The Fountain magazine Issue 04, August 2016

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2015 FoC Grand mission to Keringet highlighted inside 

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WILL THE 

REAL 

POLITICIAN 

PLEASE 

STAND UP! 

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THE REAL 

‘GITHONGO‘ 

insights on ‘ANTICORRUPTION‘ 

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SABBATH 

joy 

AT LIMURU GIRLS’ School 

instant 

gratification 

monkey 

and the panic 

monster 

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25 

the P.A. 

THE LORD HATH SPOKEN 

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26 

TOUGH 

CHOICE 

FOR GOD 

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CAugust 2016 

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1 COVER PHOTO 

Camilla Esther. She is the current FoC 

secretary. Photo was taken during the hike 

to Mau Forest. 

PULL-OUT 

The souvenir 

18 THE BIG PICTURE 

Group photo from Keringet 

THE P.A. 

An encounter in the mission field 

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DEPARTMENTS 

A word from the kitchen 

04 EDITOR’S DESK 

The chief chefs remarks 

04 CHAIR’S DESK 

Message from the office 

FEATURES 

Top in this issue 

06 THE REAL ‘GITHONGO‘ 

The Real Anticorruption Tzar 

TOUGH CHOICE! 

That God had to make 

26 

TWO ROADS 

Tke one 

8 

QUICK READS 

One-pagers or less 

08 SIGNPOSTS HOME 

Get your hymnal 

09 MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE 

Solemn! 

16 SABBATH JOY 

In Limuru Girls 

17 MANNA IN THE MORNING 

Arise and Shine 

20 INSTANT GRATIFICATION MONKEY 

And the panic monster 

10 WILL THE REAL POLITICIAN 

Please stand up! 

12 SIGHTS FROM KERINGET 

Highlighting last year’s mission 

18 TALK ABOUT FOC 

TestimonIes! 

23 LAST MILE CONNECTIVITY 

An electric article 

UNITY 

Musings on oneness 

22 

MISCELLANY 

Other collections 

11 PICTORIAL 

Some snapshots of from FoC events 

24 BOOK REVIEW 

About Christ’s Object Lessons 

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Editor’s DESK 

Welcome to the fourth issue of The Fountain! On behalf of the editorial team, 

I am delighted to present yet another issue of this tremendously growing 

magazine. We thank the Almighty for He has indeed been faithful. 

With all humility I appreciate the effort of all the 

contributors, whether featured in this print version or not. 

Your richness of content continues to be a blessing to 

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And we pray that you enjoy your read! 

DICKENNS OMANGA 

EDITOR - dkens@focministry.org 

This newest edition of the Fountain 

is out and we really thank God for 

the far He has brought the Ministry. 

The year has been a huge series of 

ups and downs. With the angle of 

view that I’ve been privileged to 

have you may be sure that I have 

seen a fair share of troubles as well 

as successes. 

What the Lord holds for our 

futures, individually and as a 

whole ministry may not be clearly 

discernible but we can rest in the 

mighty arms of His Love. 

The Love that saw us close our year 

having watered the Hills of Keringet 

from the Living Fountain. 

The Love that saw us start our first 

steps with a trek at Oloolua. 

The Love that has seen us revive 

our Thursday meetings and have a 

more vibrant team of young men 

and ladies, ready to take up the 

Gospel mantle. 

The Love that has seen us grow in 

numbers as well as in good will. 

The Love that saw two spy teams 

I would also like to recognise all other members and 

associates of the Fountains of Christ Ministry. You have 

been friends indeed: Oh, there is a friend that sticketh 

closer than a brother. 

Finally, to our dear reader. We hopr that this will be a 

blessing to you, as you bless us in turn. We appreciate 

your support, and would like to hear from you! 

head to the Plains of Kaewa and 

come with the wonderful message 

of a plentiful harvest awaiting 

reapers. 

The Love that has seen the wonderfully 

beautiful Executive team, 

though inexperienced, labour day 

and night to help the Ministry grow 

from glory to glory. 

The Love that will see to it that we 

go on to achieve our goals this year. 

The Love that will help us raise 

sufficient funds to support #Kaewa2016 

and also buy equipment for 

the furthering of this gospel. 

The Love that will, by God’s pleasure, 

safely to the haven guide and 

receive our Souls at last. 

This Love, 

It leads us onward, 

It leads us homeward, to that glorious 

rest above! 

Oh how I long for that day!! 

In the meantime, Let us 

Serve Our Lord as His hosts above, 

Glory in His perfect love. 

@foc_ministry 

facebook.com/ 

FoCMinistry 

+FoCKenya 

CHAIR’s DESK 

WILKINS KIMORI 

CHAIRPERSON - Fountains of Christ 

BUSY? 

Life can get so busy that you forget 

many important things in your life. 

In school, especially the senior 

classes, work is too much, concepts 

more complex and questions seem 

to get harder. It’s hard to make up 

sometime for your friends and soon 

you lose contact with them – you 

fall apart. After all that work you 

just want to sleep sparing hardly a 

minute of prayer. 

At home, parents are so busy even 

for their spouses and children. They 

would wake up after their children 

have gone to school and return 

when the chilren are in bed. Parents 

do not get to have quality time with 

their family, to advise their chldren, 

to play with them, to show them 

love ... Children soon become close 

by SANTANA MIRERI 

FoC member from Segero SDA National School 

to their peers and teachers become 

‘mummy’ and ‘daddy’. This is not in 

accordance to God’s plan. 

Life is not all about books, careers, 

fashion, and success. Life is 

communion and fellowship with 

others. We should not forget the 

gift of family and friends. We should 

take time to show concern for 

others and to rest; rest in the LORD 

(Matthew 11:28). God gives us a 

day amidst this mad rush for rest 

and fellowship. 

Being under Satan’s yoke [B-U- 

S-Y] sounds scary. Being occupied 

by worldy things, forgetting the 

WHOLE DUTY of man is to serve 

God is being under Satan’s yoke. 

Take time off for God ‘cause He 

took time for you. 

Pause every once in a 

while. 

Have time for your 

friends – they need 

you. 

Have time for your 

family – you need 

each other. 

And most important, 

Have time time for 

God – you need Him! 

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LEGAL MATTERS 

Sometime not too long ago 

while I was pursuing my law 

studies in campus, I spent some 

time in the library trying to “find 

the law”, as they say in law school. 

While at this pursuit which would 

have earned me the approbation 

of any conscientious teacher of 

the 21st century, I came across an 

LL.B dissertation from 2003 by one 

student whose name I remember 

well was Nellie. Recently my eyes 

caught a short interview with a 

young achiever in one of the dailies, 

and it was this same person. She 

had graduated with a doctorate 10 

years down the line and secured 

a teaching job in the UK. For this 

reason if not any other, you can be 

sure her piece was worth the read. It 

was entitled “Kenya Anti-Corruption 

Commission; the panacea to the 

vice?” The budding researcher went 

on to give a detailed analysis of the 

anatomy of corruption in Kenya 

dating back to pre-independence 

times. She further went on to 

examine the legal and institutional 

infrastructure that then was in place 

to respond to corruption – this was 

very scanty. She concluded that 

those who conceived the idea of the 

KACC were in deed heaven sent, it 

was the country’s real hope. 

You will readily recall that it was 

about the year 2003 that the Kenya 

Anticorruption Commission was 

formed. Its establishment was 

greeted with an almost palpable 

sense of hope that at last the country 

was on a steady path to effectively 

dealing with the monster that 

is corruption. Hitherto, corruption 

had straddled the national landscape 

like a colossus – unhindered, 

unbowed, unmoved and unchecked. 

Our short independence 

history was littered with major 

scandals most prominent of which 

was the Goldenberg scandal of the 

TEDDY Onyango GIVES YOU Insights on corruption and its panacea 

1990s. The powers that then were 

presided over corruption eyes, ears 

and mouth closed - as though it 

was national heritage! For these 

reasons and more, the formation 

of the Commission heralded a new 

dawn. 

THIS MAN, ZACHEAUS! 

Let us consider this man Zacheaus. 

Inspiration permanently captured 

his moving story in the book of 

Luke, the Chapter is 19. Ellen 

White says in that timeless book – 

“Education”1905, that these things 

were written “not that we may 

merely read and marvel, but that 

the same faith may be seen in us.” 

The Bible 

tells 

us that 

Zacheaus 

was chief 

of the tax 

collectors, 

it further 

specifically mentions that “he was 

rich”. Well, my friend Joe reminds 

me that we must read the Bible 

“with a scientific mind and a forensic 

eye”. That the scriptures spare 

space to mention Zacheaus as 

rich really means that he was just 

that, rich! A quick internet search 

confirmed to me that this class of 

Jewish citizens, also called “tax 

farmers” were indeed fabulously 

rich. In modern times, 

they would have easily made it to 

Forbes’ Ranking of World’s richest, 

from Israel. 

Tax collectors were 

hated by the Jews because 

they represented 

subjugation to Roman 

authority – willing 

instruments of foreign 

oppression. This 

greatly irked 

Jewish pride and their 

great sense of exclusive nationalism, 

especially for the fact that they 

boasted of God’s great promises to 

Abraham as asserting their superiority 

over other heathen nations. 

For this reason, tax collectors were 

classed in the same category with 

prostitutes. 

That the Bible records that Jesus ate 

with tax collectors was a sign that 

he had welcomed their fellowship. 

In so doing, Jesus went against the 

prevailing social norms, for which 

he incurred the enmity of the leaders 

and suspicion of the people. But 

none of this could divert him from 

his mission, He came to seek and 

to save that which was lost (Luke 

19:10) 

The real ‘Githongo’ 

In Zacheus Jesus saw a heart that 

was susceptible to divine influence, 

a heart that though outwardly it 

appeared as hardened and excluded 

from all grace and religion, was 

inwardly craving for a higher, a 

deeper and a better experience. 

It was to answer to this call that 

Jesus made his way through Jericho. 

We can almost picture in our 

imagination that multitude of people 

that eagerly throng his footsteps as 

the procession makes its winding way 

through the streets of Jericho, 

the people are speaking in excited 

tones. They are probably speculating 

the events to unfold at his next scene 

of action. I can imagine a few are 

trying to convince their unbelieving 

friends to bring their sick and 

dying to this great Teacher, what’s 

more, they are beginning to wonder 

whether he could be the promised 

and long awaited Messiah. But 

this thought they cannot entertain 

too long, his puritan and spartan 

lifestyle walking with a small band 

of unlearned fishermen from Galilee 

does not tally with the prevailing 

picture, at least not as painted by the 

scribes and teachers of the law. Theirs 

is a picture of a glorious Messiah 

coming to preside over the throne of 

David with awful majesty and almost 

celestial splendor, and who will make 

Israel’s enemies her footstool. 

LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS 

You need not be a lawyer but you 

will easily appreciate that remarkable 

efforts have been made to 

fight corruption in this country. To 

demonstrate this, one need not go 

any further than the Constitution 

of Kenya 2010 which devotes an 

entire chapter to Leadership and 

Integrity. These provisions are the 

precursor to the new look Ethics 

& Anticorruption Commission 

whose establishment was 

punctuated with much hue and cry, 

that our politicians had watered 

down the enabling statute. This 

country has passed at least six Acts 

of Parliament to deal with corruption 

and allied offences. I will tell 

you this is a high number for one 

matter needful of regulation. It all 

goes to show our commitment to 

fight the vice, or in the alternative, 

the pervasiveness of the vice! 

A BETTER DEAL 

An encounter with Jesus turned 

Zacheaus’ life round, literally. Beholding 

his highly unlikely guest, 

the rich man perceived in Him love 

that made the very person of his 

being gravitate towards a higher 

ideal. This ideal was exemplified in 

his guest. Beneath that calm dignified 

look in Jesus was also a heart 

of tender pity and undying love for 

men like Zacheaus, men for whom 

he had traded the worship and adoration 

of angels to walk the dusty 

paths of earth. He had given up the 

atmosphere of joy and love for the 

cruel hatred of Pharisees who were 

inspired by the very spirit of the 

arch rebel. A catalogue of virtues, 

no matter how complete would but 

mechanically portray the excellences 

resident in Zacheaus’ Chief 

Guest of the day. He was the very 

majesty of Heaven, God’s best gift 

to man’s greatest need, even Immanuel 

– God with us! He who had 

called him by name and bid him 

“make haste, come down, for today 

I must dwell in your house.” 

(Luke 19:5) 

THE REAL TZAR 

While our country has taken commendable 

steps in setting up a 

legislative, policy and institutional 

framework for combatting corruption, 

which sadly does not show 

commensurate results in arresting 

the vice, I posit to us, Jesus is the 

real anti-corruption tzar. The problem 

is certainly greater than meets 

the eye, the government may deal 

with the symptoms, Jesus alone can 

and does squarely deal with the 

cause. 

The Bible and the Bible only gives 

a correct account of the genesis of 

this condition, which is to be found 

in the tragic story of the fall of man 

in Genesis 3. The prophet Jeremiah 

squarely places a finger on the 

condition of the human heart as 

no other religion does; “The heart 

[is] deceitful above all [things], 

by TEDDY ONYANGO 

An FoC member since its inception, and a 

young lawyer by profession. 

and desperately wicked: who can 

know it?”- Jer. 17.9. Equally, the 

Bible alone provides the antidote 

to the corruption of the human 

heart, inviting all to “Behold the 

Lamb of God who takes away 

the sin of the 

world”- (John 1:29). And while 

men refuse to acknowledge Him 

as the creator and supreme superintendent 

of the universe, they 

unwittingly welcome a cruel tyrant 

whose only aim is to dishonor God 

and to cause misery and destruction 

to men. 


THE AUTHOR 

Ruth Lelei is an FoC member, 

a former student of Karura 

SDA Secondary School. 

TWO ROADS | 

On that day, when we shall see the 

clouds be rolled back as a scroll and 

the trumpet shall sound, the roll will 

be called but will I be there? (216) Then 

after the Lord’s descending, I will meet 

him face to face and behold his glory, 

O! What will it be? (206) And yet I will 

behold his face when he cometh to 

take up his precious jewels. (218). 

After beholding all that glory, Jesus 

the priest will open the book and the 

judgement will have set. (416) All who 

will be faithful 

will in chorus 

sing, Worthy is 

the Lamb! (246) 

In all that mine 

eyes all glory 

will behold. 

(647) O what 

joy shall it be, 

for we will all 

gather home 

knowing all 

work is done. 

(430) And with 

all the saints 

we shall gather 

at the beautiful 

river.(432) In 

that land, lies 

the city four 

square and 

KIMATHI MAKINI 

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Two roads diverged 

beneath a cross, 

I’m glad I could not travel 

both 

And be one traveler, long I 

stood, 

And looked down the 

wider 

To where it bent, trodden 

by many 

Then took the narrow, 

bedewed with tears 

Yet having the best and 

only claim 

Thorny and want of wear 

was it, 

And as for that, the passing 

there; 

Hadn’t worn it as much as 

the other 

And both that morning 

unequally lay, 

The wider seeming the 

easiest to tread 

Oh, I kept it for another 

a day! 

New heights gained every 

day, 

I knew I would never 

come back. 

I shall be telling this with 

no sigh 

Somewhere ages and ages 

hence, 

Two roads diverged 

beneath an old rugged 

cross, 

And by His grace I took 

the narrow, 

And that has made all the 

difference. 

Knowing how the narrow 

leads higher 

Signposts Home! 

RUTH LELEI Maps the way home through the hymnal 

there is no night there for the lamb is 

all the light. (427) 

No longer will there be a dark valley 

and we will gather home when he 

comes.(208) There will be singing such 

as we have never known and we all 

expect to join in that blessed chorus, 

Holy! Holy! Holy! (425) When we all 

gather there, it will be all joy, we’ll 

never part again.(449) 

We all say how wonderful it will be to 

walk in the streets of gold but really, 

what must it be to be there? (434) 

We must lift up the trumpet, echo it 

on hilltops, proclaim it on plains that 

Jesus is coming again.(213) All this 

must be done soon because tis almost 

time for the Lord to come.(212) and 

ofcos it is not far from home, O what 

a blessed thought. (439) So until Jesus 

comes may your anchor hold in the 

storms of life, because we have a firm 

anchor.(534) We need to take the name 

of Jesus everywhere.(474) and him 

to guide us through this earth.(538) 

All of us need to be faithful because 

very soon Jesus will come from whom 

redeemed us (602) because we have a 

blessed assurance. (462) 

You know what, I may not know why 

Jesus died or how the spirit moves but 

I know know whom I have believeth 

and I’m persuaded that he will keep his 

THE AUTHOR 

Kimathi Makini is an FoC 

member from UoNSDA, pursuing 

medicine in UoN. 

promise.(511) because we have this 

hope that burns within our hearts.(214) 

All that we need is to ask God to fill 

our Cups because His well shall never 

run dry. (493) God tells us to hold fast 

till he comes because he has sweet 

promises given.(600) Invite God’s spirit 

to live in you as you live in life.(270) 

and ensure you are part of those who 

would say, He leadeth me.(537) 

The Bible shall be our light through this 

life to correct, rebuke, encourage and 

show the way.(272) As we close each 

day, we face challenges. We may forget 

God’s promises, lose our faith, sin alot 

but everyday the Lord himself is near 

us and gives us strength to meet our 

trials here.(532). 

Even as we go through the challenges 

and trials, we will always have the 

one and only friend who can thrill our 

souls and cheer our hearts. (189) We 

will always be cheered by the fact that 

Jesus is coming and it wo’nt be long 

because God’s word does not leave and 

come back empty. Cheer up for in a 

little while we are going home.(626) 

But until then, my heart will go on 

singing,(632). I’ll fight the good fight 

with all might for Christ is my strength 

and Christ my light. (613) 

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divo 

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Let every man that understands what a marriage union is, guard it with 

all mind, for it means more than just having a spouse: it is heavenly. 

Relationships gearing towards this wonderful union are to in every wise 

revere this cause since marriage is a figure of redemption.. 

Humans have scarcely begun to live by the time they begin 

to die; and marriage is passed through with little or no sweet 

experience. As years roll on, the probabilities of marriage 

breakages are on high. If only we had understood the 

solemnity of marriage! Why marriage? Is it really important? 

Why could God plant it in the first place? 

Genesis 2:18 says, “And the LORD God said, It is not good that 

the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.” 

And thus marriage was borne. 

There’s something interesting making infinite harmonics all 

over the scripture of the illustrious relationship between 

Marriage and Christ with His church. Revelation 19:7 says, 

“Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the 

marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself 

ready.” Read also 8,9. Awesomely the Bible begins with 

marriage and ends with marriage, and at Eden and onwards, 

it is a type, pointing to the great marriage supper of the Lamb 

with the redeemed. 

In heaven there are no marriages (Matthew 22:30: “For in the 

resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but 

are as the angels of God in heaven.”) Why is this so? We will 

have married Christ as a church forever. The type will have met 

by JUSTIN KENYANSA 

FoC member from Moi 

University, leader at MUSDA 

and 4th year student of 

Electrical and Electronic 

Engineering. 

the antitype. Therefore divorce was never in the heart of God, 

it’s an alien cause in His Kingdom. 

Some asked Christ ...”but Moses allowed us to divorce our 

wives!” 

Matthew 19:8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the 

hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your 

wives: but from the beginning it was not so. When the plan 

of Redemption was being out, at the foundation of the 

world,(Rev13:8, Roms 16:25, 1Cor 2:7, Eph 3:9,5:32, Col 

21:26, Matt 25:34), God foreseeing the fall of man, planned to 

redeem all unto Himself. No one was to be lost, except they 

choose to. For this reason Paul was revealed this, ..... Ephesians 

5:32 “This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ 

and the church.” 

The rejectors of His grace will have chosen to march out of 

the Great Marriage in that Evening on high. They will be selfimposed 

divorcés. Divorce, should therefore be completely 

unheard of. Though allowed, from the beginning it was not so. 

“The cost of the redemption of the race can never be fully 

realized until the redeemed shall stand with the Redeemer, by 

the throne of God.” ~Confrontation 55.3 


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Will The Real Politician pleaSE stand uP! 

I have always had an interest in politics. 

Sports, fashion, music, poetry and other 

sedentary pursuits of life have nothing 

on me like politics. As my peers sit 

up all night making betting sites rich, 

feeding upon on television series to 

another, I can sit up being consumed by 

political documentaries; be it the lives 

of Hitler or Mussolini, the Syrian war, 

American politics or anything political 

you can think off. Note: the word I used 

was CAN, this should not be taken to 

mean that I literally sit up indulged in 

the ungodly night hours. This might 

sound quite odd to many and may not 

even go down well with a lot more 

who by now are already looking for a 

suitable SOP quotation that will quench 

down my submission. Relax! It’s not 

that serious! 

By politics I don’t mean the bickering, 

tribal lashing, back and forth nonsense 

that is exhibited in our political scene 

…that’s is a disgrace to the world of 

politics. Ignorance to what politics 

really is has found paradise in Kenya’s 

politics, hence I am never shocked 

when; our “leaders”: loot coffers dry 

and are given “lighter duties” to handle, 

drag thousands of jobless youths to 

the street for demonstrations and 

are whisked away into their “heavy 

duty” second hand when the tear gas 

canisters and acid water are outpoured. 

When they build palatial homes for 

themselves in the suburbs while pupils 

at Loliondo primary, Loosampurpur 

primary, Adugo primary to name but a 

few are still studying under trees... what 

a pride for Kenya at 50. I can go on and 

on about the devolved corruption in 

our counties, MCAs glob trotting and 

Governors being treated as semi-gods… 

but I leave it at that. Nothing rosy to 

write in our political scene, the rot 

in the system is quite sickening, our 

leaders use their manifestos to fan 

away the heat and heat up their fire 

place. They heap unnecessary praises 

to themselves if they get to do what 

they are paid to do. 

With keen interest I have been 

following the run down to the US 

elections. From the dramatic party 

primaries where contenders fought 

relentlessly to get their party’s to 

nominate them for the white house 

race. What I enjoyed the most is how 

the contenders were literally stripped 

apart to the core, from their policies, 

to their personal lives, to how they 

made decisions in the past, no stone 

was left un-turned… We suffer from 

severe amnesia as a nation hence such 

a process is just but a dream. 

I am admire how Americans stay true to 

what they believe in. For mant, once a 

Republican always a Republican. Even if 

it’s trampy Trump who is at the helm of 

it; you just hope he will trample upon 

the Clintons and restore America’s 

lost “glory”. And the same goes with 

the Democrats; be it a black man, a 

woman…they stand by them 

relentlessly. You see this can kind 

of loyalty can never be bought 

or sold…it’s neither cheap nor 

shallow if you take an in-depth 

look at it. In both the Cleveland 

and Philadelphia conventions, 

delegates came from far and wide. 

Others spending all their life time 

savings just to be in attendance. 

I saw many cry as their leaders 

went up to give speeches, they 

cheered for leaders on hours on 

end and booed the ones who 

refused to toe up to the party’s 

belief. 

As young people we have always 

been taunted as the leaders 

of tomorrow. When is this 

tomorrow? Looking at the biblical 

political history the average age 

for most kings was around 25 years 

when they ascended into power. 

Though for most of them their lives 

were nothing to write home about, I 

admire how they knew their positions 

at such a tender age. The reason 

why the old guards are still in power 

comfortably is because we as young 

people are yet to stand up and take 

our rightful positions. But how can we 

do so if; we are hooked up to sport 

betting, have countdowns to when the 

next season of Scandal will be released, 

our first thought in the morning is 

social media, the last book we seriously 

read was that KSCE set book, we know 

all the fashion bloggers in Kenya but 

have no idea who is representing us in 

the august house… 

We need to awake from our slumber 

and like the Americans stand up for 

we truly believe to be politics; Truth, 

Justice, Equity and the greatest of them 

all SERVICE. Will the real politicians 

please raise up….! 

Gloria Mwende is the current FoC 

Organising Secretary. She is a member of 

Newlife SDA Church, and just completed 

her BCom (Finance) degree from 

Strathmore University. 

: Mule and 

company during the 

hike to Mau Forest 

< Some FoC 

members during a 

nature Sabbath at 

Karura Forest 

= FoC members 

after having a 

sabbath ministry at 

Starehe Boys Centre 

; FoC on one of 

the best attended 

Thursday meetings 

of the year. FoC 

members in Nairobi 

fellowship with each 

other every Thursday 

afternoon at Nairobi 

Central SDA Church. 


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Sights 

from 

Keringet 

Phanice 

Cleaning up. Also led the prayer 

band. 

The Faces that blessed 

Keringet and Sachang’wan 

Kimaiga 

And Friends. The handy guy. 

Kitur 

On the pulpit. Declaring the prophetic 

message as it darkens. 

Matundura and Gabriel in the dwelling place. 

Mission in verity trains the missionaries how to 

survive with meagre resources. 

“Mission is just as much 

for the salvation of the 

missionary as it is for 

those ministered unto.” 

~ Dr. J. R. Rosana 

The 

Portraits 

Profiling just a few of the over 

100 missionaries to Keringet, 

2015. 

Previsit 

Shelo and crew. The outgoing 

chairperson during the previsit to 

keringet. 

Reru 

Passionate. Always defies distance 

to be available for mission. 

Maureen, Nerea and friends. Strong Christian 

bonds created over mission extend way past 

mission. 

The mission cateress, Leah.. Catering for over 100 

people really needed grace. 

Mule 

Healthy. 

And also the 

Health speaker at 

one of the mission 

sites 

Deborah 

Reliable. In the childrens 

ministry department 

Luther 

And his mommy. The youngest 

missionary, at 2 years then. 


THE BIG PICTURE 

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KERINGET 2015 

THE CLIMAX OF THE 2015 OUTREACH PROGRAM 

Under the tagline, ‘Fully Persuaded that 

He is able!’ FoC set foot in Sachang’wan 

and Keringet areas of the Rift Valley, in late 

November to early December 2015, and for 

2 weeks set up the banner of Christ, leading 

to the establishment of a Sabbath School in 

Sachang’wan. 

Featured here is a part of the around 

100-strong missionary team that took part in 

the great work. 

On to Masinga, 2016... Here we come! 

MORE IMAGES ARE MADE AVAILABLE IN THE MINISTRY 

WEBSITE, www.focministry.org 


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SABBATH JOY AT LIMURU GIRLS’ SCHOOL 

A REST EAGERLY ANTICIPATED AND WELL DESERVED, NARRATES CYNTHIA CHEPCHIRCHIR 

No MAN AS 

HANDSOME 

By Lydia Achieng 

During the week, we are faced 

with numerous toils and 

struggles. Tears, heartache, 

body ache, spirit ache. 

Disappointment, disgrace, 

shame, pain... Sometimes it 

feels like the eternal one has 

forsaken us. We walk but we do 

not know our destination, we 

smile but deep inside we are 

clouded by pain. We take each 

step, at the verge of despair, but 

hope it is not the last we take. 

As the feeling of despondency 

creeps nearer, the mid-week 

meeting arrives. The heavenly 

melody of the SDA society 

greets the senses. We sing, 

smile, laugh, and for moment 

there’s no worrying about what 

the future holds. Indeed, the 

company of believers renews 

the spirit and rejuvenates the 

soul. “The joy of the Lord is 

my strength” is the confession 

of every believer. Shalom 

chaverim! We proclaim peace 

in the lives of each other, as we 

the await with bated breach to 

gather together again on Lord’s 

day. 

Though it seems like a mirage, 

we know it is coming. With 

our little strength left, we 

approach it. And finally, the 

sun sets, revealing the wonder 

of wonders: the love of Christ. 

Joy, gladness and peace reigns 

in out hearts. One glimpse 

of His glory repays the toils 

of life. The challenges of the 

week are now behind us. We 

recollect the tempest, how the 

path grew rough and dreary, but 

how in one moment our eyes 

were turned to Him. How His 

presence abides in our hearts 

and how He gives us assurance: 

“Never alone! Never alone!” 

Davids psalms resounds in the 

lips of God’s peculiar people. 

Oh, what a sublime moment! 

In full allegiance to the infinite 

love that He has bestowed upon 

us, we submit ourselves fully 

to His throne. Our only plea: 

“Dear Saviour, make me wholly 

thine!” Heaven rejoices and the 

Spirit of God descends upon 

us to restore and replenish 

our strength. Austin Miles’ 

wonderful hymn sticks close to 

our hearts: 

“And He walks with me, and He 

talks with me, 

And He tells me I am His own 

And the joy we share 

While we tarry there 

None other has ever known.” 

And with every passing minute 

of the Sabbath, we wonder what 

we would have done without 

this day. As the sunset hue 

covers the sky, we sing with 

greater conviction: “Great is thy 

faithfulness!” 

ONLY ONE 

On a cold winter day 

By Daizy Chelangat, Form 4, Pangani Girls. 

Have you ever watched 

a snowflake as it drifted 

down the ground? 

Did you know that God 

made the snowflake 

special? 

There is not another like it 

to be found, 

And there is no one just 

like you; you are the only 

one like you, 

God loves you right now 

the way you are. 

look at God’s lovely 

creation, 

That you know He 

remembers your name, 

He made each living thing 

just a little bit different, 

When He could have just 

made us all the same. 

And there is no one just 

like you; you are the only 

one like you, 

And God loves you right 

now the way you are. 

There’s not a man in the world, as handsome 

As one who has a close relationship with God 

Who trusts in God, and knows He’s awesome 

Who knows his calling, and his duty to God 

Who’s intelligent, humble and even winsome 

He ever studies and meditates on God’s word 

Rises early and his heart ever lifted in prayer 

Seeks to know, and do God’s will, undeterred 

Scripture ever on his lips, in season, to share 

Speaking the truth and not afraid to be heard 

A man of self-discipline and of understanding 

His place he keeps orderly and oh so cleanly 

Healthful and savory meals he enjoys cooking 

He does his dealings and his work diligently 

And knows exactly which course to be taking 

And he knows how to show everyone love 

And he knows how to address a woman 

And he sure is not afraid to step into love 

And he would take up the risk as a man 

Because he too is always so loved by Love. 

1 Kings 2:2-3 ~ “…show yourself a man…” 

1 Corinthians 14:20 ~ “…in understanding be men.” 

Proverbs 24:30-31 ~ the place/ surrounding of a man void of 

understanding. 

ABOUT THE 

WRITER 

Lydia Achieng is 

an FoC member, 

a student at the 

University of 

Nairobi and a 

member of Newlife 

SDA Church 

Just be glad when you 

Part of the SDA society at Limuru Girls. Limuru Girls is one of the schools with FoC student members who 

also take part in FoC missions. Cynthia is second from right on the back row. 


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ANTHEA, 

I joined FOC in 2013 because of the privilege of being among one of 

the FOC schools. 

FOC is an eye opener. Through interaction with the FOC members 

I realized that there is more to life than just getting As. They used to 

come to my high school (Alliance Girls) on Sabbaths and we would 

share a lot about Christ. As most of the FoC members are university 

students, and they gave us the hope that one can still stand for Christ 

despite the immorality that has infested the campuses nowadays. 

In FOC it’s a different experience each day. 

WAZA 

I joined FOC in 2012. One of the founders of FOC was 

my friend’s brother so she used to tell about FOC while in 

Pangani GIrls and we were very interested. Her brother and 

some other FOC members came to our school and invited us 

to their activities. 

FOC to me is informative. I have learnt more about the Bible 

because of the ministerial work that FOC does in different 

places. We have the privilege of ministering in different 

schools, churches, to missions and from all those places we 

have been to I always come back well nourished. 

We also share a lot with each other and advice each other on 

matters life and thus develop a sense of direction. 

BOIT, 

I joined FOC through a friend. She invited me to FOC in-reach. 

FOC to me is like an incurable infection. Once you join FOC you 

never want to leave. FOC is cheerful: There is cheerfulness where 

you enjoy yourself in Christ. 

It is in FOC where I learnt what it means to have a personal 

relationship with Christ. This is because of engaging with people who 

talk Christ, preach Christ, live Christ and love Christ. There is always 

energy burning inside FoC to tell people about Christ. 

MERAH 

I joined FOC in 2011 since I was in 

one of the FOC schools as well. 

FOC is family. It is in FOC where I 

have been nurtured spiritually in such 

a way that I can stand before people 

and minister. I used to think that it is 

a difficult task that belongs to a few 

people. The first time I was asked to 

preach I freaked out. I did not even 

know where to start. I did not see 

myself standing in front of people and 

preaching to them. One thing I thank 

God for is for my FOC friends who 

encouraged me and told me that I can 

do it. They prayed for me earnestly 

and I can testify that God is indeed 

faithful. Ever since that day speaking 

in front of people is not a thing I fear 

any more. Through prayers everything 

is indeed possible. 

Some 

members 

share their 

experiences 

LIGALA 

I joined FOC in 2011 when the ministry was just starting. 

FOC is family. I was one of the generational Adventists who are just 

Adventists because your grandfather was reached out to by missionaries and 

converted, and since you are in that family you just blend in. Nevertheless 

God through FOC reached out to me at a personal level. I knew what heart 

religion is and what it means to know God. 

FOC is home where you learn, explore, network, meet people who share 

the same interests with you especially for purposes of eternity. I have found 

true friends in FOC. I have also learnt how to do missionary work especially 

in a matatu to a stranger. Something that I have never imagined that I can 

actually do. 

talk about 

FoC... 

MAUREEN 

I joined FOC in 2012. I was also among the FOC high schools, so 

I could not let that precious chance pass me just like that. FOC 

members read and explained the Bible so well; such that one could 

grasp even the books we considered difficult to understand. 

I have had the privilege of going for missions in remote areas. I 

did not know that there existed people who have never heard the 

precious truths. 

FOC has equipped me with methods for evangelism and survival in 

those remote places. 

KIMUTAI 

FOC is indeed a family or rather THE FAMILY. It brings us 

together, we pray together. If someone has a problem, you 

can be sure that you have people to share with. FOC can 

take you places both literally and spiritually. 

I used to be a pathfinder and I would wonder about what I’d 

do next. I knew for sure that I would not stay in pathfinder 

in and after high school. I needed somewhere to continue 

growing spiritually, where I can spend my energy in the 

Lord’s work. That’s when FOC came into the picture. It was 

a prayer well answered and I really thank God for that. Now 

I am in a better place. I found a family. 


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FoC’s Three Key 

Pillars of Ministry 

>>> 

TEaching 

...And he went round about the villages, 

teaching. 

~ Mark 6:6 

healing 

But unto you that fear my name 

shall the Sun of righteousness 

arise with healing in his wings; 

and ye shall go forth, and grow up 

as calves of the stall. 

~ Malachi 4:2 

Preaching 

Preach the word; be instant in 

season, out of season; reprove, 

rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering 

and doctrine. 

~ 2 Timothy 4:2 

REFLECTION 

Joshua Kiprono 

REFLECTION 

Kennedy Migire 

JOSHUA is an FoC 

member from the 

University of Nairobi SDA 

Church, where he is a 

deacon. He studies BEd 

(Science), and also blogs 

at jawshooah1.wordpress. 

com. 

Instant 

Gratification 

Monkey 

Many students fail in exams because of the master 

procrastination system in the brain. What’s inside the 

mind of a master procrastinator? 

In the mind of master procrastinator is what we can call “instant 

gratification monkey”. This is the kind of the mind which does not 

have a definite schedule for the day. It spends time on what is 

good for the moment like going to YouTube and watching what a 

socialite said today, what movies are out, read all kinds of posts 

in Facebook, etc. It lives in the present, rarely having memory 

of the past and neither of the future.It only cares of two things: 

easy and fun. 

This “instant gratification monkey” does not know we are in a 

new world where we plan, see the future, do action and meet 

goals. It just wants us do whatever makes sense right now. Okay, 

its not bad to always do what makes sense like taking dinner, 

sleeping at night, catching up with friends but sometimes we 

have to do the hard work, what helps us meet the big picture. 

Procrastinators decide to do something but the “instant 

gratification monkey” comes and drives away the focus. 

However, they have a dear dad who knows how to push them 

out of the play- fun- easy zone. We call him the “panic monster”. 

He is very harsh to them. Sometimes he makes them read 5 

books at a go or write 100 pages overnight. The problem is, 

he only comes when the deadline is close or when they realize 

they may face embassament. He is the only thing the “instant 

gratification monkey” is afraid of. 

There are two kinds of procrastination; 

1. With deadlines: When there is deadline, the effects of 

procrastination are contained. The panic monster can drive away 

the instant gratification monkey and the work is done. 

FoC members after one of the Thursday meetings. FoC holds interactive 

devotional meetings every Thursday afternoon at Nairobi Cental SDA Church. 

2. When there is no deadline.: These may include life careers, 

life goals, health goals, family or exercise goals. There is 

no deadline on when to visit the family, or when to start 

drinking 8 glasses of water or when start working on a skill. 

Its this kind of procrastination that is sometimes extending 

to lifetime and is less talked about! This could be the source 

of long time failures, unhappiness, regrets.. It makes people 

sometimes feel like spaketators in their own lives. 

We are all procrastinators but we all need to be aware of 

“instant gratification monkey”. We have to keep chasing 

him with the “panic monster”. We have to develop a good 

relationship with deadlines. Be definite with all that you do 

or else, the instant gratification monkey will be your driver to 

hopelessness, failure and shame. 

“Ye have sown 

much, and bring in little; 

yea eat, but ye have not 

enough; ye drink, but ye 

are not filled with drink; 

ye clothe you, but there 

is none warm; and he that 

earneth wages earneth 

wages to put it into a bag 

with holes.” Haggai 1:6. 

Since I was born, I had 

never witnessed family 

Migire is an FoC member from 

Moi University where he studies 

Electric Engineering 

should never hesitate 

to heed Christ’s call to 

spread the gospel to all 

the world. Giving tithe and 

offerings diligently should 

be our joy. Any Adventist 

youth lacking hardcopy 

King James Holy Bible, the 

hymnals and the Quarterly 

lesson. Let’s stop spending 

only on things of this 

world. Sportpesa never 

pays. 

We, Stewards 

prayers at our home. It 

is only my mum and dad 

who used to hold personal 

prayers after we had gone 

to sleep. Early this year I 

decided to bring home a 

Muma Maler (Holy Bible) 

for our family. Since 

then, I have seen God’s 

hand. There has been 

peaceful coexistence and 

joy amongst my siblings 

though my parents and 

some siblings are of a 

different denomination. 

Let’s invest in the heavenly 

things. Cheerfully 

supporting evangelist 

campaigns with the little 

resources that we posses 

should be our duty. We 

We are surely the future 

church leaders, but at this 

rate we may become very 

confused congregations. 

Spending much in 

watching soccer, soap 

operas, etc. only ruins 

our future. Remember 

everyone reaps whatever 

they have sown. Simply 

reflect on the kind of 

seeds you always planted 

while you were still in 

primary, high school, 

college or campus. 

“Thus saith the Lord of 

hosts; consider 

your ways.” 

Haggai 1:7 


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NUGGETS 

UNCONDITIONAL! 

NORAH ZANTYGLORY of Alliance GiRLS, On THe LOve of Christ 

T 

here is an effort involved in defying self and living the Christian 

life. The Bible says we war, wrestle, run, fight or strive. The fight is 

a hood fight of faith. We strive to trust God’s plans and will four 

us rather than our own. We fight to stay close to Jesus. Like Mary we are 

safe from sin only if we stay in Him, “Whoever abides in Him does not sin.” 

(1 John 3:6) 

“ 

hE WOULD 

BEAR HER 

PUNISHMENT... 

Mary met Jesus in the temple that day and for the 

very first time in her life she found a man who loved 

her unconditionally. She met a man who was more 

interested in her soul than her body. From the moment 

she heard Him say, “Neither do I condemn you, go and 

sin no more” John 8:11. She understood He would in 

some way be condemned instead of her. In the temple that morning, Christ 

stood between a guilty condemned sinner and her accuser’s. He would 

bear her punishment. This is what Jesus has done for each one of us. 

Though the Devil entices us to sin, then stands by to accuse and condemn. 

The Father of lies will tell you to do something wrong and then tell on you 

for listening to him. 

More on love... 

WHY SO DIFFICULT? By VALLARY ADHIAMBO, ALLIANCE GIRLS 

Why is it difficult to genuinely love one another in church? Why is it so 

difficult to be real within one another? With your friends- you choose 

them. In the church we don’t get to choose whom we are supposed to 

love. We come from all walks of life with so many different problems and 

issues, and we are expected to become like a body, a single unit. How can 

that be? Is it really possible? 1Thes 3:12-13 says,” And 

the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one 

toward another, and toward all [men], even as we [do] 

toward you: To the end he may establish your hearts 

unlikeable in holiness before God, even our Father, at 

the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. 

God is the source of that kind of love. It doesn’t happen overnight but 

it does happen. People from different ethnic groups, races, political 

affiliations, backgrounds all come together to work for God. Even in the 

uncharted world there are movements to build community and understand 

one another. It is part of being human. It is part of what it means to be 

made in God’s image. 

“ 

iT 

IS PART 

OF BEING 

HUMAN... 

POetic justice 

UNITY 

Musings on oneness by VIVIAN 

CHEPCHIRCHIR of Limuru Girls SDA 

SOCIETY. 

Just like a community 

We stay together in Christ 

Just like a family 

We worship together 

Just because we are different 

Doesn’t tear us apart 

The unity keeps us strong 

The love keeps us going 

We were once strangers 

Now we are family 

Once we were lost 

Now we are saved 

We were once very ignorant 

Now we are in the know 



We personally accepted Christ 

Now we are believers 

Striving for perfection 

Hoping for the best 

To inherit the Kingdom 

And make our histoty 



feature from the FIELD 

LAST MILE CONNECTIVITY 

Maxwell Ngala finds divine power in electric power 

I 

n the last one year I have combed 

the Coast, Lower Eastern, Nyanza, 

Western and North Rift regions. 

These visits have added to my appreciation 

of the dynamics of this country. In all these 

places, there is a cry for light, for electricity. 

The commodity has become so important 

and the demand so acute in rural areas that 

I still think that a politician who midwifes its 

provision is almost deified. There is a genuine 

hunger and thirst after Light. Everywhere, 

people want to say with the Blind Man, “I was 

blind but now I see” or as with the Greeks, “We 

would see.” 

We split the tasks evenly before entering the 

houses. Ten minutes per household was our 

target, fifteen at most. And just two household 

later, we were beaming with palpable delight. 

For those who are reading this from a cave, 

the Government of Kenya recently initiated a 

programme dubbed ‘Last Mile Connectivity’ 

to affordably connect some additional 4 

million Kenyans to the national grid by 2020. 

Under the program, rural electrification 

authority is mandated to connect customers 

who are further that 600m from an existing 

transformer. 

So, what’s the point? The point is in John 3:16. 

“For God so loved the world that He gave His 

only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in 

Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” 

How is that even related to Last Mile? I thank 

God for that “inside information which God 

gave just to us.”1 In the Desire of Ages, we 

read: “So in the heavenly courts, in His ministry 

for all created beings: through the beloved 

Son, the Father’s life flows out to all; through 

the Son it returns, in praise and joyous service, 

a tide of love, to the great Source of all. And 

thus through Christ the circuit of beneficence 

is complete, representing the character of the 

great Giver, the law of life.” 

There you have it. The complete circuit of 

Love, of Beneficence. The generator in the 

heavenly Power System is God, the Father. He 

is Love. All good gifts around us are sent from 

Him. Because He can turn water into wine, 

He can also, by the action of His Creativity, 

be seen turning the potential energy in 

Himself into an active power that can 

save human kind and light up a 

world trapped in the darkness 

of sin. Peter, the apostle, 

has said eloquently that 

He has called us from 

darkness into His 

marvelous light. An 

action of His Love. 

The transmission 

system is lossless. 

The Father and 

the Son are one, 

quotes John. I know 

the system is lossless 

because what the 

Father sends in torrents 

of Love and energy, the 

Son appropriates and uses in 

purposes of mercy. He says, “All 

power is given to me.” Everything 

the Generator produced has appeared at 

the Transformer, or the Substation. Jesus is 

the Substation. But because a substation is an 

element spatially located, I see Calvary’s Cross 

as the substation in verity. Here the system 

of transmission from the Seat of God, the 

Heavenly Generator, conveyed Love in high 

voltage. 

A hymn writer has sung beautifully. ‘There 

is Power in the Blood...” and another has 

said, “Thy precious blood shall never lose its 

power...” The Greatest Electrical Engineer 

planted a Step-down Transformer on a hill far 

away. And from that Hill, He set out to give 

power. The power of God to save. As many 

as believed He gave them Power to become 

sons of God. He told them, Day Break is now 

at hand, cast off the works of Darkness. He 

said He is the light shining in a dark place. 

He said “I am the Light of the World.” The 

Step-down transformer receives of the Father 

and communicates Love in language and 

manner that scores with the human heart. The 

“Jesus is the 

substation... 

calvary’s cross 

in verity.” 

Transformer 

says what He has 

received of the Father, that does He give-a 

good measure, shaken together, pressed down 

and flowing over. And this is because the 

Substation, the Transformer, understands the 

Load Characteristics. He is touched with the 

feeling of our infirmity and was tempted in 

all points as we are, yet He emerged without 

sin. Without Loss. Am told transformers are 

the most efficient of electrical machines. That 

is in the domain of humanity. The Ultimate 

Transformer has no Losses. All that the Father 

has given He has kept. 

Maxwell is one of the founder members of FoC, holds a BSc(Electrical Engineering) and works with an electricity organisation. When out 

of the pulpit, Maxwell enjoys brown chapatis and groundnut soup (magira). This article is truncated, you will find more on the FoC blog. 


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~ COL 172.4 

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The longest chapter 

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The book is verily a 

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Christ had truths to present which the people were unprepared 

to accept or even to understand... 

~ COL 21.1 

By FREDRICK ODHIAMBO, 

an FOC member from 

Alliance High School. 

The redeemer of the world 

sought to make His lessons so 

simple that all could understand. 

Jesus preferred the fields to the walls 

of Jerusalem, the groves and lakesides to 

the majestic temple and synagogues, raised 

grounds to the pulpits and altars and His 

naturally equivocal voice to a public address 

system or amplifier. He had special reasons 

for choosing these natural sanctuaries in 

which to give instructions to hungry and 

thirsty souls. 

The landscape lay before Him; rich in 

scenes and objects very familiar to both the 

lofty and the humble. From these He drew 

illustrations that simplified His teachings 

and impressed them firmly upon the minds 

of the hearers. 

These ever so much remind me of my first 

experience as a missionary. I served in the 

Public Address team at the FoC mission to 

Keringet. It was my first time, and hopefully, 

not my last. I certainly knew very little as far 

as PAs go. However, God still used me in my 

weakness and ignorance. 

That great voice that spoke to Balaam 

through an ass, that voice that summoned 

Saul to serve as Paul... that voice, could not 

be 

confined 

or 

contained in 

any FoC P.A. 

One day, as soon as the Servant of God 

started speaking; the public address went 

quiet. “Come unto me,” His message 

repeating, “And I shall give you rest…” But 

no one could hear. 

And a voice came unto me from the High 

Seat saying ...The Lord hath spoken, who 

can but prophesy? Amos 3:8 

“So what will we do Fred..? What is wrong?” 

The helpless Preacher asked looking 

towards me. “I don’t know. I think it is the 

amplifier. It’s overheating.” I said trying 

to connect the little Physics I had learnt 

in school. But I knew nothing about the 

devices. I take agriculture in school. But 

turning to My Master, nothing is unclear to 

Him. Nothing is covered from his view. 

The Word once gain had the answer, “I 

AM!” Exodus 3:14. P.A. systems cannot 

accommodate me; for the earth is my 

footstool and at my voice all of Sheol would 

release her captives. 

The Voice that the PA would not hold, is 

willing to use you. He is willing to be held 

in you. He is knocking at your door, please 

let Jesus in. Open the door and let the 

PA in you keep quiet. Let the speakers of 

foul lips, the cables of emotions, the mixer 

of apostate thoughts and an overheated 

amplifier of a tired, jaded heart listen to the 

Master speak for, he cannot be confined to 

a P.A.! 


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tough~Carl Simiyu 

Alliance High Sch. 

CHOICE! 

A 

man lives 

near a 

railway line 

with his son. The 

transport authority in 

his town had stationed 

him there purposely to 

be on guard of the rails. 

On a certain night, a violent 

storm hit the town damaging 

the electric power lines, 

uprooting trees and sweeping 

everything off the ground. 

Unfortunately a section of the 

railway was disintegrated and hence it 

was impossible to cross the town using 

the railway line. 

Unexpectedly, a full passenger train was 

approaching the town, unaware of the dire 

state of the station. The people inside the train 

engaged in all manner of orgies, ignorant of the 

lurking danger. 

The man quickly ordered his son to a light tower to 

flash signals to indicate the peril. As the son climbed 

the staircase of the tower, he skidded. His father was 

now in frenzy and confusion. Would he save the traveling 

passengers or his son? Would he sacrifice his son for 

people lost in pleasure seeking? 

Having little option he resolved to rescue the passengers 

instead of his only son. It was such a painful and disheartening 

decision but what other alternative could he take? He allowed his 

son to perish and allowed the lost to live and witness the love he 

had for them. 

1 John 4:10, Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, 

and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins. 

“Christ was 

treated as we 

deserve, that we 

might be treated 

as He deserves.” 

~ DA 25.2 

“He suffered the 

death which 

was ours, that 

we might 

receive the life 

which was His.” 


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Carol(left) 

and her sister 

Judy are FoC members 

who come from Masinga. 

They are one of the very few 

Adventists in Masinga. Kaewa 

area, which FoC will be 

evangelising at the end 

of the year, is largely 

unentered. 

FoC is a self supporting ministry bringing together over 200 adventist youth 

(majority of whom are high school and university students) enthusiastic about 

carrying forward the mission of the church in this generation. The ministry 

depends on projects (like this magazine) for funding, plus donations from those 

who wish to ‘hold up the prophets’ hands‘. 

Our Grand Mission this year will be to the Kaewa area of Masinga, in Machakos 

County., Kenya. There are only two adventist families in that area, with no church. 

We need your support to do exploits in Masinga in the name of the Lord. To 

find out how to partner with FoC, please contact the Communications Desk on 

+254790578213 or +254702237608. 

Blessings! 

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The Fountain magazine | Issue 04 - august 2016 

THE SDA CHURCH

The Fountain magazine Issue 04, August 2016

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