Wednesday: Gatunguru Planning for Holiday Bible Camp Dec. 30-Jan. 3

Bernard and I left the Westwood Hotel, Nyeri, headed to meet with Pastor Peter and the Gatunguru Holiday Bible Camp team to finalize and go over the plans for the December 30-January 3 camp.   When we arrived at Gatunguru we were met by Pastor Peter’s mom.    She did not wait for a picture to capture how much she and Peter look alike.  

Peter showed us the current phase of construction and the newly completed Bible School (Educational) Building.   The Gatunguru Bible School now has 13 who are participating—local pastors and church leaders.   He also went over the planned construction.   

 

 

We got down to the business at hand of finalizing plans for the Holiday Bible Camp.   At first, the Gatunguru team said that the camp would have 150.   Two years ago, we were told 100 maximum and we ended up with almost 300.   So, they began to count just the church children and youth.   There are 150 children and 60 teenagers who attend the area churches.   That gave us 210.  All are expected to participate.   They also want to open it up to area children.   Peter said, “if we open it up to all the community there will be 600.”   This is a real struggle of how to handle this.   November 2011 we had to turn away over 300 children.   The answer the Gatunguru team came up with is that everyone who comes on opening day, Monday, December 30 is in.  After Monday, they will close the registration of new children.   After listening to them, I think we will plan for around 300.   WE NEED HELP! 

The Holiday Bible Camp is an exciting and very effective ministry for the church.   The Teleios Ministry/Gatunguru partnership has three objectives: 1. To disciple children and teenagers as followers of Jesus Christ and to reach out to others in Him.  2. To train church children’s leaders so that they can do their on Bible camps in the future.  This year a group from other churches is coming to see how a Bible Camp is done.  3. To enhance the unity among the churches of the Gatunguru area that have been started by the church. 

This has been one of the most effective partnership models for Teleios Ministry and our Kenyan partner, Bernard Kabaru Mwangi.   Jesus said, “look at the fields they are white to harvest.  Pray to the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into the field.”    Join us in prayer for those serving in Gatunguru at the end of this year.  

The children in the picture are having lunch breakfast at the Gatunguru church kindergarten. 

Gatunguru is in the heart of tea growing area.   The setting is beautiful with the green tea fields, banana trees, and mango trees.   Included is a picture of downtown Gatunguru.