Since 1983 the Reformed Church in America, in partnership with the Africa Inland Church, has had a mission outreach to the Orma people of eastern Kenya. The Orma are a semi-nomadic cattle people, and 99 percent of them are Muslim.
Poverty is a daily reality for most.
The literacy rate is only 5 percent, and 40 percent of the children show stunted growth. The Orma project of the Reformed Church in America and the Africa Inland Church is designed to reach a previously unreached people with the gospel. The missionary team has become increasingly nationalized, with four Africa Inland Church mission couples joining Roger and Sue Scheenstra . Their ministries include word and deed, emphasizing both evangelism and community development. In times of extreme hunger due to drought or flooding, Reformed Church World Service has supplied relief funds.