Consider the following question from the great theologian Francis Chan and his book Crazy Love; what does the word God mean to you? Is it just another word? Or when you say the word “God” it stops you and you want to yell Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord our God Almighty!!! He is Perfect!!! […]
SEED OF HOPE BROADCAST OFFERING HOPE TO THE MASSES “Please tell the Pastor to keep up the good work he is doing in this broadcast. I have keenly followed his weekly presentation and I encourage him to continue for I know that the way I am always blessed it is same for other listeners. What […]
SEMPEWUETI WATER PIPELINE PROJECT– OLDOINYO OROK LOCATION Communities in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid areas are often hard-hit by prolonged dry seasons, causing acute water shortage and subsequent suffering among people and livestock. However, after many years of struggle, a water pipeline has heralded a new dawn for Sempewueti community in Oldoinyo Orok locations in Oloilelai […]
1. The Power of Encouragement: Strengthening Local Churches and Leaders Visiting local churches and their leaders is one of the most impactful ways to encourage and uplift them, especially those serving in challenging and persecuted areas. This practice was a key part of the early church’s ministry, as seen in the New Testament, where apostles […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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