The Gospel continues to move forward here in Kenya. John Omweno and Charles Mokoro have been visiting new groups. In Nyabigege, Kenya (just outside of Rongo) besides bringing teachings last Sabbath, Charles also brought them some Bibles to add to the ones I distributed a few Months ago. A lady who supports Bible distribution came across one of our YouTube videos showing the group in Magunga needing Bibles, so she sent a donation to purchase some. We shared them between the two groups.
This week Charles was also able to bring Nyabigege 25K of rice. This was a real treat because most of the brethren ration their food and usually can only afford to eat their “staple” called Ugali, a type of cornmeal porridge. So having some rice, and being able to eat together was a real blessing.
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| Charles Mokoro headed to Nyabigege, about a three hour bike ride one way. |
The schools in Kenya were closed for one week during the middle of the first term. The children at our church orphanage in Sengera, spent much of their time working in the garden. They are all doing well; even Manley returned home from boarding school and was very happy to reunite with everyone. On 25th of February everyone returned to school. Their next break will be at the end of the 1st term in April when school will be closed for the entire Month. This will work out good, allowing the children to be home for Passover week.
Now I would like to mention something else, it concerns the boy’s house. As I reported in our previous update, the house they are currently living in was constructed of mud, which is a temporary building. It is not only showing signs of future collapse, but is also insufficient to adequately house the ten boys. Our hope is to construct a new two story brick building that will also be roomy enough to take on some additional church orphans who are currently suffering and in need of help. Below is a drawing of the proposed structure:
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| Fundraiser for new boys dormitory PLEASE HELP!! |
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| https://www.gofundme.com/boys-dormitory |
I hope we all realize the importance of caring for these orphans. They are members of the House Hold of Faith, and they have all suffered tremendously, especially after their parents died. Life in this 3rd world country is rough for all of our brethren. But for orphans, without having parents to care for them, they really suffered. As mentioned often times before, these children came to us at different times, but in the same condition, with skin and bone little bodies. They were literally starving (extremely malnourished) wearing only the worn out clothes on their back, and out of school. The various churches of God where they were previously living were doing their best trying to care for them after their parents died. But providing for others, when you are living in poverty and already rationing the little food you have, is extremely difficult.
Very few in God’s church comprehend how our impoverished brethren live, and how they suffer. I am well aware, because I’ve had my feet on the ground in Kenya/Tanzania since 2005. Life in E. Africa is rough to say the least. What saddens me the most is how so many brethren here in the USA and other prosperous countries are not made aware of the cries for help made by our impoverished brethren. Why? Because many of the leaders here will not allow their cries to be heard, their cries for Help are more often than not, quenched due to certain men who have crept in during these end times in which we are living. In the Apostle John’s time there was only “one” Diotrephes in the church, but today there are many. 3 John 1:9-10.
The cog is scattered these days, and many are being led astray by men who have their own agendas, but those with the Spirit of God leading them, those with the right attitude are becoming more and more united and working together in unity. Why? Because some are not allowing men and their own agendas to divide them. We may be of different administrations, and a diversity of operations, but that’s okay because our Lord organized it that way. I ask, if of the same Lord, if of the same spirit, if baptized into the same body, why are we allowing men to divide us? We need to be working together in unity. Look at all the disunity that men have created, and how it has hindered the work of the church, not to mention the money that could have went to better use. One “separate” cog organization recently bought a personal jet for its leader for hundreds of thousands of dollars (not to mention Monthly maintenance fees) Another “separate” cog organization just spent $1,000,000 on their production equipment (Production equipment is important, but how many separate systems does the churches of God possess, and how many less would be needed if we were working together?) How sad, especially when so much more could be accomplished by working together, and so many of our suffering brethren including true widows and orphans could be helped if we were working together in unity..
Brethren, we know how to distinguish between true disciples of Christ and false ones, the Scriptures are quite clear on that. One only needs to look at their fruits, and check to see if they possess that “Agape” Love which comes from our Heavenly Father. And we also need to remember the important instruction that our Elder Brother told the Apostle John concerning who to shun and who to accept (and it has absolutely nothing to do with incorporated church group names) Mark 9:38-40. Let us also realize that men may have the church divided into hundreds of separate groups. But in God’s eyes there are only two groups. Yes, two groups: the “wise” and the “foolish” the “sheep” and the “goats” Which group we belong to is our own choice. But we better choose wisely, because according to the Word of God, only the sheep will be entering the Kingdom of God, goats will be rejected.
We are currently getting estimates, and looking for a reputable builder. Part of the construction will be aided by some of the children. As you know, the boys have had much “hands on” experience in numerous trades, including painting which the new house will need. We also have two sewing machines which the girls (and some of the boys) have been learning to use. This will come in handy in the making of window treatments etc. Soon we will start a fundraiser on “Go Fund Me” to begin raising funds for this important project. If you know of others who may be interested in helping, please inform them of the need and of our suffering brethren’s cry for help. We, as members of the Body of Christ, the church, have a commission to preach the Gospel to the world, and to feed the flock which is amongst us. But let us not forget that Pure and undefiled religion before God, is to visit the fatherless, and the widows in their afflictions, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. James 1:27. Brethren, there are many orphans, and many “true” widows in God’s church who need our help.
Thanks to some donors who have been working together, there is much being accomplished in E. Africa. We were also contacted by another cog group (this one from Australia) asking our help in identifying the legitimacy of some “church” leaders who were soliciting funds from them. We knew the men in question, and were able to inform that they were not legitimate, and had been conning numerous cog groups over the past few years. Being our feet are on the ground in E. Africa, we have been able to expose many cons over the years, saving thousands of dollars that would have went to cons. But some are probably still being coned, from not working together in unity which would help expose them.
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| Bibles in the Kisii tongue, for distribution. |
| A lady who supports Bible distribution came across one of our YouTube videos showing the group in Magunga needing Bibles, so she sent $100 to purchase some. |