A chilly morning gave way to heavenly singing at the Umoja church Sanctuary. The service was a culmination of different activities that had taken place at the Church during the week. Dave and Beth Pocta were in town for the Ministry Training Academy (MTA), Youth and Family Ministry meeting and to worship with the rest…
Rwanda is a country that is healing from the genocide that killed over one million people in 100 days ten years ago in 1994.This brutality destroyed the fabric of human existence, trust, love and hope. This loss also brought abject poverty to levels never experienced before. The church in Kigali Rwanda has gone through many…
The disciples from the International Churches of Christ East Africa (ICOCEA) family are gearing up for the 2014 singles retreat to be held in Moshi Tanzania. Branded “Moshi Retreat” with the theme, “Scaling the heights” drawn from Psalms 18: 29 & 33b “– In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I…
The Nairobi Christian Church witnessed for the very first time a teens led thanksgiving service at the Umoja Sanctuary on the 1st December 2013. Amos Otieno the teens’ ministry leader delivered the sermon on appreciating the gift of forgiveness in Jesus Christ through repentance. He focused on 1st Timothy 1:12-17, urging the congregation to do their level…
The second East Africa Ministry Training Academy was held on the 26 -27th July 2013 at the church building in Umoja Nairobi. Michael Burns a teacher with the St Pauls Church of Christ Minneapolis was the facilitator. He is also the lead teacher of the Upper Midwest Churches of Christ in the USA.
Mark 2:17 On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” This scripture helps us to reflect on our lives and the one (Jesus) who called us into the light. Jesus is not interested with the ‘healthy’…
Disciples’ children shone during this year’s qualifiers for the World Youth Chess Championships held in the first week of July at the Simba Union Club in Nairobi Kenya. Raisa Wanjiku and Gilliane Otieno finished on joint top in the under-10 category while Maxrole Wambua finished third in the boys’ under-10 category.
The Kisumu Church of Christ held its first men’s Forum on the 9th June 2013. For sometime, the church leadership had been considering the idea of holding a men’s forum in Kisumu. Around April 2013, serious deliberations were made and preparation for the men’s forum started in earnest. Though the budget seemed humongous, it’s amazing…
Acts 13:21-22 God is always looking for people who will do his will… and not just part of it, but all of it. To be one of those people, as David was, we must be a people after God’s own heart. To love the LORD with all of our hearts, mind, soul and strength is…
Sporting in the 21st century has come of age. Chess which was considered the rich man’s wit game has now become the cream of the modern society and the current generation has not been left behind either. Mid last year a call was made from the pulpit of the Nairobi Christian Church to parents whose…