On Sunday the 29th of
January we held the first service of the Habari Njema (Good News) Baptist Church
of Kilgoris town. The beginning of this
church was a direct answer to prayer, a prayer that was first offered in 2001,
when I knelt with Pastor John Nkome in Kilgoris town asking God to allow a
church to be started in this important area that lies in the midst of Maasai
country.
The first service saw 144 people in
attendance, 38 adults and 106 children. This does not include the 22 people from
the Grace Bible Baptist Church, or the 19 people with Truth For Today Medical
Missions who were also present for the first service. I had great liberty in
preaching and at the invitation time 11 Maasai adults responded to the need for
salvation. I could not have been more
pleased with how things went and I can truly say it was one of the best first
service for a new church that we have had.
Pastor John Nkome will be sending
several men from his church each week to help Pastor Wilson Ampani during the
early foundational period of the church.
We will also from time to time be sending some men from Nakuru to help
out.
That week we also hosted the Truth
For Today Medical Team led by Dr. Greg Waller.
Dr. Waller is a former missionary to Guyana and understands the way to
use medical missions to help to the local churches on the mission field. This is the third time we were able to host
them and look forward to doing it again as they plan to make a yearly visit to
Kenya.
During the six days of the medical
clinics, the team of medical and vision personal saw over 3,000 patients. Each patient after being seen by a doctor,
was brought to a soul winner who took the Bible and carefully showed them the
way of salvation. The response was great and many received Christ. It was a thrill to my soul to see an army of
soul winners trained by the Grace Bible Baptist Church sitting nine hours a day
carefully sharing the gospel with people who have had little exposure to the
true gospel.
Please keep this new church in
prayer as we look forward to it being a strong lighthouse for God among the
Maasai community.
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| Hands raised expressing need for salvation at the first service |
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| Pastor Wilson leading the singing |
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| Djuma(from our church in Congo) leading a Maasai to the Lord |
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| Children's service |
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| Pastors Oloo, Mickey, Nkome and Wilson |
