FORTY, A MARK IN DELIVERANCE CHURCH HISTORY-By Alice Neumbe 06-0215

Saturday December 4, 2010 was a memorable day for all the Deliverance church Family in and outside Kenya. Members and guests gathered at Nyayo Stadium to celebrate this long awaited occasion whad been organised from September 2010. Participants in different departments did not take things for granted but each of them met in their respective groups, for practice and prayers at least fortnightly from September 1 to December 3,2010. For example the Praise and worship team intensely met even overnight to perfect on the songs for that big day. It was actually out of these moments that the theme song “Pamoja’ or “Together we shall grow” was composed.

The essence of the 40^th Anniversary according to the general overseer Bishop Mark Kariuki was to make the Deliverance Church family Celebrate God’s faithfulness. From the scriptures, forty years represent a generation, meaning the beginning of another phase. Therefore the main motivation as this event was being carried out was to anticipate a new season of change, an end of the wilderness in the congregations’ lives. Deliverance church family based on this has now started Living instead of merely existing.

 

The whole programme

1. Opening prayer
2. Praise and worship
3. This was done in coordination of
4. Brief remarks from the founder Apostle Joe Kayo
5. Regional Presentations
6. Recognition of international guests
7. Offering and Lunch for the congregation members
8. Word from the general overseer
9. Introduction of ordination Candidates
10. Presentation of list of honour  by the Assistant General secretary
11. A word from the general overseer
12. Ministry of the word
13. Benediction
14. Hymns and departure

 

The event was very successful as it ended at 5pm with blessings from the general overseer. No incidences or accidents were reported. Every one was grateful for the excellence portrayed right from the preparations to the delivery of the services.

 

Links

http://www.bishopmarkkariuki.org/ledrol.php                 

http://www.dacb.org/stories/kenya/kayo_joseph.html             

http://wn.com/Deliverance_marks_40_years