Over the next year, Steve and Elaine will be filling an urgent need at the Starehe Children’s home and will be accompanied by their daughter Katie who is 14 as well as their son Mike who is 19. They have three other children who will be remaining in Canada. Jenn and Stephanie their two oldest daughters are both married and reside in Ottawa. Their oldest son, Tim is preparing for ministry through PAOC educational programs. Starehe is an orphanage that has been run under the direction of PAOC missionaries, Ron and LouDell Posein, since 1997 when the government of Tanzania asked them to take over the orphanage near the city of Mwanza. In 2005 Trent and Rhonda Lipinski joined Ron and LouDell Posein as Directors of the Starehe Children’s Home. For health reasons, the Lipinski’s returned to Canada in 2008 and are currently on extended leave. There is now a requirement to recruit new missionary workers for Starehe, however, this will take time. Steve and Elaine will be interim Directors over the next year, working alongside and supporting Ron and LouDell in meeting the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the children at Starehe.