OUR VISION
Hidden Treasures
In the year 1867, a farmer in South Africa found the first African diamond. He saw neighbors’ children playing with a glittery stone. He bought the stone from them hoping it would be worth something. So he gave it to a merchant with the mission to find out the stone’s worth. The merchant first came to a city called Hopetown, but no one there was willing to pay anything for the stone. In the next city, the merchant showed the stone to a superintendent. This man, though not educated in the matter, assumed the stone may be a diamond, so they went on to get the opinion of Dr. Atherstone in Grahamstown, the most well-known mineralogist in South Africa. As it turned out, it truly was a diamond the farmer had found.
We believe that many young people are like that stone. They are treasures with an immense worth. They have special talents and gifts, but very often no one knows that, not even themselves.
“It is our vision that young people may know their worth, as well as their gifts and talents, and that they would know how they can use these to shape their own life and make a positive impact in their community.”
THE TEAM
Marco & Joy Fries
Marco and Joy are the founders Tumaini Ministries. They live in Nairobi. Joy is from Kenya. Her prayer has been to be able to give back to her Kenyan community. Marco is from Germany and has degrees in both sociology and theology. From a young age he has had a heart for Africa and it’s people. In 2015 Marco and Joy got married in Germany and have been working in Kenya since August 2017.
Alexander & Julienne Einsfeld
Alexander and Julienne are responsible for the operations and finances of Tumaini Ministries. Julienne is a nurse and Alexander works in finance. They live in Germany. Both of them love being a part of Tumaini Ministries and all that God is Nairobi.