MINISTRY FOR ADOPTION - READ THIS TESTIMONY!

by Pastor Thomas Opiyo
(Kenya, East Africa)

MY LIFE
I am the first born son among nine children, born from a Christian mother and a heathen father. In My family, God saved me and my mother alone, whereas others are decided not to give their lives to Christ, but we are still praying for them.

Due to the salvation that I professed, I got much trouble with my father who is still unsaved. The troubles chased me out of home and when I was only 16 years old, that is between 1997 to 1999, I was a street boy in one of the small towns of Kenya.I decided to live my life out of God's word, due to the painful sufferings and memories of my life. I spoke to myself and said, God was not there, and if HE was there then HE did not care about me. The questions were, why does God allow me, as young as I am to pass through hatred? I entered into drugs such as smoking Bang' and local alcohol called Chang'aa in Kenya.My life was in a mess, for those two years, I was a street boy. I did not care about anything, one thing I wanted God to do for me was to strangle and kill me. I became a hawker, selling cookies, candies and of course drugs,I used to travel many times as I do the business.

MY SALVATION
It was in 1999, at exactly 3:00 p.m,in September, when I was on my daily business trips, that our van got an accident, which left two people dead, I was the immediate person to die, but immediately I heard a voice telling me, "I HAVE SPARED YOUR LIFE FOR A PURPOSE" I was then rushed to hospital with some few external and internal injuries. I regained my conscience, and the voice again told me "Thomas, I have chosen you, but you have decided to ignore me, If you give me a chance in your life, I will turn it, around and use you for my glory, I will also bring great men to you, which some will take you to their countries as a mighty man of God." I then gave my life to Jesus that year in November, and decided to turn my life around for Jesus.

MY MINISTRY'S CALLING
The Lord called me into Ministry in April. HE told me that He have called me to be an Apostle to the world. From there I was given a chance to be the chief Usher under my first ever church. The calling was reaffirmed when my Bishop from Redeemed Gospel Church - Eldoret, called me and prophesied the same in 2002 and gave me the post of the Assistant Pastor, and the coordinator of all the cell groups in our church. The Bishop then sent me to the Bible School in Jan 2003, which I took my first year Certificate in Church Ministries. I then continued for other two more years and got my Advanced Diploma in Biblical Studies, then again I continued a with another two years in my studies and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Bible Theology. I ma currently doing a distant studies for my Doctorate in Ministry with LANDMARK BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY from Texas, U.S.A, and Doctorate of Divinity from Shalom Bible College situated in Des moines, Iowa. I also got ordained by COMMERCE COMMUNITY CHURCH, under SHALOM MINISTRY INC, from Des Moines Iowa, U.S.A. While in the Bible school, I managed to open three churches, which are doing very well, and I too pastored one of them.

MINISTRY OPERATIONS
I have been able to move to some few different countries of Africa to preach there, these countries include: Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DRC Congo. I will be having a powerful conference in Kabale Uganda between 1st to 8th of August, please pray for this.

On December 2007,I then began a small fellowship, after graduating with a Bachelors Degree. The fellowship began as an evening prayers between neighbors, which turned to be a church. We are currently having an average of (20)adults. We call it THE LORD'S HOUSE EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY. And are in the process of seeking for registration, though in Kenya the minimum requirements are a number for registration is 50 adults, a church bank account, which we have but is not active, a land belonging to the church, which we are still believing God for, and Instruments which we do not have even a microphone.

I will be blessed to hear that you can incorporate us and support this work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are also praying and looking forward to get any church, Ministry to adopt our small ministry here in Kenya. So Janice, if you will be interested, or if you can link/network us with any church or ministry, that can adopt us, we are ready to work with them. I have decided to ask for such thing, because as Janice puts it " DREAMS WITHOUT ACTIONS ARE ONLY FANTACIES!" - Thank you dear for your powerful words over the net.

If one wants to know more about me, just click:

LivingBlackAndWhite.ning.com

I have attached four pictures
1. Thomas Preaching
2. Thomas and His wife Hellen
3. Thomas preaching in the church
4. thomas preaching in the church.

Hoping to hear from you soon !!!!!!!!!!!
And any willing church/ Ministry or minister that can adopt us.

Yours faithfully,
Pastor Thomas Opiyo
From Kenya, East Africa