In 1980 the School of Nursing started Enrolled Nurse Training and 20 students start every six months for a two and half year programme. They are trained in General, Maternity and Community Nursing. The course lasting two and a half years is very intensive and heavily assessed. Motivation of students is high. There were 700 applications for 20 places.

They are selected, for their academic suitability, and their Christian testimony. The choir is composed mainly of Student Nurses. Recently one patient was converted because of words she heard in a song sung by the choir. Tutors and students lead devotions including bible study. Each Tutor has a class of students for whom she is responsible and this involves bible studies in her home as well as acting as counsellor. The Students spend 33 weeks in the classroom and 113 weeks in the wards and departments of the hospital including the mobile clinic. They spend 8 weeks in Government hospitals in paediatrics and psychiatry.

They sit three written and practical examinations set by the Kenya Nursing Council, as well as internal examinations. Leisure activities are volleyball, table tennis and darts, and recently the students have been able to use the tennis courts and basketball court of the Rift Valley Academy during the holidays.

Two thirds of every class go to work in the rural areas where healthcare facilities are limited and it is not easy for those Nurses working in lonely places.

Every six months there is a commissioning ceremony and family and friends travel from all over Kenya to share with their sons and daughters.

The monthly fees are the equivalent of £24. Those on scholarship are required to pay part back into the scholarship fund.

God has graciously helped the School of Nursing to continue and the prayers and practical support of those who read this are coveted. Anyone wishing to make a contribution should write to the Principal, Box 20, Kijabe, Kenya, East Africa.