Kathy Gaulton
Kathy was born and raised in Southern California. She attended Cal State Fullerton spent a semester at sea through World Campus Afloat. Kathy met her husband Gary on the ship that semester and was married the following year. She found her passion of retail merchandising and built a career in that field.
A life changing process began in 1996 after serving on a short-term team in Tanzania. God opened her eyes to the poverty and oppression millions of people live in every day. Kathy felt God calling her to use her gifts and abilities to help the poor. This vision was based on how people need a sustainable livelihood in order to be able to know the hope and love of Jesus Christ.
Kathy founded Heavenly Treasures in the garage of the Gaulton home in 1998 while she was still working full time. Partnerships with Free Methodist World Missions in Asia, Empowering Lives International and other organizations started. She coined the phrase “every product represents a changed life!”
In early 2001, Kathy left Corporate America to serve as a full-time “career” missionary. Her daughter Christina joined Heavenly Treasures after graduating from Cal State Fullerton, and helped establish the retail operations. Kathy's vision for a Livelihood Project ministry has matured and developed since 1996. It now includes 2,000+ artisans, including 50 projects in 20 countries. Heavenly Treasures is also member of the Fair Trade Federation. One of the key values of Heavenly Treasures is that all proceeds from the sale of the products are reinvested into the projects providing hope, employment and healthy families. It is so exciting to hear the stories of how lives and entire communities are being changed. Heavenly Treasures is committed helping people economically and spiritually. God has worked in a mighty way as He guides and directs Kathy and Heavenly Treasures daily. The organization is growing and lives are being changed! Keith Tanita
Samuel Teimuge
Samuel Teimuge is married to Rhoda and is a master communicator and catalyst. God used Samuel to help start Empowering Lives International (ELI) in Kenya and to establish the Ukweli Training and Development Center in Ilula, where Skills For Life are taught with passion in the classroom as well as in the demonstration farm. Samuel and the Ukweli team are not restricted to the center alone – in fact, you will often find them in villages throughout Kenya carrying out surveys, holding open-air campaigns, planting trees, starting businesses, helping rehabilitate alcoholics and proclaiming the message of God’s love for their nation and the world.
Daniel Musyoka
Daniel is a successful businessman and entrepreneur with deep roots his village in Eastern Kenya, Kakuyuni. By his own admission, he grew up as part of the poorest family in the village of Kakayuni. His family did not have resources for him to continue his education so he was only able to complete the primary school in the village before he had to go to work to help support his family. For that reason, he is passionate about helping young people get an education, realizing that the only way out of poverty is education. Currently, he is paying tuition for 18 secondary school students from the village that otherwise would not be able to attend. As a result of his drive and determination, Daniel was able to complete his college degree at the University of Nairobi in 2007.
He is married to Dorcas, and they have three children – Caleb, age 10, Steve, age 5 and Innocent , age 3. He is owner of Nabii Enterprises Limited, a company that sells building materials and also has an import/export business in Nairobi called Jedando Modern Handicrafts. From that company, he operates several booths in various markets where he sells the handmade carvings and products of his native area.
With the help of Heavenly Treasures he began a micro-enterprise business on land he donated in Kakayuni. Currently, in that location, is a guest house, a clean water well and distribution system for the community, and a weekly feeding program for the children. He has also recently begun a fish farming business in that same area. Daniel is a faithful member of the Kakayuni Redeemed Gospel Church and serves as chairman of their development committee, a team of church leaders who work to bring jobs, clean water, and other development to the area.
