Mentorship is a relationship between two people where the individual with more experience, knowledge, and connections is able to pass along what they have learned to a more junior individual within a certain field. The more senior individual is the mentor, and the more junior individual is the mentee. The mentor benefits because they are able to lead the future generation in an area they care about and ensure that…
Read MoreSports Evangelism
Ministry revolves around people; I dare say that there is no ministry if there are no people. The call to make Disciples of Christ is ever great. But then what is Evangelism? Evangelism is defined as the spreading of the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness. It’s zealous advocacy of the gospel of Christ either to a group or to a one-to-one setup. Many people have undertaken different…
Read MoreThe stops of life: A reflection on transitions
“For everything, there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven,” says the preacher in Ecclesiastes 3. There is no other time that I have thought about transitions as I have recently. Having experienced some majors within a short period of time, I believe God has used these moments to teach me a lot. I do hope that you too can benefit from what God has been…
Read MoreWHAT IS MAN’S GREATEST PROBLEM?
What is Man’s greatest problem if one could ask? Or we could put it this way, what is my greatest problem? I know you have got several responses to this. The truth is we all have problems, not just a problem. More than what we already know or think is our problem, we have the greatest problem. Every man’s problem is sin and above all God is angry. Sin is…
Read MoreGod’s Big Picture (Book Review)
As the title of the book suggests, Vaughan Roberts tries to help us understand the one big idea of the Bible. He wrote the book with the aim of ‘providing all Christians, from the new convert to the mature believer, with an overview of the whole Bible that would help them see how the different parts fit together.’ The writer uses the kingdom perspective to help us understand the storyline…
Read MoreJoseph Wahome shares his Story
My name is Joseph Wahome Wacira, a sinner saved by God’s grace. I am an apprentice at iServe Africa currently serving for a second year at AIC Kanzinwa Church – Mwingi. I was born and brought up in the central region of Kenya. As the firstborn, it wasn’t easy for me growing up in a dysfunctional family with my siblings under the care of my grandma. I recall how my…
Read MoreFAITH AND WORK
FAITH AND WORK SERIES 90% of our time is spent either sleeping or working. How then do we ensure we glorify God in how we spend this time? What is Work? What is the Bible’s take on work or rather what the place of the gospel in our working place? Meet James Wainaina, One of our Staff member at iServe Africa seeking to engage these questions and many others. Part…
Read MoreA Simple Heart Talk on Ministry Work
My first placement was Machakos, Grace Baptist Church. Experience The placement was a ready avenue for me to teach God’s word. I did this by mobilizing children for a Wednesday evening fellowship, where we did Genesis. I mobilized 12 graduates around town, from different churches and we did a bible study in Ephesians. I had an opportunity to bring on board a certain girl’s high school for Cu Wednesday fellowship,…
Read MoreThanksgiving and Commissioning
Happy new year! We are grateful to God for another team of 42 apprentices that we commissioned to go out after their term of service in ministry. On the same day, we received and commissioned 22 more apprentices who have already begun their service in different placements across the country. Join us as we pray for them that God shall use them in the various placements. iServe Africa Webmaster
Read MoreThe Three Servant Girls
They came back from Tana River County last week. I could barely recall them since we only interacted once during their pre-field training at the beginning of the year. They had only just settled in their placement on the eastern part of Kenya when COVID struck and they have been there since – they only made two trips one to report to the station and last week when they came…
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