Why a Permanent Building in an Informal Settlement?
Kibera slum, which is located in the heart of the City of Nairobi, is home to hundreds of thousands of Kenyans representing various tribes, who live on less an one dollar a day. Most slum residents migrate from the rural areas to settle in the many slums located in Nairobi in hopes of finding greener pastures. Their hope is to eventually move out of the slums and relocate to other parts of the city once their income increases enabling them to do so. Therefore, they are never permanent residents, but live a transitory life. Such slum residents, therefore, usually would not be interested in contributing towards a construction that is permanent. However, to the contrary, the parishioners of Christ the King Catholic Church-Kibera have a different perception and commitment to their faith. Their determination to see a permanent church building rising up among their shanties would be a symbol of their faith, dignity, unity and a sign of the risen Lord among them. Also, worshiping in a permane
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