, she endured much suffering for her faith. Our mission centre is named after her.
