by Kathy Flatoff | Aug 5, 2025
In Kitale, Kenya—an area known as the country’s breadbasket—abundant maize fields stretch to the horizon. Yet hunger persists in nearby villages, where families walk miles asking for food. Missioner Kathy Flatoff joins the Daughters of Charity in their tireless work to feed the poorest of the poor through a small but vital nutrition program. Amid scarcity, rising costs, and heartbreaking choices, their ministry offers a glimpse of God’s presence among those who suffer most.
by Elvira Ramirez | Feb 13, 2025
Your Lenten gift today can be a profound act of almsgiving—because your generosity enables our missioners to help those who often have no one else to turn to.
by Kathy Flatoff | Oct 3, 2024
Alongside the Daughters of Charity, missioner Kathy Flatoff is helping those in extreme poverty in Kenya to access nutrition.
by Kathy Flatoff | May 31, 2024
In western Kenya, Kathy Flatoff organizes medicine, milk and food for poor children with sicklecell disease.
by Meinrad Scherer-Emunds | Jan 2, 2024
Maryknoll lay missioners are sent to serve in Kenya, El Salvador and Cambodia.
by Maryknoll Lay Missioners | Nov 14, 2023
Watch a recording of the Dec. 2 Sending Ceremony of the MKLM Class of 2023 here.
by Kathy Flatoff | Nov 6, 2023
Kathy Flatoff is returning to Kenya to once again serve as a nurse, this time in Kitale.
by Kathy Flatoff | Feb 24, 2021
Kathy Flatoff reflects on a great Christmas gift — and on her missioner experience of the past three years.
by Kathy Flatoff | Dec 16, 2020
When it comes to playing, children living in poverty know how to be creative.
by Kathy Flatoff | Oct 2, 2020
St. Patrick’s Dispensary in Mombasa offers crucial nutrition assistance for children living in poverty
