Kenneth Okoth is a fine young man living in Nairobi with his ailing mother. His father died several years ago, leaving him with many family responsibilities, even though he is the youngest child. Over tea, he shared with me that he has been watching the Hour of Power for about two years. His favorite time to watch is Saturday night at midnight! Why? Because sometimes he is up late, caring for his mother and beginning to feel discouraged. He says that when he sees Pastor Schuller and hears the inspiring message, he is filled with renewed hope. He reads the Positive Minute every day and receives much encouragement.
Later the same day, we shared a meal with Pastor Silas Ouma, who travelled four hours from his home in Nakuru to meet with us! He is a passionate young man with the gift of intercessory prayer. Orphaned as a small child, he spent 3 years as a street boy finding food and shelter wherever possible. Then he attended a Reinhard Bonnke crusade and accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior! A local pastor then began to encourage him to use his spiritual gifts to serve the Kingdom. Along with a team of four other pastors, Silas reaches out to local street children with a feeding program as well as sharing the gospel and supplying them with clean clothes. His dream is to build an orphanage for the street children helped by his ministry, begin skills training for men and women, and start a micro-finance ministry to assist people to begin their own business and become independent. This is a young man with "God-sized" dreams! A real Possibility Thinker!
Kenneth Okoth is a fine young man living in Nairobi with his ailing mother. His father died several years ago, leaving him with many family responsibilities, even though he is the youngest child. Over tea, he shared with me that he has been watching the Hour of Power for about two years. His favorite time to watch is Saturday night at midnight! Why? Because sometimes he is up late, caring for his mother and beginning to feel discouraged. He says that when he sees Pastor Schuller and hears the inspiring message, he is filled with renewed hope. He reads the Positive Minute every day and receives much encouragement.
Later the same day, we shared a meal with Pastor Silas Ouma, who travelled four hours from his home in Nakuru to meet with us! He is a passionate young man with the gift of intercessory prayer. Orphaned as a small child, he spent 3 years as a street boy finding food and shelter wherever possible. Then he attended a Reinhard Bonnke crusade and accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior! A local pastor then began to encourage him to use his spiritual gifts to serve the Kingdom. Along with a team of four other pastors, Silas reaches out to local street children with a feeding program as well as sharing the gospel and supplying them with clean clothes. His dream is to build an orphanage for the street children helped by his ministry, begin skills training for men and women, and start a micro-finance ministry to assist people to begin their own business and become independent. This is a young man with "God-sized" dreams! A real Possibility Thinker!
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Dear Lord Jesus, Thank you for saving and raising up this young man, Silas, with the dream you have given him. Lord, thank you for providing the means for this dream to become a reality: Your workers, Your finances; Your place; all in Your timing and Your ways. May all who see it declare of the mighty works of God and turn to Your son, Jesus. May the dream reality produce many godly boys and girls, men and women. In the precious name of Jesus we pray.
WOW! You've been busy.....I love that you are able to meet these people in Kenya that are part of your congregation in California. I think it's wonderful!
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