April Mission

What a wonderful and busy time we had during our 14 day April Mission trip "upcountry"!

We ministered in 8 schools, held an all day meeting with local teachers, picked up 6 Student Scholarship Application forms, delivered school supplies, planted trees and provided treatment for 20 children with ringworm.

The first Saturday was by far our busiest day, ministering at three schools. Starting at 6am and finishing at 11pm, we went to Kanyawanga Boys' School; where over a dozen young men celebrated their recent Baptism,

Korderobara Boys' School; where we enjoyed sharing stories, teachings and God's word in the great outdoors,

and the Moi Institute of Technology(MIT); where I gave a personal testimony and spoke about  "Prosperity and Success"according to Jesus.

Our Team consisting of William, Tom, Evans Wagoro and myself was also joined by some wonderful teachers during the course of the Mission.

We were grateful for the opportunity to minister at Korderobara Boys' High School for the first time and we want to thank Mrs. Okeyo, the Christian Union, for the warm welcome we received and for inviting us to return next term. We were blessed by the powerful testimony she shared during our session and appreciate the love and compassion she has for her students.

Below is Mrs. Okeyo as she led the boys in a Praise song and then later posed for a photo with Evans, Tom and William.

We also ministered at Owiro-Akoko Girls', Kokuro Boys' and Dede Girls' schools.

Above the girls at Owiro-Akoko listened and took notes. During our session at Kokuro Boys', teacher George Kienga encouraged the boys with a story about the challenges he faced as a student and how he overcame them.

 

Below is William as he gave an informative and encouraging message about Academic Excellence and Life Purpose. 

Evans is speaking from his heart as he teaches about overcoming Peer Pressure. I then spoke about HIV/AIDS.

An open forum followed this session and the girls had lots of good questions!

Our meeting with local teachers was an opportunity to spend some time with the people who know the students better given that they work with them on a daily basis. We started with worship and prayer, led by Evans, a message of encouragement by myself and proceeded to a brief session of sharing the vision and goals of the CML Ministry. We wanted to hear from the teachers what challenges they and the students were facing so that we can be more effective in our ministry. 

An informative and open discussion was held and we were enlightened regarding some serious issues that affect the students. We also listened to the teachers concerns and they gave us some good suggestions and lots of encouragement to continue sowing into the spiritual lives of the youth. Some of the issues raised were the impact of family problems on the students, concealed sexual abuse, improper use of contraceptives, abortion and negative effects of overemphasis on academic achievement. We were asked to address these challenges/issues in our teaching sessions or consider them in separate special topics as we minister to the youths. We were also strongly challenged to consider extending our ministry missions to the younger generation in the Primary level schools. 

Please pray with us as we seek the Lord's guidance on how to address these sensitive issues and challenges in a way that will bring His truth to each subject and will edify His people.

We concluded our Mission with several confirmed ministry dates in May and June, including a weekend challenge at Nduru Boys' High School from May 23rd, 24th to 25th. We have much excitement as we look forward to the next school term.

Thank you for your prayers and continued support.

Be Blessed,

Denise Davenport

For CML