| Jobson and his ministry in the Upcountry |
| Pastor Jobson ministers in an area known as the 'Upcountry'. The upcountry is located outside of Nairobi in the mountainous region. It is one of the most beautiful places we have ever visited! |
| Farms are placed at the mountaintop with tiered farming plots below. Here they grow coffee, tea, and bananas. |
| Most travel is by foot through small winding trails along the mountain. |
| Families dwell in homes made of mud bricks. Pastor Jobson's kitchen is shown below. |
| Pastor Jobson's church - Kiangwachi (Sweet Potato) - sits at the base of a mountain. People travel down the mountain trails for many miles to attend. Here they sit on wooden benches on a mud floor. (Plastic chairs are reserved for 'special guests') |
While in Kenya, we visited many, many churches, ministering with many pastors. But none impressed us as much as Jobson did.
He has a true passion for God; a deep abiding faith; and a true love and concern for the people in the Upcountry.
During one of the services that we attended, when he began to pray it was as if the mountains shook. As he cried out, the
presence of God entered that tiny church. Within minutes, the congregation and we was joining him in travail. It was truly one of
the most powerful prayer times we have ever experienced.
The people in the Upcountry are very poor, which was evident when the offering was taken and there were many bunches of
bananas placed in the basket. They give all they have, but it is just not enough for the challenges Jobson places in his ministry, as
he is as poor as the rest of them. So you can imagine our surprise when he gave us the equivalent of $25 to sow into our
ministry. We knew what a sacrifice this was for him. He truly gave us all he had, asking for nothing in return. So since beginning
Huruma Ministries we have been sowing into his ministry, helping the church to pay off their debt for the cost of land and the
building. Through generous donations we have been able to help them in bringing down this debt, with the current remainder
being about $1,000.
We look forward to helping the precious Sweet Potato church grow in size and faith!
Note: We do not have many pictures of Pastor Jobson or the Sweet Potato Church. We are limited to those that we took when
we were there. Pastor Jobson and the church are without electricity, and his only means of communicating with us is via
computer accessed by walking to the town area. Also, he does not have a camera. Our prayer is to provide a laptop and
camera for him in the future.
He has a true passion for God; a deep abiding faith; and a true love and concern for the people in the Upcountry.
During one of the services that we attended, when he began to pray it was as if the mountains shook. As he cried out, the
presence of God entered that tiny church. Within minutes, the congregation and we was joining him in travail. It was truly one of
the most powerful prayer times we have ever experienced.
The people in the Upcountry are very poor, which was evident when the offering was taken and there were many bunches of
bananas placed in the basket. They give all they have, but it is just not enough for the challenges Jobson places in his ministry, as
he is as poor as the rest of them. So you can imagine our surprise when he gave us the equivalent of $25 to sow into our
ministry. We knew what a sacrifice this was for him. He truly gave us all he had, asking for nothing in return. So since beginning
Huruma Ministries we have been sowing into his ministry, helping the church to pay off their debt for the cost of land and the
building. Through generous donations we have been able to help them in bringing down this debt, with the current remainder
being about $1,000.
We look forward to helping the precious Sweet Potato church grow in size and faith!
Note: We do not have many pictures of Pastor Jobson or the Sweet Potato Church. We are limited to those that we took when
we were there. Pastor Jobson and the church are without electricity, and his only means of communicating with us is via
computer accessed by walking to the town area. Also, he does not have a camera. Our prayer is to provide a laptop and
camera for him in the future.
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