Note from the Board – Rod Robison

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Note from the Board: Little Is Much

Several years ago, I walked where Jesus walked. Literally.  It was my first time in Jerusalem. Our guide, an orthodox Jew who knew his Bible far better than most Christians, took us to numerous locations most of us on the tour had only read about. The Mount of Olives, The Garden of Gethsemane, the hall in which Pilate condemned Jesus, the temple marketplace where Jesus threw out the money changers. Each location, for years only words on a page to me, now sprang to life.

One of the most meaningful locations for me was tucked away on the east side of the Temple Mount, the huge earthen platform on which the Temple once stood overlooking Jerusalem and the surrounding countryside.  Our guide pointed to the spot where a poor, unassuming widow made a tiny gift to God. We know her gift today as the “widow’s mite.” She made no pretense of her gift as others parading before her had proudly done. She just quietly dropped into the temple treasury her two copper coins, worth very little to most, but representing great sacrifice for her.  She then humbly went on her way.

I doubt that she knew Jesus was watching. Perhaps if she did, she would have been embarrassed. Little did she know the impact her seemingly insignificant gift would make on the world. But her simple act of giving –  her sacrifice – served as a powerful lesson in stewardship for millions of people spanning two millennia.

The lesson: Little is much when God is in it. The size of our gifts to Him are of no consequence. If they represent our best, He is pleased. Just as He multiplied a small boy’s simple lunch on a hillside overlooking the sea of Galilee to feed thousands of hungry followers, He will take our sacrificial gifts to Him and increase their value a thousand-fold and more as they are invested in the lives of others.

God is using Unite 4 Africa to multiply your gifts thousands of times over in the lives He touches through your generosity. Orphans. Widows. School children. Victims of abuse. Those in need of healing both physically and spiritually. Families and communities thirsty for clean, accessible water and the “water springing up into everlasting life.”

While in Israel I purchased an ancient mite that had been unearthed. It serves as a reminder to me of its powerful lesson. I’ve read that had the widow’s mites been invested at just 4% interest, today they would be worth four sextillion, eight quintillion dollars. That’s $48 with twenty zeros after it. If an earthly bank can do that much with two tiny copper coins, just think what God can do through eternity if we give our best to Him.

Rod Robison
Unite 4 Africa
Board Vice Chairman  

Kenya Updates – March 2022

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MEDICAL CLINIC OUTREACH – MAILITISA

In the month of February we organized a medical outreach, which many needy people were treated with lots of infections including tooth, eye problems, ganycologies and surgery for minor tumors. This was a program that was going on before C0vid19 pandemic. we noticed that there are a lot of people with the minor tumors among the Maasai community. We are yet to find out if it’s a genetic or its caused by something else. We thank God to be part of community transformation and help bring healthy society. More than one thousand people were treated with different ilnesses


Fig 1,2,3 surgery of minor tumors being performed

DIGNITY PADS FOR GIRLS – EMPUKANI

The Maasai girls continue to suffer in silence for lack of sanitary pads and for challenges they go through on Fgm. Many parents are yet to understand or are unable to buy for their daughters the pads. We go to these communities talk to women and empower the girls with sanitary pads, which will help them be in school at that time of the month. We thank our partner Hami Imani Africa for coming to walk along side us as we empower the girl child and women.

Fig 4&5 Girls after receiving the pads and women training on Fgm

EMPOWERING NEEDY FAMILIES – LUMBWA

Because of the failed rains in some parts of maasai, the most needy families were affected by the draught and animals migrating for such of pasture and men are away with the cows. The Church came in to support with food. We thank God the rains are here and cows are coming back home. The climate change has affected the rainy seasons so they are no longer predictable and with no good rainfall.

Fig 6&7 women receiving maize flour for their families

PRAYER REQUEST

• Please pray a new community (OSILALEI) where we will be planting a new Church this month
• Thank God for the rains
• Pray for our Men to Men ministry as we plan for another meeting with them

– MOSES RIANTO

Ghana Updates – March 2022

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“For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.” (Romans 8:4-5)

Introduction

What all the things that man kept his hope could not do, we are privilege to gain beyond that through Christ Jesus. We give glory to God that the righteous requirement of the law is fully met in us giving us the ability to live not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit of God.

Training Of Trainers

By the grace of God we had a successful third Training of Trainers for our church planting and disciple making trainers through the Timothy Initiative program in Tamale.

It was a great time of fellowship and learning together.

Community Health Evangelism Internship

Samson was privilege to be asked to assist in facilitating in this year’s internship program. He led the Micro Enterprise lessons. Participants were from Cote D’I’Voire, Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Sierra Leone, Gambia and Burkina Faso.

Radio Broadcast

The Seed of Hope weekly radio Broadcast continue to bless many more people in Northern Ghana. One of our DMM trainees went to a community where he feel led to send the Gospel through Discovery Bible Studied (DBS). As he entered the community and introduced himself to a group of people that he found, one of them said “ I listen to your Pastor’s teaching or radio every week and I never want to miss the program” As it stands now that community is 99.9% Islam adherents.

Meeting with worship leaders

Time was spent to look through scripture together in relationship how to become a minister of true worship. It was a moment of learning and reminder that God desires true worshippers who will worship in Spirit and in truth.

Prayer Needs

• Thank God for a successful training of trainers 3 in Tamale
• Pray for the new church planting and disciple making training centers that the Lord will fill all the centers with the Holy Spirit.
• Keep thanking God for the Seed of Hope Radio Broadcast that many will come to the saving knowledge of Christ.

Yours in His Vineyard
Samson Abukari – Country Director, Ghana

Ethiopia Updates – March 2022

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1. Leaders Forum on “Women Ministry”

Women have been playing a significant role in various ministries in the church and in advancing the kingdom of God. But we don’t see most church leaders recognize their contribution and encourage them accordingly. There might be various reasons for the leaders in Africa to get in to this confusion. One of the reasons is believed that the cultural biases and barriers that most leaders have towards women.

In order to help our leaders to understand the place of women in the ministry; we have organized a discussion forum for our leaders in various towns and regions of the country. Just few weeks ago we did this forum in the town called Hawassa. More than 50 pastors and church leaders gathered together. I presented a discussion paper to the leaders and they also discussed on the various cultural barriers and challenges that we are facing today towards women in our communities.

We believe that such kinds of discussion forums will help our leaders to understand the role of women in the ministry and engage them in the process of transformation that we are aiming to bring within our communities.

Leaders Discussion forum in Hawassa, Ethiopia

2. Persecution cannot stop our churches to grow in Muslim dominating regions.

Pastor Mulat Seyoum our regional coordinator of Eastern Arsi & Bale District of Ethiopia visited our Churches in those Muslim dominating areas. Our churches there have been passing through lots of severe persecutions in the past several years. False accusations, imprisonment, physical & emotional abuses, damaging properties and churches and even losing lives are some of the persecutions that our Churches have been facing in the previous years.

However, according to the report of Pastor Mulat; he saw the Grace of God in their lives. They are still committed to their faith regardless and even ready to suffer more for Christ. He spent few days with them by sharing the word of God, praying for /with/ them. They were so excited and got encouraged by his visit.

Since most of them are still suffering in trauma without even they recognize it. So, Pastor Mulat is asking us to pray for them and they are in great need of frequent visit, trauma treating trainings and prayers.

Pastor Mulat with our Leaders and Church members.

3. Conclusion, Praise & Prayer Requests

These are praises and prayer request items to pray about with us: –
• Thank God for our Churches for the strength they have got from the Lord to stand firm through persecutions.
• Continue pray for those Churches that have been passing through various persecutions that May God would continue strengthen them and fulfill all their needs accordingly.
• Continue to pray for our ministry outreach in South Omo remote regions. May God would continue transform those nomadic communities holistically.

Samson Weldemariam /Pst/
Vice – president and Africa director of U4A

Note From The Board – Ken Martin

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It surprises me sometimes how I get twisted up in the details of life. There may be all kinds of issues that I need to act upon, many of which I have little idea what action to take to get the best outcome and honor God in the process. It may take days to get anything figured out let alone get anything done. And finally, just about when I might need an aspirin, I realize that God provides and I seem to have forgotten. I seem to forget this a lot. And that’s the way the world sneaks up on us and puts distance between us and the overwhelming love God has for us. God is trustworthy and always provides, in His time.

There are many details involved with ministry and Unit 4 Africa relies on God’s leading for effective plans, actions and results. We have tremendous associates on the ground in Africa who strive to assist communities economically, spiritually, medically and socially so that transformation within the community will be effective and sustainable. Unite 4 Africa has a growing base of individuals, couples, and churches who provide incredibly valuable partnership financially and prayerfully. It’s hard to fathom the amount of training and discipleship that goes on as the result of the leadership training provided by Unte 4 Africa. 1 Thessalonians 1:2&3 sums up how we feel about our supporters and the fine people of Unite 4 Africa:

“We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. ³We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ”

Ethiopia Updates – February 2022

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1. Another Baptism Event – South Omo

This is another breakthrough that God has given us in this new mission field to Evangelize and plant new churches in the place called South Omo in the Southern Region of Ethiopia. Currently we are working in the communities called Hamar, Turmi and Karo. Those communities are nomadic and among the most unreached people groups in the country and follow their own customs and traditions strictly.

Just last week, we baptized 134 people in the river called Omo. This is historic event in the entire region because it is the first time that such number of indigenous people got baptized.

Our mission team from the head office led by Pastor Getahun Tadesse the president of EEUC visited the region, encouraged the people, ministered to them and administered the baptism event. We thank God for His amazing work in the region and just within a year we are able to plant more than 20 Churches various villages.

Baptism Event in South Omo Region, Ethiopia

2. Marriage & Family Counsellors Graduation – Awasa

Addressing the needs of a whole person: spiritual, physical, social and economically is our vision and mission as Unite 4 Africa team. We believe that real transformation comes from within the community itself and successful community transformation initiatives must be owned by the community and individuals. And our role is empowering communities and individuals to transform themselves.

Marriage & Family Counsellors Graduation Event in Awasa

One of the areas that we believe that transformation has to be taken place is Marriage and Family. In order to combat the challenges that we are facing today in our marriages; we come up with the program called EMC (Empowering Marriage Counsellors) so that we Train, Mentor and Coach Marriage Counsellors in various regions of the country. This program is a 10 months program and it contains selective Biblically based courses in it that address the current challenges and issues of marriage and family.

So far, we have trained 179 counsellors in the towns called Diredawa, Adama/Nazareth/, Awasa and Butajira. And currently the program is going on in Addis Ababa, and Awasa again. Just last week, we held a joyful and colorful graduation event in Awasa and 44 additional counsellors graduated from this Program. We believe that those graduates will be used by God to transform their own local Churches and Communities on the issue of marriage and family.

3. School Class Rooms Renewal – Butajira

Bible based Education is very key to transform communities and to make the future of our children bright. Currently, Unite 4 Africa is working in 15 Schools here in Ethiopia. We are being involved in various projects and programs in our schools such as providing clean water, providing school supplies, training and empowering our teachers etc.

Few months ago, we got funds from Unite 4 Africa to enhance our schools so that our students get better education and have a good and friendly school environment.

Our school in Butajira is one of the beneficiaries from this project. The project aims to renew class rooms and desks so that our students get better education, good class rooms and good school environment. And we have renewed 7 old class rooms by working and changing broken doors & windows, fixing many Desks and painting of the walls.

Our School in Butajira have totally 110 students from Nursery to grade 5. The school has been bringing a great impact in the lives of our students and the community at large. God is using our school to reach out many Muslims to come to Christ.

4. Conclusion, Praise & Prayer Requests

These are praises and prayer request items to pray about with us: –

• Thank God for our EMC (Empowering Marriage Counsellors) program. God is using it to help our families to resolve the conflicts that arise in many marriages and reduce the divorce rate in our communities.
• Thank God for our school projects. We have seen the lives our children are being changed holistically and the transformation impact is visible in our communities.
• Continue to pray for our ministry outreach in South Omo remote regions. May God would continue transform those nomadic communities holistically by addressing all their needs.

Samson Weldemariam /Pst/
Vice – president and Africa director of U4A

Ghana Updates – February 2022

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“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 23:19-20)

Introduction

Jesus expects us His representatives to march on making disciples of all nations. This mandate that Jesus has given to us cannot be left unattended to. We must march out with all the needed zeal and strength to carry the mandate with all the diligence it deserves.

Mission Schools

Samson assisted in facilitating in two separate mission schools where close to 40 missionaries underwent training to be sent to work among unreached people groups. One batch graduated and ready to work among the Fulani people group.

Vision Casting

Samson and the Regional director of the Timothy Initiative went and had vision casting in the upper regions of Ghana so as to get the Discipleship and Church planting program expanded. It is our hope that through the expansion many more souls shall be welcomed into the kingdom.

Visitation of New Church Plants

It is a great joy to see what the Lord is doing with the trainees in the Timothy Initiative Program that Samson is overseeing in Northern Ghana. Recently Samson and the West Africa Regional Director visited some of the new fellowships or Church plants started by the trainees in the program. Keep praying for these new believers that they will be established in the Lord.

Radio Broadcast

More and more testimonies keep coming as a result of the weekly daily Broadcast dubbed “Seed of Hope Broadcast” one man said “ Thank you so much for this program I don’t usually miss it. When one makes time you are assured of a genuine Gospel keep it up” another woman called into the program and said “I just want to say thank you for helping shape my life. Sometimes it is just like God has told you about my life. I am being transformed through the broadcast”

Prayer Needs

• Pray for the new church plants and their leaders that the Lord will cause growth to take place.
• Pray for the missionary trainees that they will continue to be passionate about souls and that the Lord will bless their efforts in the field.
• Keep thanking God for the Seed of Hope Radio Broadcast that many will come to the saving knowledge of Christ and that those who are already in Christ will be built up to maturity.
• Pray for the upcoming Training of Trainers program for Church planting and discipleship

Yours in His Vineyard

Samson Abukari – Country Director, Ghana

Kenya Updates – February 2022

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MEN REACHING MEN EVANGELISM

One of the challenges in doing evangelism in Maasai land is trying to preach to Men. Most of the churches have only women and children as church members. This hampered church growth, as there is strong resistance from Men who are the leaders of their families and have influence in what happens in the community. Men hold most traditions sacred and could not afford to loose them. Rev. Moses Rianto and the Men of Zion Baptist Mailitisa found a way that attracts men to Church. The Maasai love singing praise songs to the brave and their gods. Zion Men used the same traditional ways and put on the Maasai traditional attire at church to attract men and make it confortable for them to interact with as they share gospel of Jesus Christ. These has led many men to join church

Fig. 1&2 Zion Baptist men dress in Maasai attire at Church and praise to attract men to join. On the following Sunday we had ten Men leave their traditional ways and join the Zion Baptist Church.

 

BAPTISM – MAILITISA

It has been a great time of evangelism since the year 2022 began. The Mailitisa community continue to the slow change of accepting to attend Church and give their lives to Jesus Christ. During the months of January into February we have seen a number of new converts asking to be Baptized just like the Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8:27 – 39 when he met Philip. On this day we Baptized 30 new converts.

Fig. 3&4 New converts being baptized

PRAYER REQUEST

• Please pray for Maasai Men, that they may embrace and accept the gospel and help transform their communities
• Please pray for the new converts who have been baptized to grow in the Spirit
• Please for the evangelism going on to plant new churches

– Rev. Moses Rianto

2021 Year In Review

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Dear Friends and Partners,

Your interest in what God is doing through Unite 4 Africa has meant more to us than we can express in words. It tells us a lot about your heart for sharing Christ with others.

So many people in Africa and beyond have been impacted this past year. But let me introduce you to just one of them – a 70 year old Maasai named Gladys in Kenya.  Her heart for reaching her village for Christ shines like a beacon of hope in the community.  With no idea how to plant a church, she started praying under a tree outside her home with three of her granddaughters. Everyone thought she was out of her mind, but for months God’s spirit compelled her to never give up.  No church heard about her, but one day Unite 4 Africa’s Rev Moses Rianto visited the area and there to greet him was faithful prayer warrior Mama Gladys who convinced her husband and sons to donate a piece of land to plant a church with the help of Unite 4 Africa and our faithful supporters.  God honored Gladys’ faithfulness and many in the community have now come to know Christ through her, including the current pastor of this church.

This is just one of so many ways God has used partners with Unite 4 Africa. I wanted to give you an update on just some of what God accomplished in 2021:  

• 17,486 people gave their lives to Christ, 6,158 new believers baptized, and 2,087 house churches started.
• 4,473 leaders were trained to help transform Africa for Christ. 23 leaders received motorbikes.
• 21,156 people were given medical treatment and 4,547 girls received dignity hygiene pads to stay in school.
• 4,540 orphans received animals, 470 were adopted within their communities, and 8,077 other orphans were assisted in some form.
• 2,315 children in 6 schools received a Christ-honoring education.
• 8,209 teenage victims of abuse received counselling care and spiritual healing.
• 14 water catchment tanks were provided in 14 schools and 2 boreholes drilled.

There is so much to accomplish and so many more lives to reach with the Gospel every month in 2022. We’re praying that this year many of our friends will join us as monthly financial partners. As always, our commitment is to use every dollar you sow into Unite 4 Africa to touch more lives with the love and salvation message of Christ in 2022.

www.Unite4Africa.org/donate

On behalf of each life God uses you to touch, thank you for caring.

Serving Christ with You,

Okongo Samson
Founder and President.
P.S.  We recently completed my new devotional book 52 Weeks of Hope. When you visit www.Unite4Africa/donote let me know you’d like to receive a copy and I’ll be honored to send it to you.

How a Goat Can Transform a Child’s Life

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Desperation is often a driving force for orphaned children. Many live one day to the next in the hope of merely surviving, making sacrifices and compromises in order to simply eat a meal or have a place to sleep for the night.

But Unite 4 Africa’s Animals for Orphans project empowers these children to learn to become self-supporting. In the process, they’re able to help their adoptive families and become responsible and loving men and women of God. It truly transforms a child’s life and future.

Over the holidays we invited friends of Unite 4 Africa to purchase a goat for an orphaned child, and we’re thrilled to tell you that thanks to those who gave, along with a donor couple who offered to match gifts, 570 orphans will receive a goat in the coming months.

See the smile on this little girl’s face the day she received her goat? There will be 570 more smiles in the coming months thanks to your generosity.

To learn more about how God is using Unite 4 Africa and our supporters to transform the lives and futures of orphans, visit: https://www.unite4africa.org/orphans-support/

Kenya Updates – January 2022

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Amazingly, it’s that time; it is that time of the year that many of us start making resolutions to change a certain area, or areas of our lives. What we all have in common is the hope that life will be different and better in the New Year. What I know is, Christ was born. He died. And He most definitely did rise again. That means this year, this month; today or this moment is filled with HOPE for a better future – in HIM.

WATER FOR REMOTE AREAS – OLOILELAI COMMUNITY

We planted a new Church in this community two years ago and one of their greatest needs was water for both human and animals. Children carry water to school in small containers because there are no water sources nearby. Women walk long hours to fetch water. We thank God in 2021 December, He provided water for this community, even as the church still worships under a tree. Please pray that will have a shelter and a good place t worship.

Fig. 1, 2, 3 Oloilelai borehole drilling. Dr. Okongo and Rev. Moses test the water at the borehole site.

WATER TANK – ENKANASA PRIMARY SCHOOL

In 2020, Unite 4 Africa team visited this school when giving Goats to orphans in this community. We noticed that the school did not have water for children to drink. We promised them that we would pray and seek God for the provision of the tank. We thank God for the provision through Unite 4 Africa, as this will help the school to harvest rain water when it rains, hence they will have water for a certain period of the year.


Fig. 4, 5, 6. Enkanasa primary school students and teachers receive the tank from Dr. Okongo and Shyla Samson

MOTOR BIKE EMPOWERMENT FOR PASTORS

Many pastors in Maasai land walk long distances to minister to local churches. Many times when it rains, the cant make to church. They can’t do evangelism well for being far from church. Unite 4 Africa comes alongside these pastors to empower them with motorbikes as away of empowering them to do ministry in local communities.

Fig 7, 8 Dr. Okongo handing over the motorbikes to Pastor Wilson and John Koisasi

PRAYER

• Please thank God for the rains in in few places
• Please pray for the new churches as we seek to get local pastors who commit to minister
• Pray for protection as Covid19 continues to ravage communities

Ghana Updates – January 2022

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“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6)

Introduction

Jesus will forever be the hope for a world that has continued to experience hopelessness. Indeed, it is a great privilege and unmerited love to have God give Christ to humanity.

Inauguration of SLM Board

Samson was elected secretary to the board of the Source of Light Northern Ghana chapter. Source of Light is into discipleship and assisting Churches to be able to minister appropriately to children and youth with the Gospel.

Radio Broadcast

The weekly radio broadcast has continued to grow and enjoy wider listenership across communities in Northern Ghana. An elderly recently met with Samson and said “I am glad that I am able to meet with you every week” and someone asked where the meeting normally takes place and he said “on the Radio. I encourage everyone especially, the youth to make time to tune to this wonderful broadcast. You will surely be blessed if you do so”

Children at Christmas

Children of the Kukuo community and its surroundings had a wonderful time listening to the Christmas story from their colleague children. After listening to the Christmas story a few memory verses were recited by some of the Christian children to the others including those stepping into a church building for the first time.

Support to Widows

During the Christmas season instead celebrating with joy some families as a result of lack often become sad that there is nothing at home to celebrate. Some widows in the Church had the opportunity to receive a token for them to have a refreshing time with their children at such a special season as Christmas.

Prayer Needs

• Pray for the communities with engaged with the love of Christ during the Christmas season that the Gospel will become alive in their hearts for them to say yes to Christ.
• Pray there shall be open door for the presentation of the Gospel to many in the New Year.
• Keep thanking God for the Seed of Hope Radio Broadcast that many will come to the saving knowledge of Christ and that those who are already in Christ will be built up to maturity.
• Pray that the ongoing Church planting and discipleship training will continue to yield the needed results..

Yours in His Vineyard
Samson Abukari – Country Director, Ghana

Ethiopia Updates – January 2022

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We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.1 Thessalonians 1:2–3 (ESV)

Dear Brothers, Sisters, Partners and Friends,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. By His Grace the year 2021 has ended and God has granted us another year about to be ushered in, I thank God for you all for your faithfulness in the previous years to work in partnership with us for the advancement of the kingdom of God. I am writing this news letter to inspire you all to remain diligent and intentional about your walk with Jesus and encourage you to continue serving God with us.

1. The Impact of our Animal project in the Southern Remote Regions of Ethiopia.

The place called South Omo in the Southern Region of the country; is one of the most unreached areas in the country where majority of the communities are Pastoralists. God is doing tremendous things in the region and just in the past few months more than 20 Churches have been planted in various villages.

There are also huge needs in the region particularly helping orphans and vulnerable children to get out of poverty. Just recently our regional coordinator Pastor Chachi and our local missionary Wondemagegn / Wondye/ facilitated our animal project in the region. 15 orphans and vulnerable children received goats and the good news of this support has been spread to the entire region and opens the doors of Evangelism and church planting.

The children particularly those who were born with out traditionally recognized marriage suffer a lot. Because, the people considered them as cursed children and majority of them abandoned by the communities.

But, we thank God because God is being rescued them through our animal and other projects.

Our Regional Coordinator Pastor Chachi together with our local leaders & care takers

2. Our Discipleship & Mentorship program develops many Leaders

Unite 4 Africa offers different levels of training, seminars and workshops for local leaders and church leaders of various backgrounds to teach them how to develop positive, culturally relevant approaches. We train church leaders and youth to do effective outreach and discipleship through training programs including Disciple Making Movement (DMM), It’s All About Relationship (IAAR), Oral communication methods focused on non-literates, Discovery Bible Studies and J-life Africa.

Kaleab/Kalu/ Alemu is one of our new emerging young leaders whom we / Rev. Dr, Okonog & I) have been disciple and mentored him in the past many years. Now, he has become one of our master trainers and he is being trained and mentored more than 50 youths in the town Adama /Nazareth/.

This is just one of the indications that our movement of Discipleship and Mentorship continues.

Kaleab /Kalu/ in the Discipleship Training Session.

3. Christmas Celebration

Every year we celebrate Christmas with our orphans and school children. This program is very impactful in the lives of orphans and school children. Majority of them never received gifts in their lives from anybody. And in this program we organize an event for the children. There are a number of activities in it that the children participate such as sinning songs, Dramas, and some other things that make our children joyful and have fun. We also provide them cookies, candies, soft drinks, food, cakes and other gifts.

In this Christmas, my wife Addiskidan organized this event in two of our schools in Butajira and Wonjishowa towns. More than thousands of orphans, vulnerable children and other school children attended the event. The children enjoyed a lot and she prayed for each one of them and share the story of Jesus from the Bible.

Thank you so much all our partners for your prayers and support.

Christmas Celebration events

4. Conclusion, Praise & Prayer Requests

These are praises and prayer request items to pray about with us:

• Thank God for our Discipleship & Mentorship Program. God has been raising new emerging young leaders among us through this program.
• Thank God for our Animal Project. This project has impacted not only the lives of Orphans and Vulnerable Children but also the entire communities and villages.
• Thank God for the year 2021. God has given us lots of victories and successes through challenges and hardships of in the past year.
• Pray for all our plans and goals for this year of 2022. May God would continue gives us wisdom. discernment, directions, courage, strength as we execute our activities for this year.

Samson Weldemariam /Pst/
Vice – president and Africa director of U4A

Note From the Board – Scott Genzman

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Trusting in God

In my life I have this continuous battle with in myself. I want to trust God and give Him my concerns and fears and then I also want to grab them back and fix them myself in my timing and the way I want to. I am sure none of you have this struggle but the apostle Paul sure did (Romans 15:15-20). I was given a great sense of perspective the other day when I was having a conversation with Okongo Samson the founder of Unite 4 Africa. In the conversation with me he was telling me of a very difficult conversation he had with some people he was working with. Just a side note, Okongo never let’s me know who he is referring to, just the general situation. Anyway, in the conversation I got the distinct sense that the people he was working with did not react the way he was hoping they would. In other words, the “Jesus way”. I can certainly understand that, how many conversations have I had where I wanted some outcome that did not come to fruition. So, the conversation moved on and about an hour later Okongo suggested the hard conversation was a great conversation. I stopped him and I asked him, you said an hour ago the conversation was difficult and the people did not react the “Jesus’ way” and now you’re saying it was a great conversation. Can you please explain that to me? Okongo just smiled and said it is not up to me how people react or what they do, that is up to God. My job is to be obedient and to tell people what God is telling me to tell others. So, I did that, I told them how to do it the Jesus way and how they react is not up to me. So, it was a great conversation. I sat there stunned for a while. Truthfully, I am still processing this simple truth. We need to do what God asks us to do and then the rest we need to leave in God’s hands. I wish I would have understood this many, many years ago. How much frustration and anger could I have avoided??

Even today when I think of the great need for Jesus the world over, I can get a bit overwhelmed. But now I think, I just have to do what He asks of me and the rest he will take care of. What a great and awesome God we serve.

We are continuing to see transformation, healing and joy in people lives as they hear the good news of our Savior. Any prayers or financial support are greatly appreciated and will be used in the “Jesus way”

Kenya Updates – December 2021

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U4A KENYA DECEMBER 2021 NEWSLETTER REPORTS
MOSES RIANTO

LIFECHANGING STORY – OLASITI COMMUNITY

More than Ten years ago Unite 4 Africa started working in this community. This community as they told us, are in the middle of nowhere. This community was isolated and far from all essential services like water, school and hospital. Through Education empowerment, Unite 4 Africa helped to equip a small local Nursery school so that many of the local young children could go to school. But the most and biggest need was water. Eight years ago Unite 4 Africa drilled a borehole for this community, but the funds were not enough to complete the borehole installation. This water stayed for many years without being pumped and recently with help of Unite for Africa leadership the community mobilized its members engaged the local county government until funds were provided to complete the pump and solar installation, and now its all joy as this community enjoys water without struggle or walk for long distance to fetch water. Unite 4 Africa continues to impact lives holistically and we pray many will join U4A to impact the world for Christ

Fig. 1,2&3 Olasiti borehole solar and pump installed, community flocking
the borehole site with donkeys to fetch water even before its complete.

SALVATION – PARTIMARO

Through the Unite 4 Africa leadership at Ololepo, they helped organize evangelism to reach more souls for Christ. The three-day evangelism saw over thirty people convert and accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior. We now pray for the Lord helps them grow spiritually to mature. Pray for many leaders to continue reaching out through evangelism, as there are still many unreached communities.

Fig. 4,5,6 many people being prayed to receive Jesus Christ at Partimaro community

GIFT OF FOOD – EMPUKANI

Hunger is a problem that has plagued humanity for millennia and it continues to haunt to today. Many people go to bed hungry each night. Unite 4 Africa and its partners continue to pray and in small ways to give gifts of food to Maasai families that are devastated by the long draught and long effects of Covid-19. We thank God because, although hunger persists, it has not escaped Gods notice “He gives justice to the poor and food to the hungry” Psalms 146:7. We thank God, it has started to rain and soon they will have green pasture.

Fig 7,8 women receiving food at Empukani

PRAYER REQUEST

  • Thank God for Olasiti borehole that is now serving thousands of families
  • Pray for the rains in Southern Kenya
  • Pray for the new converts at Partimaro to grow spiritually

 

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