Hello again Ranger-netters,
I should have posted this a couple of weeks ago. There will be 10 Commanders going on a Missions trip to Kenya on Thursday April 21- Friday May 6, 2005. We will be putting on a NTC for the Kenya Royal Rangers. Seven are from Oklahoma, two from Texas, and one from Louisiana. Please keep us in your prayers as you warm yourselves around the campfire. This could have an incredible impact in Kenya and all of Africa. Thanks, Daniel PS The following is an excerpt from a letter sent to the NTC staff members. It gives a little of the background info. To Kenya NTC, U. S. Staff Christian Greetings; If possible, a Kenya staff member will be our interpreters. Try to let him do as much as possible. When we leave Kenya, those Kenya staff men are going to be having their own NTCs without us being present. What they retain from the U.S. team is what they will teach all over Africa, not just Kenya. All of the trainees are suppose to be able to speak and write English. I am going to request that they interpret in English so you can understand what they are saying. If they make a mistake, leave something out, or you think of something that should have been said, use finesse to make the change. We do not want to offend a staff member or trainee. That is the way that they should treat their boys. That is they way Jesus tayght. Remember they are an English speaking society, but it is proper English, not Texan, Okie, or Cajun. They speak English better than we do. They were under the flag of England until 1962, when they got their independence. And they are a proud people. The General Superintendent, (of 24 years) Reverend Njiri (pronounced In-gi-ree), had been exposed to a NTC and liked what he saw. He wanted the training for his people. He also knew Bro. Eubanks and requested he do it. At that time the average age in Kenya was 17 years and 1 month due to AIDS and poverty. Currently the average age is reportedly between 15 and 16 years. One out of three of the population are clinically diagnosed HIV positive. They are certain that realistically the real number is one out of two. One province has an 85% HIV positive population. There are 70,000 homeless children on the streets of Nairobi because their parents have died. Per the General Superintendent there were 1,873 A/G churches in Kenya, a country the size of Texas. Texas has about 1,100 A/G churches. Also, per him the average Sunday morning attendance is 500 adults and 250 children. That equates to 468,000 church children, what a mission field in a country that is pegged as an endangered specie. His church ran 3,000 adults with 1,500 children. The Assembly of God movement was established in Kenya in 1973. In the last four years, the General Superintendent has seen the effects of the Royal Rangers ministry. He sent training teams to the countries bordering Kenya and introduced the ministry of Royal Rangers. Now he has set new goals. He plans to establish 2,300 new Assembly Of God churches in Kenya and he wants the ministry of Royal Rangers in all of them. He also plans to establish training teams and introduce the ministry of Royal Rangers throughout Africa. His ultimate goal is to turn the AIDS epidemic around by raising up Royal Ranger boys. It is important that we train the Kenya people as good as we can. They will have the responsibility of training leaders for the churches all over Kenya and some other countries in Africa. This could be the most important mission trip that we will attend. The National Director of Men's Ministries, Bro. Gichuhi (pronounced Gaa-chew-ee) is the second in command in Kenya. His position is equivalent to our Assistant General Superintendent and Secretary Treasurer. When I taught the ICS, Bro. Gichuhi was my interpreter. Everything in Kenya is in English: newspapers, advertisements, song books, Bibles, and church services, but I speak Texan. He was also my interpreter for the entire academy. He interpreted in Swahili. The fact that he was saying the words made it important to the trainees because of his position and stature. In their minds, he was doing the teaching. Their National Commander is Patrick Kawe. He took the ICS and the Academy when we went over there in 2001. He is getting things ready for us. The ministry of Royal Rangers in Kenya is on his shoulders. In His service; Ralph Williams _______________________________________________ The Golden Rule is my daily rule. To send mail to everyone on the RangerNet mailing list, send it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only list members may post. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit http://lists.rangernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rangernet
