Update from Pastor Festus Kimwele in Kenya

by Pastor Jerry Theckston

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Shalom dear friends! 

We have been struggling to help feed a starving church in Western Kenya.  I have known Pastor Festus for many years.  At first when we were able to send money we found that our two or three hundred dollars was going to small group of ten or twelve people.  They were given fairly large portions because they were afraid there would not be any more so they had better hoard whatever they had.  I challenged them to trust God and share equally with as many other people as they could, who were also starving!  It is a scary thing to take the food out of your own children’s mouths put it in the hands of your neighbors- even when they are not yet following Jesus.  But they have done that and it has radically changed their church and village! Jesus’ teachings are so simple and yet so incredibly powerful!!

At the beginning of the year we were given $1500 for this village and church and we split it up over 3 months.  It is tedious going over the food distribution numbers but without this food many were too weak to go to school or work- no one is expecting us to care for all the needs but it gives them a chance and it has brought great joy!!  Those funds are gone now but our God is Great and He has always proved Trustworthy no matter where we live… it will be exciting to see how He will bring glory to His Wonderful Name from here!!

Hi my dear brother Jerry praise God. We shared food and cooking oil to the church and Dorcus shared with community equally .for the community I bought in mwingi whole selling I paid transport sh200 for the items to Ngaaie . Church we have 62 members and community 30 so everyone in both church and community have . 2kgs for rice and 3kgs for maize flour and cooking oil. 3 quarter each. We bought rice 200 kgs kshs20880 and maize flour 12 cartons times 24 cost is kshs 21600 . and cooking oil 80litres kshs 19600 the total amount used kshs62080/ so every church gives sh1000 for ticket so I payed sh80plus sh 200=280 so I support transport for food so I will give you the names of the church and community

The community Dorcus shared with 1 kimwele mutwovyu .2 viata nzoka .3 makasi mutisya .4 mwendwa musyoka .5 Winfred mumbe.6 maitha musyoka .7 munanie ngui .8 pstPeter mutinda. 9 Frances kimwele nguku post .10 ngui musyimi. 11 kalewa musyimi .12 Regina mueni .13 Samson Kongo .14 kavuli mwanza .15. Hellen kaluki.16 Joseph musya. 17 muneeni mukari. 17 muthakye kimwele .18 mutinda kisyunđu .19 munyoki mathuva . 20 mutindi munyoki. 21 kyambi muneeni .22 katui muli .23 kathini mutunga .24 faith mutheu .25 mwende muthengi .26 Shadrach kithuka rev .27 Shadrach kambai rev .28 rev Joseph mwinzi.29 Dorcus kalunda .30 munyoki maure

Hi man of God. The church and community thanks God and appreciate you with your wife Sue and the team. We are going on praying for you God to provide more even we pray for the to send a missionary to us in mwingi GOC Kenya. Even I ask you wether you can organise a seminar for pastors and wifes wether in Nairobi or else where in Kenya we are twenty eight pastors. Dorcus and the church and the community told me to pass much greetings to you and your wife Sue and the team. Even my daughters tell me pass much greetings for them. So continue praying for us God to provide food. Be blessed so much. Yours faithful Festus m kimwele mwingi GOC Kenya thanks