Holy Trinity's
Mission Partners

Imkerhof Training Centre Namibia:
Kathleen & Udo Wahl

Kathleen Wahl is originally from Scotland, where she studied for a degree in music, becoming a professional orchestral musician. Her family have long been associated with Holy Trinity. Her husband, Udo, comes from Germany. After a spell in the German Army he completed his tertiary education, taking a degree in civil administration, and became a local authority and government administrator.

Kathleen and Udo came to Namibia in 1995 on the invitation of the Namibian mission organisation Gospel Outreach to establish, organise and run the Gospel Outreach Christian Leadership School. The aim was - and is -to train, equip and send out young leaders to the churches in Namibia and Africa. From these beginnings, the Imkerhof Training Centre has grown and developed. Activities are grouped under three main headings:

Gospel Outreach Christian Leadership School

Originally in Windhoek, the school relocated to Imkerhof in 1999. Students enrol for an 18-month course, which, apart from a registration fee, is without monetary cost. The course covers subjects such as: Practical Theology, Biblical Studies, The New Testament Church, Christian Lifestyle and Advanced Leadership. Since January 1996 more than 200 people have been trained, many of whom are now leaders in their churches and communities.

Imkerhof International
Christian Fellowship

In 1999, a non-denominational church was opened, Imkerhof International Christian Fellowship, to offer a place of worship and fellowship for any Christian in the community.

Imkerhof Care and Compassion

As in the rest of Africa, HIV has swept across Namibia. Many families have been left without bread-winners, the country is desperately short of qualified people in all walks of life, and, more seriously, many children have been left without parents.

The Care and Compassion ministry offers: HIV testing for students, staff and neighbours, Transport for regular hospital check-ups and treatment, Counselling for those tested positive and Spiritual and material support to families and individuals affected by or infected with the virus.

The vision for Imkerhof Care and Compassion started in 2000, when Kathleen and Udo attended a seminar on AIDS. The devastating statistics and plight of orphans in Namibia challenged them to take action.

Former children's home and new foster families

Imkerhof for many years operated a children's home. The emphasis in Namibia has, in common with the UK and many other countries, moved away from children's homes towards fostering. Imkerhof assisted in this transition and has been able to place almost all of the children formerly in residential care with loving foster families. Several of the foster parents formerly worked at Imkerhof as carers. Imkerhof continues to support the foster families and children, many of whom are now teenagers, in co-operation with Children of Promise Ministries.

Holy Trinity sponsors a young orphan who lives in one of the foster families. Due to child protection concerns, we've decided not to post any information about him, or any of the other children, on this site.

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Completed USPG Project to Uruguay:
Andrew & Genevieve Pont

Andrew and Genevieve Pont, who are active members of Holy Trinity's congrgation, returned from missionary work with the Diocese of Uruguay, in South America, during 2006. The Diocese has developed an extensive social outreach programme as it seeks to implement its holistic mission to meet the spiritual and material needs of the people of Uruguay, in particular those who are most marginalised.

Andrew worked as an Episcopal Assistant within the Diocesan Pastoral Team, assisting the Diocese particularly in terms of its links to international mission agencies and to churches overseas. These overseas links are important both in terms of securing funding for the work of the Diocese of Uruguay and in terms of exchanging ideas and experience and contributing to the life and work of the worldwide Church. Andrew drew on his experience of project funding and development in local government and in the voluntary sector in Scotland, to maintain and develop these links.

Genevieve used her health care skills in the church's outreach projects. In particularly this involved working at the Hogar San Esteban (St Stephen's Hostel) for people who are HIV positive. The hostel provides accommodation, healthcare and other support, for people who are HIV and who are homeless, or living in poverty.

Andrew and Genevieve were also involved in various other activities in support of the life and work of the Diocese. They assisted with various young people´s projects including delivering activities and Bible studies at the church's day centre for young people with learning difficulties, and visiting the church´s nightshelter for children and adolescents forced to live on the streets.

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