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God has been gracious to send us 16 wonderful people from Denton Bible Church to do a Kids camp at Word of Life in Ukunda. There are a little over 70 kids and camp started tonight. Please pray for the team:
  1. They will have strength and that Jet lag will not be an issue. It is very hot in Ukunda at the moment and it tends to make people tired!
  2. Pray that the power of the Gospel will be very evident as the team teaches about Jesus and that even at this very tender age the kids hearts will be quickened to love and live for Jesus!
  3. Please pray for the SERVE team also for strength as we host the Denton group in the midst of all our other classes and ministries going on at the moment. 
Enjoy the pictures and pray in anticipation of for what the Lord the will do this week - thank you so much for your continual prayer and support for our ministry and support.

The team at our home this afternoon listening to our testimony and story of God's faithfulness in our life and ministy 
Camp Counselors introducing themselves
Excited kids singing and praising God in songs and praises to King Jesus!
front View of tonight's praise and worship at Word of Life Camp 

The family at KFC - First American fast-food restaurant in Kenya! It was more of Kenyan Fried Chicken than Kentucky Fried Chicken:) 

Benjamin a few hours after he turned one year old - what a wonderful blessing from our Lord Jesus this Kid is!!

Mama and her little kids - they loved the night out with family!
Happy Thanksgiving Y'all - We thank God for you, your love and prayers for us as we SERVE our King Jesus here in Ukunda, Kenya.

Dennis, Allison, Anjela and Benjamin Omondi






]]> 2011-11-21 Dennis and Allison Word of Life Fellowship Church http://www.serve-intl.com/team/team.cfm?regid=106&username=domondi&article=3345
Many of you know that I am a Pastor at the Word of Life Fellowship Church but don't really know the story of how I became one and how this is related to what we do here. 

One of the Meetings outside of classroom setting - talking and discussing life in Ministry with the pastors and Church leaders.
SERVE is known in Kenya as a Leadership Training and Church Development ministry. Most people are familiar with the Leadership Training aspect of SERVE through BTCP/L (Bible Training Center for Pastors and Church Leaders). We have been training pastors in Kenya since 2005. 

Over and above training these men and women of God we have desired to and have gotten involved in their lives beyond the classroom. We don't do it at as often as we would love to because of lack of human resource but we do it as the Lord enables us. (PLEASE PRAY that the Lord will send workers to this harvest field) This is the arm of SERVE Kenya that deals with Church development. We have an active BTCP/L Alumni that meets every month for the purpose of mutual edification and continued learning from us their teachers, albeit informally. 

The Question that kept recurring in our dealings with the pastors and local church leaders here in Kenya was you are teaching pastors but where is your church, are you a pastor?! At first I did not have a clue why they would ask such question but later I came to realize that what they were asking was, "How are you qualified to teach pastors if you yourself are not a pastor?"
Another one of those out of Class reunions
In 2008 God provided an opportunity for me (Dennis Omondi) to become a pastor in Ukunda at the Word of Life Fellowship Church. It was a humble and hard beginning not only because I had never done this before but because I was inheriting a church that had been split and without a pastor for several years because of the former pastor's infidelity. But we have seen evidence of God's Grace and Power in the way the church has increased not only numerically (from 50 people then to almost 200 people now) but also in forgiveness, discipleship, love, giving, mutual edification just to mention but a few. 

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Dennis Omondi, Allison Omondi, Esther Karanja, Ben Warren, Martin Murigi, Godfrey Ikanda and James Muthee.
Today I look back and I realize how God used me for 4 year in training pastor with a lot of knowledge but with great naivety and ignorance as well. It is always a good thing when God reminds us that we are not all that we think we are...it keeps us humble and keeps us fully dependent on Him all the time! God has used our Church and the brothers and sisters above (that help in leading the church) to teach me very valuable lessons in life in Ministry of which I have no time or space to tell you about here - may be at another time! 

Until then, PLEASE PRAY: 
  1. That Lord will keep us humble and dependent on Him all the time - everyday!
  2. Pray that the Lord will expand His kingdom and the FAME of His Son Jesus through SERVE in Ukunda and beyond
  3. Pray for our Church to be a clear example of God Honoring, Christ Centered and Spirit led Church in our community locally and Kenya at large! 
  4. Pray for Ben, James and I as we will be teaching in 2 separate conference this coming Thursday (October 20th) in the churches of our former BTCP students. 
Thank you for keeping us in Prayer and Keeping us here through your consistent and generous financial support. 

Dennis, Allison, Anjela and Benjamin Joseph Omondi

]]> 2011-10-18 Dennis and Allison New Classes Started http://www.serve-intl.com/team/team.cfm?regid=106&username=domondi&article=3344
Dear Friends,
In the last several weeks we have been busy on our knees and on the phone working hard to recruit new student for our next BTCP/L classes. By God's grace yesterday we started two classes in both Ujamaa and Ukunda. The Ujamaa morning BTCP/L class has 8 students and the Ukunda night BTCL class has 12 students. 

Tonight another class will start in Ukunda. This is is a special Church History class for both the current and former BTCP/L students. This class will go on for the next 8 weeks!

Please pray for James (Ujamaa), Ben and I (Ukunda) as we teach these students that they will:
  1. Grow in the Knowledge and Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ 
  2. Love Jesus more when they graduate than they Love Him now
  3. Look for opportunities to teach others what they are from the Lord through the classes
This the new class yesterday after the orientation - The man on the far right (Oscar) is  Sergent  in the Kenya Police 

James introducing the class in Ujamaa 

Ben introducing the class in Ujamaa

Thank you for your continued support and prayer as we SERVE our Lord Jesus here in Mombasa. 

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