Kenya 2024 - Glory Mission

A joint mission with the Evangelistic Medical Missions Abroad 

 (There is a slide show at the bottom of the page)

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12

The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land (Is 58v 11a)

Dan Holland writes:

(The team (Dr Tony Males, Dr Debbie, nurse Florence and Dan Holland)

A warm welcome (karibu sana) embraced us again in Nairobi as we flew in together on the 26th Jan. We picked up where we left off last time with the hospitality and friendship shared freely by Pastor James, pastor Margaret and their family and church. It was wonderful to be re-united with such warm ‘fellowship in the gospel’.
 

Church services and seminars

 
The first Saturday we were introduced at Deliverance Church Dagoretti junction. I gave an hour’s seminar on prophecy. Then together as a team we anointed and prayed for all the congregation. On Sunday we all went to different churches where the worship and welcome was in true Kenyan style, what impressed me was how many children were in the congregation. We visited several churches through the trip and without exception our messages were welcomed with faith and prayer received by most of the congregation. Two hours was the shortest service!
 

Assemblies

 
Assemblies in Kenya are joyous affairs, the children are vibrant and open, and the teachers encourage us to take our freedom and share the gospel. Tony entertained them with ‘magic’ tricks to explain the trinity and Debbie and Florence enacted the parable of building on the rock with the help of the children. I shared about Daniel and the lion’s den using my new Kenyan carved lion. From early morning to afternoon in a big tent, we always got more from the children than we gave to them. A highlight was praying for 30 children who wanted to receive anointing for evangelism. I was particularly struck by how much scripture the children have memorised.
 

Evening crusades

 
We conducted evening crusades in Rosegate, Dagoretti junction and finally in pastor James home village Kinamba. They are exuberant affairs with an hour of lively worship and dance before we are invited to share and bring a gospel message. Although one of the crusades was in a slum area we never felt in any danger and enjoyed great freedom to preach the gospel. There was dancing, colour, sweets and tracts given out; much gospel seed was scattered and we trust God to water this seed.
 
It was an exceptional mission, God kept us all in health and we continued to build Kingdom relationships for the future. We plan to take a full team back in 2025. But there’s more….
 

Medical Camps

 
Dr Tony Males writes:
(Tony is a Trustee of TFM as well as serving with EMMA)
My preparations for the Kenya mission included recruiting fellow health professionals GP Dr Debbie Edwards (UK), Nurse Florence Aku (UK) and Dentist Dr Shadrack Kaelo (Kenya), sending evidence of their respective qualifications and registration to the County Ministries of Health, and helping to draw up a list of drugs, medical equipment and consumables that would be needed in the "medical camps" or pop-up clinics. 
 
When we arrived in Nairobi, Pastor James arranged for a group of clinicians from the local hospital (clinical officers and nurses) to meet us at the church building in Rosegate. We agreed on a system of patient registration and flow, such that we avoided crowding and bottlenecks as the various doctors and nurses assessed, examined, advised and dispensed medication to people from the local community. Over two days in Rosegate we estimated that 400 patients were seen, some of them by more than one clinician, resulting in about 500 consultations.
 
We went through a similar process in rural Kinamba, where the UK team was joined by a half-dozen or so clinical officers and nurses from Ndindika Health Centre as well many volunteers from the host church. The "camp" was for just one day, and we anticipated a big crowd! We registered about 280 patients and the feedback from all concerned was very positive.
 
Common health complaints were work-related aches and pains, indigestion, respiratory infections, skin complaints and eye problems - either irritation from the elements, or visual problems such as difficulty reading or seeing the school blackboard. It was so rewarding to be able to give pairs of reading glasses to people who were starting to feel their age!
 
Many people felt safe opening up about their emotional, social and spiritual problems, and it was so helpful to have Dan on the clinic team who looked out for opportunities to pray for people's situations. Truly holistic care using our various gifts and skills!