Dear Prayer Partners,

We send you our greetings from Kenya . We thank you so much for committing your time in prayer for this work in Africa . The Holy Spirit is greatly moving in this place and we are so happy that we can feel him and many people are able to see His light. This takes us back where Jesus was giving his final instructions to the church fathers right in Acts.

Acts 1:4-5

4          On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: "Do not leave Jerusalem , but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.

5          For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."

Jesus? commanded the apostles to wait with expectation of a gift that Jesus promised to give. He has already told them about him earlier:

John 14:16-17

16        And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever--

17, the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.

Jesus harkens back to a statement John the Baptist made at the beginning of Jesus? ministry:

Matt 3:11

11        "I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Some had real problems believing that He had risen. Now here they are eating with Jesus after the resurrection. What would you ask? Here?s what was on their minds.

Acts 1:6

6          So when they met together, they asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel ?"

Vs 6 They were still caught up in the idea that Jesus was to restore the kingdom right then

This is what a lot of the Jews thought at the time. The reason is that Jewish leaders knew of the Messiah ? but they didn?t understand much about His mission or character.

They saw the conquering king of the second coming and missed the suffering savior of the first. Yes, Jesus will restore the earthly kingdoms to godly rule ? but not to remove Rome only, but on a global scale. But first He was out to restore the soul of man to God?s kingdom.

Jesus didn?t rebuke them, but simply deflected the answer:

Acts 1:7

7          He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.

Instead Jesus focuses right back on His real message for them ? don?t look for an external change in your circumstances, instead look for an internal change to your character.

Acts 1:8

8          But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

Vs 7-8 It isn?t our job to try to figure out God?s timing and plans, but to walk in power as witnesses ? witnesses in our home, our community, and our world. This is where the model for evangelism is laid out ? we are to be witnesses ? they actually saw Jesus walk and talk and die and rise ? we have seen what He has done in our lives. We are simply to testify about that to others.

The year begun on a high note and all of us prepared ourselves to go and witness to the lost and strengthen the churches, reaching the poor and discouraged with the message of hope and comfort, reaching out with the acts of compassion and the power of the word of God.

The Holy Spirit led us to do the following over the month of January:-

                                                              i.      Bigtree Church in the first week of January. Many people were healed during this event and at the end of the week 20 more people were added to the church. We left the pastor with the need of expanding his temporal structure to accommodate many people coming to the church and start a nursery school to provide basic education to the orphans in the area.

                                                            ii.      Matunda Church in the second week of January. This was just a new church plant. We went to strengthen pastor Nickson, The Crusades were conducted at the Matunda market and the night meetings at His church near Matunda primary School. About 70 people got saved during this meetings. More than 30 people were added`to the church at the end of the meetings. Pray for this church as it needs the shelter,

1. Conduct one leaders training conference

                                                              i.      Busia Church with many pastors joining for the teachings

1. Plant the Church

                                                              i.      The church was finally planted

1. Establish 107 prayer cells in Western, Southern and Northern parts of Kenya , Eastern Uganda, and Southern Tanzania .
2. Increase 6 more children in the orphanage.
3. Join with the other pastors and the church leaders of a city wide crusades and revival meetings.

Continue praying for this work, Pray that many souls that are coming to Christ through these meetings will never go back to the world. Pray that God will supply all the needed resources to accomplish this work that God has started in this ministry.

May God greatly bless you

We will send you more updates

Yours brother

Pastor Gideon Mudenyo