RESCUED AND LOVED.

 I'm back again with another story I just remembered. Let me take you back to how I met Jesus. I was in my second year at a very prestigious government institution. This school had produced crème de la crème of the media world and was the pride and the envy of many at the time, and still is. Here I was properly in the world and for the world. I was enjoying the freedom that came with living away from home, earning my own little money, and could navigate this city with ease by this point. Having lived with a friend and her family for a few months, I knew all the cool joints, I had an affinity for the nightlife this big city could offer me. It was a time for me to explore and experience all I had been kept away from but with caution.

At this point, I never had a relationship with God, not that I did not know Him. But I was a free bird and wanted to see what this life of freedom and no coercion felt like unlike home where going to church was mandatory and I hated it. I hated the routine, I hated Sunday mornings and the day that would be. Anyway, far from that, I was old enough and alas! I could make my own decisions. Can you imagine that? I was so proud of myself. I only knew work, school, and parties.  On the day I felt a little guilty, I would walk to Redeemed Gospel Church led by Reverend Gitonga, and attend for the sake of it, to feel a little relief, to console myself, to remember how it felt with my mum. But that wouldn’t last because once the guilt was lifted I would go back to my cycle.

I had a boyfriend this time who had just finished University and was in Nairobi looking for employment. This guy would later influence me to join the church. This particular day out of him constantly nudging me I decided to attend a service at Bellevue. I was so stunned, to say the least. This church was different from the one I was used to back home. Way different from the normal structure and flow of service. It was fun, free, timed, enjoyable I could not fathom. I wanted to give it a second try and the rest was history. I enjoyed church differently, I attended the Saturday evening service for those who could not make it on Sunday, it was so dope!! Then we were introduced to an experience called Mizizi. It was a 10-week teaching about God, plugging into a relationship with Him, and finding purpose. It was life-changing for me. I accepted Jesus! What felt like a journey of guilt and feeling withdrawn from God, made me accepted and restored. After this program, we were encouraged to serve, and that’s when I joined the Mavuno church Tech team and served as a camera person and video director. I was under the leadership of Mukhula Were and Jared Ngugi who would mentor me and disciple me in serving as well my relationship with God.

 I was also given the responsibility of leading a Life Group then now Discipleship Group. It consisted of University students and also those on their first jobs. We named it AGUILAS, Spanish for Eagles. Here my journey would start, since we did not have a central place to do our weekly meetings, we would meet at Bomb Blast Memorial Park. That would continue for a while until we moved to Hill City. This move came with challenges that would hit our LG badly because of the distance and again many would get married and some move out of the country. I was not ready for this but in the middle of this, I continued serving and was committed to being new to the faith. We had leaders who could constantly check up on me and walk with me in this journey of salvation.

Present day, I lead a discipleship group called Wabisabi, Japanese for finding beauty in our uniqueness. By the grace of God, I have been able to walk with a good number of believers and we multiplied last year to the glory of God. I was first discipled by walking with a powerful woman of God, who has made me learn a lot and continues to challenge me in different aspects of life and personal growth. I am a woman under authority and I am grateful that God saw it fit to learn from her as others who are under me learn from me. Discipleship is a daily way of walking with others and challenging them to live life like Christ while making those small steps toward growth. We are imperfect but he has made a way for us through His immense grace. I thank God for this opportunity to walk this path. I wrap this up with this scripture from

Mathew 28:19

¹⁹ Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”