Dear Brethren,

This is to let you know what God is doing through AGC ministries. Read prayerfully and be updated. This is a report for July to September 2009.

Kenya Highlands Bible College

Held their graduation ceremony in the month of July. Students from various fields of studies finished their programs. 

The second President of the republic of Kenya, H.E Daniel T. Moi,  graced the occasion.

Rev. Dr. Bishop Joseph Rono, the College Board chairman was present among other visitors.

Pray for the completion of the college library. Pray for the new students for the September 2009 programs 

Kaboson Pastor's School

 Held their graduation ceremony also in the month of July. Rev. Dr. Robert Langat of Kabarak University was the key speaker. Among the visitors was the second President of the republic of Kenya, H.E Daniel T. Moi and the bishop of Africa Gospel Church. The graduands will serve in various church ministries including pastoral ministries, Mission work and chaplaincy among other services.

General Camp was conducted in all AGC areas where youths, women and men attended. Other areas had Men’s camp for the first time.

Christian Education Department

Christian Education department facilitated  Peer Mediation teachers training seminar which was held at Kenya Highlands Bible College. 54 Secondary school teachers comprising of principals and deputy head teachers, chaplains, guidance and counseling teachers and school sponsors. Rev. Henry Ngeno, the CE director, Pr. Philemon Siele and Jonah Rono among others organized the training through sponsorship of ALARM.

Annual women leaders camp was held at Sosiot girls schools attended by AGC women leaders from Areas, Urban  and mission fields.

Youth Department- Areas (Rural)

Youths; both juniors and seniors, held their seminar sessions in Area levels and some  in district levels in the month of August and  first week of September. Pr. Joseph Cheruiyot, The youth Director attended several of these meetings and reported an average of over 200 youths in a number of meetings. Lessons were well planned gearing to meet the needs of the young people.

Youths Department - Urban

Immanuel Church  had a youth rally on 6th September 2009

Kangolitiang

General camp was done on August by Pr. Walter Rutto and Pr. Ernest Korir. 136 people were baptized,  over 20 people gave their lives to Christ and others- 40 rededicated  to the Lord. Missionaries are Ernest and Ann Korir as well as a single lady called Christine Chebet.  Prayer needs and praises: 

1. Pray for the missionaries as they trained indigenous pastors,

2. Completion of pastors’ school at Kapeng’uria,

3. Completion of the church construction

4. Primary schools  building

5. That relief food may become available for the villagers at this period of severe drought.

Lodwar

 There was a camp meeting  attended by 11 young people where one person got saved. Lodwar Missionaries are Pr. Robert and Lena Yegon. Pray for:

1. Church construction 

2. Provision of school fees for Rita who is in Tenwek Nursing school, Joseph Ebei and Ann Kisaka at Kenya Highlands Bible College

Sudan- Nyimbuli

 The missionaries are still at home for a short   break . These are Devinah Chepkirui and Deborah Mutai. They are reaching out to the community through evangelism and mainly addressing the health their problems. The missionaries have managed to construct a dispensary (see picture on the left).           

Kamurio

Mamlaka Hill Chapel from Nairobi visited the station and were involved in VBS, film evangelism and livestock treatment.They had 80 children who attended lower class and 40 children in the upper class.They also showed film to over 500 people where 100 gave their lives to Christ.

Irish Missionaries made a visit also for medical camp and evangelism. They treated several livestock. This was a wholistic  ministry reaching to meet the needs of the total man. The current missionaries are David and Martha Kitur. Pray for these community for they are facing a severe drought at the moment. Several livestock, children and women are affected most.

Silango

It was visited by Rev. David Mutai and Brian, John Makibior and Jonathan Adkins for relief food distribution and data collection. Stanley and Egla Langat are Missionaries in this region. Pray that the need to establish a girls' school in the area may become a reality to enhance girl child education.