Nairobi Conference - Day Two

We were greeted at the church this morning with two Kenya Eagles flying overhead.

Today was good teaching. Richard started out by reviewing Ephesians 4:11-12. He does a great teaching on this by asking, “Where do you think I fall in this list?” (Apostles, prophets, evangelists, etc.) They always guess teacher, but he says no, and they never guess that he is in verse 12 – the saint. The saint that leaders are supposed to equip. They got it.

I followed Richard by teaching Colossians 2:13-15 about how Jesus disarmed the enemy on the cross and made a public spectacle of him. We talked about the lies that the enemy tells us, and if we choose to believe them it looks just like he still has a weapon and the end result is the same – he has victory in the life of a believer.
Then Doug introduced transforming prayer that just invites Jesus to be a part of the communication and healing. After lunch we prayed for four people and three out of four encountered healing – and two experienced physical changes as we prayed. One man would not reveal any problem, pain, or issue that he wanted us to pray for. He was just asking us to bless his home, his work, and his ministry, so we did with joy. But there was no healing in him. The great part about all this teaching which we reinforce is that anyone can do it – it doesn’t require a magic formula from special people saying or shouting from the rooftops.

I invited Margaret to come and share her experience when I prayed with her yesterday after the day had come to an end. The Lord revealed to her that she needed to forgive her son, and she did as well as asking for forgiveness, and since then she had contacted her son which she had cut off all communication and was received with great love and joy. She was healed.
These people deal with the demonic all the time. And traditionally, the louder they shout and cast out demons the better it is. We have shown them that in quietness and gentleness, just inviting the Lord Jesus to speak and reveal himself to them, the demonic presence is subdued and has to flee. There is no wrestling or contending. It is simply inviting Jesus to speak truth and heal.

This day was more difficult. We were told that people in Nairobi tend to wear masks – not literally, but just like we do in America. In fact, yesterday I showed them the most common lie of the day. The greeting here is “Habari?” (How are you?) The answer is “Mzuri” (I am well). So I said, “Habari” and they answered “Mzuri”. And I waited. And after about 7 seconds they got it. That it was we encountered when we prayed, but it was a good demonstration of John 5 when Jesus asks, “Do you want to get well?” It is difficult if not impossible for a person to lead someone in prayer for healing if they don’t want to get well.

At the end of the day we debriefed and felt like the Lord was with us and we did what he was asking to do. We had dinner at Java House and were back to the guest house by 8:00.

One great observation we had today – yesterday there was an overwhelming sense of exhaustion in the people – sheer exhaustion. This morning it was very obvious that the Lord had refreshed, and there was a clear spirit of refreshment where people worshiped with joy and received the word well. Thank you, Lord.

This is Albert and Nancy Mulemi, pastor of Faith Victory Christian Church in Nairobi. Their beautiful children are Hope and Jesse. Nancy is lovingly referred to as Mama Hope (this is a sign of great respect by calling the women by the name of their first-born).