From a borrowed room in Kikuyu
to nineteen years of faithful work.
Jesus Helpers Children's Home was founded in 2007 by Rev. Stephen and Jane Wambugu. What began with six children orphaned by HIV in a borrowed room is today three homes, 119 children, and one quiet operational record.
A young pastor with Ksh 189 a month.
Long before the homes existed, Rev. Stephen Wambugu was a young pastor in Kikuyu earning Ksh 189 a month — barely enough to feed his own family. He gave food to orphaned neighbours' children before he had a salary worth the name.
The conviction that became Jesus Helpers Children's Home was forming twenty years before its first child arrived.
We did not begin this work because we had resources. We began it because James 1:27 left us no other option. Rev. Stephen Wambugu, founder
The first six.
In 2007, six children orphaned by HIV had nowhere to go. Rev. Stephen and Jane Wambugu took them into a borrowed room in Kikuyu. That borrowed room was the moment a private conviction became public work.
How three homes happened.
Year by year, this is how the work grew.
Six children, one borrowed room in Kikuyu, no donor list.
The first permanent home opens in Nyandarua, supporting the children with food, schooling, and a Christian household.
A second home opens in Uthiru as referrals from DCS and partner churches grow beyond Nyandarua's capacity.
The Nakuru home begins in rented premises while JH raises the Land & Building fund toward a permanent location.
Every school-age child in JH's care is in school; the education fund formalises school-fee accounting.
The website you're reading now. The first formal digital donor channel for the homes.
Our Mission and Vision.
To care for orphaned and vulnerable Kenyan children — providing food, schooling, healthcare, and the love of a Christian home — until each child can build their own life.
A Kenya in which no orphaned or vulnerable child is left without family, school, or hope; achieved one child, one home, one faithful gift at a time.
Registered. Accountable. Audited.
Community-Based Organisation (CBO), registered with the Kenyan Department of Children Services.
CBO Registration Number: [PLACEHOLDER — REG. NO.]
Year of registration: [PLACEHOLDER — YEAR]
DCS partnership reference: [PLACEHOLDER — REF. NO.]
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Rev. Stephen Wambugu
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Jane Wambugu
Co-founder · Programme lead -
[PLACEHOLDER — Board member]
Treasurer -
[PLACEHOLDER — Board member]
Secretary
Three locations. 119 children.
The first permanent home, opened in 2010 in the cool highlands of Nyandarua.
Kipipiri Constituency, Githioro Ward, Turasha village.
Nyandarua County, Kenya
Opened in 2014 to serve children referred from Kiambu County and the wider Nairobi region.
Kabete Constituency, Uthiru Ward
Kiambu County, Kenya
Currently in rented premises while we raise the Land & Building Fund toward a permanent location.
Subukia Constituency, Waseges Ward, Wiyumiririe Village
Nakuru County, Kenya
Rev. Stephen and Jane Wambugu.
Rev. Stephen Wambugu
Pastor in Kikuyu since 1986. Founded Jesus Helpers Children's Home in 2007 alongside his wife Jane. Holds a [PLACEHOLDER qualification]. Father, husband, and director of the homes.
Jane Wambugu
Co-founded the homes in 2007 and runs day-to-day programme operations across all three locations. Holds a [PLACEHOLDER qualification]. Mother to the children of Jesus Helpers, in every sense the work uses the word.
We did not begin this work because we had resources. We began it because James 1:27 left us no other option. Rev. Stephen Wambugu, founder
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