Kenya Update - December 2019

HOUSE OF HOPE – YOUTH FORUMS

House Hope service to the community in all fields has been tremendous and has seen big transformation both in old and young people. This last month, House of Hope held a youth forum to discuss on issues affecting youth. They talked and challenged the youth on Sex and youth, Education and friendship. many testimonies of those whose lives have been changed through such forums. House of Hope also discussed on financial disciplines and microfinance team for House of Hope. Please continue praying for House of Hope as it impacts the community.

Fig. 1 & 2 House of Hope youth forums talking on sex and youth, financial challenges

PASTOR EMPOWERMENT – MAILTISA KENYA

Unite 4 Africa has been at the forefront in empowering church leaders and pastors to reach the unreached and be able to minister churches that are far away. In the month of November, Pastor Joel Pasua was blessed with a new motorbike when Rev. Okongo Samson who is U4A president was here visiting the Maasai community. He visited to encourage leaders and churches here. Pastor Joel ministers to church, which is 15 kilometers away from his home. Now he is able to able to serve God more and help his family.

Fig. 3 & 4 Rev. Okongo Samson and Rev. Moses Rianto praying for Pastor Joel after receiving his new motorbike

OLOSHAIKI CLASS – MAILITISA KENYA

When Oloshaiki Church was planted, many young kids in this community were not going to school. The pastor and the Church leadership started a nursery for young children who could not walk for long distance to school far from the community. They started under a tree. Then moved to inside church which was hard to convert it into a class and when church is going on, the class is disrupted. Unite 4 Africa president Rev. Okongo visited this community together with the U4A local leadership and saw the need and mobilized resources and now the children in this community have a nice class which gives good environment for learn.

Fig. 5, 6 & 7 the children of Oloshaiki church and part of the parents inside the new class

Fig. 8, 9, 10 Moments of appreciation when the community welcomed Rev. Okongo to Oloshaiki Church

DEVASTATING RAINFALL IN KENYA

Kenya has been receiving a lot of rains from the month Starting mid October to December. This was to a season of short rains but it has rained more than expected and has been raging have with floods, which has done huge destruction of property and displacement of many families. One of our Churches, Zion Baptist is totally cut of from access by road as the floods broke the only road and other paths to this Church. Please God provides away for this road to be fixed, as the government is yet to visit this area despite many reports about the damage. Please pray for many displaced families that living in the cold and others staying with neighbours and well wishers.