NEWS FROM KENYA
CHWELE
I am one of the oldest readers of Bible Basic and Gospel News although I do not contribute a lot . I am using the NEV Bible and it is so helpful in our group Bible daily readings. I only borrowed it from a Brother there. We are nine of us in our study group. Is it possible, please to get any number possible to enable our study to be more effective? God the Almighty bless you.
--Bro. Joshua Kisuya
EL DORET
I do beg you all to remain faithfully committed to Christ's principles. Rom.12:2 "Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good , and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. See how James 1:14-15 works well with the message. Then John 1:12, "As many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God."
We in Kenya need your prayers as we approach the general election in this country at the end of this year.
--Bro. Jacob Okoth
KATITO
Thanks for your concern about my health and I am happy to say that God did me wonders that saw me back to good health. I was suffering from acute bronchitis and typhoid. This chest problem is a complication of the common cold when one is exposed to low temperatures, especially in high altitudes. It results in the chilling of the body giving way to bacterial infection. I was exposed to this cold temperature in Nakuro in late December last year and this prompted me to be exempted from the indoor spraying exercise this year for fear of my getting further infections. No matter how we normally protect ourselves while spraying, I personally do not spray. I do this while training where we use only water without chemicals.
The wars in the Middle East have hit everyone in the world regarding fuel prices. Kenyan forces are in Somalia but homes are totally insecure and prone daily to attacks by insurgents by the name of Al-Shabaab. Surely the uprising in the Arab world is an accomplishment of Isaiah 51:22, but also the chaos in Syria will soon aggravate into intensive fighting among nations resulting in mass killing, and eventually Damascus will be taken away from being a city. Putin has been behind the scenes in many happenings in Syria and Iran and his army will in due course be deposed by Jesus.
I have been working out strategies to enable us to have an ecclesia around Katito. Bro. Nelson Anyal and myself have been longing to see this progress. We request two Bibles for friends that have been engaging with us in our
Bible studies at my home and we request your prayers as this is the only weapon for success.
It is joyful to see baptisms in Cuba and Iran (G.N. vol.24, no 3). So atheists in Florida, U.S.A. have their quench for holy day on April 1st!
I conclude by quoting Isa.25:1 "O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth."
--Bro. Lawrence K'owiti
KITALE
We appreciate the 12 Bibles, although not enough for all members as we need 12 more so that nearly each member has one of their own. The message about Armageddon has made me lift up my head waiting for our Lord Jesus Christ to come soon and enable us to enjoy life in God's Kingdom.
We have 13 widows and 20 orphans meeting with us once a month for Bible study and each time we share with them a cup of tea and buy
LURAMBI
Sisters' Class at Lurambi which would be encouraged with more letters from other sisters worldwide. them each a bar of soap. They are happy with our doctrine and we believe that some will join our faith. I know that many have sacrificed themselves to send us books, Bibles, leaflets, used books of our faith, etc. We are happy because these have made us courageous towards the coming Kingdom and peace worldwide.
--Bro. Martin Wafula Barasa
Please send me the materials for youths soon and the 20 copies of the New Testament and if possible we need 36 copiesof the full Bible. We are working hard to ensure the true gospel reaches various places, overturning untrue doctrines, and pray that soon we shall have baptisms.
--Bro. Martin Chemiati
We have seen the hand of the Lord through you. Thank you for the Gospel News magazine and the New Testament Bibles which are good messages to me, those in my ecclesia and all Christian members in Kenya. We are receiving a lot of blessings from CAT literature.
--Bro. Anthony Wafula
LUVYA
Warm greetings from your brothers and sisters of the Luvya Ecclesia. We just want to thank those who produce Gospel News, for their great work.
As an Elder I have been instructed to send our sincere thanks to Bro. Philip Lawrence, who is the Welfare Brother, for helping to relieve our suffering in the recent food shortages.
I also wish to thank you for the 12 Bibles, etc. We know that it is costly to send things, and we do appreciate your kindness. I am sending a photo of our Ecclesia at Luvya.
--Bro. Boneface Juma
MAKHONGE
We send our greetings to you in the Name of our Lord Jesus, who is our Master. We write to thank you very much for the book "The Real Devil" and the parcels of Bibles (Old and New Testament). We have managed to distribute them to Brothers and Sisters in our Ecclesia who are happily reading the Word of God. These Bibles are of great importance to us in our Bible study. We also need five more Bibles for our newly baptized brothers and sisters.
Makhonge Ecclesia with their Bibles.
There are some brothers and sisters who have problems with their eyes and who need reading glasses, so we have enclosed their medical details of the types of glasses needed as recommended by the doctor. Also one brother, Hudson Musungu saw some glasses in a shop and feels that size 44 x 22 helps him well. We plead if possible for help with these glasses.
--Bro. David and Sis. Jacklyne Wanjala
Bro. David Wanjala opening the parcels before the Ecclesia.
Makhonge Ecclesia and Sunday School children.
We thank God, whose love endures for ever giving us daily life. I hope you are well as you work for the Lord. Thank you very much for "The Real Devil", Gospel News and for the encouraging letter you sent to me. We have received the Bibles you sent to us with much gratitude. These will surely improve our Bible studies and be very profitable to us as brothers and sisters worldwide. The Gospel News has really been improved with good pictures that indeed preach the gospel. It was unbelievable to see that almost everybody in the ecclesia received and appreciated the Bibles.
In addition to that, sending literature and books has borne more fruit as my wife, Fedeliah, who has been preparing for baptism, was baptized in April. She is therefore one of us on the journey to the Kingdom and is indeed glad for the guide on preparing for baptism which you sent to Bro. David. We wait for our Lord Jesus to return to the earth and hope to meet you there.
--Bro. Jacob and Sis. Fedeliah Waliaula
Bro. Jacob and Sis. Fedeliah Waliaula with Wendy in the middle and Job held by his mother.
NAITIRI
In Kenya we are expecting elections. These will be for the first new leaders in the new constitution of course, not the constitution of our God of the Bible. We are not sure who should be elect for we have no trust in these people who are campaigning and we do not know what may be their hidden agenda.
This has drawn my attention and I have seen why, as Christadelphians, we do not participate in elections. What is obvious is that these people are after power, status, allowances, big salaries and big names. Once they get these, they forget the people who elected them. As per now, they are promising Kenyans heaven improved infrastructure to the highest dynamic level and to fight poverty and diseases which is the co-problem here in Kenya. Once they get into power, they never live up to their promises. The most frightening thing is that our leaders always use force before and after elections which always tends to spill blood of innocent people. This has taken place at each general election.
We do pray for our Lord Jesus to guide us in our way of life. Jesus Christ is the Prince of Peace and we, as Christians, are looking forward to good things to come, the best of the best, in the Kingdom of God. As long as we believe in our Lord Jesus Christ the Bible says that God will be on our side. All that we desire in our lives, is that we shall get into the Kingdom. In Isa.54:10 we read, "For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my lovingkindness shall not depart from you. Neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, says Yahweh who has mercy on you."
Let us cast our burdens on Christ and fill our hearts with godly things for this world is not our home. Even those who live in palaces, those who drive limousines or those who possess the greatest wealth in this world crumble into dust. We know that we are waiting for our home in the Kingdom of God. We read in Rev.21:4, "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things have passed away."
Here in Kenya, every week, we hear over the media that the terrorists called Al-Shabaab from Somalia have thrown a grenade either at a bus-stop, in a supermarket, in hotels, in a police station, in a crowded place. But the worst thing happened when they threw it at the congregation at the church on Sunday where people were worshipping God. This has caused tension and fright. Now on passenger vehicles people are afraid of those they sit with. This has gone beyond boundaries and if God does not intervene no man can manage it. That is why we must have faith in God for the good things to follow and peace as w read in Psalms 29:11. "The Lord will give strength unto his people: the Lord will bless his people with peace."
This shows that there is nowhere else we can get eternal peace, only from God Himself. In this country and Africa as a whole there is no tranquillity. How I pray that all political leaders, not only in Kenya but in Africa and the world would, emulate the example of our Lord Jesus Christ. He was not after fame, he was not after earthly possessions, neither was He after pride. This makes Him to be the best, greatest, and finest person ever to have been in this world. As we always say, Jesus Christ is our elder brother and we should follow in his footsteps.
All Christians, not only politicians, should try to follow the example of our Lord. Let us have faith in these wonderful things and wait patiently of our Lord to come.
--Bro. Nasongo Haron
Thank you for the Christian books you sent to us through Bro. Haron Nasongo; indeed they have made me improve very much my spiritual life. I kindly request you to send me more such books for further growth in my spiritual life. I also thank you for the spread of the gospel throughout the world through these books. I pray that God may continue using you to spread the gospel in various ways.
--Bro. Paul Muyira
NDALU
Thank you so much for the Bibles with commentary and Bible Basics distributed to Ndalu Ecclesia. May God bless the brother who did the translation into modern English, which has helped a great deal the brothers and sisters taking English as their second language. The Bibles are in great demand but Ndalu need six further copies as we now have fifteen more friends studying for baptism, including five very old ladies aged seventy years. The reduced version of Bible Basics at the end of the Bible gives a short and fuller explanation of some important verses.
--Bro. Johnstone Kaliwanga
NDHIWA
I am looking for the day when the God of heaven will set up a Kingdom that shall break in pieces and consume those that call themselves Christians without examining the Scriptures daily. (Acts 17:10) Let us be keepers of our brother's house, share all that is brought into the house of God equally and fairly without favouritism, sectionalism or tribalism. But let us grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To whom be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
--Bro. Ukiru Jacktone
SINDO
I want to talk about God's special gift. God has given us a very special gift, but this is hidden to us because as human beings our minds are deceived and we see as if God does not exist. Psalms.14 and 53 say "A fool says in his heart that there is no God."
I accept that God's spirit, power and invisible energy provides us with real life. We are related to our Creator through His spirit of life and if He decides to take it away, we stop existing. The Bible says that God alone has the power to create and destroy. Our life is in the hands of God, we have nothing of our own to be proud of. Eccl.12:13,14. God has created us with a purpose, to fear Him, to listen to His commandments; whatever good or bad we do is written in our book of life.
If we fail to listen and obey His voice we are punished. Only through His beloved Son, Jesus of Nazareth, we have the gift of eternal life, Rom.6:23, "For the wages of sin is death, but God's free gift is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."` The God of the Bible does not lie. Tit.1:2 and Num.23:19 "God is not man, that he should lie or the son of man, that he should change his mind: has he said and will not do it? or has he spoken and will he not fulfil it"? The Bible says God has a plan for us to live for ever, if we truly know God and Jesus Christ - read John 17:3.
John Owalo Onani, God's servant, believes that what God has promised must be fulfilled. He believes that we are promised salvation. If we do the will of God like our Saviour Jesus of Nazareth we shall be given eternal life.
--Bro. John Owalo Onani
SUNA MIGORI
There is still a demand for more Bibles by ecclesial members which comprise 10 brothers and 10 sisters. I know it is expensive and I am praying that God will provide funds and means so that the gospel reaches all corners of the globe before the glorious day of the appearance of our Master and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
There is much rainfall in Kenya and the water is now doing more harm than good. All the rivers are overflowing and many have lost homes and loved ones. We attribute all to the one living God. With much love and looking forward to more enlightenment through "Signs of the Times" and any other literature at your disposal.
--Bro. Joseph Onyango
