Nairobi Church Plant

"This has been a long time coming." That's what our teammate, Connie Crum, said when we first announced that a group was coming together to plant a church in Nairobi as a branch of Community Christian Church (CCC).

As you may recall, CCC is the registration that was given to the churches planted over the past 32 years by CMF in rural areas of Kenya. The vision of the CMF team those many years ago was to reach those who were unreached in the bush areas of Maasailand and Turkana. Now some of the over 10,000 Kenyans who are a part of CCC are launching out as missionaries from their bush origins to the urban context.

Connie is right. This vision has been a long time coming and has gained ground mainly through one individual in CCC - James Sinkua.

James is currently serving as chairman on the national level of CCC. He was in a group of youth Joe originally worked with in Maasailand. God has grown him over the years, developed gifts of leadership, vision, and preaching within in him. His wife, Diana, has been an encouraging and strengthening force in this work.

It is exciting to see this dream realized for James and for CCC as they continue to reach out beyond their normal boundaries. Please pray for CCC as they continue in this missional mindset.

James and Joe have been meeting together with six others in April to brainstorm and pray about how to begin this church. Last month, they were presented with an opportunity to begin renting a location for the church in an area known as Dagoretti Corner. It is a small "hall" above a chemist shop.

Here you can see the main room with James and Moses standing in front of a make-shift wall that houses a second room. This wall has since come down (new pictures hopefully next week!) with other touch-ups done.

The first service of this church will be held THIS SUNDAY, June 7th. While this may seem quick in our estimation, we just have to remember...this has been a long time coming.

Please pray for this first gathering of the church. Pray that it will be a light into the community of God's love. Thank the Lord for his working through each involved and his timing of this first service. Pray for James as he gives the sermon. Rejoice with us in this new adventure for CCC.