Church at Kamulu

Francis Mbuvi's Recent Report

"We had such a good time in Church today. Joel and

Jackton were on leave, so they were not available to lead singing and translate. It gives opportunity for us to use other church members and the students. Titus translated for the Golf Course Road group of four that is here. I think that was nice and bold of him to do. Earlier Larry Conway had asked Evans, who works at the farm, to do it, and he said he was afraid.

Titus was nearby (the first pic is of Titus when he was still on the streets; he is in the middle with the big smile), and Larry told him to sit in between the visitors and translate what I said. Even though some of the Swahili words are hard, Titus did well. The visitors told me they enjoyed the sermon. What a great gift we have in the students.

The morning adult and teen class was nice too, and today it was extra full. I had to bring in some more extra seats. All the discussion questions were the same things I was to preach about -- things to remove or kill in our lives and those to put on (from Colossians 3). We were blessed.

This picture is a recent one of Titus with an Aggies for Christ visitor to Kamulu. They formed a special bond, as Alex has prayed for Titus since Titus was on the streets, and this year Titus was praying for Alex after he became ill with mono. Our ministry is truly mutual, and we believe that street kids have the ear of God.

Seeing the Glory

misery to ministry

Meet Agnes. She grew up in the slums of Nairobi in the home of a mother who cared for 17 children and a father who was a thief and who eventually was killed after a huge bank robbery. Her mother did not have money for food and school fees and so Agnes helped her family by sleeping with men to bring in some income. She eventually married and was very happy with her little family, having a successful husband in the advertising industry and two sons. Then her mother-in-law brought a second wife into the home. Agnes endured one very horrible year and left.

Agnes’ next lover lived in a back alley of Nairobi, amidst towering piles of trash. Agnes joined Patrick there and conceived his child. One day as Patrick was drinking, he got into a fight and was stabbed in the neck three times, loosing his life. Agnes continued to live on the base until she was taken advantage of by other men. She gave birth to a beautiful little girl named Marilyn. But Marilyn was born with cancer and a huge tumor. She endured 3 difficult surgeries, managed to wrap herself tightly around our hearts and passed away at 10 months

Agnes' life was so empty and she decided that she desperately needed and wanted the Lord in her life. A few weeks after Marilyn’s death she wanted to give her life to Jesus. She wanted to “be close to God, wanted to be cleansed from her sin and wanted God to be glorified thru her life, as her life is a true testimony.” She will tell you, “The day I was baptized, I changed”. And she has and it has been beautiful to witness. I like to tell people that one of my favorite parts of our ministry is having a front row seat on God’s miracles!

Barbie Jones contacted me and told me of an orphan with cancer from one of their orphanages on the coast that was brought to a hospital in Nairobi. He is here and does not know anyone. I went and met precious Nyale and God put it on my heart to introduce him to Agnes. She is now Nyale’s friend, who visits him, loves on him and meets his needs. Agnes’s heart is ready to bless others for God’s glory. We have more plans and dreams for Agnes’s life, as does God!

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Thank you for praying for us and this ministry. We send our love, Hollye