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Integral Mission Conversation

Kenya

Report

Integral Mission and the Community

6th

March 2015

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Micah IMC Kenya Report March 2015

Background

As a global Christian Network / Movement, one of the key attributes of Micah Global is the

facilitation of platforms for mutual learning, sharing and discussions, around important contextual

issues of concern, reflecting on these topics together through the lens of integral mission. To foster

greater access and participation of organisations, churches and training colleges, these platforms are

implemented at three levels: Global, Regional and National.

The distinct hallmarks of Micah Global meetings are:

• Global: Bringing Christians from around the globe (N-S-W-E ) together in a spirit of equality

• Holistic: Integration of theology and practice in all our gatherings and consultations

• Inclusive: Bring together aid and mission organisations, colleges, business as missions and

local churches. The network is interdenominational. Current operating languages are:

English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. Where needed / requested material is placed in

other languages.

• Integral Discipleship: Integration of devotion to Christ and ministry, leading by example

• Church Focused: Recognising that sustainable change needs to take place at grass root level

we call our churches to take responsibility

• Integrated Response: Promotion of partnerships, shared resources, networking, joint

approaches – so as to foster a holistic multifaceted response

• Focused: Committed and passionate about integral mission, with community transformation

we address issues of poverty, injustice and conflict.

Every three years Micah Global facilitates a Global Consultation, bringing together members from all

around the world to share learning. On an annual basis Micah Global seeks to facilitate and or co-

facilitates a regional consultation which focuses on issues of concern in the relevant regional

contexts. However, at the heart of Micah and where grass roots impact will be seen is in the

facilitation of National Integral Mission Conversations (IMC).

About Conversations

A conversation is an informal gathering of Christians from organisations (aid agencies, mission

organisations, local congregations, colleges, businesses, networks, alliances, denominational

secretariats and individuals) who meet to exchange thoughts, opinions, feelings, testimonies and

teachings around a specific topic / theme. It creates the opportunity to discuss development(s) and

thinking and explore together the theological perspectives, the good practice and the learning so as

to challenge and support one another in our desire to be relevant and fruitful.

A central question that anchors the conversation is “what does integral mission look like

operationally at the grass roots, in our local communities?

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Strategic Approach

In each country where there are 3 or more members Micah seeks to work with members to facilitate

conversations. During these initial conversations Micah will explore with members whether there is

a need to have a national expression of Micah. This will entail research into what networks and

movements currently exist in each country and whether there is a need and request for a national

expression. If yes, then a national coordination group (NCG) will be established to help ensure

ongoing networking and advocacy activities are coordinated for members and interested

organisations.

Kenya Background

Kenya is a recognised hub for East Africa relief and development coordination. Micah Network held

our 4th Triennial Consultation in Limuru in July 2009 entitled “Creation Care and Climate Change”. In

September 2011, Micah facilitated a coordination workshop for churches and organisations

responding to the famine crisis in Northern Kenya and Somalia. Micah Challenge set up a national

campaign in Kenya to focus on the Millennium Development Goals in 2010.

The merger of Micah Network and Micah Challenge in December 2014 presented an exciting

opportunity to draw together all previous activities in Kenya and to consider forming a National

Micah Kenya expression. This Conversation represented the platform for this, with a focus on

Celebration and Sorrow drawing to an end the Millennium Development Goal Campaign as well as a

focus on Integral Mission the Community – looking at how Micah can be a catalyst for transforming

mission in Kenya.

Micah has a number of members and contacts in Kenya whom initiated the preparation for the

Integral Mission Conversation. They came together to form a organising committee which worked

with Micah Global Secretariat to facilitate the Conversation.

Micah Statistics in Kenya and at IMC

The number of participants attending the Conversation was as follows:

• Number registered: 58

• Number attended: 63

• Number requiring accommodation: 48

• Number of countries involved: 5 (Kenya, Burundi, Uganda, USA and UK)

Breakdown of Organisations Attending

Type Number Type Number

Aid Organisation 18 Mission Organisations 17

Local Churches 4 Colleges 7

Businesses 0 Networks 1

Denominations 4 Alliances 2

Individuals 9 Government Reps 1

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Gender breakdown:

• Male: 46

• Female: 17 (27%)

IMC Participates Nairobi, March 2015

The overall contact list for Micah in Kenya pre and post IMC is as follows:

Description Pre IMC Post IMC (March 2015)

Members 23 24

• Full members 15 15

• Associate members 4 4

• Individual members 4 5

International members 9 11

Contacts 65 99

There are a number of membership application in process post the meeting.

Annex: Participant list, with contact details

Overview Kenya

Location: Kenya is located on the equator on the East coast of Africa and borders Tanzania, Uganda,

South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia. It is sometimes called the “cradle of humanity” as some of the

earliest evidence of human habitation has been found in in Kenya.

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Statistics:

• Population: 45 million

• Urbanites: 25.2%

• People Groups: 108 indigenous ethnic groups

• Main language: English and Swahili (with 74 other languages)

• Poverty rate: 45.5% (20.5 million)

• HDI: 147 (out of 187 countries

• Literacy: 73.6%

• Public Debt: 60% of GDP

• Religion: religious freedom for all. Christian 85%, Muslim: 11%,

Traditional 2%, Other 2%

• Unemployment: 40%

History: Colonised by Britain gaining independence in 1963.

• The first president of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta who led the country from 1963 until 1978.

• Daniel Moi took leadership in 1978 through a constitutional succession process. Kenya was

governed by what was seen as a one party state, with KANU (Kenya African National Union

Party) the main power holder.

• Political liberalisations began to take place in the early 1990’s which has also led to civil unrest

during subsequent elections (1992 and 1997)

• In 2002 the elections brought about a significant change with the new party NARC winning

bringing President Mwai Kibaki

• The elections in 2007 were hotly contested and claims of vote rigging by opposition leader Raila

Odinga led to 2 months of intense ethnic conflict in which over 1,500 people were killed with

displacements and increased ethnic tensions. A power sharing government was established with

the intervention of the AU in 2008.

• In August 2010 a new Kenyan Constitution was adopted which introduced new accountability to

checks as well as devolving power to 47 newly created counties.

• In March 2013 Uhuru Kenyatta was elected as president (son of founding President Jomo

Kenyatta)

Security: recent increased numbers of terrorism attacks have significantly impacted Kenya’s main

income generating activity -tourism

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

During the IMC, time was set aside for reflection on how well Kenya had been responding to the

MDGs. Here is a summary:

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One of the major hurdles faced

is ascertaining what the current

statistics are, revealing an

urgent need for research and

monitoring.

Urbanisation continues to

increase in Kenya, which

effectively relocates the poverty

from rural to city.

There has been a slow decline in

malnutrition with drought

playing a major hurdle.

In 2009 16.4% of children under

5 years of age were

malnourished.

Exchange rate fluctuations have

impacted food prices negatively.

Very little information is

available. Kenya backed MDG 2

by passing a law to ensure all

children had to attend primary

school. The impact of this was

that classes went from 30

students / teacher to over 100.

This impacted learning with

perceived drop in quality of

teaching and stories of students

leaving still unable to read and

right were shared.

A number of participants attending the Conversation were involved in education and recognised the

need to carry out further studies and support of the government education policies.

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Though significant investment has been made to address gender inequality a concerning downward

trend is noted. Coupled to this, maternal death rates remain alarmingly high.

It was positive to see the improvement in

health coverage addressing communicable

diseases, malaria and HIV.

The reality of the impact of HIV and AIDs

though remains a concern with over 1.1

million orphans requiring support.

Their vulnerability for exploitation and

trafficking is a concern.

Prevalence for HIV is at 6.04%

Good improvement is being made to

ensure access to clean drinking water.

Recent efforts by the government to

restore forest cover in the country include

the aggressive effort to reclaim 25,000

hectares of illegally settled land in the Mau

Forest Complex. However, good initiatives

face serious challenges as many (80%)

poor households depend on forests for

wood fuel.

MDG 8: Global Partnerships: Trade has increasingly become the cornerstone of the Kenya's

economic development in the 21st century. Kenya's trade share of GDP in 2007 stood at about 55.4

In Post 2015 discussions, participants recognised the areas that would need to be tackled bu raised

concern of underlying civil fragility and corruption that risked negatively impacting gains.

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Kenya Conversation: 5th

to 6th

March 2015

Invitations were sent out to all members, contacts and to network links of members in Kenya. A

national coordination group was set up comprising of:

• William Ouma (Harvest Land Ministries)

• Anne Lipson (IcFEM)

• Jim Olang (AEA)

• Grace Njeru (Bible Translation & Literacy)

• Solomon Nabie (IcFEM)

• Gary Cowman (SIL)

• Nancy Njagi-Mbithi (Carlile College)

Location: Dimesse Sisters, Karen Road, Nairobi, Kenya

The reception and care given by the Dimesse sisters was excellent and facilities were much

appreciated.

Funding and Finances: Micah seeks to facilitate national conversations on a costs recovery basis,

working out the exact budget costs then charging a registration fee that seeks to cover these costs.

However in countries where actual costs vs registration costs would create limited access, Micah

raises a blanket grant to reduce registration fee to an accessible amount. The participant registration

fee was reduced to: Ksh 3,500 = US $ 35.00. This was sent to cover the meals and facilities.

A further Ksh 2,500 was added making the total Ksh 6,000 for residential participants covering 2

nights (4th and 5th March).

No Description Ksh USD

1 Income from Registrations 202,200 2,107.00

2 Dimesse Conference Costs:

• Participants needing accommodation

• Day participants: 5th

March

• Day participants: 6th

March

• Conference room

• Projector and Sound Equipment

224,400

129,600

46,000

33,800

8,000

7,000

2,338.00

3 IMC Expenses:

• Speakers

• Event Manager (includes comms, fuel)

• Fuel, Admin

(Includes fuel, taxis, admin, printing, table

sweets, phone card)

127,374

49,139

54,414

23,821

1,367.20

531.00

588.00

248.20

Micah Global Input** 149,574 $ 1,598.20 ** Not included is airfare of International Director. To reduce costs the flight was linked to Tanzania IMC which ran from 9th to 10

th March

2015)

Programme Overview

Thursday 5th March 2015

Time Session Speaker Theme

08:15 (late start at

08:30)

Worship

Devotion Rev Mary Mumo Priesthood of all Believers

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Thursday 5th March 2015


09:30 Plenary Sheryl Haw Understanding Integral Mission

10:00 Discussion Group

What would Kenya look like f God answered

our prayer for it?

10:30 Refreshment Break

11:00 Plenary Bishop Zac Niringiye Christians in the Public Square

12:30 Lunch Break

14:00 Plenary Bishop Zac Niringiye The Church and Politics

15:00 Discussion Nancy Njagi-Mbithi

Susan Nyaga

Celebration and Sorrow

Exploring impact of MDGs in Kenya and Post

2015 agenda


16:15 Plenary Solomon Nabie Community Transformation

17:00 Discussion Group What does Christ centred transformation

look like

17:30 Summary end of Day One

Friday 6th March 2015


08:15 Worship

Devotion

Reuben Kigame

Rev Aiah Foday-

Khabenie

God’s Heart for Mission

09:30 Plenary Reuben Kigame Role of Music, Arts, Media in Transformation


10:15 Plenary +

Discussion Reuben Kigame Arts in Transformation cont.

11:00 Plenary Sheryl Haw An Integrated Holistic Response

12:00 Discussion Group Integral Mission and Shalom

12:30 Lunch Break

14:00 Group William Ouma and

Coord Group Micah in Kenya: how to proceed

16:00 Closing

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Discussion on Transformation – what does it look like:

The following table captures some of the ideas shared during a discussion group exploring the vision

for Kenya

A

CURRENT STATUS STEPPING STONES –

PROCESS FOR CHANGE B

IMAGINED VISION Not defending what we believe. Compromise

Going against the tide – influence around us

BELIEVING - LIVING

Not serving where God’s wants us to be

Being light amidst darkness Present in places of Darkness

Corruption Going against the tide Transform our Attitude Poverty Using our Resources Transformation of Our minds Not using our talents Using Gifting’s and Talents Insecurity Community Defiled by Politics

Move together in Unity United communities

Tribalism Take responsibility Treated equally and fairly in all spheres of life

Integral Mission and the Arts: Reuben Kigame shared the access he had gained through media and

arts and encouraged all to consider how to use the gifts we have been given to share the message of

hope. Two songs were written by Reuben linked to the refugee crisis in Northern Kenya and having a

dream for transformation. These are accessible on the Micah web site along with the materials from

presentations.

Outcome and Conclusions

The Conversation was appreciated by all and a number expressed that the meeting was timely and

just what Kenyan Christians needed.

The closing evaluation captured the following points for what next:

1. Key topics to be addressed at next Micah Conversation:

a. Corruption

b. Tribalism

2. Establish a Micah Kenya Coordination Group

3. Research priorities for networking

4. Explore how Micah impact can be made at grass root level networking and campaigning

5. Develop a local platform for advocacy in Kenya

6. Participants to take up the challenge of being the change the want to see

7. Inclusion of youth in Micah activities

National Coordination Group: William Ouma agreed to take the lead in establishing a follow up

meeting for the coordination group as soon as possible. This would be to explore the setup of a

National Micah expression in Kenya – meeting set for early April 2015

Material from IMC: presentations were collated and made available to participants.

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Location: Though we had a number of participants coming from outside of Nairobi, a majority of

participants came from the city. Traffic congestion placed pressure on those commuting and this

should be taken into consideration for next Conversation. It was agreed that having the next

Conversations in other towns was an option to be considered.

Global Consultation: all participants were informed up and the Micha 6th Triennial Global

Consultation which will be held in Lima, Peru from the 14th to 18th September 2015.

Sheryl Haw

Interim International Director

Micah Global

28th

April 2015

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Annex: IMC Kenya Participant List

Name Organisation E-mail

Sheryl Haw Micah Global [email protected]

Daniel Gwara Renewal Fellowship Ministry [email protected]

Philemon Kones Latter Anointing & Revival

Ministries (LARM) International. [email protected]

Simon Chege Kinyanjuy AIC Naivasha Polytechnic [email protected]

Bethuel Masimane Prudent Academy [email protected]

Williams Ouma Harvest Land Ministries

International [email protected]

Zac Niringiye Bishop - Uganda

Davis Omanyo Wangiri World Renew [email protected]

Emmanuel Khayo Shalom Baptist Church [email protected]

Fred Taabu Great Hope Ministries [email protected]

SolomonNabie IcFEM [email protected]

Leonard Wanjala IcFEM

Eliud Gathondu IcFEM

Maurice Juma Barasa IcFEM

Reuben Kigame Fish FM [email protected]

David Bawks Nairobi Chapel / Carlile College [email protected]

Gary Cowman SIL International [email protected]

Dankit Nassiuma Africa International University [email protected]

Jim Olang Association of Evangelicals in

Africa (AEA) [email protected]

David Gichung’wa Scripture Union Africa Region [email protected]

Henry Otieno Amazing Grace Humanitarian

Ministries [email protected]

Timothy Kamau SIL International [email protected]

Williams Muchiri African Enterprise [email protected]

Robert Waliaula SIL East Congo Group [email protected]

Aiah Foday-Khabenje Association of Evangelicals in

Africa (AEA) [email protected]

Gerald Kweri St Paul's University [email protected]

Daniel Omondi Church Army Africa / Carlile

College [email protected]

Barrack Oluoch Carlile College Centre for Urban

Mission [email protected]

Mathew Bore Wycliffe Global Alliance - Africa [email protected]

Paul Ndambuki Dorcas Aid International [email protected]

Tirus Githaka Medical Ambassadors

International [email protected]

Emmanuel Essau Reformed Church of East Africa [email protected]

Samson Akoru Reformed Church of East Africa [email protected]

Daniel Kithong Africa Evangelical Presbyterian

Church [email protected]

Nicholus Ivuti Africa Evangelical Presbyterian

Church

Joshua Mwaka Carlile College [email protected]

John Kosgei Reformed Church of East Africa

Andrew Ngugi Africa Evangelical Presbyterian

Church [email protected]

Matthew Okeyo AICCAD

Robert Ombisa AICCAD

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Name Organisation E-mail

Paul Mburu AICCAD [email protected]

Eric Musee [email protected]

Niyonzima Deogratias CCD Burundi [email protected]

Stephen Kirabira Christ Ministries worldwide [email protected]

John Machecke

Carol Kinuthia Transworld Radio [email protected]

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