Pastor Richard and Hellen Makani founded the Seeds Children’s Home, the Children’s Academy, and the Feeding Station in the year 2002 after visiting the Kipsongo Slum. At that time, God placed on their minds and hearts to support the children and widows. From such a humble beggining over 100 children are now hosted at the orphanage, 380 children are helped at the feeding station and over 380 at Seeds Academy. 24 churches have been planted with a team of pastors. and a Mount Elgon Bible Training Centre with a team of teachers who provide bible instruction and discipleship. There are 90 men and women who participate in the Bible Training Center. God willing,we shall soon achieve our target to host 250 children at the Seeds Children's home, we now have 213. We have two big houses and now constructing a modern dining hall. in the near future, we hope to build a 100 capacity boys dormitory .

Pastor Richard was born in the poorest place in Kakamega. He was raised in an environment very much like where he ministers in Kitale. Pastor Richard got saved in 1978 while participating in a crusade. A brother in Christ offered to provide him discipleship instruction for four years on a weekly basis. He completed his o-level eduction and later joined a school in Kisumu where he learnt more about children and church ministry followed by Doctor YongI Choo Bible University. At that time, God called Pastor Richard to plant a church In Kitale slums under the sponsorship of Global Field Evangelism ministries. He married Hellen Asale in 2000. They have been blessed with two beautiful daughters and two sons. Mercy born in 2001 and now in grade 8. Mike was born in 2005 and is in grade 4,Faith was born in 2010 in middle class and Joshua born in 2015. The four are a great blessing to them..