Mission at Kanyawanga Boys' Secondary School

On Saturday, July 14th, 2007 the CML team visited the last school scheduled in the July Rongo Mission week. The CML team went to Kanyawanga Boys' High School for an afternoon of sweet fellowship. It was a beautiful afternoon and we knew soon after seeing the smiling faces of the young boys that God would move in a beautiful way.

After the School's Christian Union Patron Mr. Francis Ojwang officially graced the meeting, Brother William Ochieng facilitated a brief introduction of the team members which included a group from the Missions and Outreach department of NPC Buruburu.

Pastor Maurice Omondi and his lovely wife, Ann Omondi (pictured here) ministered to the team and the boys with fabulous praise and worship. It is always uplifting to hear them sing praises to our God. Pastor Omondi was also the Master of Ceremony for the afternoon and we thank him for the wonderful job.

The boys at Kanyawanga were so handsome and very engergetic. They were so excited to worship and share in fellowship with the team. It is assuring to watch young boys so eager to hear from the Lord.

Sister Amani Muhonja shared a passionate teaching on Life Purpose. Amani stressed to the boys the importance of discovering who they are and why they were created. She read scripture from Psalm 139:13, 14, "For you created my inmost being; you knit me in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." (NIV) Wow!! Some of the students were probably hearing this for the first time and others were being reassured. How wonderful it is to know we were "fearfully and wonderfully made"! Sister Amani also shared from Isaiah 46: 10 and Jeremiah 1:5. In Jeremiah 1:5, the word of God tells us; "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." (NIV). Sister Amani explained to the boys that each of them were created with a purpose and a reason. God has big plans for each of them.

Brother Daniel Khisa (pictured here) ministered to the boys on Self-Esteem. Daniel read scripture from Genesis 1:26,27, "Then God said, 'Let us make human beings in our image, to be like ourselves. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.' So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." Daniel shared with the students that God created humans in the image of God. He explained how humans are designed with physical, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects. With passion, Daniel taught what self-esteem is, what self-esteem is not, and how we should all view themselves correctly. The boys eagerly listened as the Spirit of God spoke intimately to each of their hearts.

Sister Tishona Smith (pictured here) shared a brief testimony about how she discovered the purpose that God had planned for her life. She expressed to the boys how important it is to know that God has a plan and a purpose for each of them. The purpose will not be discovered or identified until they accept Christ as their personal Savior.

After the students heard a few teachings, Pastor Omondi lead them in prayer to receive Christ. An invitation was given for the boys to step forward and come to the front for prayer. Slowly boys came forward one by one. Soon the total number of students had grown from a few to over a hundred. Pastor Omondi asked the students to kneel as they prayed to be born again.

The afternoon came to a conclusion with a brief Open Forum and a lengthier one-on-one Counseling Session. The students were all eager to speak to the team members. Many of the boys wanted to share about several of the issues and challenges that they are faced with on a daily basis. Some of these difficult issues included sex, HIV/AIDS, self-esteem, peer pressure, and their studies. Because of time constraints, Brother William Ochieng had a brief session aside with a large group of students with challenges relating to how to improve their academic performance.

The one-on-one Counseling is always a blessing for the team members and for the students. The team knows and trusts that the Lord has big plans for the students at Kanyawanga. CML is looking forward to joining the Kanyawanga students again in prayer and in ministr on the 16th September 2007 as scheduled. It is always powerful to watch the Holy Spirit work in a mighty way breaking strongholds and leading the students to the Lord Jesus Christ.