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Dear brother Roger,

Tony Dale gave me a heads-up that you are going to Kenya in September. Would you check out Jimmy Nduruchi here at simple church and if possible could you connect with him. His story is pretty amazing and he has touched a lot of lives here at simple church, including mine. If you connect with him, could you let me know?

a brother

Dear Roger,
Wonderful indeed! We must keep in touch, Brother! Kitale is about 75k from where I live and teach. Moreover, there's a possibility to start a simple church fellowship up there real soon, I'm in touch with some friends about the same. Let's keep talking! There's work to be done!
Jim

My old page is messed up, so I've started another one and will be asking you to be my friend on this new one. Everything is the same on the new page.

Simple Church hits Kitui town
This was the third fellowship we’re opening in just one week. Each one them is unique in her own way. Here in Kitui, we had two meetings- Saturday and Sunday night. The first one was attended mainly by Roseline’s (my wife) colleagues and three locals. Thirteen people attended. They came expecting a preaching from me because last December I was invited and ministered at the Deliverance church on Christmas day and many were blessed. The Spirit has told me to be very careful in simple church fellowships because there’s tendency for religion cropping up and people idolizing the speaking that has a tint of charisma (I have some of that), which in turn manifests the inordinate and dangerous favoritism that many Christians bestow upon teachers in so many churches today, with characteristic imminent dangers of trusting themselves and their teachers over Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
I had thought my wife had understood the right church dynamics as revealed in and practiced by the simple church movement, after the many emails and lengthy conversations over phone, but I’ve never been so wrong! It was expedient to rise up and explain the Christian Manifesto of proper church protocol, which entails the headship of Christ Himself under directorship of the Holy Spirit, proper use of money, no salaried elders, proper giving, governance under consensus and understanding of God’s direction through the Spirit etc, as opposed to the lip-service that the traditional church has largely paid to Jesus for nearly two thousand years. Without emotions and personalized gait that I normally command in my speeches, and in a low composed tone, expressly given by the Spirit for that particular gathering, I laid down what the Lord expects of our fellowship with Him. I could feel the still small voice speaking to each one that was in that place, followed by a look of conviction on their brows. As I started humming “All to Jesus I Surrender” people started worshipping the Lord but unlike in the first meeting at my house in Khasoko, where there was crying, here there was that quiet, calm serenity in the room. Without much more, they accepted to come back the following day (Sunday) for more.
Now, let me briefly explain about this town known as Kitui (which you can also find on googleearth.com). It has a population of about 50,000 people and is located in a semi-arid area. No meaningful economic activity goes on here except some irrigation agriculture sponsored by NGOs and government. There a lot of suffering amongst people and this is exacerbated by the ongoing prolonged droughts in the country. The conditions that people live in have humbled them to the floor. Talk about living by faith- many people here need that faith to live for another day!
So on Sunday (yesterday) thirty one people came. I could read a yearning to be told some more from a ‘teacher’, and following a given church program, the trend they’re used to in their respective “churches”. I had to be helped by the Spirit of God! Among attendants was a pastor from a small church in town, who kept referring to me as ‘pastor’. Well, I didn’t rise to talk again as expected. Those that had attended the previous night’s fellowship stood and bore witness to the truth, that the body of Christ in Africa has done so much work for the Lord and long forgot Lord of the work! The spirit of conviction held all captive, and the pastor stood at started repenting on behalf of the clergy, for preaching the gospel of manipulation. His was worse; he consented, because he has no ‘elders’ in his congregation and runs all programs with his wife (who was also present). He blames it all on ‘poverty that makes desperate people do desperate things to survive.” That fellowship never ended. We move on tomorrow (Tuesday) night.
Definitely, these are seminal times in the history of the body of Christ in Africa and the world at large. “Do you not say, ‘Four months more, then the harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.” (John 4:35). I feel in the Spirit that this anointing is all over the world. The Lord is reclaiming His headship over His body. Oh our responsibility! The mighty tide of God's Spirit is sweeping by us, in its prayer-directed course. There is a river (of salvation) the streams whereof make glad the city of God (Psalm 46:4). It is time to "get together," and plunge in, individually and collectively. Fly to the rescue of God’s people from the claws of religion, clergy, cults and dogma. Do not fear! I pray for you. Let the fire that’s consuming here consume the whole earth; and let the truth reign. For our God is a consuming fire! Arise O LORD and let your enemies be scattered, in the Name of Jesus Christ.Amen!
With love,
Bro Jim Nduruchi.

Dear Roger,
I've helped initiate several simple church groups now in several towns, starting from my house, and more are going to be started in due course. These brothers and sisters have been left in the cold for long, and longed for real fellowship with Christ Jesus, and you can't imagine the felling they're getting as they centre Christ as the main item of fellowship. It's so enriching, I bear witness, brother. They're very young fellowships and by the time you come they shall perhaps be two months old! We need training to avoid carrying the unnecessary baggage of religion, legalism, thirst for power, money, dogma and cultic expositions that we’re running away from.
I'm not well ventilated with regards to the nature of your visit, and whether you'll be having a seminar in Kitale? I also would love to have you visit these fellowships if possible and just encourage them and correct some things that could be wrong. If possible, I could sample out members from each team to attend the conference with me, and this would mean representatives from across the country because these fellowships are scattered in different towns and villages. You'll in this regard be required to furnish me with more info i.e. necessary prior arrangements like fees, accommodation requirements etc. If necessary I would be happy to be linked to the brethren in Kitale so that I can offer any necessary support or be involved in any given way (if necessary). I’m open to serve you, dear brother!
Let me intimate that you're an answer to my prayer, and you might not know this, at least for now. I so thank the Lord for you and welcome you to Kenya. This is a pure act of love and it exemplifies what the Lord came to die for-love one for another. I pray for you, that you will be kept safe, and that all arrangements will be swiftened. May the Lord grant you favor and all the blessings you need in this very seminal time of preparation. Let every mountain and hill be lowered and every valley exalted before you, as a safe path is revealed for your feet, in Jesus’ Mighty and loving Name. Amen.
Jimmy.
PS: In case you want to email me- [email protected]

God bless you for choosing true New testament believers. You are welcome in africa to join me in this work of the ministry. I love you and pray for you Rodger

brother you are great and need to be connected with you for the work of God in Africa Kenya Amen!

Hi brother God bless you for choosing simple Church I love you and nned connection to you. Peter

God bless you Rodger for choosing true organic body life fellowship. You are welcome in Kenya

Dear Roger,
My husband and I have been thinking about the visit to Kitale and preying for the whole journey and everything that will ba going on. We shall be there and are so pregnant with expectation. God bless as you plan to come and bless us with training and love.
Roseline.