African Christian Mission International: 19 April 2009

FUN DAY ENDS SUCCESSFULLY

On Saturday the 4th of April this year we had our much anticipated ACMI Fun Day. This was a day of creating awareness about ACMI to our local community and raising funds for tent fabrication for missions which was all done in a fun way. Guests began arriving a little after 10 a.m. They toured the stands that were there such as Fina Bank who were our sponsors and Enjoy Bookshop who were also exhibiting. The other stands had ACMI Departments such as DrillingOperation HopeCarvings and Missions.

The guests then settled in the main hall for a concert graced by Jimmy Gait, one of our national gospel music artistes. He encouraged the youth concerning having a bright future and trusting God as well as working hard towards it.

In the afternoon we had the fundraising event in which we had the main fundraising session. Money was collected through the auctioning of an ACMI T-shirt and people giving what they had prepared to come and give. We also had someone win the phone for which we had been selling raffle tickets.

God blessed us with favorable weather for which we are very grateful seeing as we were using tents out in the open. We were also glad that the people who came did enjoy themselves as well as give to support the mission work here.

We are now having other projects coming up the biggest being the fabrication of tents. We shall be communicating with you as the future plans unfold. We would also love to hear from you and many thanks to those of you who have been writing us. If you were not able to come you can still give your contribution since we did not raise enough money on that day. May God continue to bless each one of you in the way you most need it.

In Christ’s love,

ACMI

Here are a few photos of that day.

Visitors at the Carvings Stand AND Registration desk

Priesthood Entertainment DJ's AND Master of Ceremony Bernard Mbindyo

JImmy Gait with a child AND Jimmy Gait sings

Guests interact after the event AND Apostle Namwamba

Dr. Ezekiel Mutua AND Camel riding

Bsp. Dr. Mulandi & Jimmy Gait AND Bouncing Castle

Bishop Dr. Henry Z. Mulandi's profile

On Tuesday, the 4^th of May, 1948 baby Henry Zakayo was born to Timothy and Tabitha K. Mulandi. His early childhood was marked by severe drought that struck his Ukambani homeland.

Education
Henry had his primary education in Mukaa Primary School between 1963 and 1965 before heading on to Lokori Primary School between 1965 and 1967 and finally returning to Mukaa Primary School in 1968 to 1969.

He proceeded to undertake tertiary training in Thika Technical School between 1970 and 1973 and later at Kagumo Teachers Training College from 1974 to 1976. He went on to higher education in Rosedale Bible College in Ohio, U.S.A. Between 1980 and 1981. He later on pursued undergraduate studies at Daystar University in Nairobi, Kenya between 1988 and 1993.

Ministerial Credentials

Bishop Henry Mulandi preached as a freelance evangelist in 1971 to 1979. He was ordained into the ministry in 1975 and w as consecrated as a Bishop of ACCEA Southern Diocese in 1986. In 1992, he was consecrated and enthroned as the presiding Bishop of ACCEA. Bishop Mulandi finished his term in 2002 and stepped down for another presiding Bishop. He left the church with 9 Bishops, more than 300 churches and more than 50 ministers.

Pioneer Work

In 1976, Bishop Henry Mulandi founded Regions Beyond Ministry (RBM) and its institutions. In 1982, he began RBM School of Ministry and today it has become a university. In 1983 he put up RBM Retreat Centre in Ngoliba on a five acre land. He also put up a large library (RBM Library) in Thika town with many titles.

In 1980 he founded Christian Church International which has over 300 churches, and its Institutions, which include the following:-
- Vocational Training Centre in 1987 (VTC)
- Christian Bible Institute in 1993 (CBI)
-International School of Missions 1997 (ISOM)
- Leadership Training Institute (LTI)
- Centre for Christian Discipleship(CCD)
- Dayspring Academy in Juja
- Makueni Vocational Training Centre
Bishop Mulandi has helped to plant churches in Kenya, Uganda, D.R. Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia and Mozambique.

In 1991 Bishop Mulandi founded ACMI (African Christian Mission International) and its mission bases. The Kakuma Base in Northern Kenya was built and dedicated to the ministry of refugees from Sudan and other countries. He saw to the building of a primary school in Turkana Village (Lochereng) near Kakuma and also to the beginning of a Feeding Program for children in Kakuma.

Family

He is married to Betty Mulandi, and they have three children. Kathyrene is in the USA, Moses works with Trinity Tours and Paul, who works with ACMI, is married to Irene Kawira.

Bishop Mulandi Honorary Doctorate Ceremony

Recently, we celebrated with Bishop Mulandi as he was honored for his ministry work. Dr. Clyde Rivers, from the United College Graduate and Seminary, California, awarded Bishop Henry Mulandi with the Doctor of Divinity degree for the expanse of his work. It was an auspicious occasion attended by many guests among them pastors, reverends, Bishops and even our constituency’s member of parliament, George Thuo.

Bishop Mulandi, together with the Dr. Clyde’s team entered the global cathedral in a beautiful procession, lead by Rev. Dr. Solomon Kyengo, who went on to sing a duet with his wife, “You are the man,” dedicated to Bishop Mulandi.

Rev. Timothy Gakunju filled the hall with humorous laughter as he led through the whole occasion. Faith and Gloria, representing the Sunday school children had a great poem on Bishop’s missionary journey, and Evelyn Nyambura dedicated a song to Bishop, Hero. Psalm Wachira’s poem was absolutely inspirational, and the skit by the Eagles Drama Team entertained as well as challenged the audience to support missionaries.

When Dr. Clyde Rivers rose up to speak, the hall was all ears, and his speech was highly celebrated. He said that what Bishop Mulandi had accomplished could not be accomplished debt free by many. He also went on to point out that all brains are the same, but are differentiated only by the content of information that is in them. He encouraged the congregation that they could achieve what Bishop Mulandi had achieved.

He spoke highly of Bishop Mulandi, as did many others, complimenting his humility, zeal, passion for and faith in God. He said Bishop Mulandi is a visionary, he bears the vision, and the provision follows him because he trusts in God. “He saw a church where others saw a jungle,” Dr. Clyde says. He commented that the work of Bishop Mulandi was as a result of faith not of money. “Faith draws to you what you need,” he added. He asked the Bishop to write many books on his life.

FAMILY SPEAKS

Paul Muchiri, Bishop’s third and last born; spoke of him as a great dad, the dad of their dreams. He talked about the changes he noticed in his father and in their family depending on what responsibilities his dad had. When he handed over senior pastorship, their family relations improved. Paul talked of the discipline that his dad instilled in them by making them work in the farm for entire days during school holidays. He says this has made him learn how to keep at one job until it is done.

FRIENDS SPEAK

Rev. Simon Kabocho told of his experience of how he met Bishop Mulandi, and how it is to serve with him now. Rev. Kabocho went on to say that although Bishop is the founder of the CCI churches, he serves as a pastor and does not boss around.

Mrs. Susan Mbugua also narrated how it has been knowing Bishop as a friend. She said that Bishop has been a friend to families, and gave illustrations from her own life, such as how he was there for their family when her sister had a brain tumor.

It was indeed a very beautiful occasion, and we pray God's blessings and favor upon Bishop Dr. Mulandi.

You may read Bishop Dr. Henry Z. Mulandi's profile on the next link.