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A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FROM CHURCH ARMY AFRICA
JANUARY– APRIL 2015
Dear Friends,
5. We have already received
Receive greetings
from Church Army
Africa. We write
with hope that you
are fine and that
the Almighty God
has continued to
nourish your lives
with His unfailing
love.
about 40 new applicants for the
School of Mission for the first
year intake 2015-2016. This is a
great boost given the fact that
we began this year at a very low
key.
As you will realize, it has taken us quite a while
before releasing our News letter for this quarter.
The year 2015 began with a number of challenges
that required our total attention and focus.
1. The main challenge for us at Church Army has
been the restructuring of Church Army both governance and management. I was mandated to
provide leadership to Carlile College as Acting
Principal during this period of transition. This has
come with heavy challenges given the fact that
the College was operating at its lowest point in
history.
2. We lost quite a number of key staff; some
due to resignation while others were made redundant as a result of not beIN THIS ISSUE:
ing able to pay salaries.
GS 2015 Greetings
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Currently the College is
operating with 45% staff
which is below capacity.
Wings to fly Scholar2
But we have to cope with
ships
the situation until we
recover fully.
CAA Kenya Chapter
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3. I want to appreciate the
2015
support of both local and
Center For Urban Mis- 3
our international partners
sion & Secretariate
for the concern and passion demonstrated during
Retreat
this period of enormous
David Booker’s Visit
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challenges.
Impact Stories
Impact Stories
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Missionaries Corner
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Other News
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4.We thank God that the
College is gradually returning to normalcy. The learning both is School of Mission and of Business School
is running well with students in both schools having taken their mid term
exams and preparing to
graduate on 23rd May 2015.
The population in the School of
Business now stands at 670 by
April. This is very positive given
the fact that our target for the
year is to raise 1300 students.
The School of Mission has a
population of 259 students.
We are very optimistic that
despite many challenges, Carlile
College is on the rise again and
we are all looking forward to its
former glory.
Thanksgiving:
1. We thank God for enabling us to
go through challenges.
2. We give our special appreciation
to all our partners for standing with
us during this period of serious
challenges.
3. We give thanks to God for continued health and grace despite of
stress and pressure of handling difficult issues at Church Army.
Prayer points:
1. Pray that God will continue to
grant us wisdom as we navigate
through challenges at Carlile College.
Church Army Africa:
2. Pray for God’s provision and sup-
On the other hand, we have
continued to experience God’s
favour in agenda for expanding
CAA in Africa.
ply during this period of serious
want
3. Pray that Church Army will remain steadfast and focused on its
1. End of this month, we are mission in Africa.
visiting Malawi to receive key of
College Christian Ministries to
become our Church Army training Centre in Central Africa.
From September 2015 we shall
start offering Church Army
training Courses for all Evangelists in central Africa through
CCM.
2. We have application of two
more local Colleges in Kenya
that want to be affiliated to
Carlile College. This provides us
with opportunity to expand our
training for Evangelists beyond
Nairobi.
I welcome you to read more
about our mission activities in
this bulletin.
4. We have adopted team work
approach to leadership of Carlile College. Please pray that there will be
harmony and mutual understanding
among all the staff.
5. Pray that as we recruit the new
class of School of Mission that God
will send to us Godly men and women for training.
6. Pray for me personally that God
will grant me favour and wisdom
during this transitional period as I
restructure both Carlile College and
Church Army.
7. Pray for us that as we embark on
the recruitment of new Principal later
this year that God will bring our way
a Godly man or woman with capacity
to run Carlile College to greater
height.
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Wings to fly Scholarships
Church Army Academy had the privilege of having two pupils who sat their KCPE last year, get
sponsorship from the ‘Wings to Fly’, an Equity
Bank foundation that seeks to help out children
in need from humble backgrounds to continue
with their studies. After application, Juma Catherine Weyala and Njoroge Tyron Taylor got the
opportunity. They will be sponsored through
their secondary and University Studies by the
foundation.
Weyala scored 409 marks and joined Buruburu
Girls Secondary School, Nairobi while Tyron
scored 367 marks and joined highway secondary school, Nairobi respectively. We wish them
all the best as they continue with their studies.
ABOVE: 3rd from left : Catherine Weyala
BELOW: 3rd from right: Tyron Njoroge
CAA Kenya Chapter Meeting 2015
Church Army Captains from
Kenya held a workshop on 17th
February to produce a constitution for Church Army Kenya
in light with the November
2014 Board Resolution. A Task
Force Committee led by Capt.
Livingstone Nyanje was formed
and had the mandate to produce a final, complete document which will be passed
during the Church Army Africa’s AGM in June.
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CAA Secretariate & CENTER FOR URBAN MISSION (C.U.M) Retreat
Church Army Secretariate and Carlile College
Center for Urban Mission Team met for a retreat to discuss the crossing over of the Centre for Urban Mission to the Secretariate.
C.U.M is now a team with the General Secretaries' office, working hand in hand to continue positively transforming lives in the society
at large.
The General Secretary also held other retreats with the S.O.M (School of Missions ) of
the Carlile College and SITBISS( School of IT
CAA Secretariate & Center for urban mission team
and Business Studies ) which is in the process
of rebranding to CABS (Church Army Business School) to discuss issues and the way forward for Carlile College.
Canon David Booker’s Visit to Church Army Kenya
Canon David Booker from the United Kingdom paid a visit
to Church Army Africa Headquarters in Kenya . David, the
Chaplain of Wren School in United Kingdom also visited
the Church Army Academy to talk to the teachers and
also create a healthy partnership with the school. He also
got the chance to visit some of the Church Army Pupils
who are from humble backgrounds at their homes in Nairobi, Lunga Lunga and Mukuru slums. The pupils are
seeking scholarships to get
through their studies.
PHOTO ABOVE: Canon David Booker addressing teachers of CAA ACADEMY (photo below, left)
RIGHT BELOW: David meets Catherine Weyala, of Equity foundation as she reports to secondary
school
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CENTER FOR URBAN MISSION
IMPACT STORIES
TERESIAH MBESA
Teresiah is a single mother of three children
aged between eight and twelve years. When we
met her at the start of the project she cooked
food and sold it to workers on construction
sites. This was difficult work because she would
only get paid when the workers were paid and
often many of them would move to other construction sites without paying her. To supplement the money she made from the food, she
also did laundry and housework for pay.
Mbesa is very active in her church group and
has been the group secretary for the entire project period and keeps very accurate records.
With her savings and small loans gotten from
the group, she was able to start another business where she sells a variety of beauty items.
She has a small stall that is located very close to
the railway line. Since starting the business,
Teresiah was able to move her children to a
better school since before they were attending
a non formal school which was crowded and did not have experienced teachers. She was also able
to move to a house that was in a safer and cleaner area of Kibera. She knows how to knit, so alongside the beauty items, she also knits and sells woollen hats. In future Teresiah would like to grow
her stall into a fully fledged boutique where she will be selling a wider variety of beauty products
and jewellery. She says that the livelihoods classes have opened her eyes to a way of doing business
that is profitable and beneficial to her as an individual. She is very grateful also for the assistance
that she has received through the Child and Family Support project in terms of paying school fees
for her children.
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SCHOOLS OF HOPE
Derrick Okwalo
He joined the club in 2006 when he was in Class Six (6)
by then. “It was very challenging because we lived in a
single roomed house so studying was hard”, he said.
“The moment I joined the homework club (SoH) life
started to change; I got access to books and people to
encourage me to work hard at school which I didn’t
have at home”, he added. Derrick has now completed
high school education. He has decided to continue going to SoH, but now as a volunteer, to assist those who
come to study there.
He expressed his gratitude for what the home work
club (SoH) is doing. He plans to start a business and
invest in different projects. He has already joined a
group that intends to start a savings group.
He sincerely thanked the people who started the homework club (SoH) and urges them to continue with it so
that others may also benefit as he did.
Kelvin Vidolo
Kelvin is half orphan. His mother passed away. He is the
first born in a family of five. According to him, it
reached a time, when his father could only provide for
food. Paying school fees and buying books was therefore a challenge.
Their senior church leader heard about the library and
requested him to join. He was allowed in even without
registration fee which he came to pay later. “My academic performance was low before I joined the SoH
because I didn’t have books and people to assist me
where I found some difficulties. But since I joined
homework club (SoH) my performance has been improving from one grade to another for the better. I got
a C+ in my fourth form exams which I know I could not
have got if I had not joined the SoH”, he said.
He added, “Looking at our family background am happy
to have come this far because am the first to do KCSE
and am proud of myself and my Dad for the encouragement” Currenly he is teaching in a new secondary
school as untrained teacher. He intends to save some
money and join a teaching college.
“The SoH has helped a lot because most of the people
who come here are from slums and we are all mixed
from different tribes. It therefore helps to learn more
and also to socialize”, he concluded.
Walter Kipkeboi
He joined the homework club when he was in form four in
2010. They didn’t have books at school and it was very hard
to read and understand. “But after joining the club (SoH) we
were able to finish our homework on time and started a discussion group. By the time the exams were approaching we
had made some improvement and when the results came
many of us had performed well as for me I got a C+”, he said.
He could not join a parallel programme because of the school
fees required, so he decided to join Kenya Polytechnic. He did
a Diploma in Mass Communication. He now plans to join Kenyatta University in September to pursue a degree in broadcasting media.
Phillip Destiny
Phillip destiny is the first born in a family of six children. He
joined the SOH when he was in class 7 and now is in form 4 at
Dandora Secondary.
Phillip joined SOH to have good time to study; at home he
was required to do many house chores since he is the first
born. Again, at the SOH there is a supervisor who helps in
tackling tough questions in relation to academic. He also says
that before joining the club his performance was not good.
He says that going to the club was not in vain since he managed to get 320 marks in KCPE. This has led to one of his
brother joining the club and also some of his friends. He trust
God that even as he continues making use of the club he will
achieve his dream of becoming a mechanical engineer.
For him to achieve his goal, he recommends that more books
especially set books and revision books should be added.
Naomi Waithera
Naomi is in Form 1 and she joined the SOH in 2013 3rd term.
Though it was for a short time she did better but not as expected. She declined to disclose her marks.
At first her mother was reluctant on the SOH but due to her
improved performance she now embraces the club. Naomi is
happy about the club because she now gets ample time to
study something that she did not have before.
Her request is, more books to be added because sometimes
one may want to revise or do homework and the text book is
not there or maybe somebody is already using.
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CAA NEW STAFF 2015
Adhiambo Sophie Sharon
Sophia Adhiambo is the
newest member of Staff in
Church Army Secretariate
Team, working as the Internal
Legal
Liaison
Officer . She graduated
with a Bachelors of Law
from Kampala University and also holds a
Higher Diploma in Law from the Kenya
School of Law.
Sophie is a Born again Christian and attends
Sunday Service at St.Lukes Kenyatta, Nairobi. She is an industrious lady and is planning
to further her studies.
Lollipop Project-Church Army
Academy
UAP Insurance
donated the
Lollipop project
to Church Army
Academy as a
way of supporting safety
for the Children
as they crossed
the road in and
out of school.
Mr Omondi,
who is responsible for helping
the children
cross the road
was awarded with the lollipop stick and a safety jacket
in the Church Army Academy compound.
MISSION REPORTS - Director of Missions Capt.Timothy Kagina
THIKA DIOCESE: CAA TRAINING OF LAYREADERS AND EVANGELISTS
("But the people that do know their God shall be strong and do exploits." Dan. 11:32)
On 28th March 35delegates layreaders and Evangelists from ACK Thika Diocese were empowered in the area of mission work. There has never been any other mission training in the last 15
years. This was a major breakthrough! The training introduced delegates on concepts of “The Head
of Mission”; “The Heart of Mission” and the “The Hand of Mission”. CAA was co-joined by
Kairos Ministry and Completeness Ministry.
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ISIOLO OUTREACH MISSION (30TH MARCH-5TH APRIL, 2015)
(They went out [two by two] and preached that people should repent. They drove out many demons and
anointed many sick people with oil and healed them (Mark 6:12))
An old man is being prayed for in his humble abode in the afternoon of 4 thApril. A section of missioners
sharing watermelon in anticipation of souls harvesting. In total, Christ Jesus saved 227 people within
a mission period of six days.
Missioners’ Corner
Missioner John Maganjo is in
charge of ACK St. Peter’s Waso
(Isiolo), Marsabit Diocese. His involvement in God’s works reflects
the HEAL Africa ideals. Here he
pauses with an elderly widow in
front of a house built by the congregation. Excellent work Maganjo!
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PLEASE PRAY FOR BURUNDI
Over Easter our CAA missioner, Capt. Francois Nitunga from
Burundi (here pictured) wrote to ask for prayer concerning the
coming Burundi general elections. He says:
“It is clear that the fear for possible elections related violence is now generalized in Burundi.
A division alongside those who support and those who do not support the “third” mandate of the
president is growing deeper and deeper every day.
This created a lot of panic among Burundians that things could escalate into war again.”
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Please pray for peaceful election process.
Pray for our ministry as we seek how to meaningfully play a role in contribution towards peaceful
elections.
Safe elections, without troubles whereby every Burundian will elect without intimidation.
Sustainable peace, whereby there is no longer killings, without fleeing the country during elections and after elections.
God to grant us leaders whose hearts love Burundi and Burundians.
God grant us leaders who fear the Lord and respect God, with wisdom and vision for development net those with the spirit selfishness, a president who should be a father of the entire Nation,
not for his own political parties. A president committed to the unity, forgiveness
and reconciliation of Burundi people.
CAPT.EDWIN MUGO – MARALAL
Capt. Edwin Mugo (pictured speaking to
a Samburu community) is our missioner.
He writes to say, “Currently I am serving as a parish priest in a parish known
as Suguta Marmar (Samburu Mission
Area). When I came to this parish, it had
360 Christians and for a period of one
year and a half the number has increased
to 600.” We praise God for his enabling
power in the lives of our missioners.
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MUKONO CATHEDRAL CARAVAN MISSION
Rev. Capt. Wilson Konde graduated
last year. He was immediately ordained in priesthood by his Diocese
(Mukono). He then initiated a ministry called “Caravan Ministry” to
go out and preach the Good News
of Salvation. Recently, he organized
together with his Vicar Rev.Ssengendo
a Caravan Mission that saw nine
lives saved .
Rev.Capt. Wilson Konde (captured in a walking mode) quotes Rick Warren that “The
mark of the great church is not her sitting capacity but her sending capacity.”
INCOMING ACTIVITIES (2015) FOR
YOUR PRAYERS
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GS mission envisioning in Malawi
from 29th April to 2nd May
Kairos Training in Embu to bring
church leadership from Embu Diocese and surrounding Dioceses 25th
to 29th May 2015.
Carlile College Graduation and Commissioning ceremonies taking place
on 23rd and 29th May 2015 respectively.
Church Army Africa
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