Church of the Lord.

Our mission will start at the 'Church of the Lord' in the city of Nairobi with Bishop Abednego Maundu Nthiwa. The mission will continue there until the 14th July. {Although I will be moving on to minister in other places on the 7th}. Bishop Abednego has planted out a number of churches in the region and we may have the opportunity to visit some of them and minister there.

On the 6th of July there is a special celebration for the church. The church celebrates it's 21st anniversary. Today around 1,000 people attend 'Church of the Lord' with people being trained to pastor and going as far afield as Mombasa on the coast to start a new work.

Our theme for the mission will be 'defeating the giants' and is something I felt God speak to me about and was confirmed by another in a prayer meeting. We will be looking at Daniel chapter 7 as well as how David defeated Goliath. {Not just a children's story! There is a wealth of spiritual truth buried in that passage}. I will also be looking at the 7 tribes of Canaan which the children of Israel has to defeat to enter the promised land. Each of those 7 tribes represent a stronghold in peoples lives which by the power of God and His word we can overcome.

One of those tribes are called 'Perizzites'. They lived in unwalled cities and were known for their violent attacks on the weak and vulnerable. Another tribe are the Jebusites who were the inhabitants of what is now called Jerusalem. They are associated with condemnation and discouragement.

No doubt I will share more when we are over there. I am looking forward to seeing all that the Lord will do.

God bless you...Steve

Flying out today. {at Last!}

At long last time time has come and the three of us {Myself along with Erwin and his son Timothy} will be flying out to Nairobi. We will be stopping off in the United Arab Emirites in the middle east for several hours and will arrive in Kenya on sunday.

I took my first malaria prevention tablet today and made a mistake. The instructions stated that one tablet should be taken after eating food. I got up yesterday morning thinking 'I ate last night. That should be O.K' only to find myself feeling like throwing up. Once I got into town and bought myself a greesy burger I felt much better. {Who said greesy food is bad for you?} I think the tablets are designed to release what they contain into your system gradually and it happens much faster if there is nothing to line your stomach.

I'm also looking forward to seing the middle eastern city of Dubai. Apparently one in four of the worlds cranes are in operation in that city, such is the building work going on there. The city has been built on the proceeds of it's vast oil wealth.