What's New?

  • 1/31/12 - Kelvin, our 15th boy, came home to Haven.
  • 12/7/11 - Christine, our second cow at Haven, gave birth to a male calf, her second.
  • 11/23/11 - Mary, our first cow at Haven, gave birth to a male calf, her first. We should be having our own fresh milk at Haven in a few days.
  • 11/2/11 - Brought two more boys, Collins and Lawrence, home to Haven on the Hill.
  • 10/3/11 - Received first two cows, Mary and Christine. Both of them are pregnant.
  • 8/28/11 - Upper floor walls of Dorm2 are complete.
  • 8/28/11 - Cow house construction is complete.
  • 8/20/11 - Our newest boy, Fred, came home to live at Haven on the Hill.
  • 6/15/11 - Began construction of the walls for Dorm2, the upper story of the new house.
  • 6/1/11 - Began construction of a pen for cows at Haven on the Hill.
  • 5/17/11 - Completed construction of new building. Received six more boys and new mom into Haven on the Hill, making a total of twelve children. Moved the entire family into new building.
  • 7/12/10 - Janice & Phil returned from Kenya. A mission team from Inheritance World Ministries Inc. of 32 people helped us build the ground floor wall of the new building. Also, we held a five day Vacation Bible School at the local elementry school with ~250 children and  gave blankets and Bibles out in the community. It was a wonder to behold!
  • 3/30/10 - Began construction of new building at Haven on the Hill designed to provide a home for 20+ children.
  • 11/15/09 - Water tank and borehole project completed. We now have well water hooked up to the home.
  • 9/15/09 - Began construction of Laundry Room and Bunk House which will provide housing for visitors.
  • 7/21/09 - We have two new boys at Haven on the Hill! Hezekiel and Tyson
  • 6/30/09 - Our first missionary from the USA begins a 3 month stay at Haven on the Hill.
  • 6/10/09 - Haven on the Hill children's home NOW HAS ELECTRICITY!!!
  • 11/7/08 - Phil & Janice travel to Kenya. Phil meets the boys. Borehole (water well) drilled.
  • 6/16/08 - Janice brought the first 5 boys into their new home at Haven on the Hill in Gacharage, Kenya. The 8 year vision of opening up an orphanage in Kenya has come to pass!
  • 5/27/08 - Janice returning again to Kenya on May 30, 2008 to make final preparations to begin raising orphaned children.
  • 4/28/08 - Returned from Kenya. Accomplishments: Gave out 100 pairs of shoes & ~20 Bibles. Partially furnished the 1st orphanage building. Met with the future "momma" of the orphaned children, planted security foliage around the fence of the property. Planning to be raising up to 6 children in ~3 months
  • 4/17/08 - Phil, Janice & a friend travelling to Kenya with ~100 pairs of shoes.|
  • 1/14/07 - Janice returned from Kenya after final inspection of the COMPLETED FIRST BUILDING! We now have a place to raise orphaned children.
  • 7/8/07 - 7/28/07 - Phil visited Kenya. Began construction on first orphanage building. Expected completion November, 2007. See pictures.
  • 11/14/06 - Janice returned to Kenya and gained government approvals to begin construction of buildings for children's orphanage.
  • 5/27/06 - Phil, Janice and two others returned from Kenya having built an 1,800 ft. fence around the planned orphanage complex. See pictures and video and read our latest newsletter. Email us for a free 15 minute DVD of our trip.
  • 1/25/06 - Phil and Janice returned from Kenya after having met with the architect and builder on the land. Gave clothing and the love of God to children and adults.
  • 9/30/05- Janice returned from Kenya. Purchased additional 2.3 acres of land for the children's orphanage. This makes a total of almost 8.5 acres! Now we can proceed with the construction. CLICK HERE TO VIEW A VIDEO OF THE LAND OR OFJANICE GIVING BIBLES AND CLOTHING.
  • 7/30/05 - Phil returned from 10 day trip to Sri Lanka. Partnered with Mission of Mercy. Purpose of trip was to sew seeds of labor into the construction of a new children's home. Mission accomplished!
  • 2/4/05 - Received title for 6 acres of land for children's orphanage.
  • 1/16/05 - Janice returning to Kenya for 2 weeks.
  • 3/8/03 - Phil & Janice returned to Kenya. Gave 230 pairs of shoes, clothing, Bibles to orphans in Naivasha. Ten children accepted Jesus. Gave clothing to Pokot in Nakuru area.
  • 1/16/02 - Through The Storm selected by KSBJ to be the featured ministry at the Michael W. Smith/3rd Day concert in Houston at the Compaq Center.
  • 9/24/02 - New conceptual painting of the planned orphanage complex in Kenya.
  • 3/7/02 - Phil and Janice Wagner ordained as ministers of the Gospel by God's Word In Action Church.
  • 1/17/02 - New partner communication posted.
  • 9/15/01 - Back from Nairobi, Kenya.  Gave out 500 pairs of shoes, 95 bibles and clothing in the Kibera slums in Nairobi. More than 100 children and several adults accepted salvation through Jesus the Lord. See this Partner Communication for details. (360 Kb in size. Takes a while to download.)
  • 9/8/01 - Leaving for Nairobi, Kenya.  Taking shoes, clothing, bibles and the Gospel.
  • 7/19/01 - Added a mailing list for informing our friends and partners of new happenings at TSM.  To subscribe, send a blank email to TSMUpdate-subscribe@topica.com.
  • 7/17/01 - Kenyan Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) status has been approved for Through The Storm International in Kenya.  This allows us to import goods into Kenya duty free.  More important, this allows us to own land in Kenya (to build the orphanage on.)
  • 7/7/01 - Posted Kenya orphanage architecture plans at Kenya Ministry.
  • 7/2/01 - Solidified plans to return to Kenya on September, 10, 2001.
  • 6/20/01 - Web site, www.throughthestorm.org, created.