▁to ▁serving ▁mission aries ▁and ▁Christian ▁cross - c ult ural ▁workers ▁while ▁hon oring ▁our ▁host ▁country ▁with ▁a ▁substantial ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁en roll ment ▁going ▁to ▁national ▁families . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁RO C ▁Part ners ▁became ▁the ▁owner ▁ag ency ▁of ▁K IC S . ▁This ▁alignment ▁of ▁property ▁and ▁institution al ▁ownership ▁solid ified ▁K IC S ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁legit imate ▁institution ▁in ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁K IC S ▁host ▁nation . ▁The ▁K IC S ▁found ing ▁vision ▁was ▁also ▁solid ified ▁by ▁a ▁renew able ▁Mem or and um ▁of ▁Under standing ▁with ▁Africa ▁In land ▁Mission ▁( A IM ), ▁and ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁mission ary ▁home ▁school ▁co op , ▁Jung le ▁School , ▁with ▁K IC S . ▁A IM ’ s ▁partners hip ▁and ▁the ▁Jung le ▁School / K IC S ▁mer ger ▁are ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁of ▁the ▁philosophy ▁of ▁unity ▁and ▁partners hip ▁among ▁Christians ▁serving ▁in ▁R w anda . ▁These ▁partners hips ▁and ▁a ▁un ified ▁mission ▁for ▁K IC S ▁have ▁served ▁to ▁help ▁make ▁K IC S ▁a ▁highly ▁sought ▁after ▁education ▁in ▁K ig ali ▁with ▁students ▁having ▁attended ▁K IC S ▁from ▁over ▁ 3 5 ▁national ities . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁K IC S ▁began ▁its ▁self - stud y ▁for ▁AC SI / MS A ▁acc red itation ▁that ▁became ▁effective ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2