For years the sisters in the Nairobi church have been organizing and hosting women in a now popular event dubbed "the ladies special convention."

Formerly Women's Day, this function has won a place of honor on the sisters’ calendar not only for the pomp, parade and pageantry that comes with it, but more so for the power, poignancy and purposefulness it embodies. And this year's edition, with its theme “The Lies Women Believe,” truly made a difference.

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Twelve years ago, Josephine Muinde of Nairobi was baptized. Several years after that, the father of her son died. Economically challenged and being a single parent, Josephine’s first few years in the kingdom were a time of considerable instability.

Today, the picture is so different for Josephine “thanks … to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him” (2 Corinthians 2:14).

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These are two in a series of bible talks written by William Auki, evangelist in the Nairobi church. He is pictured with his wife, Victoria Auki. The two of them lead Nairobi's ministries in Kitengela, Kangemi and Kawangware.

Kenya has been undergoing a tough time since the general election for parliamentarians and the presidency. Violence broke out and the entire country was in chaos for more than one month. Many lost their property through looting and utter destruction just because they hailed from a different community.

The church was not untouched by this event, as we underwent a period of self-examination in which we had to be honest with our own feelings. The conclusion was obvious: we needed to change. Otherwise our personal expectations with respect to the election would poison our own souls. We needed the peace of God. This Bible Talk was written to address this need. The central question that rings in our ears during difficult times is: Where is God when life hurts? We will look at having the peace of God during good and bad times.

A statue in Washington D.C. honouring soldiers from World War II states, “Uncommon Valor Was A Common Virtue.” In what in effect was war 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.

Heroic acts of faith never become too outdated to report or too far in the past to be relevant.

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INTENSE INTENT INTERNS
Albert Simiyu and Alice Gitonga Join Ministry Staff

Last year, in the East ministries of the Nairobi church, Albert Simiyu and Alice Gitonga entered the full-time ministry, joining the ranks of those spearheading the shepherding and stewardship of the church in Kenya’s capital.
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READY, STEADY

On 21 March 2008, Edwine Omaya, who leads the Campus Ministry in Nairobi, got a resounding “yes” from his co-leader, Nellie Macharia, when he asked her to be his special friend (girlfriend).

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For centuries God has been calling out in love for men to choose and seek him, and his call went out to Florence Onimbo, wife of Jack Onimbo.

Her past is one woven with a religious fabric whose initial resistance to God’s truth and eventual repentance to God's truth have left her with a tale to tell.

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The East region of the Nairobi church ended the year 2007 with a bang by holding a strategic planning event for 2008. Among the important resolutions adopted in the document was the need for the church to get help in understanding the pivotal role of leadership at Bible Talk level. The roles, functions and expectations were comprehensively articulated giving way to the need to revitalize the status and honour due to this level of leadership.

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Disciples from across America and South Africa responded to the gory violence that shook Kenya in December, January and February and the desperate needs it created among the disciples.

They supplemented the donations that had been made by Kenyan disciples and sent almost $16,000 that has been used to acquire relief food, buy school uniforms and help disciples re-start their small-scale businesses in 5 Kenyan towns. Kenya and is helping disciples in 5 towns. These disciples in America and South Africa have truly been friends in need.

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The town of Eldoret has been one of the worst hit by violence that continues to rear its ugly head around Kenya even as thousands already affected by an outpouring of killing, revenge and bloodletting nurse emotional, psychological and physical wounds. In response to this, members of the Nairobi church turned out in good numbers to donate blood on Sunday 20 January. HOPE worldwide Kenya, together with the National Blood Transfusion Service, provided the blood collection service. Frida explains, "The blood collected today will be flown to Eldoret."

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Following the announcement of official results of the presidential election in Kenya last month, the country has descended into bloodletting that has seen over 600 people killed, thousands injured. Over 300, 000 people have been displaced as their homes, farms and property have been looted, taken over or torched. One of the worst hit areas has been the town and environs of Eldoret, where there is a church of 160 disciples. The disciples have not been spared in this sad, sadistic and sorry series of events. Here are a few accounts.

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Daniel and Maureen Kung’u are a married couple in the church in Eldoret in Kenya, 356 kms from the capital city, Nairobi. On the 8th of January they fled Eldoret to seek the safe haven of Nairobi.

In upheaval that has followed the announcement of results from the presidential election on 30 December 2007, sections of Eldoret have been up in flames. Particular ethnic communities have been at war against each other. Houses and businesses have been burned, families have been forced into exile and people have been injured and killed. One morning in an Eldoret neighborhood, residents woke up to the sight of heads on sticks, the decapitated torsos having been dumped elsewhere.

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