KARIBU SANA PASTOR KABIBI

You've seen him around when you've gone to sign in your child into Sunday School. Or seen his face infectious smile as you came to search last week. Meet Pastor Kabibi, who's joined our staff as a Children's Ministry Director under Pastor Bea.

Pastor Kabibi accepted the Lord at the age of 11. In his teenage years he was discipled by the Navigators. He is a graduate of Kenyatta University (B.Ed. Fine Arts) and NEGST (M.Div. Biblical Studies). He is about the most gifted Children's pastor you could come across, with a very clear love for the little ones. He has also a passion to impact others, and to enable people to find their purpose and actualize their potential for Christ. He is called to children's work after a lot of prayer and community.

Before coming to Nairobi Chapel Pastor Kabibi served as a Lead Pastor at Karen Community Church (KCC) for four years. At the end of that time he felt led to seek a post in a church where he could engage with the children's ministry once more. He joined us at the beginning of this month with the blessings of KCC.

Having come to Christ as a child he feels that the greatest window of opportunity to win people to faith is in the early formative years between 6 & 18 years. His work will involve overseeing the Sunday School ministry, training teachers, teaching Parenting classes, running our children's camps, and assisting in outreach to children in schools and estates. He will also lend capacity to pastor Bea and support her as she pursues the goal of reaching 5,000 non-Sunday School children for Christ year. Pastor Bea will also take on the additional responsibility of providing pastoral care to our adult congregation, and to running the Women's Ministry in the church.

Pastor Kabibi is married to Wanjiru, a teacher at Rusinga School; and they are blessed wit two daughters, Wairimu (13) and Wamaitha (6).

This month’s preaching series – The Art of being an Armor Bearer

• The heart of an armor bearer
  
• The task of an armor bearer
  
• The challenges of an armor bearer
  
• The rewards of an armor bearer
  Preacher: Pastor Janet Mutinda

Four children gave their lives to Christ last Sunday - praise God for bringing them to faith in himself. Pray that they would grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord. Pray for more children to give their lives to Christ - we are praying for our numbers to increase 500 children.

Pray for the marriage enrichment retreat which is coming up in a few weeks time. The retreat, set in a relaxed atmosphere is meant to strengthen the marriage union, to remind couples of their vows to each other. Our vision for the marriages in this church is that they would be the foundations of discipleship for their entire family, regardless of age. Pray that this retreat would strengthen all the couples that attend. Pray also for those couples who will not be able to attend the retreat that they too will find ways of growing in their commitment to one another and strengthening their families.

Pray for the staff team. There is a lot of administrative and leadership work going on in our regular ministries with children, youth, Ekklesias, pastoral care, social justice ministries and Sunday services. Pray for focus, team work, diligence and excellence in all that we do. Ask the Lord that he would protect our time, that we would use it wisely. Pray that we would continually be refreshed, and will keep walking with the Lord so that we may serve of the abundance of his blessing in our lives. Pray that the Lord would also provide all that we need to serve him, and also for our personal needs.

Benevolence: The reality of the sociaty that we live in is that we will always have the poor in our midst. Brothers and sisters in need of clothing, food and shelter. Do you have clothes you or your children no longer use? Or you can include an extra packet of dry food such as rice, grains and flour in your monthly shopping that can be distributed to meet these needs among us. Look out for the food bin.

Children’s Baptism will be on 1st of April at 1pm, after the service. Venue will be the Impala swimming pool.

Good Friday Service: Join us on 6th April, at 11am for a Good Friday family service to commemorate the crucifixion of our Lord.

Relocation Prayer Saturaday on 14th April, 9am: Let us all gather at our Jamhuri property to pray over the land and the upcoming relocation.

Weekly Prayer Meeting; at the tent every Wednesday 5:30-6.30 pm. Please come and pray over the ministry of Nairobi Chapel.

Parenting Class; starts 27th May and runs until 29th July, every Sunday, 3 - 5 pm, at Paresia Center. This class is for new parents, of those with kids below the age of 10 years. Register now at the Information Table or by sending an SMS of your name and details to 0721473867.

PMCC Class: Every Sunday, from 27th May to 29th July at 3-5pm, for those intending to get married within the next 6 months. Sign up now. The next class after this one will run from September 16th to Nov 25th.

Admin & Finance Manager: We are still looking for a person to fill this post. We have lowered required benchmark to age 33 yrs. Please see necessary qualifications at Notive Board or Information Desk. We would love to have one of our own members fill the post. The pay is attractive.

Good Friday Lunch: Are you new to Kenya, would like to settle here at the Chapel but are looking for a way to connect with Kenyans and make new friends? You are invited to a special Easter Lunch at the Senior Pastor's house on Good Friday, 12:30 to late afternoon. This is a "Feeling Free" (casual) fun lunch. Come sample Kenyan Nyama Choma, and the pastor's special "Pork Choma". Please send RSVP to Pastor Oscar's Assistant, Maggie, by Friday 30th March. Cell no is 0721473867.

Wedding banns: Loise Mathati ans Alan Gichuhi are getting married on 7th April, at Nairobi Academy, 10:30 am. Josh Kikuvi and Faith Ndunge will be married on 14th April 2007, at Loreto convent Valley Road. If you have any legal reason why these two couples should not be joined in holy matrimony, please contact us.

Welcome to the "Re-imagining City Conference" organized by Church Army in partnership with several churches, including Nairobi Chapel. Delegates and speakers will come from all over Africa, America and Europe. The purpose is to re-invision how to do ministry in cities in the context of changing demographics and needs. Pastor Oscar will be one of the key conference speakers. Don't miss out. Dates are 23rd-25th April 2007, from 8.30-4.30pm: Costs is Kshs. 1,500 if ou register by Friday the 30th March and Kshs 2,000 thereafter. The money will cover meals and conference materials. Register at the Information Desk.