The Fountain magazine Issue 02, April 2014

Bits & Bites
Testimony From A
Drunk Uncle
~ Charity Kwamboka,
Alliance Girls SDA Society
My uncle was an alcoholic who used to drink till late
in the night. One night as he was heading home
from the bar, he was attacked by thieves who injured
him. He was rushed to a nearby hospital. He
developed complications from his drinking and also
because a part of his head that was injured by the
thieves had not been well attended to. He lay on the
verge of death for a week or so before fully recovering.
Upon healing, he promised himself never to go
back to alcoholism. He had seen that God lives and
had spared his life and restored his health. It was
difficult to quit but with God`s help he managed.
Many at times, God allows some challenges to face
us in order to get us out of our comfort zones. And
always he does it with love not to destroy us but to
make us. In everything, always recall that he loves
us.
Not In Vain
~ Marvin Sam Rakiro,
Alliance SDA Society
Looking back to that one week I spent in Kapenguria,
I must admit that they were the most enjoyable days
of the whole of that holiday. I did go for ‘door-to-door’,
ate ugali in the morning, went to grind maize, taught
children, attended the open air meetings and even
dewormed kids.
Missions do not only impact those you preach to,
they make a significant change in you. You become
bolder about God’s word, and become able to preach
it to millions without being shaken.
I urge you not to hide that God given message in
you; not to put your light in a bowl, but rather to put it
on a mountain for all to see. I think Christ must have
enjoyed his three and a half years moving about
spreading the good news and leaving joyful healthy
people. Read Matthew 5:16.
Caring for the World’s
Needs
~ Ventura Kireki,
Pangani Girls SDA Society
Hello wonderful reader,
Have you ever stopped to wonder what we did
that is so great that God sent His only son to die
for us? Then pause and think...
Are you blank? As for me my answer is love.
He loved us that much, for love is not just a feeling
of strong affection but giving for the world’s
needs, sharing as the Holy Spirit leads. It is caring
when the rest of the world doesn’t. it is, finally,
having compassion just as Christ did.
So what should we be? We should be as channels
of blessings through which God’s love will
flow through us to others. Moreover, the Bible
should be our best book. We should know it
in our heads, store it in our lives and share its
message to the world. Keeping in mind that the
troubles that we face each day are meant to reveal
to us how much we need God, by resting our
faith and will.
If we put our problems in God’s hands, he ensures
peace in our hearts.
More so, prayer is the soil in which hope and
healing grow best. We are to live exemplary lifestyles
for we know that beautiful lives are those
that bear for other lives their burden of care, and
show the spirit of Christ in whatever they do and
wherever they go.
As we endeavor to carry out the great commission,
let us remember we can build up or tear
down, create a smile or a frown by the words we
use. Let us therefore encourage one another in
everything that we say.
Summing up, let us know that while Christians
are at peace with each other, we can clearly see
the prince of peace.
12 The Fountain | April 2014