Kenya: Building Hope, Nurturing Faith
A multifunctional center under construction for sustainable agriculture and the creation of a place where people are nourished and built up in their faith.
Inspiration and Training Center in Kenya
The vision is to develop an environment in Kenya where there is room for connection and for empowering communities.
Stephan and Jolanda are setting to work to achieve this. They hope to emigrate in early 2026 to purchase a piece of land there to build an inspiration and training center that helps people to walk more in their destiny, grow in faith, and be practically equipped for a life of impact. From this center, they invest in people, communities, and sustainable development, with Jesus Christ as their foundation.
Our Strategy
1. Spiritual growth and equipping
The future training center in Kenya will provide space and guidance for spiritual growth, discipleship, and discovering one’s calling. Through training courses, retreats, and immersion trips, they want to equip people to live as light and salt in their communities: “We believe that every person is called to make a difference in this world based on their identity.”
2. Practical development and food security
They apply the Foundations for Farming (FfF) method: a sustainable and Biblically inspired way of farming. They also teach this method to others, so that they can become self-sufficient and strengthen their community. Agriculture is not only a source of food, but also a place where restoration, employment, and education can take place.
3. Community strengthening and connection
The center will function as a hub of hope and connection, where people come together, encourage each other, and discover new perspectives. Stephan and Jolanda are building strong relationships with the local population and creating a safe environment in which people can flourish spiritually, socially, and economically.
Amani Center
“The name Amani means peace in Swahili. It stands for the deep peace that God gives, which goes beyond circumstances. From that peace, we want to encourage, train, and challenge people to be bearers of light and hope in their own environment.”
The words from Isaiah 58:10-11 guide Stephan and Jolanda. They speak of a life in which you share what you yourself need, in which you are generous to the oppressed, and in which the light shines in the darkness. They and we long for the Amani Center to be such a beacon of light—in a region where barrenness and hopelessness often prevail. A place where people are refreshed, where strength and restoration flourish, where God leads and provides.
As described in Psalm 1:3, Stephan and Jolanda want people who come here to be like trees planted by flowing water—rooted in faith, nourished by hope, and fruitful in their calling.
The Amani Center may be a source that never runs dry: a place of peace, nourishment, and training, where people grow—for themselves, for their community, and for the glory of God.
Field Workers
Based on a deep conviction that every human being is valuable and called to flourish, Stephan and Jolanda are building a place where faith, education, and agriculture come together. They are present among the people, learning from them, living with them, and contributing to sustainable change based on love, respect, and connection.
In early 2026, Stephan and Jolanda hope to emigrate to Kenya with their children. Based on a deep conviction that every human being is valuable and called to flourish, Stephan and Jolanda are building a place where faith, education, and agriculture come together. They are present among the people, learning from them, living with them, and contributing to sustainable change based on love, respect, and connection.
In early 2026, Stephan and Jolanda hope to emigrate to Kenya with their children.
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