Conference - Day 2

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Day two of our conference again got started late. We had decided to start at 8:30am to make sure that we completed everything on our agenda, but there were very few people there on time. Many of the men from the surrounding area have a very long trip into Kisii, and are not able to make it that early since they are dependant on the bus schedules. We finally started at about 9:00am although there were a few people who had not yet arrived. After our opening devotion and hymn Pastor Joseph Nyaribo (Misesi, Kenya) was asked to present his paper on Law and Gospel. It was only one page, but he used it as a spring board to demonstrate how important this is in the ministry, and how readily the abuse of it can be seen in various churches. It was an excellent presentation. Following a quick break for tea, Charles Wamithi (Nairobi, Kenya) gave his paper on the Lord’s Prayer. Again there was some good discussion. It was about 12:00pm when Charles finished, but I was asked to present a final paper on Biblical guidelines for preaching. We went through this summarily, and had some discussion at the end.

Charles giving his paper on the Lord's Prayer

After the paper was concluded, time was given for announcements and suggestions. Finally the conference closed with a devotion and prayer at around 1:30pm. After the conference lunch was served in the hotel and goodbyes were said to many of the men.

During the following three hours we visited with various groups again to finalize plans made in previous discussions. We had a meeting with the Etago leaders, Nairobi leaders, and Arusha leaders who were in attendance before they had to leave. We also made arrangements with Jeremiah and Eli regarding our trip to Uganda tomorrow. Everything was taken care of and set in place. It was a very profitable day.


Since it was somewhat early in the day, I was able to get back to our room and finish up a few reports. After that I walked across the street to the Internet Café to do some catch up. It had been over five days since I had opportunity to check my e-mail and update the blog. I hope I’m not putting on so much that no one is reading it! With that thought in mind I will close for tonight. Tomorrow we begin our trek into the (for us) uncharted land of Uganda. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there.

In His service,

Nathanael Mayhew

“Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment” (1 Corinthians 1:10).