Here’s another update from Pastor Tom. Please say a prayer for him and his ministry today. If you have an update we could post please let me know. Blessings Samuel
Dear Saints, Friends and Partners,
We send warm Christian greetings to you from People For Jesus Ministry – PFJM (formerly known as People For Jesus International Ministries).
Many activities have been going on for regular Church daily, weekly and monthly programmes and projects. Some of the evangelistic activities are enlisted in the updates while many others are not. The Church works in communities with many poor orphans, widows, pupils, students, and people at risk who need our support but we thank God that we are able to help some of them with your partnership.
JANUARY 2014
The month of January 2014 was a time to pray and plan many upcoming Church activities for the year 2014. Many Church programmes and missions activities are lined up for the year 2014. We had leaders planning meetings and special prayer meetings.
FEBRUARY 2014
OUR CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THEIR CLASS IN CHURCH IN FEBRUARY 2014.
MARCH 2014
ORPHANS/VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND STUDENTS SUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIP: The Church launched a serious ‘school drop outs back to school’ campaign programme in February 2014 as part of the Church sponsorship programme. The programme is targeting about 45 pupils/students who dropped out of school for various reasons especially among the Maasai communities in Narok county. Thanks to those who responded and we have managed thus far to take about 24 children back to school – 14 in secondary school and 10 in primary school. YOU CAN GIVE AS LITTLE AS £20 (US$35) PER MONTH OR £240 (US$420) PER YEAR TO ENABLE A STUDENT GO BACK TO SECONDARY SCHOOL. HAVE OF THAT MONEY IS ABLE TO TAKE A PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILD BACK TO SCHOOL.
KANDARIA MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOL ELECTRICAL WIRING UPDATES
The government of Kenya is now saying that since they have brought electricity up to the doorstep of the school, they want the school to do the wiring of the school facilities then the government will connect the school to electricity source. Remember that Menzieshill High school donated wonderful computers for establishing a computer laboratory in the school. But due to lack of electricity, Pastor Tom is keeping the computers till electricity is available at the school. The wiring will cost the school £1800. The Church in collaboration with the school community is planning for a funds-drive in May 2014. ANY DONATIONS ARE WELCOME!!!
PEOPLE FOR JESUS MINISTRY MISSION TEAM COUNCIL
People For Jesus Ministry has a mission team or Mission Council that plans and implements local, regional and international missions programmes. That includes crusades, church planting, prayers and intercessory prayers, community evangelistic Outreach programmes and projects. The team also mobilizes, recruits, sends and support long-term and short-term missionaries to different parts of the world. The Mission Team also hosts volunteer missionaries from every part of the world. The Mission Council meets every month to pray, plan and implement Church mission programmes. MISSION ACTIVITIES FOR 2014 INCLUDE AMONG OTHERS PAKISTAN CHURCH PLANTING IN LAHORE, ELDORET WESTERN KENYA CHURCH PLANT IN APRIL, LIBERIA CHURCH PLANTING SURVEY IN NOVEMBER, ETC. THERE ARE ALSO TEAMS VISITING US IN KENYA IN 2014 FOR SEVERAL DYNAMIC MISSION ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. YOU ARE WELCOME TO KENYA AND TO AFRICA.
WIDOWS AND THE POOR PEOPLE’S PROJECTS NEED YOUR SUPPORT
PFJM has established a self-help project called ”Cluster Dynamics” which are designed to pull together groups of 5, 10 or 15 people from within a community group who are mutually in great need. The groups are tasked with developing a micro-project which will generate income for the group in order that they can support themselves and their families.
The groups mainly made up of destitute women, are poor for a number of reasons but mainly due to the tragedy of HIV/AIDS which affects each family in one way or another. Some suffer from the disease themselves, others as a result of losing their husband by HIV/AIDS. The result is that the remaining partner (usually wife and mother) is left to support a number of children. PFJM can help these groups get established by providing one time initial set up grant of £450, 900 and 1350 respectively, allowing them to get going with their project and bring in the much needed income that will grow the project and support the group and their dependants. PFJM will closely monitor the projects to ensure that they are profitable to the groups. You can invest in this worthy course that can profitably change lives of the poor widows and others for a life time. We Currently have the groups of 5, 10 and 15 ready to move with any support that comes to them. PLEASE HELP THESE POOR PEOPLE TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES BY YOUR ONE TIME SUPPORT.
PRAYER/PRAISE ITEMS AND PLANS & HOW TO BE PART OF THIS WORK
The mission work we are involved in is too dynamic and enormous for us to do on our own. We surely appreciate your partnership by prayer, support, and personal involvement.
- Narok Town Headquarters Church Land Purchase and Church Building at a cost of United Kingdom Pounds £22,000 or US$35,000. We thank all who have thus far donated. We have identified a piece of land in Narok town which costs US$15,000. The land is not yet bought due to insufficient funds. We still need more funds.
- Monthly Pastor’s Family Support of US$300 (rural areas) or US$480 (urban areas)
- Orphans and Destitute children monthly support £20 or US$35
- Needy College/University Students support and High School Students support
- New Church Planting Mission in Pakistan at Lahore . Pakistan pastor being trained by PFJM is doing the work right now.
- We need Church Sanctuary and Primary school buildings in Tanzania Church. School, orphanage, clinic and guest house Building proposals in Narok and in Kisumu areas in Kenya..
- Mission Emphasis Programmes and community development projects in Kenya in February, June, July, August, and September 2014.
- PFJM Tanzania Church needs prayers: To be officially registered by the Tanzania government. We have began a Bible school there. That church needs to build a sanctuary. This year the mission team visits that Church in August 19th through to 26th .
- Christian Service Day: PFJM 2014 will concentrate on visiting and helping the poor and old widows in all the communities where the Church is working.
WE THEREFORE TRULY VALUE YOUR PARTNERSHIP (PHILIPPIANS 1:5). THANK YOU!!!