By, Collins Ong’oma
MEMBERS PRESENT
- Alloys Nyakundi (Kenya)
- Marie Venner (USA)
- Ashiknaz Khokhar (Pakistan)
- Collins Ongoma(Kenya)
- Cecilia Ndinda (Kenya)
- Jesca Donisiani (Tanzania)
- Steven Mwanjila (Kenya)
- James Alex Mhungwa (Tanzania)
- Mukokho Valentine (Kenya)
- Mehwish Akram (Pakistan)
- Mary Wahome (Kenya)
- Joseph G. Healey(USA)
- Nagaya Abel (Kenya)
- Kristiana Aurela (Indonesia)
The following were the scheduled agenda:
1. Prayer
2. Comments about the last gathering
3. What would you do if allowed to be God for a day? What would you use the powers and authority of God to do?
4. Update on the progress of the article Aurel, Alloys, and Joe are working on.
5. Prayers and solidarity with the Christians in Pakistan that are facing persecution in Pakistan.
6. Facilitator for the next gathering
7. Closing prayer
Prayer
Mukokho Valentine opened the gathering with a word of prayer, followed by the facilitator welcoming the members.
Comments on the previous gathering
The members gave positive feedback about our previous gathering. They said it was very insightful since members were more active.
The topic of the day
On the topic “What would you do if allowed to be God for a day? What would you use the powers and authority of God to do?”
It allowed the members to share their thoughts summarized below:
-Ensuring a more just society free from poverty, egocentrism, pain, and suffering.
-The unifying of religions to avoid having the supremacy battles of some religions perceived as superior that has led to persecution if not in support of them.
– The instant punishment for the wrongdoers and reward for the law-abiding.
– Making young people rich to have a good life
-Erasing of crime and memories intended to plan criminal activities.
-Make humankind respectful to God
-Create order in the world
Update on the article
Aurel, Alloys, and Joe are still working on finalizing their article. They have a session immediately after our gathering to work on it.
Prayers and solidarity with the Christians in Pakistan
Ashiknaz Khokhar and Mehwish Akram got an opportunity to share the happenings in Pakistan. It is a sad image because of the persecution of Christians and churches set in flames. They requested prayers and mobilization of resources to help the affected families. Alloys Nyakundi volunteered to receive donations from members that he will send to our brothers in Pakistan.
Facilitator for the next gathering
Mehwish Akram will be the facilitator for our next gathering. We will handle ‘Mental Health’ as our topic for discussion.
Our next gathering will be on 14th September 2023.
Final prayer
We received our final blessings from Mwanajumuiya Joe.
