What do Maasai Christianity and Celtic Christianity have in common? You might be surprised.
For details and pictures, read our February newsletter.
update: February 2018
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Category Archives: Newsletters
update: October 2017
CCBTI (Community Christian Bible Training Institute) classes, a new book published, Kenyan politics, home assignment update, and a very important baptism.
For details and pictures, read our October newsletter.
update: July–August 2017
We have big news: Kenya’s Elections are next week and we visit America starting in October!
For more, read our latest newsletter.
Expanding Christ’s Kingdom: June 2017 update
Last month we shared with you our team’s vision — unhindered disciple-making — and new mission statement: “to be a catalyst of God’s Kingdom Expansion in Kenya and the world through our own actions and partnerships with CCC and others.” (“CCC” is the Community Christian Churches with whom we partner — these congregations now number well over 200.) Then we listed the first four of our eight key values which provide the foundation for our mission strategies — Christ-centered, Prayer-powered, Empowerment of nationals, Holistic Ministries. Our other key values are Partnership, Church-focused, Community, and Culturally Appropriate.
To read more, including an update on our Community Christian Bible Training Institute (CCBTI) — now expanded to three campuses! — here is a pdf copy of June’s newsletter.
Unhindered Disciple-making
Christ’s Kingdom in Kenya is continuing to expand and deepen in so many exciting ways! … Since our last newsletter, we have witnessed baptisms, heard of many other baptisms and new church plants by our national co-workers, planted two new branches of our Community Christian Bible Training Institute (CCBTI), and have our Discipleship Training Institute (DTI) on track to have two sessions this year instead of just one.
Our missionary team has grown during this term — we are now twelve adults and twelve children. As part of this time of growth, we have been working on developing a new vision and strategy. Our team vision is simple — unhindered disciple-making. To read more, including about these pictures, here is a pdf version of our latest newsletter.
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June 2016 update
Greetings from Kenya!
It is a wonderful privilege to serve as a co-minister of reconciliation of Christ Jesus our Lord and friend. We would love to hear what God is doing through and around you in the place God has you. To read a sample of a few of things God is doing through and around us in Kenya and to see a few pictures, here is a pdf copy of our latest newsletter. If you are on our postal mailing list, you should receive a hard-copy soon.
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The parable of the goat
We often emphasize the giving of tithes and offerings and neglect the broader and deeper aspects of total Christian stewardship.
Christian stewardship is like a goat. Generous giving (often expressed in tithes and offerings) is the skin of the goat. The only way to have a large, healthy goat skin is to have a full-grown healthy goat. If the goat-skin is too small, or full of holes, that is a clear indication either that the goat is still immature or that it is malnourished or sick. When it seems that the giving of tithes and offerings is too little to meet the needs of the congregation, that is a clear sign that the “goat” of stewardship needs some attention. …
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chewin’ the news
What’s not to smile about?
For some of our latest news, please read our October newsletter (.pdf format, with more pictures).
Note: the update should be printed on legal size, rather than standard, paper. If you need to print a copy, let us know and we can share a version with larger resolution images.
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Calvince Ochieng, elder of the CCC congregation in the Raila community in the Kibera slum, with a copy of “Kujilisha” (at our home in Matasia)
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January 2015 update
The last five months have been productive: new churches, newly baptized believers, a soon-to-be new bible training school, a new baby …
Read our update for more …
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2014 Ministry Update
We missionaries are often asked to describe our typical day. That may be the hardest question we’re ever asked. We tend to have multiple responsibilities in multiple locations and vocational ministry can be full of surprises. But we do understand why the question is asked. So since it has been awhile since we’ve shared a general ministry summary about our day-to-day and month-to-month work, we thought it might be helpful to some of you for us to do that. So if you’re interested, please read our update here.
Discipleship Training School reborn
One of many baptisms that came about from the ministry of the DTS students this year.
Emaisisi Olaitoriani lang!
“Let us all praise our Lord together!”
We have some wonderful news to share with you about the ministry among the Maasai, especially concerning the Discipleship Training School (DTS). Read the full update here. We are also in the process of putting together a website just for the DTS. We will let you know when that is available.
(If you prefer a “reader’s digest” version, a shorter DTS update is also available.)
Joshua teaching at DTS
Or, if you prefer, the “reader’s digest” version is available here.
If you are interested in partnering with the DTS, visit cmfi.org/jrbarron to learn more.