Meet Russ &
Maria Baker
Discover their journey
& the work they were called to do in Kenya
Welcome to our ministry
He is the Remedy Africa
< in Chebaiywa, Kenya>
Hi! We’re Russ and Maria Baker, and we’re so glad you’re here.
In 2013, we stepped onto Kenyan soil for the very first time during a short-term mission trip. We came expecting to serve for a season, but God had a very different plan. Kenya captured our hearts, and in 2019 we made the decision to leave everything behind and serve here full-time.
What began as a simple act of obedience has grown into something far greater than we ever imagined.
Our ministry started with one football team.
We invited around 30 young men to play, many of whom had been written off by their communities. They were battling alcoholism, drugs, depression, poverty, and hopelessness. Many had never experienced someone simply telling them, "I see you. You matter. You are loved."
That simple message opened doors to conversations about Jesus, and football quickly became much more than a game. It became the beginning of discipleship.
As these young men grew in their faith, we began walking alongside them through weekly Bible studies, mentoring, and life together. We watched God transform not only their hearts, but their vision for their own lives. They no longer wanted to simply follow Christ - they wanted to help others do the same.
Today, many of those same young men have become leaders within our ministry. They now make up our discipleship and evangelism teams, sharing the Gospel throughout Eldoret and the surrounding communities, praying with families, visiting villages, leading Bible studies, and introducing others to the same hope they discovered themselves.
Disciples became disciple-makers.
As the ministry continued to grow, so did the practical needs of those we were serving. Many of these young men needed meaningful work, stable income, and the opportunity to provide for themselves and their families. Through God's provision, our ministry expanded into agriculture, creating jobs while teaching valuable life skills rooted in stewardship, responsibility, and faith.
Today, our newly purchased farmland represents far more than agriculture. It provides employment, feeds vulnerable communities through food outreaches, and serves as another place where discipleship happens every day. The same young men who once struggled to find purpose are now cultivating the land, serving others, and sharing the love of Christ wherever they go.
Along the way, God continued opening new doors. Community development initiatives grew naturally out of the relationships we had built - school sponsorships, safe housing projects, widows' economic empowerment, children's Bible camps, clean water initiatives, and church planting all became extensions of one simple mission: to love people well and point them to Jesus.
At the heart of everything we do is relationship.
We believe Jesus met people where they were before asking them to follow Him. We strive to do the same - walking alongside people through life's joys and hardships, serving both physical and spiritual needs, and allowing authentic relationships to become opportunities for lasting transformation.
Our greatest prayer has never been to build a large organization.
It has always been to raise up Kenyan men and women who love Jesus deeply, lead with integrity, and become missionaries within their own communities and beyond.
We have no agenda beyond sharing the love of Christ, serving faithfully, and trusting God with the rest.
As we look to the future, our prayer is simple: that every life transformed through He is the Remedy will become another life that helps transform someone else.
Thank you for being part of this journey. Together, we are seeing lives changed, communities strengthened, and the hope of Jesus shared throughout Kenya.
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Mathew
Church Pastor, Farm Manager & Blast Co-Founder
Matthew, co-founder of the BLAST evangelical team, brings a deep love for Jesus to his role as a farm manager. A Sunday school teacher and preacher, Matthew manages all three of our farms and is passionate about sharing the Gospel. Married with two childred, his leadership in both ministry and farm management is foundational to our mission.
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Our first food outreach of 2024 was a huge success
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A portion of last years maize harvest plus, sugar, tea, rice, green grams, cooking oil, bathing soap, sanitary napkins, deworming pills and multi-vitamins along with bags of clean and in good condition second hand clothes were taken to two communities in West Pokot. Our team had previously visited this area and met with a local pastor as well as the area chief and confirmed the people of this area were in desperate need of food relief. This area of Kenya is dry and arid and not good ground for agriculture. They have not been receiving enough rain for maize or other vegetables to grow to maturity. Maize is like money. No maize is the equivalent of no money in the bank. A good maize harvest can sustain a family until next years harvest. This community has not had a descent maize harvest in 7 years.
Our team shared food with 1000 families, visited 3 schools providing deworming medicine and multi-vitamins to more than 500 young children and delivered cases of sanitary napkins to a girls junior high school. In secondary boarding school, (high school), sanitary napkins are a required item for female students to have. Not so in junior high. School fees are difficult enough for families to raise, the additional cost of sanitary napkins can be impossible. Junior high girls ages can range from 11 to 15 and even older. Some familes cannot afford to send their children to school consistently resulting in older children in lower grade levels. Lack of pads causes delimes we can't even imagine in the US. Girls miss a week of school every month or worse they do unthinkable things for a few dollars to buy napkins so they can attend school. Neither option is acceptable! No doubt this breaks Gods heart.
God grew our young evangelist team during this outreach. Some had never spoken publicly yet they preached the word of God boldly. Some had never been outside their own village and were crushed by the weight of poverty and oppression in the lives of their own countrymen. Some had never prayed for others but they quickly learned that the Holy Spirit in them is able to do exceedingly, abundantly, and above all we ask or think. Eph. 3:20
People came with an interesting aray of containers to receive their portion of cooking oil. Plastic bottles, bowls, multiple small empty water bottles and even a teapot. Pretty much anything that they could carry oil home in.
Your prayers and financial support are what makes these events possible. We are aware of the craziness going on in the US and globally. We also know we serve a God who is greater than all of the corruption, sickness, broken economies and craziness. People are still hurting, hungry and in need of a Savior. We know that your financial support comes at a sacrifice and we are extremely humbled and honored that you continue to choose to partner with us. Asante sana!
We know who owns the cattle on a thousand hills!
Together we can make a difference for the Kingdom of God!
He is the Remedy has a main objective of discipleship. To disciple new and young believers there must first be a relationship. Food outreaches, football, farming and job creation, weekly bible studies and devotions, and building homes, these "works" put us and our team in relationship with others. Some who don't know Jesus, some who have been fed a false teaching, some new believers and even some long time "believers" who have never been given the opportunity to meet Jesus. To disciple we first need to know them and that takes intentional effort on our part. We disciple our team so they can disciple others and that is how the Kingdom of God grows. Matthew 28:19-20
Each day of food outreach ended with an evening crusade. So many people came forward for prayer. Our team was grateful for the volunteer interpreters as the people of this area only speak Pokot which is their mother or tribe tongue. Many do not even speak Kiswahili the national language. Questions such as "what does it mean to be born again" and "how can I know Jesus" were asked. Sadly, these questions came from people who regularly attend a local church.
PRAYER POINTS
Please pray for Gods will to be done in our lives and ministry.
Please pray for brothers and sisters to see the value in investing in our ministry work.
Please pray with us for financial support above and beyond our ability to comprehend. We are so blessed to be where we are and pray that God continues to use us for His glory.
Always pray that God be glorified in everything we do, say and think.
Pray for the people of West Pokot who endure unimaginable hardship just to survive until Jesus comes again.
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He is the Remedy is a charitable nonprofit corporation in the state of California and a 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions are tax deductible in accordance with IRS rules and regulations. Tax-ID: 81- 4213386
He is the Remedy Africa is also a
Registered Kenyan Non-Profit.