The Transformative Power of Forgiveness By Rod Robison Saturday morning, January 8, 2011, shook the entire nation. As I sat in my home reviewing the morning’s news on social media, I stared down at the headline in disbelief: Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords had just been shot, along with several other people, outside a grocery store […]
FROM MUD TO METAL: HOUSING IMPROVEMENT IN OLTIASIKA VILLAGE As we walk and minister among our people, we often encounter very difficult and disturbing situations of those vulnerable in our community living in deplorable housing conditions. Often, we will minister to them with love and prayers. However, in the last one month, through some of […]
“And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: And all the inhabitants of […]
Transforming Lives in Wonji-Showa: A Milestone Achievement Wonji-Showa, a small town in the Oromia region of central Ethiopia, is home to approximately 40,000 people, including residents from neighboring villages. For the past two decades, Unite 4 Africa, in partnership with Emmanuel United Church, has been instrumental in transforming lives through its school projects. Thousands of […]
‘Your Kingdom Come. Your Will be Done, On Earth as it is in Heaven.’ Matthew 6:10 By Shyla Samson One of the supreme privileges of being servants of our amazing God of Reconciliation is the front row seat Okongo and I are so often given to watch people find freedom, healing, and reconciliation through the […]
RADIO- A POWERFUL TOOL FOR THE GOSPEL Day after day we hear stories of people testifying of how they have been impacted by our weekly radio program dubbed “Seed of Hope” Broadcast. The exciting thing about these stories is that non – Christians especially, our ‘neighbors’ and communities who hitherto would have resisted any form […]
NEW YEAR WITH NEW BEGINNINGS AT OLOLEPO COMMUNITY We are excited to announce that in January 2025, a new school building was successfully completed. What a wonderful way to start the year with a new facility that will be used to shape the future of our children and the community at large for generations to […]
Standing Firm in the Face of Persecution: A Call to Prayer for Yikdem Getachew One morning, Pastor Mulat Siyoum, our regional leader in Western Arsi and Bale, received a distressing phone call from Yikdem Getachew, one of our dedicated church planters in the village of ABELLA—a predominantly Muslim community. With urgency in his voice, Yikdem […]
The Other People Jar When my daughter Jennifer was three years old, money and especially saving and giving some of it away were pretty much the furthest things from her mind. Dressing up like Cinderella, singing and dancing to Disney VHS videos, and creating elaborate tea parties for her stuffed animals were much higher on […]
CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF CHRISTMAS WITH CHILDREN It was another joyful moment when we had over 250 children from the Church community and the other surrounding communities coming over to interact and to be a part of the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. The children were so excited that they could be a […]
Owning a first copy of the bible at 82 years It is commonly said that it’s “better late than never,” and this turned true for Phyllis, an elderly lady from Kitui. Owning a Bible is one of those things some of us would wish happened while we were still young. Phyllis was much elated to […]
Introduction As the year came to a close, we were reminded of the profound message of peace that entered the world over two thousand years ago in Bethlehem. This peace, embodied in the humble birth of Christ, is not merely the absence of conflict but the restoration of what is broken into wholeness. As Unite […]
Forgiveness and Obedience A few days ago, I was privileged to have dinner with the founder of Unite 4 Africa, Okongo Samson. We were joined by one of Unite 4 Africa’s leaders who oversees home churches in a country of Northern Africa. This country is a place where professing Christ can literally result in a […]
The Remarkable Journey of Abera Dechasa In a world where faith can sometimes lead to unimaginable trials, the story of Abera Dechasa stands as a powerful testimony to the strength of Believers and the transformative power of our Gospel of Jesus Christ. Abera, a young Christian man from Adama, Ethiopia, faced a shocking and painful […]
Restored Relationship in Nkare Nanyuki Resulting to Greater Kingdom Impact In the month of August 2023, I was traveling with Dr. Okongo Samson and had the opportunity to meet with a group of pastors who had theological, denominational and minor doctrinal differences which brought disagreements between them. This was accentuated by different leadership styles and […]
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