These are offered on campus and students can select between part-time and full-time study structures. The single greatest contribution you can make is to keep the school in your prayers. We have experienced God’s constant faithfulness, and we give Him the glory for His hand of mercy on us. The programs offered at the institution are categorized into artisan, craft, diploma and higher national diploma categories with more than sixty courses available for selection. Having said this, the school can always benefit from contributions from outside sources. This is possible largely because all of the missionary staff members raise their own financial support, thus eliminating much of the need for salaries. The fee structure at RVA is designed to provide for all day-to-day operational needs of the school. The solid Christian environment provided by RVA allows parents to perform their God-given duties with the confidence that their children are receiving excellent care and an outstanding education.įrom time to time, people ask how they can contribute toward the ministry of RVA. the Mau Mau rebellion, the ruthless warriors of the Mau Mau tribe gathered to climb the hill up to the missionary school (RVA) to capture and kill the missionary.
During our visit, Shel told me a story I’ve heard since, about something that happened there in the 1950’s. We receive many letters from parents assuring us that they could not continue in their ministries were it not for RVA’s presence. Shel grew up attending Rift Valley Academy in Kijabe, Kenya. Unofficially, this is also the side of the building where the boys and girls like to hang out together (or so I’m told).By providing a high-quality education and a safe haven for the children of missionaries, RVA continues to play a foundational role in the missions movement throughout the continent of Africa. We would love to hear from you Get in Touch. Topics covered include brief descriptions of daily life in Africa, of his. Serving in a pediatric medical clinic at Rift Valley Academy. Medical personnel (doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, etc. However, as a driving force behind this dramatic larger narrative, the history of the Rift Valley Academy is more than the story of an. 'School in the Clouds' is the story of the oldest and largest missionary boarding school in Africa. The school serves about 500 missionary children (K-12), representing 30 nationalities and 80 mission organizations and churches. Central to this network were the schools established around Africa for the children of missionaries. Rift Valley Academy (RVA) is a Christian boarding school in central Kenya with over a hundred years of rich history.
In 2003 it was rated the number two high school in Africa.” (And anticipating you’d be wondering, like me, who is #1, it’s Grey College in South Africa). Davis and his medical missionary work in Kenya for the Africa Inland Mission (AIM). Our school is an exceptional place, with a rich Christian heritage and dynamic ministry. Invest in the lives of missionary children as you support outreach among the unreached. Travel liability insurance (including benefits for medical expenses of up to NT200,000). Wikipedia tells us “President Theodore Roosevelt visited Kijabe shortly after leaving office… During this visit, in 1909, Roosevelt laid the cornerstone for Kiambogo, the main school building that remains the centerpiece of RVA’s campus. Accommodations, meals, admission tickets during the tour. Yup, that’s the famous cornerstone that President Roosevelt put there with his own hands. Seems like every teacher I met was from Pennsylvania and Haley’s house parents were connected with Cedarville University! The original school building. Starting our tour after eventually finding the visitors office. An American-style school stuck on this gorgeous plot an hour away from Nairobi. Paul, a physician assistant, and Debbie, a registered nurse, plan to work in RVA’s health clinic, caring for the medical needs of the RVA student body. RVA has around 500 students and provides a safe place for children to learn and grow, equipping the next generation for Christian life and service. We know a LOT of kids who have gone or are currently going to RVA, so why not take the chance to visit our friend Haley and check out the school for ourselves? (No, we don’t plan to send any of our kids there as homeschooling is working out just fine.) Paul and Debbie are moving to Kijabe, Kenya to work at Rift Valley Academy. There’s also Black Forest Academy in Germany and Faith Academy in the Philippines and Amazon Valley Academy in Belem, Brazil (Naomi’s alma mater…just kidding on that one no way it could rank up there with the biggies). Rift Valley Academy (RVA) is one of the most famous schools in the world, if you come from a missionary family. Your insurance companys rules vary by exam and where the exam is performed.
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