Episode 16 - Mission to Kajiado: An Audio Story - How Maasai girls escaping child marriage and female genital mutilation found a home and new family

This audio story is about the Kajiado Adventist School and Rescue Center in Kenya. It’s a haven for Maasai girls, sometimes as young as six years old, who are escaping child marriage and a dangerous ritual called female genital mutilation (FGM). Maranatha dedicated the campus in July 2024 after six years of completely transforming the property, but in this story you'll hear what life was like at Kajiado closer to the beginning of Maranatha’s involvement. You'll also take in the depth of the connections formed between Maranatha volunteers and Kajiado students—a microcosm of the hundreds of volunteers that would end up serving on this project over the years. Television episodes about the Kajiado School: Transformation at Kajiado: https://watch.maranatha.org/maranatha-mission-stories/videos/mms11e50-1 A Refuge of Hope: https://watch.maranatha.org/videos/mms907 New Life at Kajiado: https://watch.maranatha.org/videos/mms910 Text us! Let us know what you thought of this episode and the show in general! On September 19, 2026, join us in Sacramento, California, for our annual convention, Mission: Maranatha. You’ll be inspired by volunteer testimonies, stories from the mission field, and updates from Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders around the globe. Plus, be blessed by Oakwood University's award-winning choir, The Aeolians. Learn more at https://maranatha.org/media-events/maranatha-convention/