More than 1,000 residents of Korea village in Narok Central subcounty have a reason to smile after a group of Korean missionaries drilled a borehole in the area.
Previously, they had to walk many kilometres to get the precious commodity, while others had to dig deep into their pockets to buy water.
The missionaries have also established a radio station called ‘Hosanna Radio Services’, and built a school and a clinic in the area.
Programme director Peter Kang said their aim is to spread the gospel and support the community to access basic commodities like water, health and education.
“We are Korean missionaries from South Korea and America. We have come together to ensure the success of these projects. We have been praying for them for 20 years now. Today, we are celebrating faith, perseverance and global Christian partnership,” he said.
The first Kenyan Ambassador to Korea Ngovi Kitau thanked the Korean missionaries for investing their time, energy and financial resources to benefit the community, observing the initiative by the Korean missionaries has enhanced Kenya-Korea people-to-people relations.
“About 30 years ago, missionary Kim Chan-Kyong started holding worship services under a tree in this area. Through the support of Korean supporters, he built a school and a clinic. In gratitude for his love and dedication to the local community, the Maa community decided to name this area Korea Village," he noted.
Kitau said Koreans have been flocking the country as missionaries and tourists because of the good relationship between the two countries.
Residents praised the missionaries for ensuring the community accesses education easily and have clean water.
