2015 REPORT FINAL1

CITAM VALLEY ROAD REPORT
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We explored areas in which we
believed the Lord was leading us
to unblock in the personal lives, as
well as a corporate body
Rev. Jotham Munene
Associate Senior Pastor
2015 Annual Theme
Our annual theme was “Unblocking the ancient
wells”, taken from Genesis 26:18:
“Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the
time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had
stopped up after Abraham died, and he gave them
the same names his father had given them.”
Bishop David Oginde, the Senior Pastor, began the
pulpit ministry with an exposition of the year’s theme.
Thereafter, we explored areas in which we believed
the Lord was leading us to unblock in the personal
lives, as well as a corporate body. These included
Worship, Devotion, Obedience, Holiness and family
values. It is worthwhile to note that our young people
preached very uplifting and challenging sermons on
these subjects in the main church.
Safari
2015 was the year that saw the much anticipated
Safari program finally kick-off. This served also to
unblock several things in the area of discipleship.
Several basic topics were handled through the
Safari’s Enter and Encounter 1 stages. The Lord led
the pastoral team in a new direction as we began
the Safari lessons in church. The service was
programmed in such a way that one hour and 15
mins were dedicated to teaching and discussing
the lesson. The congregation appreciated the
participatory mode of delivery. Not only were there
discussions among neighbours in the congregation,
but opportunity was repeatedly given to members to
contribute ideas during the teachings. Indeed the
Safari was a highlight in 2015 as we unblocked the
ancient wells.
Worship and Prayer
It is worth highlighting the tremendous breakthroughs
we saw in the area of Worship and Prayer. For the
last few years, we have seen growth in the quality
of worship led by our music team. But it was in
2015 that heaven seemed to open wide for the
congregation at Valley Road in the area of worship.
The choice of songs, the joy, and the anointing of
the Holy Spirit are undeniable marks upon our team.
The congregation these days anticipates moments
of heartfelt worship that surely leads us to the inner
sanctums of God’s presence. The same spirit is
replicated in our Tuesday prayer meetings which
were restructured to allow much more time
for worship and prayer. Preaching was
discontinued to allow more time to
praise, worship and pray. This
format has also been adopted in
the overnight prayer meetings
(keshas). We have received
CITAM Annual Report and Financial Statements | 2015