Timeline

1996
Ministers from Oyugis, Kenya, West Africa meet John Willingham in Louisville Kentucky.
Play Source International, Inc. is formed and incorporated

1998
John Willingham travels throughout Kenya, West Africa looking for mission projects

1999
John Willingham travels to Kenya, West Africa and chooses the Oyugis area as our mission site
Play Source International Inc. begins helping Daniel Ochieng’s orphans

2000
John Willingham and a small group travel to Oyugis, Kenya to prepare for the church building project

2001
John Willingham takes first group to work on a mission project in Oyugis, Kenya
Builds 7th Day Adventist Church
Builds 36 pews for the church
Does medical work at the Wire Clinic
Builds one playground
Daniel Ochieng’s orphans moved to Rongo about 20 miles from Oyugis, Kenya

2002
John Willingham takes a small group to evaluate the work done and to find continuing projects
Does medical work at the Wire Clinic

2003
Group goes to work on mission projects in Oyugis, Kenya
Builds Church of the Brethren
Builds playground for church and one for Daniel’s orphans in Rongo
Does medical work at the Wire Clinic
Replaces the roof on the Wire Clinic

2004
Group goes to work on mission projects in Oyugis
Installs solar energy system at the Wire Clinic as well as doing medical work
Starts Tree Nursery at the Baker School
Daniel’s orphans move to a new orphanage on a 2 acre land grant site
Assists in building 2 dormitories on the new orphan site

2005
Play Source International, Inc. files d/b/a Hearts for Kenya
John Willingham meets with 36 farmers in Oyugis, beginning the Hearts for Kenya agricultural program
The average corn crop for Oyugis is 297 lbs. per acre
The Baker Community Development Program (BCDP) is formed in Oyugis to work with the farmers
Kennedy Oguta is elected chairman of BCDP
Hearts for Kenya builds two playgrounds and a basketball court for local schools and medical work is done at the Wire Clinic
Hearts for Kenya buys 8 bulls and 2 plows to begin preparing field for farmers of BCDP

2006
BCDP farmers plant their first and second corn crops with seed and fertilizer given by Hearts for Kenya
Hearts for Kenya group helps harvest first corn crop
Hearts for Kenya installs a water purification system at the Wire Clinic
and medical work is done at the Wire Clinic
Hearts for Kenya has well dug for the Wire Clinic
Hearts for Kenya builds bunk beds for Daniel’s orphans in Rongo

2007
Hearts for Kenya installs 2 water purifications, one for Rongo orphans and one for the Amani camp and medical is work done at the Wire Clinic
BCDP farmers plant third and fourth crops with seed and fertilizer given by Hearts for Kenya
BCDP farmers harvest third crop, yielding 1,263 lbs per acre

2008
Hearts for Kenya installs first irrigation system
BCDP officially registers with Kenyan Government to become a cooperative
BCDP and Hearts for Kenya establishes marketing connections with Agriculture & Environmental Program of Homa-Bay

2009
Hearts for Kenya meets with farmers to review impressive progress
Visit with schools to discuss future plans
Met with Kenyan government to disucss upcoming co-op goals
Treated over 200 men, women and children at the Wire Clinic
Built playground in Rongo
Assisted with feeding program at the Baker School
Met with the grandmother of President Obama
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