Ministering in Kitale

Tim Eldridge and I travelled to Kitale in Kenya where, following the recent troubles, there was much tension. There are many misplaced people living in refugee camps with hundreds of people living in tents and makeshift shelters. These people are finding it exceptionally hard to survive as they have lost their jobs and most, if not all, their possessions. Many have experienced much violence and loved ones have been killed leaving them with no source of income and reliant on the generosity of others. They are often unable to return home as their homes no longer exist or have been taken over by others from another tribe. If you would like to help financially please contact us by clicking here.

The trip had a three fold purpose. The first was to minister at a two day church members conference as well as in the church itself. Following that we were to minister to leaders from churches in the Kitale area as well as ministering at crusade meetings for three nights. On arrival we had a warm welcome from the church members who were excited to see us.

During the conference we ministered on the importance of every member being complete in Christ and the need for each person to find their giftings and function and to start to minister within them.  In addition to this we also shared on the importance of living a forgiving lifestyle. After the recent troubles there is much mistrust even within the churches as people became divided along tribal lines and nobody knew who they could trust any longer. Please continue to pray for the people of this nation which although is more peaceful, the people are full of fear and mistrust.

During the time with the leaders we shared from Ephesians four about the five-fold ministry gifts as they had received differing teaching from ministries that had travelled through the town and this had left much confusion. Much of this teaching centred around question and answer times seeking to overcome confusion about the differing giftings and how they should function together. We also started to look at the whole area of family life and how important it is for anyone in ministry firstly to minister to the members of their own household. This was received with much enthusiasm and we have been asked to give over a whole day to this area when we return to Kenya next year.

During the evenings the crusade meetings grew from somewhere around three hundred and fifty in attendance to well over a thousand people. The local churches worked together to put on music and dance and people shared testimonies. Tim and I ministered from the Word as well as prophetically and in the word of knowledge. There were many healings and lots of people were touched by the Lord during these times. Over the three nights in excess of a hundred and twenty people made a commitment to Christ for the first time and on the Sunday churches were reporting many new people attending from the crusade meetings. Considering this was our first trip to Kitale much was achieved but there is so much more these spiritually hungry churches desire. Please pray for them and us as we seek to help them get the abundant life God has promised them.

Tim Grant