Kenya Update – Oct 2014 – Rauf Okal – Operations Director
KAJIADO
During the month of September, Baptist Church held baptism in Maasai, at Karero Centre. 40 people were baptized and this is the first group in the area.
At Enkokidongoi , 13 people were baptized; so, a total of 53 baptisms in Sep. We thank God for Karero that is embracing the gospel and now many have been baptized; a new thing here and many were excited to see this happen. We pray that many shall be transformed to embrace Christ.
Kenya Update – Sep 2014 – Rauf Okal – Operations Director
KAJIADO
Unite 4 Africa Inc. received some funds for the animals for orphans project. We are in the stage of giving the goats and sheep. Rev. Moses has already overseen the giving of goats and sheep in Noosikitok.
We hope this venture will go along way to impact positively on the lives of orphans. May God bless abundantly our friends and partners who have supported this noble project.
Ethiopa Update – Sep 2014 – Samson Weldemariam – Country Director
“”In days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom and fill all the world with fruit.” (Isaiah 27:6 NIV)
Jacob was a man on the run. That was his normal response to life. But that night his hip was put out of socket, God crippled him in a way that he could no longer run. He made Jacob stationary; grounded; rooted.
In the passage above we see Jacob being rooted, and then Israel blossoming. It’s important to understand that in order for us to blossom, we must be rooted.
What does it mean to be rooted? To be rooted is to be committed and planted. It’s to commit us to a person, place or thing. And just as a plant cannot bear fruit without being rooted, your life can’t be fruitful without commitment.
I believe that the Unite 4 Africa team has become deeply rooted in Him and in the ministry he entrusted us with. Now, I believe that this is our season to blossom and fill the entire world with fruit.
And this is his commandment that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.” (1 John 3:23-24 ESV)
Introduction
The name of our Lord should be praised forever and ever. In his love he has revealed his son to us that by believing him we can love one another. As we continue to abide in him we are confident that his spirit will also continue to abide in us that we daily improve in our love for one another even as the Lord has commanded us.
Note From The Unite4Africa Board – Sep 2014 – Jim Weisert
Annual Golf Tournament Rescheduled to Fri Oct 24th
We had to postpone the Annual Golf Tournament. The reason being is that we learned our partners in Tucson Arizona take spending time with their family on Saturdays very seriously, we praise them for that. But the result was we had very little traction for the event originally schedule on Saturday Sep 6th.
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Ethiopa Update – Sep 2014 – Samson Weldemariam – Country Director
“”In days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom and fill all the world with fruit.” (Isaiah 27:6 NIV)
Jacob was a man on the run. That was his normal response to life. But that night his hip was put out of socket, God crippled him in a way that he could no longer run. He made Jacob stationary; grounded; rooted.
In the passage above we see Jacob being rooted, and then Israel blossoming. It’s important to understand that in order for us to blossom, we must be rooted.
What does it mean to be rooted? To be rooted is to be committed and planted. It’s to commit us to a person, place or thing. And just as a plant cannot bear fruit without being rooted, your life can’t be fruitful without commitment.
I believe that the Unite 4 Africa team has become deeply rooted in Him and in the ministry he entrusted us with. Now, I believe that this is our season to blossom and fill the entire world with fruit.
Kenya Update – Aug 2014 – Rauf Okal – Operations Director
KAJIADO
In July, the Maasai Church had an outreach for Karero area and the leadership thanks God for the fruits. It was encouraging to see a big number of men attending prayers. The Church leadership desires that many men change their hearts to the Lord.
Maasai men came forward to be prayed for during the outreach. The community is facing draught currently and many are now moving out of their homes looking for greener pasture. A good number of animals have died already.
Note From The Unite4Africa Board – Aug 2014 – Ken Martin
Young birds are often pushed out of the family nest by their parents. While it seems to be a harsh move, it’s absolutely necessary to get the young ones to understand what they’re capable of and move on with their lives. During a serious storm on the sea of Galilee, Peter was encouraged by Jesus to step out of the boat and meet him on the water. Peter actually did! He stepped out of the “safety” of the boat onto the water and made his way to his friend. Only after he started walking on water did his fear of what was going on around him cause him to waiver and start to sink. With the Lord’s help he had actually walked on water!
We have to remember in life to keep our sails up so the Lord’s wind can move us. Sometimes we let our ships sit in waiting for something good to happen or something to happen at all. Without our sails up we will rarely go in a fruitful direction. Sometimes we need to be kicked out of our own nests, at home, in relationships, in our workplace, in our communities and churches; all along our life path! Often we are surprised by the results of that kick. We find ourselves blessed in many ways we never would’ve known otherwise.
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Ghana Update – Aug 2014 – Samson Abukari U4A Country Director, Ghana
Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. ‘The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself. ‘There is no other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:29-31 ESV)
Introduction
We are grateful to the Lord for his mercies upon our lives and that of our neighbors. As we strive to love the Lord with all our hearts and with all our souls and with all our minds, it is our prayer that he will grant us the grace to do it well and to love our neighbors as ourselves.
Monitoring Visit to Kpachani
We paid a visit to the Kpachani Community to see how they are faring and also check on the Water Catchment systems to see its performance. The community as always were very lively. Most of the people had gone to work on their farms as we are in the farming season of Northern Ghana. This year the rains have delayed and the few that the community was fortunate to be blessed with was not that much for the catchment systems to harvest much water. One of them had collected a little and we are very hopeful that both systems will fill up to capacity in the following months.
The love that has been extended to the community by U4A has brought them a blessing as the community has been selected for the construction of a six unit classroom block to be constructed for them. As at the time of our visit some preparatory work had been done and the construction work is set to commence soon.
Kenya Update – July 2014 – Rauf Okal – Operations Director
ENGABOLI
Engaboli church in Maasai land got three people get saved this month. The Church is steadily growing and one of the community elders donated a parcel of land for the Church development. We hope this will go a long way in reaching out to the community.
Figure 1: Prayer session going on in Engaboli ChurchRead more
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Ethiopa Update – July 2014 – Samson Weldemariam – Country Director
“Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples; and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake: and they launched forth. But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy. And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. And he awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And being afraid they marvelled, saying one to another, Who then is this, that he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him?” (Luke 8: 22 – 25)
Unexpected Storms, Expected Faith
The Gospels record two occasions where Jesus instructed the disciples to get into boats, and cross over to the other side. On both occasions they encountered storms. Most of these disciples were experienced fishermen who grew up on these shores. They never would have intentionally set sail into a life-threatening storm. The storm was unexpected. Storms always are. What do you do when your perfect plans are interrupted by an unexpected storm? This is what the Galilee is all about.
Jesus showed up on both occasions and calmed the storm, but then turned around and rebuked the disciples for their lack of faith. This means that He was expecting them to have faith in the midst of the storm.
God is doing tremendous things in Ethiopia even through the storm. The followings are some of the things I would like to share with you so that you would thank God for His marvelous things and pray for us in our challenges and limitations.
Ghana Update – July 2014 – Samson Abukari U4A Country Director, Ghana
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. (Matthew 8:28 – ESV)
Introduction
We join the songwriter in saying “that to God be the glory!” We also praise Him for all the great things he has done for us this month. It is our prayer and belief that our God will continue to extend his love unto us day after day. That is why we trust that all things work together for the good of those who are called even when we do not have answers to situations that come our way.
Note From The Unite4Africa Board – July 2014 – Rob Rielly
More Than A Leg To Stand On
Last month I had the privilege to be part of a short term mission trip to La Cieba, Honduras. It was a an incredible blessing to see and be a small part of the work that God is doing in La Cieba. On this particular trip, much of our days were spent working on construction projects in stifling heat and humidity. We had to drink a minimum of 8 liters of water each during the day to prevent dehydration, so water breaks were mandatory on the construction jobs. It was during one such water break that I found myself wishing for the comforts of home, such as air-conditioning and power tools.
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Note From The Unite4Africa Board – June 2014 – John Tabor
I have been so privileged in my life to not only serve our great and glorious Lord but to participate with Unite 4 Africa in the many programs they have begun, nurtured and developed throughout Africa.
Africa is an amazing place! The people there are even more amazing! And yet, the ways in which we can serve the Lord there continue to grow. From one on one evangelism and mentoring to teaching about the sanctity of human life and Biblical sexuality in conference settings to teaching and preaching about God and His love for His people in churches and in the field…it is a place where one can really experience the John 17 unity that Jesus Himself prayed for.
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Ghana Update – June 2014 – Samson Abukari U4A Country Director, Ghana
I will return again to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, and in their distress earnestly seek me. (Hosea 5:15 – ESV)
Introduction
With hearts full of gratitude we join all the partners and donors of U4A to give thanks to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for the gift of life and the opportunity to share our lives with those that we came into contact with in the past month.
Bridges Training @ Yagbon
We had the privilege to visit a community called Yagbon in the Western Gonja district of the Northern Region. The community is located in an area normally referred to as “overseas” which becomes difficult in terms of accessibility as a result of high water levels of a river that has to be crossed before one can get to the area.