August : Times of Refreshing

Thanksgiving and Pray for

Ø  Successful Yfci Training(Youth For Christ International)

Ø  Successful High school ministry

Ø  Mama Tunza  Children’s Home in Kibiko Ngong (They need supplies, Scholarship for 18 of their 42 kids yet to be sponsored)

Ø  Impending Ministry: Operation Moved By Love Zambia coming up in October.

Another Month unfolds and wow, how time flies! Just the other day we welcomed with open arms the year 2016 and now we are in the final quarter. It’s my prayer that you are well kept and that you are giving life the shot it deserves. God has one agenda for you and humanity; to enjoy him and derive life out of him each and every day. (John10:10)

August has been my month of getting equipped more than going out. We all need to fill our cups one time or another. We need energy and the comfu to take life head on and fulfill God’s agenda for our life.

YFCI Training (7-21^st August)

 

 

The Youth for Christ Africa Training team had planned training for Youth for Christ staff and volunteers.

My role as Youth for Christ alumni and volunteer saw me being privileged to be one of those who took part in the training.

It was a retreat packed with life defining moments for me as I got to grasp important ministry tools and truths that I believe God is going to use to take Kenya youth for Christ and myself to the next level. Many are the times we are caught in motions, playing church, playing religion but really what is ministry? What is in the heart of God towards ministry?

2^nd Cor 5:18“all This comes from God who has reconciled us to himself through the Messiah and has given us the ministry of reconciliation” ISV

We were taught many things but one thing that stood out for me is the hearts of God towards people in this case the young people. God is yearning to reach out to people and to lavish them with his love.

This reality resonates in me as I remember the underlying point that E.J our facilitator pointed out. “The fatherhood of God is the root of ministry.” This reality resonates in the way the father reached out to the prodigal son in Luke 15. 

 

It was wonderful connecting with fellow ministry partners and workers from Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Burundi, Tanzania Liberia and South Africa

Fellowship over a meal

 

Session in progress

 

Prayer is as necessary as breathing: Powerful session by Ann

 

Enjoying a session

 

Mama Tunza Home / Lords House of Hope Aug 22^nd-23^rd

These are two Homes/orphanages that Moved by Love Foundation has chosen to adopt and just love on the kids and the social and children workers there in all the ways we can.

It was a joy for Mike and me to round one round in these homes just to check on our little friends, find out how they are doing as well as encourage them

 

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My heart is full of gratitude for every opportunity that has presented itself for me to serve God. Your prayers and support go a long way to reach out and impact people all over the world beginning with our Jerusalem here in Kenya. Hope you will be blessed and be motivated to be part of this great vision. Blessings

In Him

Kevin Gitonga

Kenya YOUTH FOR Christ

Moved By Love Foundation

Kainos Creation International

Operation Moved By Love Zambia October 10^th- 30^th 201

I remember in mid 2010 after six years of active ministry I had called it quits to embark on my career in computing and accounts. Between July and September that decision had to be radically changed as God impressed in my heart to follow him and serve him always; otherwise being called into full time ministry.

It’s now turning six years since that defining moment came my way and indeed I have never looked back.

I thank God for he has expanded my ministry and for two years now I have been doing ministry in South west Uganda through the faith ministries Network and now this coming October a an opportunity has come for me to venture into Zambia ; A country which has a special place in my heart.

My friendship with Pastor Victor Tembo for four years now has led us to foresee an opportunity to work together.

We will be conducting Training for Church workers as well as doing Open conferences and crusades in the Copper belt region of Zambia, i.e. Kitwe and Lumwana. This will take around 20 days. You may kindly see the Budget I have below for a single person. I hope to go with a team of three people during the period. I invite you to be part of this great venture by your incessant prayers and financial support as God leads you.

You can give your support through these means. 

Cell.. +254723433352 

Coop bank. Moi avenue branch. 

Accname :Kevin G Ncacu acu

Acc no : 01108122675400 

In Him Kevin Gitonga.

Item	Details	Cost ksh)
Passport	Replacement of lost passport	12,000
Yellow fever book	Yellow fever injection plus book	3,500
Transport	-Nairobi to Darelsalam -Darel salaam to Lusaka Transport within Zambia	3,500 10,000
Lodging	At Darel salaam before connecting buses	2,000
Miscellaneous	;Teaching aids etc	2,000
Grand totals		33,000

 MAY-JUNE-JULY MISSION REPORT

MAY 2016

Ministry in Nairobi: MamaTunza Children’s Home; May 21st

My Friend Henry and the wifeand little Mishael jetted in on 18^th of May from Canada. We have been schooling together since 2011 before they flew to Canada in July 2013 for further studies. This was a moment I have been waiting for since we were to embark on various ministry outreaches while they were here in Kenya.

On May 23^rd we visited Mama Tunza Children’s Home in Ngong hills. We have been doing ministry here before The Henry’s went to Canada. We found the kids waiting for us with so much excitement. We were here today to have fun with the kids as well as distribute gifts. What a Joy it was to bring smiles to these young souls. Some kids were very young and vulnerable two years ago, it was a joy therefore for us to meet them in perfect health having grown up. We thank God for availing sponsors who have worked their way to meet their basic needs of food clothing and education .
 

Nakuru: Ronaka Secondary School.

On May 27^th on a Friday we were due to engage in a weekend of Ministry in Nakuru and our first stop was at Ronaka secondary school a day school in Langalanga estate in Nakuru .We were invited to minister on God’s love. This mission was done in conjunction with Kenya Youth for Christ.

Henry ministered with music as he encouraged the kids of a father in heaven who hears us and cares for us. 

We thank God for these kids who were left yearning for more; we know that good seed was planed in the hearts of these young souls.

 

 

 

 

   

Childcare children centre

The following day we visited Children Centre in Free area Nakuru. We planned to spend the Saturday with kids playing and eating with them. Sports and music evangelism really worked well in this station. It was such a glorious moment we had with them as well as times of refreshing for the home which has been having some challenges of late.

Rohi Girls

May 29^th our weekend of ministry climaxed with an invitation to speak in a Sunday service. It wasa pleasant opportunity to come back to this pleasant place two months later. The girls received us with exuberant joy.

Henry ministered through his songs and gave a powerful message of hope to the girls who were left yearning for more. We thank God for such receptive souls that we found here.

JUNE

St Christopher’s youth Rally

The second round of ministry with the henrys came on 12^thJune at St Christopher’s ACK Church. We were invited to ministry to the young people drawn from different church branches. What an awesome time it was full of entertainment and powerful music and sermon as we preached from the life of Samson. We thank God for the seed of radical love of God that was sown in this place .

Nakuru School

 

As I took time to gather myself up and restrategise after the henrys went back to Canada, another awesome opportunity came with Nakuru school knocking . Ministry of the word was awesome in this school as I encouraged the girls of the awesome faithfulness of God in making us cross over the uncertainties of life. The message of Israelites crossing over the red sea in exodus 14:13,,, was ourmain text.

Weekend Challenge for Kids (Jawabuschool)

9^th to 11^th July was dedicated to a weekend of fun and Music,poetry and the word of God to the young kids of Jawabu school.It was the first of its Kind ever to be done in this region of Kabarak, 23km from Nakuru town. We bless the Lord for the 155kids who embraced God in a unique way as well as the community around who came to be part of this great initiative

Nakuru Central Secondary

We as Moved by Love foundation have been doing peer counselling in Nakuru Central Secondary school in collaboration with Kenya youth for christ. We have been on a four months Journey with this kids teaching them sexuality, self-esteem, awareness of Hiv/Aids and other sexual transmitted diseases. We have had relationship coaching on matters to do with Relationship and boundaries.

We also look forward to collaborate with youth for Christ in counselling young mothers and teenage school drop outs in Pondamali slums in Nakuru. We will continue partnering with Youth for Christ as Moved by love foundation in reaching out to orphanages around Nakuru county and beyond as God enables us ;ministering through acts of practical love of sharing christ as well as meeting the basic needs of poor kids living in these homes and who have not yet been sponsored.

JULY 2016

Rohi girls

This school has become our home owing to the many times we have been invited to impact these girls. Being a partly sponsored school , this school Caters for the less fortunate in the society, girls who have gone through physical and sexual abuse as well as other challenges that would have rendered them helpless like the post election violence experienced in Kenya in 2008.

We have now a glorious opportunity to start a discipleship programme in the school which we began this month. The girls do need special lifeskills too like communication skills, self esteem and peer counseling.

Team Wonders kids : Meru Kenya

On 22^nd July a New chapte in ministry unfolded for me as I travelled to Meru. I have been captivated by kids more and more and so as My Friend Pastor Isaac requested me to help him in his Children’s ministry I couldn’t hesitate but dedicate my two weeks to this beloved venture.

We thank God for the exiting three months we have had as Moved by Love foundation. We thank God for our friends and supporters who have continued to stand by us. I personally feel that you have been a great partner in the work of the gospel

Prayer Requests

1.       Thanks giving for successful three months of ministry

2.       More volunteers

3.       Upcoming Zambia Mission in the final quarter of the year

Compiled by Kevin Gitonga

March Ministry report

Its been a while since I last wrote on this page.
Well this year my focus will be mainly on missions and ministry reporting.
Hope you find this march ministry report worthwhile reading through.

ROHI GIRLS :4th-6thMarch

The month of March started with a bang as it brought with it many opportunities for ministry. This first weekend was for a weekend challenge at Rohi girls’ school. A weekend challenge as it’s known in Kenya is a weekend dedicated for ministry among high schools, colleges and other institutions. These weekends are full of activities like praise and worship, prayers, small interactive group sessions, games among many other activities. We planned for this mission as Kenya youth for Christ , youth group in which am a volunteer in conjunction with a band called ‘heart of worship’. We ere 10 in number.

We arrived at rohi Girls on a Friday night where we had an explosive session of praise and worship and a sermon to bring out the theme of our weekend which was “oh what a great salvation!” from heb 2:3a”How shall we escape if we neglect such great salvation?” Our passion and prayer was that the young girls would grasp and understand the manner with which Christ has accomplished for us such a great salvation and what it means in their lives.

On Friday night we emphasized on our theme for the weekend as Kevin preached from the book of Luke 15 about the three parables; the parable of the lost sheep, the parable of the lost coin and the story of the prodigal son. The aim was to paint a picture how by such a great salvation we who were lost have now been brought back home. It was important to instill value and dignity to these young souls by understanding that even though you are lost and troubled in the world you never lost value that you still belong to your father.

The Group sessions

On Saturday we spiced up the sessions with a group session where we sought to tackle various issues affecting these teenagers in high school. This is where we engaged in discussions which centered on self significance, self acceptance, relationship and boundaries and sex. These sessions were so instrumental in helping the girls open up about issues of life. we divided the girls into four groups of form one’s up to form four. The groups were further divided into two smaller groups per class for the purpose of making the sessions be more up-close and candid.
Each group had three discussions questions to tackle which were uniform across all the groups. Its in these sessions that we found the need to affirm and instill value and dignity in this generation. A lot of young people are having self esteem issues. They need to be affirmed and encouraged to be the best they can be and the best that God created them to be. We were encouraged by the mature manner in which the young girls maneuvered through relationship related questions and case studies. These were girls who proved to be responsible and we urged them on to be confident and to know that their sexuality is a gift from God and something very priceless.

Praise and Worship Celebration

The group sessions did wonders to open these girls up as it was apparent in the way the praise and worship sessions were explosive ,done with passion and youthly zeal. Saturday night was awesome as the girls showcased their talents in singing and dancing.
 

The Sermons and Response

The first sermon on Friday By Kevin Gitonga did well to introduce the theme for the weekend challenge .The three parables from the book of Luke 15 brought the theme of salvation in a clear and precise manner. On Saturday night Kevin shakes Tuwei shared about his life and the far that God has brought him. From just a young person after high school in the Lord to being a lecturer in Chuka university. On Sunday Ruth Nekura brought the the theme of salvation from Creation story to redemption. She also spoke about the young ladies from Numbers 27 who refused to back down from the oppression of the culture that was surrounding them.
Sunday afternoon was the climax session with high powered praise nd worship and prayer sessions thanks to heart of worship band which took us through this .
We thank God for the 39 young souls that God brought to himself. We also thank God for many girls who were delivered from their pasts and many whose confidence were restored. All honor and glory goes back to God for such a successful weekend.

MARCH 7TH-19TH :RAKAI UGANDA

Immediately after the Weekend challenge at Rohi girls High school, there was no time to rest for me personally. I Was to join the ‘team operation Power purpose and plenty’ and together we set on a journey to Uganda where were to minister for the following two weeks .

The journey for me started on Monday night 10pm from nakuru. The rest of the team had connected from Nairobi, Kenya’s capital and so we met in Kampala the following morning 8am Where a further 200km journey to South Western Uganda awaited us. After three Hours drive we arrived in Rakai district, tired but ecstatic and fired for what would be two weeks of great ministry.

Our program included ministering in three venues through church conference s , praise and worship extravaganza and movie sessions in the night.

We mqnouvered successfully through the four venues as we ministered the message of life and hope to the community.
What couldn't escape our hearts and minds is the dire level of poverty and orphaned families we saw.
In this particular church in Buyamba ,the pastor singlehandedly cares for 150 orphaned kids in his church and has gone ahead to initiate a school and a feeding program with his limited resources.

I saw firsthand how during the weekend the wooden structure which served as the church Hall being converted into classrooms for pre school kids through to grade three.
If you hail from urban places here in Kenya and more posh and lush neighborhoods of the west am sure these scenes must be equally shocking and encouraging to you.

After we came personally committed to do something to turn around and give this great initiative a great lease of life. I.prepared a small story calling it project rakai as well as creating an online fundraising platform with M-changa  to engage my friends and the little connections I have to raise support that will be dedicatee to change the lives of these little ones.

I would love to invite you to join me in raising funds towards these little kids in rakqi south Uganda .
Kindly visit . https://secure.changa.co.ke/myweb/share/6510 and get to see our profile. Incase ur touched to donate all the guidelines and platform to donate are provided in the link.

For more inquiries contact Isaac Remi 0726454527
Kevin Gitonga 0723433352

A big God bless you
The

March Ministry report

Its been a while since I last wrote on this page.
Well this year my focus will be mainly on missions and ministry reporting.
Hope you find this march ministry report worthwhile reading through.

ROHI GIRLS :4th-6thMarch

The month of March started with a bang as it brought with it many opportunities for ministry. This first weekend was for a weekend challenge at Rohi girls’ school. A weekend challenge as it’s known in Kenya is a weekend dedicated for ministry among high schools, colleges and other institutions. These weekends are full of activities like praise and worship, prayers, small interactive group sessions, games among many other activities. We planned for this mission as Kenya youth for Christ , youth group in which am a volunteer in conjunction with a band called ‘heart of worship’. We ere 10 in number.

We arrived at rohi Girls on a Friday night where we had an explosive session of praise and worship and a sermon to bring out the theme of our weekend which was “oh what a great salvation!” from heb 2:3a”How shall we escape if we neglect such great salvation?” Our passion and prayer was that the young girls would grasp and understand the manner with which Christ has accomplished for us such a great salvation and what it means in their lives.

On Friday night we emphasized on our theme for the weekend as Kevin preached from the book of Luke 15 about the three parables; the parable of the lost sheep, the parable of the lost coin and the story of the prodigal son. The aim was to paint a picture how by such a great salvation we who were lost have now been brought back home. It was important to instill value and dignity to these young souls by understanding that even though you are lost and troubled in the world you never lost value that you still belong to your father.

The Group sessions

On Saturday we spiced up the sessions with a group session where we sought to tackle various issues affecting these teenagers in high school. This is where we engaged in discussions which centered on self significance, self acceptance, relationship and boundaries and sex. These sessions were so instrumental in helping the girls open up about issues of life. we divided the girls into four groups of form one’s up to form four. The groups were further divided into two smaller groups per class for the purpose of making the sessions be more up-close and candid.
Each group had three discussions questions to tackle which were uniform across all the groups. Its in these sessions that we found the need to affirm and instill value and dignity in this generation. A lot of young people are having self esteem issues. They need to be affirmed and encouraged to be the best they can be and the best that God created them to be. We were encouraged by the mature manner in which the young girls maneuvered through relationship related questions and case studies. These were girls who proved to be responsible and we urged them on to be confident and to know that their sexuality is a gift from God and something very priceless.

Praise and Worship Celebration

The group sessions did wonders to open these girls up as it was apparent in the way the praise \nd worship sessions were explosive ,done with passion and youthly zeal. Saturday night was awesome as the girls showcased their talents in singing and dancing.
 

The Sermons and Response

The first sermon on Friday By Kevin Gitonga did well to introduce the theme for the weekend challenge .The three parables from the book of Luke 15 brought the theme of salvation in a clear and precise manner. On Saturday night Kevin shakes Tuwei shared about his life and the far that God has brought him. From just a young person after high school in the Lord to being a lecturer in Chuka university. On Sunday Ruth Nekura brought the the theme of salvation from Creation story to redemption. She also spoke about the young ladies from Numbers 27 who refused to back down from the oppression of the culture that was surrounding them.
Sunday afternoon was the climax session with high powered praise nd worship and prayer sessions thanks to heart of worship band which took us through this .
We thank God for the 39 young souls that God brought to himself. We also thank God for many girls who were delivered from their pasts and many whose confidence were restored. All honor and glory goes back to God for such a successful weekend.

MARCH 7TH-19TH :RAKAI UGANDA

Immediately after the Weekend challenge at Rohi girls High school, there was no time to rest for me personally. I Was to join the ‘team operation Power purpose and plenty’ and together we set on a journey to Uganda where were to minister for the following two weeks .

The journey for me started on Monday night 10pm from nakuru. The rest of the team had connected from Nairobi, Kenya’s capital and so we met in Kampala the following morning 8am Where a further 200km journey to South Western Uganda awaited us. After three Hours drive we arrived in Rakai district, tired but ecstatic and fired for what would be two weeks of great ministry.

Our program included ministering in three venues through church conference s , praise and worship extravaganza and movie sessions in the night.

We mqnouvered successfully through the four venues as we ministered the message of life and hope to the community.
What couldn't escape our hearts and minds is the dire level of poverty and orphaned families we saw.
In this particular church in Buyamba ,the pastor singlehandedly cares for 150 orphaned kids in his church and has gone ahead to initiate a school and a feeding program with his limited resources.

I saw firsthand how during the weekend the wooden structure which served as the church Hall being converted into classrooms for pre school kids through to grade three.
If you hail from urban places here in Kenya and more posh and lush neighborhoods of the west am sure these scenes must be equally shocking and encouraging to you.

After we came personally committed to do something to turn around and give this great initiative a great lease of life. I.prepared a small story calling it project rakai as well as creating an online fundraising platform with M-changa  to engage my friends and the little connections I have to raise support that will be dedicatee to change the lives of these little ones.

I would love to invite you to join me in raising funds towards these little kids in rakqi south Uganda .
Kindly visit . https://secure.changa.co.ke/myweb/share/6510 and get to see our profile. Incase ur touched to donate all the guidelines and platform to donate are provided in the link.

For more inquiries contact Isaac Remi 0726454527
Kevin Gitonga 0723433352

A big God bless you
The