Ministry Update - September 28, 2023
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As the Fall season is now upon us, I thought it a good time to send an update on our Kenyan Ministry.
Daniel and seven pastors just recently completed a seven day trip to the Namanya region which is on the Northwest border of Kenya and Tanzania. The Ministry has churches in this remote area and Daniel has never been to these churches, this trip being the first time to visit them. We have some excellent video and pictures that were sent to us via Nelly who also participated in this trip. We are sharing some of this with you and are in the process of updating the web site, where more information will be available to access in the near future.
As I have shared with you over the past year, the size of this ministry has grown at a pace that we have not been able to keep with. At last count we estimate between 230-240 churches, and we are currently paying close to 200 pastors monthly. I have spent the last several months working with Daniel and a couple of other pastors to address accountability, structure, and most importantly an orderly flow of information, so we can be fully updated. We are in the process of getting updated information and photos of all the current pastors and information on the individual churches, their outreach, needs etc.
I have to be honest, this has been a lot more work and effort than I anticipated. Even after all of these years, understanding cultural differences and effectual communication in English is a constant challenge.
The good news is this outreach in Christ has exceeded expectations time and time again since its beginnings over 25 years ago. The ministry has basically outgrown what we are able to give financially and we can only pray that the Lord brings other financial capable organizations along side of us, grows our donor list, or returns shortly, which is my favorite option. You as donors to this mission have contributed well into the millions of dollars, if you can believe it and that says so much about your commitment to the great commission. We are so thankful for your love and support of this mission to win souls for Christ.
Our goal in the next year is to get the web site as fully updated as possible, get the face book page updated as well. The face book page will be used for video clips as it is a much better venue for video. I have stated to Daniel, that I want to be able to present a clearer picture of the ministry, because the truth of the matter, is few of us will ever to be able to venture to Africa and I want to bring this ministry a little closer to us all.
On a closing note, I point you to a letter written by Ken Yockey addressing the Wad dada Ministry that has been associated with RMP. RMP was created as a conduit for funding for various out reach ministries. So even though our main ministry to date has been Bishop Daniel's church building and evangelistic out reach to the Massai, the ministry has also been used as a conduit for Wad dada and some smaller outreaches.
As of today, Wad dada has formed its own 501c3 and is now operating as its own seperate ministry from RMP as Hope for the Hopeless Ministries. Ken details the objectives and direction of this outreach in his letter. We will continue to work cooperatively with Hope for the Hopeless and any donations made to Wad dada will be filtered to the newly formed ministry. But those wishing to continue to support Wad dada should begin to donate and support thru the new channel addressed in the letter from Ken. I want to stress that this has nothing to do with any disagreements, infighting, etc. This is something that was on Ken's heart to assure that the Wad dada hope did not get lost, if he should be called home, before the Lord's return.
I will continue to update everyone as time permits.
Yours in Christ,
Dino Costanzo