John Mahia-ini was an Anglican bishop in Kenya during the last quarter of the twentieth century.^[1] he was Bishop of Mount Kenya Central from 1984^[2] to 1993.^[3] After his retirement, Bishop Mahiaini and his wife started a school called St. Anna Care Centre for orphans and the vulnerable in Gathukiini, his hometown.^[4] The school currently has a population of 390 children from the local community and serves 150 elderly men and women. This work is supported by people of good will both in Kenya and abroad; Britain, America, Slovakia, Sweden and Canada.^{[citation needed]}