Meet the Class of 2014

We know you all would love to get to know each of our new students, so we asked them to write their name, where they are located, what their ministry is and why they are passionate about it…

Paul Juma Wanjira

Kawangware, Nairobi

“I am a leader both in church and small groups and am involved in the administration of the church. My passion is to become a pastor because I feel like I have a heart of sympathy.”

 

Lydia Muthoni Wachira

Isiolo

Missionary

“I am passionate about reaching the unreached community who have not yet known about Jesus Christ.”

 

Tonny Gobanga

Nairobi

“My wife and I pastor a church called Stones to Rubies Ministries. Our calling is to rebuilding, restoration and renewal based on Isaiah 61:4.

Our core ministry in marriage and we call it “Beyond I Do…” We do premarital and marital counseling as well as prepare singles for dating and to focus more on marriage as opposed to the wedding day. We have written a book to that effect, “Beyond I do…It’s more than just words.”

I’m passionate about marriage because it is the nucleus of the church and the cohesive fabric of the society and a healthy marriage will result in a fruitful family and translate into a strong church.”

Raisi Matthew Leisioro

Marsabit, Laisamis

Nursery/Pre-primary teacher

“I have a call to spread the gospel to unreached in Rendille land and all over the world.”

 

Jane Wambui Maura

Kajiado

Pentecostal Evangelistic Fellowship of Africa

“I am a pastor’s wife and am involved in the ministry of the church. My passion is to see people grow in Christ. This motivates me to teach in the youth and women’s departments in the church.”

 

Lucy Wangui Mwangi

Nairobi

Marital counseling

“Myself, I was not counseled and I got married blindly. I became passionate in it because I don’t want them to do that like me. I want them to know what marriage is and all it entails.”

 

John Wachira

Kiambu

“My area of my ministry is mainly to equip the youth to face the world in confidence. In Kiambu, the outskirts of Nairobi, young people are dying when still young because of drug abuse and drunkenness. My future plan is to buy land and build a polytechnic school for training youth in various professions.”

 

James Wanyama

Kisumu

Teaching and leadership training and church planting

“My passion stems from my own personal experience both in the upbringing and marriage life. Also, through the realization that in order to transform the generation, we need to reform and rehabilitate the young people who act as a seed for tomorrow’s healthy and morally upright generation and society.

I also have a ministry called the Arm of Hope who aim and objective is to reach the hurting and vulnerable persons in the society with the hope and love of Christ using The Good Samaritan strategy as in Jeremiah 31:15-17 and Luke 10:30-37.”

 

Geoffrey Mutie

Machakos

“I am called to feed, to protect the flock of God. I lead children and youth to know more about the kingdom of God and to come out from captivity of sin and become children of God. Also, to know more about the kingdom of the living God. I believe that God is able to save his people from the powers of the devil.”

 

Catherine Kavindu

Machakos

Evangelism, Pastor, Intercessor, Worship

“I chose evangelism so that I can reach those people who have not come across the word of God. Pastor because I wanted to heal those who are wandering in their heart like widows, singles, orphans and others. Intercessor because I want to pray for the people of God and I know through prayers I can reach many. Through intercession I have seen God opening great doors.”

 

Irene Naro Lordo

Nairobi

Children’s Ministry

“I felt a calling form God to this ministry to teach and grow children in a God fearing way.”

 

 

Peter Karanja

Kiambu

Pastor

“I have a big vision to improve the spiritual growth in Christianity like starting an orphan/disabled center, chidren’s home, church hospital, and church library. As God will provide in his riches and glory!”

 

 

John Ndubai Kamau

Kawangware, Nairobi

“I have a call for street families because the Lord himself rescued me from the street. I am a former street boy for about 18 years (1992-2010) and also recovering from drug addiction, mainly heroine, for about 10 years.”

 

 

 

Rahab Nyokabi Maina

Matasia

“I am a pastor’s wife and I teach woman more about the word of God and am a Sunday school teacher.”

 

 

Titus Kimathi

Meru

Pastor and Teacher

“I am passionate about my area of ministry because God has called me, anointed me, trained me, and it’s my joy to impart on other what God has deposited in my life—for God’s glory, Amen.”

 

George Maina

Nanyuki, Laikipia

“My area of ministry is pastoral and also missions to the unreached and poor pastoral communities like Maasai, Samburu, Turkana in our county. I am passionate about them because they haven’t been reached. I want to see them know God and change from their traditions and cultures of worshipping idols. I would be satisfied to see them educated and reached.”

 

Teresia Wanjiru

Nairobi

Evangelism and Children’s Ministry

“I like people giving their lives to Jesus Christ. This touches my life more than anything else. I understand that children are also called to salvation. Children are facing a lot of problems so they need a solution for their lives which can be found in Jesus Christ alone.”

 

Lilly Macharia

Kajiado

Church Elder

“I am passionate about my ministry because I feel I stand a chance to reach all groups in the church like women (married, single, and widows), children, youth, and men. I am thankful to DPTC for giving me a chance that I will be able to reach the unreachable.”

 

Abraham Wakahe Mathenge

Nyahururu

Evangelism, Youth development, Pianist

“My passion in the ministry is to reach the unreached with the gospel of redemption to fulfill the great commandment of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

 

 

Anthony Ngaruiya

Kajiado

Pastor in Kitengela with Kingdom Seekers Fellowship Ministry

“My main mission to be in Kitengela is to accomplish the will of God in Kajiado county, a Masai Land, to deal with immoral things and traditional bondage, and I desire to build a mega church, whereby it will be a church and a training school of young and old people to know about the true God. And to raise a generation of God seekers in Masai Land.”

 

Nancy Aruwa

Nairobi

Pastor Associate/Pastor’s Wife

“I believe in upholding the vision on my husband, working together, and also helping believers that which the Lord has ordained for them. I am not comfortable in seeing people living in a life that does not please God and I like seeing a person change and grow as far as the kingdom of God is concerned.”

 

Stephen Mugiira

Meru

Missionary

“I am passionate about missions because God put this burden into me. This he did when I was in my last year of my studies in high school. He opened my eyes to see unprivileged people within our country and also the rest of the world who are doing without the gospel among other problems. For now I am a pastor in a church within home but I pray God to give me clear direction of where to be in the area of missions.”

 

Mwaniki Nyamai

Lamu

“I am proud of being in this ministry and I am ready to raise the standard of holiness in the church. My mission is to reach the unreached tribes in this country (Boni, Awere and many others) and transform them from Islamic to Christianity. Amen, amen, amen.”

 

 

Benjamin Koech

Bureti

Children’s Sunday School, Evangelism, and Men’s Fellowship

“This ministry encourages me and keeps me busy.”

 

Samuel Kimiti Wachiuri

Nairobi

“Currently I am a leader in a newborn church at Kawangware Nairobi which is under Tandaza ministries and our mother church is Kileleshwa Covenant Community Church. The Tandaza ministries involve women empowerment and rehabilitation and also we have a vision of starting a soccer academy. My passion in that ministry is to bring up many youth from the street spiritually and also to reach out to the street boys who are addicted by every form of addiction like drugs and alcohol.”

 

Jackson Muange

Agape Fellowship Centre, Naro-Moro, Nyeri

Pastor

“Called to pastoral ministry to lead, feed and protect the flock of God which He bought with His own blood. Equipping them for the work of the ministry to edify the body of Chirst and to come to full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”