If you are planning to go on the mission trip to Kenya in June 2010, here are a few things that you will need to do. Apostle George is planning the activities for us. He will also try and secure the best rates for our travel.

1. If U.S. citizens do not have a passport, you will need to get one. As they are good for ten years, you may have to renew the one that you already have. To apply for a passport or renew the one that you have, you can complete an application online or download one here: As it takes about six weeks to issue a passport, I woould recommend that you apply now. Please make a goal to have your passport by the first week of March 2010.

If you are traveling from another country, you will have to go to your government office for instructions on how to secure a passport.

2. You will also need a VISA, and U.S. residents and some other countries will be able to secure one upon arrival in Kenya for $50.00 If you apply here in the U.S., the fee is $140.00. The people in Pakistan, Phillipines, and Jamaica will have to apply in their own country before they travel to Kenya. It would be a good idea to begin that process now.

3. You will need immunizations. Therefore, you will have to contact you state health department for places where you can receive the immunizations. It takes about four months to complete the immunization process. Please begin this process now so that you will be ready by April 30. Once this is completed, we will make our travel arrangements, i.e. book the flight. It will cost about $2500 one way, but Apostle George will get us a good rate. We will be travelling to Nairobe and Apostle George will pick us up at the airport. I will notify you about accomodations when we book the flight.

4. Please include enough money to contribute toward a gift for Apostle George, Apostle Joshua, Johnstone Sikulu Wanjala, and the widows and orphans. I am thinking about sewing machines for the widows.

5. If you are undecided about going, here is a video which might help you to make up your mind.

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I had an interesting revelation about the story of David and Goliath. I had been doing some research into a mission trip to Kenya. Life in Kenya is so different than the United States. I was amazed to learn that the little boys tend to the cattle and they learn how to fight off wild animals so that the herd will not be devoured. What courage these young boys develop at such a young age!

As I was read the story, suddenly the story of David and Goliath came to life. It was no wonder that David was able to slay Goliath. This has taught me that in order to overcome fears, we have to confront them early and often. As we do, we can overcome they enemy. As we walk with Jesus and stay in a relationship with him we will have power to overcome.

Jesus equips us to do ministry by tapping into his mighty power and anointing, We have nothing to fear when we connect with him. I expereinced this when I spent several months witnessing in a nearby city. Most of the people that I encountered accepted Jesus into their hearts. By allowing the Holy Spirit to lead and guide me, I encountered the people that God was calling to be saved. They willingly accepted Christ. The Lord’s presence was so strong that they could not say “no.”

I am looking forward to leading more souls to Christ when I go to Kenya in June. It is always a pleasure to serve the Lord. I am looking for sponsors for the group and would welcome anyone who would like to support this ministry. You can purchase advertising on my website for one year and the money will be used to travel to Knya and support the ministries of orphans and widows.

There is also a link at the bottom of the page to purchase a computer program which teaches the Gospel to new Christians. You can spread the Gospel with this tool! Let all of your friends know about our mission. So far we have thirteen people who will be going on the trip from various parts of the world. It should be interesting! As we get closer and closer to the date, the enemy will be defeated. We will be victorious in Kenya.

Why is it that Christians still struggle with finances after a number of years of being Christians? We expect our lives to be better now that we have entered into fellowship with the Lord, but some things don’t change for Christians.

This seems to be a hindrance when trying to minister to the lost. Family and friends see the lives of their Christian friends and famiily members and see that things have not changed for them. This is challenging. Some Christians may not be applying the word to their lives. There are many Christians who do not know what their gifts, talents, and skills are and if they do, they do not know how to use them.

Many Christians make the mistake of not practicing or developing the talent or skill. Being strong in the Lord involves being an expert in the talent. This gives the Christians authority when trying to transact business. Since Jesus is the authority, the light of Jesus will shine through when the Christian is practicing and developing the talent.

Chritians cannot make the mistake of letting the talent lie dormant because that is not doing him any good. The talent must be used. Also, just because the Christian has talent in a specific are does not mean that he does not need additional training and education. We have to continually grow in our talents because then we will change from glory to glory. The lost will see our good works and ” our Father who is in heaven.”

Many Christians do not know what their gifts are and this is when they have to go to God in prayer for a revelation of the gifts. After a time, God will speak to the Christians who are not using their gifts. When they hear him speak, it is advisable to listen and respond. God gives us gifts so that we can build up his kingdom. He gives us talents so that we can ean a living.

The International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences says that a “talent generally refers to particular potentials.” It is something that could run in the family. It reveals itself in childhood and if the mother or father is aware of it, she/he will help the child to develop it. But notice that it says it is a potential. That is it will not be beneficial to the person unless it is developed.

The longer you work with a talent and develop it, the more money you will earn. So, think back to the talent that you developed as a child. If you have not used it in awhile, begin to use it again. Don’t continue to let it lie dormant. Perhaps you can teach it to someone else. Use the talent to earn money and use the gift to build God’s kingdom. Together, they will help you become prosperous.

We have had an overwhelming response to the request for pen pals. There are several schools all over the U.S. who have expressed an interest. To date, we have matched close to 300 students in three days! The students and teachers are all excited about having a pen pal to write letters. This is an indication that God is doing something very wonderful in the lives of these students.

I am grateful for what God is doing, as these orphans are so in need of friendship. God cares s much about children. We are hoping for a great testimony to come out of this. Thses orphans are also in need of food, clothing, and payment of medical expenses and any donations would be greatly appreciated. You can go to : River of Revival Ministeries to make your donations.

The Prospering Christians are planning a mission trip to Kenya this summer and if anyone is interested in attending, please leave a comment. We will be staying for 7-12 days and as soon as we have definite plans, we will notify you. If Christians want to prosper, we must use the gifts and talents God has given us. There will be opportunities to minister to the children, the widows, and the men, as well as evangelism and worship. The widows need help in learning how to locate jobs and managing money. If you are gifted in any of these areas, we want to hear from you.

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We are seeking inner city schools and churches who would like to participate in the Mustard Seed Pen Pal Program. So far, we have two schools in Rhode Island who have agreed to participate. This is meant to be a program of enrichment for the participates in the program. both in the U.S. and in Kenya. We are targeting students who are at risk for the various social problems.

It is amazing that the numbers of homeless people in the United States and Kenya are nearly equal. Kenya’s orphan population is expected to reach 1.9 million in 2010, while the U.S. has 1.5 million homeless children. This number is expected to rise in the next two years. This just shows us how many opportunities that we have as Christians to show someone the light of Jesus. Many people in the U.S. have been affected by the economic crisis and the orphans in Kenya have been traumatized by the HIV/AIDS virus and the effects on their families.

Jesus said in Matthew 26:11 (NIV) “The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me.” There will always be opportunities to minister to the poor. These situations in Kenya and the U.S. are opportunities to use gifts of mercy, evangelism, helps, generosity, preaching, teaching, worship, and many of the other gifts.

Jesus said in Matthew 6:33, “But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.” If you are lacking things in your life, unable to make ends meet, then ministering to the poor will help you. God promises to bless his people when they help the poor. The Prospering Christians are planning a trip to Kenya in 2010. If you would like to attend, visit and join our group page for more information.

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Being a pen pal for free to an orphan can enrich your child, as well as the orphan. By sharing interesting things about their life and their city or town, they can improve their writing skills while learning about another culture. The Prospering Christians and Gail Cavanaugh’s Business Solutions are hosting an event in Newport, RI where children can sign up to be pen pals to orphans in Kenya, a country in Africa.

If not able to attend, please go the the “Save Orphans and Widows of Kenya” group on Face Book and choose an orphan. Then visit my Newsletter for Pen Pal Guidelines. On the contact form, indicate the name of your pen pal. I will confirm your choice and give futher instructions. Follow the directions on the pen pal guidellines for sending the letter.

If you wish to advertise your website or business for a donation, please visit the Newsletter on Gail Cavanaugh;s Business Solutions’ website.

The orphans in this pen pal program live in Kitale and Kisimii, Kenya and are members of churches under the leadership of Aposptle George Osignario and Apostle Joshua. They are in need of food, shelter, and clothing as well as frienship. Some need money to pay for an education. They are required to learn English and would benefit from this program.

The Prospering Christians are holding an event in Newport, Rhode Island to benefit the orphans and widows in Kenya. The Children’s Christmas Gala will be held on December 13, 2009 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the George Martin Recreation Center, 35 Golden Hill Street, Newport, RI. Children will make angels, decorate cookies, sing Christmas Carols, design Christmas Cards and write to pen pals which they will choose on the day of this event. Donations are accepted and donors receive free advertising on my website. Parents can choose to sponsor a child for $30.00 per month.

This is a joint effort with Johnstone Sikulu Wajala of the SIMA Communitty Based Organization and Apostle George Morara Onsarigo of the in Kitali, Kenya where 185 orphans and many widows receiving help. The African country of Kenya has suffered from the devastating HIV/AIDS virus. The proceeds will be used to provide food, shelter, and clothing for the orphans through both of these organizations.

The Prospering Christians currently has over 400 members and we welcome more as we minister to the orphans and widows. Join us on Face Book and invite your friends and family. Maybe we will see you in Newport at the event.

The Lord calls us to “oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt.” He then promises, “then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.” (Jeremiah 7:6,7 KJV). That’s a long time! We can follow this command by using our gifts to further this cause. Some may not be called to personally visit the orphans and widows, but we can do thisngs from afar to help give them a better life.

For instance, you can encourage your employer to donate to the cause, offer prayers for the widows and orphans, or encourage your children to be a pen pal to the orphans. This will develop their character and let the orphans know that someone cares. There are 185 orphans who would like to receive a pen pal that they can write to and receive letters as well. I encourage you to pray and ask the Lord how he wants you to be involved.

You can participate in one of four ways:

1. You can make a donation by writing out a check to Johnstone Sikulu Wanjala, Program Coordinator, Sima Community Based Organization
PO BOX 1691, Kitale 30200 Kenya.

2. If you would like to sponsor an orphan, you can mail your donation to:
http://www.riremii.co.cc/ and click onto “Feed an Orphan” for details on where to mail your payment.

3. If you would like to support the gala, you can advertise on my website and send you donation to me. Let me know how much you would like to donate and I will send an invoice from Pay Pal.

4. If you would like your child to be a pen pal – for free – please e-mail me her name. You can go to the:”Save the Orphans and Widows in Kenya” group on Face Book to choose an orphan. Then e-mail me for writing guidelines and address.

Blessings!

Jesus promises in John 10:10 that he came to give us the abundant life. He came so that we could overcome the forces which keep us from using our gifts, talents, and skills so that we can prosper.

Many of us have developed bad habits which prevent us from perfoming our jobs with excellence. Once we become aware that we have a bad habit, the we can seek the help from the Lord to overcome it.

Overcoming the habit requires crucifying the flesh so that we can walk in the Spirit, according to Galatians 5:24. When we walk in the Spirit, then we can do the things that we can do. We walk in bondage to the bad habits, and if we are really slaves to the bad habit, we have not made Jesus the Lord of our lives. When jesus becomes Lord, then we can worship Him and enjoy fellowship with Him.

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God has promised us that if we do certain things, he will prosper us. It is not a right. There are three things that we as Christians must do in order to prosper: 1- Read the Word day and night. Joshua 1:8 says,”This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therin day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and thou shalt have good success.”

Today, we have more than the law. We also have the prophets and the New Testament. Even so, this verse and command still applies to us. Reading the word daily will strengthen you, give you wisdom, and help you to overcome the schemes of Satan.

2- Tithe and give to those in need. Tithing insures there will be “meat in mine house.” Malachi 3:10 (KJV).The “meat” is the word and the lessons that we learn through the sermons in church. These serve to give more light and explanation of what we read in the Bible. By tithing, we are showing that we have a love for the Lord.

By giving, we show that we care about those who are in need and God promises that we will have enough for our needs. 2 Corintians 9:7,8 (KJV) “Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.” And God is able to make all grace abound toward you: that ye having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.”

3- Build God’s kingdom. Matthew 6:33 (KJV) – Jesus commanded -”Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.” Thsi is a promise of prosperity , if we will build God’s kingdom. We can do that by using our gifts to bring God’s message to the unsaved and to serve those who are suffering or who are in need.

Even in this economic climate, God can bring us into prosperity if we abide by His word. With God all things are possible!

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When God gave the ancient Israelites the Ten Commandments, the first one was to have no other gods before our God. Exodus 20:2,3 (KJV) states “I am the Lord, thy God which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other Gods before me.”

The bondage that God was referring to was the years of slavery that the Israelites experienced under the Egyptians for worshipping false Gods. These verses are still relevant today, as we find ourselves in an economic crisis because of the way we and the financial institutions have handled our money and neglected to praise and thank God.

As Chrisitans, we cannot leave God out of our everyday lives, but we should strive to remember to worship and praise Him often for the great work that He does. Some people choose to acquire money and possesions without thanking God or giving Him the glory for having received these things. That is when we fall into trouble and find ourselves losing those things because we have not praised God.

When we forget God, then our affection goes to the objects that we acquire and not to God. This angers God and it is considered idolatry. This is the very same thing that the prophets spoke about in the Old Testament. The same things about which God warned the Israelites occur today. People seek to acquire possesions – new cars, homes, clothes, appliances, clothing, computer products, without thanking God nor praising him.

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Jesus spoke about worshipping God in the book of John 4:23 (KJV), “For the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”

God created us so that we could have a relationship with Him. We are here for His glory and not our own. Everything must be done for the glory of God and if it is not, then we should not have it in our possession. It is true, there is grace if we sin, but we should give honor and glory to God out of our reverence for Him.

Jesus spoke about his relationship with God and acknowledged that his power came from God in the Book of John. He was very careful to point out that he was “not here on my own”, John 7:28 (KJV), that he was “not seeking glory for myself”, John 8:50, that he “did nothing on my own”, John 8:28, and that his “teaching is not my own, John 7:16. By the same token, we must be careful to give God glory for the good works that we do because he is working through us.

When we do not give God the glory, our enemies come upon us. Davis spoke about this in many of the Psalms, specifically, Psalm 18:3 (KJV), “I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies.” Praising God will keep the enemies away.

In conclusion, we must remember to praise God and worship Him only each and every day as well as to thank Him for what He gives us.

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