SERVICE IN THE CHURCH
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SOCIAL JUSTICE – JUBILEE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Kathleen Kihanya
Kathleen Kihanya – CEO of 24 Hours Africa Ltd (integrated marketing services). As a marketing professional, she recently won the MSK Lifetime award. Kathleen has served very consistently in our Jubilee Scholarship Fund ministry by helping raise funds by organizing our annual Nairobi Chapel Golf Tournament. For this we award her an Oscar. At present we have 30 children going through high school on our Jubilee scholarships, but our vision is to raise a total of 1,000 scholarships annually by the year 2015.Each scholarship for a boarder in high school costs 50,000/= per year. Kathleen is committed and passionate about this vision.
SOCIAL JUSTICE – GENEROSITY TOWARDS IDPs( INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS)
Mary Muigai
After the post election violence that rocked Kenya in January 2008, Mary Mungai joined other “Chapelites” in visiting the Mai Mahiu settlement village where we were seeking to help resettle IDP’s at the Vumilia camp. When Mary visited she was completely moved by their plight, and she started pursing different ways to help them. This included helping them start up farming activities on the property they were on, and also helping educate one of the children with severe physical and mental disability in the camp. A year ago, Mary also donated an acre of land close to the village, to give additional space for these IDP’s to farm and grow both self-sustaining and income-earning crops. She also wanted the land to be used to begin a church. Her generous and kind spirit, and her passion to resettle these who have had a hard time picking up from their difficult circumstances, is a great example of Christian compassion. For this we award her an Oscar.
PASTORAL CARE – PLUG-IN INTERNSHIP
Mbichi Mboroki
Mbichi Mboroki is a lawyer and an advocate of the High Court of Kenya. In 2010 he joined Plug-In, and it completely transformed him, giving him a new perspective about practical Christianity, especially after his evangelism and Mercy Mission experience. For his 6 month ministry internship, he was assigned to lead a group in ministering to the prisoners at the Short-term prison near Chapel (at Jamuhuri Park). His internship service has been exemplary, and the impact on the prisoners amazing, for which we give him an Oscar. Many of the released former prisoners now look on Nairobi Chapel as their church because of the work Mbichi and his team is doing there. This year we have therefore assigned 2 church planting Pastoral Trainees to begin a Sunday service there, and to help reintegrate the former prisoners back into society. Mbichi and his wife Lois also lead a dynamic E-group that meets every Sunday in their home.
SERVICE IN USHERING
Rose Mwarania
Rose Mwarania has been a faithful, Sunday-by-Sunday usher with us since September 2007! Rose, a Certified Public Account (CPA) by training, runs her own business. Rose is also a widow and is blessed with two children aged twenty one and eighteen. Rose did Plug-in Season 2, 2009 and this was an awesome experience for her. After Plug In, her plug in group became an E- groups and this has been such a source of support for her in her walk with God and in the various challenges that life often throws at her. Rose is passionate about reaching people and serves as an usher with an unmistakable smile and warmth. For her faithful ministry, we award her an Oscar.
George Kogolla
George Kogolla – though trained as a chemist, George decided to change careers and work with the poor. He is the Executive Director of Carolina For Kibera (CFK), a University of North Carolina NGO seeking to improve the lives of people in Kibera. He has served faithfully in the hospitality ministry here as the Assistant Head of our Ushering Team, for which we award him an Oscar.
QUEST (CHILDREN’S MINISTRY)
Jack
Teacher Jack has an infectious passion for children and has been involved in children’s work since 2004. He has served in our Quest ministry faithfully for this long period of time, both teaching and leading the children in worship, for which we award him an Oscar. Jack is a missionary with International Teams working among refugee children all over Kenya.
Jacqueline Nyaga
Jackie works with Faulu Kenya, a microfinance organization, as the Human Resource Manager. She is very passionate about impacting lives through Leadership development, training and mentoring. Jackie has been serving as a deeply committed volunteer in our Children’s Quest ministry for the last 2 years, helping set standards and interact with the parents & teachers, for which we award her an Oscar.
Rose Waigwa
Rose worked as a school teacher for many years before retirement. Her passion has always been children. For the last 6 years she has faithfully served in our Sunday School Quest ministry, not just teaching a class, but also preparing our children for baptism. We give her recognition today, and an Oscar Award for this dedicated, long-term, faithful service among us. Her heart’s desire over the years has been to see children make a commitment for Christ when they are still young.
INTERCESSORY PRAYER
Cynthia Labi
Cynthia Labi joined us at Nairobi Chapel when she and her family came to Kenya to work with World Vision International. One of the things that she and her husband Kwame asked of the Lord, as confirmation that they were to move to Kenya, was that they find a Church within the first week of their arrival to Nairobi – a Church that they could call “home” and nurture their children in. They arrived in Nairobi very early on a Sunday morning and that very morning attended Nairobi Chapel. They immediately felt at home and have fellowshipped with us ever since. Cynthia has faithfully ministered in our Prayer Intercessors Ministry- for which we give her an Oscar, and she testifies to the impact these ministries have had on her life and on her family.
Catherine Kibera
Catherine is a teacher at St. Christopher’s School. She graduated from ‘Plug In’ in 2009 and she did her ministry internship with the Prayer ministry. Over the years we have prayed that God would raise in our midst a keener involvement in personal and corporate prayer. Catherine has been a faithful intercessor going beyond the call of duty to support our prayer efforts and for this we award her an Oscar.
Andrew Macharia
Andrew Macharia is a trained hotelier and is currently working as a lecturer In the Business Administration department at the Kenya Utalii College. He is also a consultant in his field of specialization. Together with his wife Jane, they have known the Lord for many years and have served within the church in different capacities. Upon graduation from Plug- In in 2009, Andrew has served faithfully as a prayer intercessor and also as a ministry armor-bearer to our Senior Pastor. We celebrate his humility in service and his consistency and faithfulness and for this we give Him the Oscar award.
E-GROUP LEADERSHIP
Linda & Mwania Masyuko
Mwania and Linda joined the Nairobi Chapel in 2006. They have been leading the Kileleshwa E-group for the past two years. Their dedication to the group, to shepherding and care for their members, and to standing alongside people in their time of crisis has been exemplary, for which we give them an Oscar. It is interesting to note that they are both “pastor’s kids”, their parents being ordained ministers.
Rosemary Momanyi
Rosemary Momanyi is the Group Head of Innovation at her organization, after a decade of global experience, including in USA, where she has worked with Fortune 500 companies. Rosemary confesses that the grace of God has been the biggest reason for her accomplishments. She serves here at church as an E-group leader for iMPRINT E-group on Riara Road, and does so with passion, dedication and excellence, for which we give her an Oscar.
WORSHIP TEAM
Lenny Muruli
Lenny has been a great and committed member of the worship team, combining immense skill with a gentle, teachable heart. He has served with faithful dedication to the team, and set an example of faithfulness to time-keeping, consistency and joyful followership for which we give him an Oscar. Even though he is an accomplished musician and probably one of the best lead guitarists in Kenya, Lenny has made a great sacrifice to honour God by choosing to devote his gift solely to playing gospel music that glorifies and worships God alone. Lenny serves the wider church by training and mentoring other church musicians in Guitar, Keyboard, Drums and the Bass. We celebrate his commitment and positive attitude towards service here at Nairobi Chapel.
Jacqui Lauber
Jacqui served as a Children’s Pastor before joining us here at Nairobi Chapel, where she now serves as a worship team member. We celebrate Jacqui’s team spirit and commitment to the worship team, and her immense desire to see people experience God. Jacqui has offered great support to the leadership of this department, being a constant encourager to the leadership and also a keen lookout for the welfare of other members of the team for which we give her an Oscar. Thank you Jacqui for your openness to exercise your leadership gift on the worship team.
PLUG IN
James Ng'ang'a
James Nganga has worked as a taxman with the Kenya Revenue Authority for the past 20 years.James and his family ‘plugged in’ in January 2009 and this experience steered them into being actively involved in ministry here at Nairobi Chapel. After their ministry internship as Plug In facilitators, James has facilitated Plug In every season since and has discipled and lead many to Christ. For this we give him an Oscar.
PASTORAL CARE
Meoli Kashoda
Meoli is a telecommunications engineer and teaches information systems at USIU. He started attending the Nairobi Chapel in 1995 and recommitted his life to Christ in 2003. He plugged-in in August 2009 and has served in the Rumba marriage ministry. He is passionate about mentoring young adults, parenting, strengthening marriage and we celebrate his commitment. For this we award him an Oscar. Meoli Kashorda is married to Christine and they have three children.
SERVICE IN COMMUNITY
HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE
Florence Jaoko
Florence Simbiri-Jaoko is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She is a graduate of the Kenya School of Law where she won the Humphrey Slade Award for best student in Professional Ethics. Previously Flo was a lecturer at the University of Nairobi and the Kenya School of Law and also served as a Magistrate and a Principal Deputy Registrar of the High Court of Kenya. She currently chairs The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. Florence has stood solidly for the cause of justice, driven by her Christian convictions and determined to honor the Lord – for which we give her an Oscar.
DISCIPLESHIP IN THE MARKET PLACE
Wakonyo Igeria
Wakonyo Igeria is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a Commissioner of Oaths and Notary Public. She is also a Certified Public Secretary and currently the Company Secretary and the Head of the Legal Services at the Consolidated Bank of Kenya. Wakonyo is also the Visionary behind “Grow House Foundation” which is a mentorship program for young adults In their quest to walk into their fullest potential while glorifying God. She is passionate about discipling young adults, for which we give her an Oscar.
RELIEF FOR THE POOR
JP Ndagijiamana
JP works as the Africa Regional Director with World Relief, Kenya. World Relief is an NGO whose mission is to empower the local church to serve the most vulnerable in the society. They work in different regions in the world impacting society with the love of Christ through partnership with local churches. And some of this work is in the world’s most volatile and difficult areas. During the 2008 clashes, World Relief stood alongside the Chapel in serving those who camped at the showground and who were in need of shelter and provision. His work and leadership has touched many, many lives in Kenya and the neighboring countries, and has brought great glory to God, for which we give him an Oscar.
FIGHTING CORRUPTION
Mr. O’kongo O’Mogeni is a lawyer by profession, running his own legal firm, but is also the present Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC). Prior to this he also served as the National Chairman of Law Society of Kenya. He is also the Chairman of the Law Centre, an NGO for the protection of the rights of children. O’kongo and his family have been members of Nairobi Chapel for the last 5 years. His fight in support of the rule of law, and against impunity and corruption has been an honor to Christ, for which we give him an Oscar.
THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION
Dr. Douglas Carew
Dr. Carew is the Vice Chancellor of The Africa International University (AIU), of which Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (NEGST) is an affiliate collage. Dr. Carew, an alumnus of NEGST, completed his Ph. D in Old Testament studies from Trinity International University in 2002, before coming back to subsequently serve as the Vice Chancellor of the then collage, now University. After 12 years of battle, AIU has just been awarded accreditation, and expects to be issued with its charter at a presidential ceremony to be held soon. We celebrate Dr. Carew’s leadership at NEGST/AIU because this collage has shaped and impacted African Christianity profoundly through training of many, many Africa-wide church leaders. Many of our pastors in the Nairobi Chapel association of churches are graduates of NEGST. We honor Dr.Carew for the work he is doing to the glory of God.
DIPLOMAT
Ambassador Josephine Gaita
Ambassador Josephine Gaita is a career diplomat having graduated with an MA (Political Science) from University of Delhi and a Diploma in International Relations from University of Nairobi. She has worked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1983 in different capacities and is currently the Kenya Ambassador to Italy and Permanent Representative to FAO, WFP and IFAD and accredited to Poland, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and Malta. We celebrate Ambassador Josephine who through the different leadership positions she has held, has exemplified Christ likeness and chosen to conduct herself as a Christian. For this we award her an Oscar. We know that as she represents her Country as an Ambassador, she represents Christ.
YOUTH DISCIPLESHIP
Mike Mutungi
Michael Muthike Mutungi is the Founder and Chief Executive of I Choose Life – Africa. He has been at the helm of the organization since its inception in 2000 and has led it from a small outreach group on campus at the University of Nairobi to one of the leading Non Governmental Organizations reaching youth in Kenya. He is driven by a passion to make a difference towards an AIDs-free Africa and to empower the youth. Mike’s passion is to empower the youth and develop young leaders for which we give him an Oscar. Mike has been a member of Nairobi Chapel for the past 10 years. He serves at Xppressions (Youth ministry) where he is in the preaching team and is also a member of the Ngumo E-group.
CORPORATE LEADER
Eddie Njoroge
Eddie Njoroge is the Managing Director and CEO of KENGEN. This is a company involved in the large scale development and operation of hydroelectric and geothermal power stations. The Company was listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange in 2006 and is now 30 percent privately owned and 70 percent Government owned. Eddie graduated from Plug In here at the Chapel in 2010 season I and was completely transformed through the experience. He went on to lead other executives through Plug In by facilitating the CBD in Season III. Eddie is passionate about leading from a Christian platform and we celebrate his strong unapologetic stand for Christ In corporate Kenya. For this we give him an Oscar.
