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22 May 2008
UNCOMMON FAITH WAS A COMMON FEATURE-Shining Light of Faith In The Midst Of Violence In the lawlessness, violence and bloodletting that raged in the slum of Kibera following the announcement of presidential election results in Kenya five months ago, among members of the Nairobi church, uncommon faith was a common feature. 19 April 2008
WHAT A BEGINNING - From Nairobi’s East Ministries The East region of the Nairobi church ended the year 2007 with a bang by holding a strategic planning event for 2008.
11 April 2008 RAYOLAS RELOCATE Rayola and Georgeanne Osanya-Nyynéque, long-time members of the Nairobi church, plan to relocate soon to USA from Kenya. 28 March 2008 BENEVOLENCE FOR BURUNDI-Geneva Church Meets Needs In Burundi I am happy to share with you how the Geneva church touched the hearts of Burundian disciples. 7 March 2008 FRIENDS IN NEED-Money from American Disciples Assisted Kenyan Victims of Violence Disciples fromAmereica and South Africa sent $16,000 to Kenya to help disciples affected by the violence that swept across the country after the announcement of disputed election results.
22 January 2008 BLOOD DONATION TO HEAL A NATION-Nairobi Disciples Donate Blood To Assist Victims Of Violence The town of Eldoret has been one of the worst hit by violence that continues to rear its ugly head around Kenya. In response to this, members of the Nairobi church turned out in good numbers to donate blood on Sunday 20 January. 22 January 2008 FACING DESTRUCTION, ESCAPING DEATH-Disciples Among Victims Of Post-Election Violence In Kenya One of the areas worst hit by post-election violence in Kenya has been the town and environs of Eldoret. Disciples have not been spared. Here are a few accounts. 12 January 2008
PRAYERS FOR PEACE - First Service of 2008 Amid Bloody Violence in Nairobi Sunday 6 January 2008 was the first time in 2 weeks that disciples in Nairobi were able to gather together for worship following Christmas holidays and then bloody, gory violence in the wake of announcement of the result of the presidential election. Sunday 6 January was a day to pray for peace.
12 January 2008
FORCED TO FLEE - Escaping Violence in Eldoret Daniel and Maureen Kung’u are a married couple in the church in Eldoret in Kenya, 356 kms from the capital city, Nairobi, who were forced to flee bloody ethnic violence in Eldoret.
25 December 2007 TEN YEARS IN THE THOUSAND HILLS - 10th Anniversary Service of the Church In Kigali, Rwanda On the 9th of December, 115 people gathered to celebrate a decade of disciple-making in the Rwandese capital. 20 November 2007 LESSONS IN PRAYER FROM A FIVE YEAR OLD ...He resulted to call me to go aside and pray with him. I cannot honestly say that I was willing, but something made me join him... 2 July 2007 FATHER'S DAY FUN AND FELLOWSHIP - Nairobi Sunday Service At Nyayo Stadium What does it take to have a thoroughly exciting and absorbing Sunday worship service? Well, two or three gathered in His name, that’s all it takes. But it doesn’t hurt to have, along with the two-or-three, a thousand-plus others... 6 June 2007 SOMETHING INSIDE SO STRONG-Nairobi Devotional For Sisters Five Years-Plus In The Faith Sisters from the Nairobi church’s central ministries (the regions of Metro, Kibera, North, Youth and West) who have been disciples for at least five years streamed into the Central YMCA for a special devotional that they had looked forward to for weeks. 6 June 2007 SOLDIER ARISES FOR CHRIST-Former Army Rebel Becomes Disciple in Bujumbura, Burundi Jacque Daniel is truly a soldier for Christ. Having been a rebel fighter in the civil war in Burundi, he broke from armed conflict and sought a higher calling. 6 June 2007 LIVING POSITIVELY FOR FOR G.O.D. WITH HIV The Metro and West regions of the Nairobi church recently had a six-week series of lessons about HIV and AIDS as part of Sunday service. While the teaching was excellently presented, highly informative and eye-opening, it struck the heart and brought the reality home to all when 2 disciples, Lucy and Dunson, shared about how they found out they were HIV-positive, how they reacted to finding out, and how they have learnt to live with HIV. 16 May 2007 TWELVE MONTHS BY THE SEA-One-Year Anniversary Of Mombasa Church With the company of members of Nairobi’s campus ministry, the 40 members of the Mombasa church held a special service to celebrate one year since it was officially launched. 8 May 2007 INAUGURATION CELEBRATION-Church Officially Launched In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Sunday 8th April marked the official opening of the church in Dar Es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania. 15 January 2007 BEAUTY TO UNVEIL - Nairobi Women's Day The sisters of the Nairobi cngregation closed out the year 2006 emphatically with a wonderful Women's day under the theme "Beauty To Unveil." 15 January 2007 DREAMERS ON THE MOVE - Kenya Ministry Couples Relocate John and Jane Maleya relocate to Eldoret as Jeff and Peninah Maloba move from Eldoret to Nairobi. 16 December 2006 ARUSHA ANNIVERSARY: 10th Anniversary Service Of Arusha Church In Tanzania On the 12th November 2006, the Arusha Christian Church in Arusha, Tanzania celebrated 10 years since it was planted. 15 December 2006 LOOKING FOR GOD IN EASTERN KENYA: Enthusiastic Turnout At Church Service Outside Nairobi Four disciples from the towns of Makindu and Kibwezi recently held a Sunday service in Makindu that God blessed with 33 visitors, much joy and great excitement. 15 December 2006 DEDICATION SUNDAY IN NAIROBI Excitement filled the air as disciples from Nairobi's Metro, Campus, West, North, Campus and Teens regions gathered at University Of Nairobi’s C.C.U Hall to dedicate various aspects of their lives to God. 25 October 2006 THE CROSS IN KAKAMEGA-Dynamic First Service In Western Kenya A few months ago 7 disciples in the western Kenyan town of Kakamega managed to gather 51 people together for a grand worship service! Kakamega is the hub of Kenya's Western Province.
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7 July 2006
HOPE AND A DREAM As I prepared to leave the Nairobi church staff to work for HOPE worldwide Kenya (HWWK), I felt emptiness at surrendering my cherished passion and dream of working in the full-time ministry. However that was soon replaced by determination – resolve and excitement at the prospect of using the opportunity to make disciples where the church had not yet reached.
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10 June 2006 FOR G.O.D. AND FOR COUNTRY On Saturday 22 March 2006, in observance of Global Outreach Day (G.O.D.), HOPE worldwide Kenya's Nairobi programs partnered with volunteers from the Nairobi church to reach out to the city by mobilizing for blood donation and VCT (Voluntary Counseling And Testing For HIV), donating blood and holding the graduation of peer education trainees in downtown Nairobi. |
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10 June 2006
EMBRACING HIV IN CHURCH Sunday 9th April, 2006 was a day with a difference in the East congregations of the Nairobi Christian Church and the culmination of several weeks of teaching. For the first time ever, a mobile Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) service was made available after service and more than a hundred of the disciples wanted to know their HIV status.
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5 May 2006 HERVE IN THE HOUSE:See It, Say It, Show It The smiles were wide, the singing loud, the fellowship buzzing, the house full and the lights bright as the Nairobi Christian Church’s Central Regions packed into the Railway Club to welcome back Hervé Fleurant, currently lead evangelist of the Denver church and previously leader of the east Africa geographic sector of churches, for a midweek service. |
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15 March 2005 "Jesus Is Lord" Nairobi Men's Forum The East African congregational theme for the year 2006 formed the theme for the Nairobi church’s Men’s Forum on March 5th, as 903 gathered for the event. “Jesus Is Lord!” was the banner around which the men rallied. |
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10 February 2006 LAUNCH OF CHURCH IN MOMBASA - On Sunday the 5th of February 2006 the sun was not the only thing hot about the coastal city of Mombasa. An audience of 170 turned up the heat on Satan as a fired up congregation of saints launched the Mombasa church. This brings to four the number of International Churches Of Christ congregations in Kenya. |
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3 February 2006 PROFILE OF A PIONEER - Edwine Omaya Sent To Lead Mombasa Church - Edwine Nathan Mitz Onkundi Omaya has been set apart to lead the nascent Mombasa church as it is officially launched. |
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2 Febrruay 2006 SEND-OFF FOR SEASIDE ASSEMBLY OF SAINTS-Nairobi Worship Service To Send Off Official Launch Of Mombasa Church - The Nairobi Christian Church gathered for a Sunday worship service on 29 January that had added significance as it was the occasion for the send-off of Edwine Omaya as he proceeds to the seaside city of Mombasa to lead the church there as it is launched. |
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16 January 2006 A TIME FOR TALENT AND TOGETHERNESS - The stage was set, the lights were on and the people were in as the Central regions of the Nairobi church came together to end the year 2005 with a talent show at the University of Nairobi. |
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7 November 2005 REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION - To the great joy of the 33-member Bujumbura congregation, the church in the Burundian capital was granted official registration in August after two years of paperwork, follow-up and prayers. Two months earlier, after much effort from the Bujumbura disciples, HOPE worldwide Burundi had been registered. |
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23 September 2005 CELEBRATION OF SALVATION: Young Christians' Festivity In Kampala - "So then ,just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness." Colossians 2:6-7 This was the theme that bound together both the young and old Christians as we in the Kampala International Church of Christ celebrated our 20/20 party. In the last 20 months, God has added 20 new souls to our number. |
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18 July 2005 FOOTBALL, BAPTISMS AND HOPE - Sunday 10th July saw the finale of the latest HOPE worldwide Kenya (HWW-K)-sponsored football tournament. This one was different in that it combined different sectors and regions of the Nairobi Christian Church and gave a chance to participate to many who do not get one during the annual church league. |
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3 July 2005 EAST AFRICA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE JULY 2005 The full-time staff leaders of our congregations and ministries here in East Africa are gathering in Nairobi for the second leadership conference of 2005. |
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27 June 2005
RETURN TO RWANDA - Samson Mokaya Back In Kigali On the 23rd of May 2005, Samson Mokaya returned to Kigali, Rwanda from Nairobi, to take up the leadership of our church there. This comes five years after he completed an initial stint in Kigali, and represents a return to a people who have always remained close to his heart. "In the course of my being in Kigali the first time, I truly fell in love with the people here and their culture," he says.
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30 May 2005 SUNDAY BEST IN BUJUMBURA - Great news from Benson Kyama, who, together with Didy Havyarimana (above left), leads of our church in Bujumbura,about a Sunday service on May 29, 2005: "We have just had a very exciting Bring-Your-Neighbour Sunday, and God glorified himself. The 34 of us had 140 in attendance. That was our highest ever! |
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12 May 2005
HISTORY IS MADE AS DEACONS ARE APPOINTED - History was made on Sunday May 8th, when, for the first time in the history of our churches in East Africa, deacons were appointed to serve, in the Nairobi congregation. Anthony and Mary Mwanza and Oscar and Mary Ondatto, were, before an excited gathering of saints, commissioned by the evangelists to serve the church.
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16 April 2005 JOURNEY OF TRUTH IN BURUNDI - 2005 Bujumbura Women's Day Women's Day has been an annual event in the Bujumbura church, and this year, the11sisters of the Bujumbura Church of Christ saw 109 women gather on the 26th of February under the theme, "Journey Of Truth." |
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9 March 2005
BAPTISMS IN THE PRESENCE OF MANY! 1 Timothy 6:12 – “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witness.” It is beyond doubt that the year 2005 will be the year of the Lord’s favor! God’s hand is already at work in East Africa, in this year 2005, and in a period of 30 days in Nairobi, God was able to bless us with 25 new brothers and sisters, 16 of whom were baptized or restored at three electric and exciting Sunday worship services of the East regions.
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FROM THE HOLY LAND Regular updates from the disciples in Israel. |
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2 March 2005 A YEAR TO REMEMBER IN BUJUMBURA - Year 2004 in the Burundian capital In the year 2004, the Bujumbura brotherhood truly shone bright as a beacon to the country of Burundi - a beacon of love, light and life. |
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20 February 2005
CAMPING FOR CHRIST To close out 2004 with a bag and get 2005 rolling in a great way, different ministries in Nairobi had camps, which were, without exception, unqualified successes, bringing disciples closer to God and to each other.
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23 January 2005
FULL-TIME HEARTS - Leading Churches While Holding Down Full-Time Jobs As challenging as it is to lead a congregation, it is even more taxing to do so when holding down a full-time non-ministry job. But with full-time hearts that are sold out to the kingdom, that is exactly what Joachim and Eva are doing in Arusha, Tanzania, and Didi Havyarimana in Bujumbura, Burundi.
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12 January 2005
DARE TO DREAM AGAIN - To start off the year 2005, the full-time ministry staff members and non-full-time ministry regional and congregational leaders from around East Africa gathered under the banner, "Dare To Dream Again"
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31 December 2004 NEW CONGREGATION LAUNCHED IN CAMEROON - Blaise Feumba, lead evangelist for the churches in French West Africa, flew into his home country, Cameroon, from his base in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, for the inauguration of a new congregation. Read more…
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16 December 2004 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PLANTING OF THE NAIROBI CHURCH - When nine disciples stepped off the plane in Nairobi in June 1989, they had nothing on their hearts but selfless, sacrificial, Spirit-spurred and seed-scattering service that would spawn the salvation of souls as numerous as the stars in the sky and the sands on the seashore. |
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16 December 2004
JOURNEY OF TRUTH - KIGALI WOMEN'S DAY 2004 Under the theme of "Journey Of truth," the 23 sisters of the Kigali church saw 126 women gather for this year's women's day on the 12th of December 2004.
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3 December 2004 MEN OF HONOUR - Men's Professionals Dinner Friday November 19, 2004 was a red-letter day for the brothers in the Metro and West regions of the Nairobi Christian Church. It is the day when the eagerly awaited men's professionals dinner "Men of Honour" took place under the theme "Men Of Honour" at Hotel Boulevard, a small but scenic location just outside Nairobi city center. |
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18 November 2004 VOLLEYBALL, FOOTBALL AND FUN FOR ALL - Sunday November 14th saw the culmination of the 2004 Nairobi Christian Church volleyball and football leagues. |
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18 November 2004 FEEDBACK - Feedback from you about this site. The outcome of your input will be the upgrade of your download. |
| 27 October 2004 GREETINGS FROM GREECE - Letter from a disciple from Athens sent by the leader of the Jerusalem church in Israel. |
8 October 2004
ONE BODY, ONE LORD-East Africa Leadership Conference, August 2004:
>From Monday the 9th of August to Wednesday the 11th, the full-time ministry staff of the Nairobi church together with the leaders of our various East Africa congregations met for a conference under the theme of "One Body, One Lord." It was a time to be challenged and called higher from the word of God, to renew a commitment to being great disciples and godly leaders, and to bond as friends and as partners in the gospel.
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2 September 2004 PERSECUTION IN THE PEARL- Kampala Church Opposed Through National Media  From seemingly out of nowhere, the American leader of the Mainline Church of Christ in Kampala unleashed a viscous campaign against the members of our Kampala congregation, waging his battle first through newspapers, then radio, and finally TV, where he made several outrageous claims about the disciples. While some more seasoned members of our congregations might be familiar with being so treated, for the seven-year-old Kampala church, the persecution caught many off-guard. In the colonial era Uganda was dubbed "The Pearl Of Africa." In this spiritual era, persecution had hit the pearl.
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30 July 2004 DARE TO DREAM-Eldoret Church 12th Anniversary Service 
On Sunday the 27th of June 2004, the Eldoret Christian Church celebrated its 12th anniversary with a special service. Present at the occasion were all the brothers who have led the church since it was planted in January 1992 by six college students, the members of the Eldoret congregation, and disciples from towns as varied and distant as Kitale, Kakamega, Malaba and Ugunja.
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EXCITING NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED TO SERVE THE KINGDOMA new website, disciplestoday.net, has been launched as a successor to the very popular and useful KNN and upcyberdown web portals. It promises to play the crucial role of keeping disciples informed and transformed. |
TRANSITION IN TANZANIA
A heroic and faithful chapter in the history of the Arusha Christian Church has come to a conclusion, and a bright new one has begun, as the church will for the first time be led by nationals, baptized in the congregation, Joakim and Eva Palangyo. |
| ALAWAYES RELOCATE - Richard and Sarah Alawaye, previous leaders of the East africa family of churches, have relocated from Nigeria to Atlanta, USA, where they cvontinue to work in the full-time ministry. |
THANK YOU-
In this, the month when our theme is "When Heaven Applauds," it is only fitting that we applaud, congratulate and uphold particular saints who have been of great service to the church in East Africa and have been of great encouragement to many. Peter Mukundi has been the administrator for the churches in East Africa and Charles Omollo and Janet Waweru have done a heroic job in leading the Kigali church for the last three years.
We love to hear from members of the church throughout East Africa who may not necessarily be regular columnists for this website, because we all have something to give and a story to share, and, as disciples of Christ, each of us is "full of goodness, complete in knowledge and competent to instruct one another." (Romans 15:14). Here is an article by Winestone Shivachi.
As the sisters of the Bujumbura church in Burundi prayed and prepared for their 2004 Women's Day, few would have guessed just how well it would go. In a city that is regularly a theatre of shelling and gunfire as a protracted civil war in the country stretches on, the 7 sisters had 151 in attendance!
seed plantings took root well outside the capital, Nairobi - in Kisii in Nyanza province, and in the Central Province town of Kianyaga. These towns are distant and are different in the story of how the gospel took root there, but in both cases, the outstanding thing is to see the power of the spoken word and the plan of our awesome God.
The churches in East Africa, and especially in Nairobi, Kenya, have recently experienced a historic passing of the torch of leadership of the congregations in this region as nationals, Steve and Carol Mukenya and George and Anne Irungu, have been appointed to steer the work following the return to the US of Herve and Janet Fleurant. Communities and congregations of God's people have, throughout the ages, also experienced similar transition, with its accompanying simultaneous emotions of sadness and loss on one hand and of excitement and expectation on the other...
Months of prayer, preparation and perspiration culminated on Sunday October 26th with the Nairobi church's women's day, the annual highlight of the women's ministry, which was held at the prestigious Kenyatta International Conference Centre Plenary Hall in downtown Nairobi, with 3 298 in attendance.
TRIBUTE TO A SPECIAL FAMILY In July 2003, after fourteen years in Africa, planting and building churches, Hervé and Janet Fleurant and their children, all of whom were born on this continent, left to return to the United States of America.