President of the Board
Rick Imel
Supports the organization's governance, stewardship and wider mission.
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OUR TEAM
The People Behind the Mission.
Meet the leadership and board members supporting Hope for the Destitute and its work in Kisumu, Kenya.
LEADERSHIP
Committed to children, families and community.
The people behind Hope for the Destitute support a mission centered on education, care, shelter, spiritual ministry and opportunity for vulnerable families.
DIRECTOR
Rev. Dr. Bishop Joseph Ochola Omolo
Hope for the Destitute was started in 2005 by Rev. Joseph Ochola Omolo and his wife Ruth. Dr. Ochola Omolo grew up as an orphan in Kisumu, Kenya and struggled to receive an education.
Through philanthropic donors in the Lutheran Church, Dr. Ochola Omolo received an education and became a pastor in the Lutheran Church.
His own experience helped shape the vision of providing educational access and the Gospel of Christ to orphaned children and low-income families.
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Supporting the mission together.
Learn more about each member of the leadership team.
Board Treasurer
Dianne Moellering
Supports financial stewardship and the mission of serving children and vulnerable families.
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Secretary
Alicia Herman
Supports administration, governance and the organization's wider mission.
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Development and Program Manager
Monica Hartman
Supports program development and the continued growth of the organization's work.
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Leadership connected to a mission of education, care and hope.
The work of Hope for the Destitute extends from the classroom to homes and worship gatherings throughout the community.
Together, the leadership team supports an approach that seeks to respond to both practical and spiritual needs.
Explore Our ProgramsTHE MISSION IN ACTION
Leadership connected to real community work.
Education, shelter, worship and practical support remain at the heart of the work.
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Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress.
James 1:27JOIN THE MISSION
Stand with the people working to bring hope to vulnerable families.
Support education, widow shelter and community ministry in Kisumu.