Hello,
We are back from our trip to Mombasa to grow the influence and reach of small businesses expanding the Kingdom of God. In this update, I'd like to share with you the progress and mission up to date.
We have been praying and looking to God for over 2 years now of how to expand our efforts into the Mombasa region. This area has been a key stronghold that we have been looking to break into. The Al-Quida group Al-Shabob has been active in this region over the past two years. In our visits there, we are looking to strengthen the Christian pastors through small business development for sustainability and church planting.
We met with Simon Karisa, a local leader over 110 churches in the area. He has recently been commissioned as an Apostle through HIM (Harvest International Ministries) as a leader for the area. We met up with him and his team to cast the vision. We held a 2 day business conference there in the Mtwapa area for the local pastors to come and hear the vision for small business development. It was a great turn out and many were impacted deeply by the message.
We believe God is doing great things through the work of small business development so that we can in turn help create more impact in these developing regions for Christ.
In this trip alone we were able to provide funds for the Kitale region. The leaders in this area, are able to start 10 medium size businesses. The leaders, Edward and Nancy Khaoya, are now able to take care of the micro-businesses out of the proceeds of the existing GROWTH Businesses. This is a major breakthrough for the Kingdom of God. Now we are seeing the hard work start to pay off, by the first round of businesses started in 2012 being able to fund more by themselves, without any outside assistance. This is when we know that we have reached success. Now the 10 medium sized businesses are able to generate 10 times the amount of income as a small business. Currently there are 71 small businesses in Kitale, and with this round of funding we are able to start 10 medium sized businesses. God is doing a great work.
For Kisumu, there are currently 50 small business existing as of today. With the latest round of funding we are able to start another 63 small businesses!! God is moving in a wonderful way in this town. Pastors John and Rhoda Abwao have been faithful to see all that God is doing in their city in a new way. We pray and bless these new business owners with fruitfulness and protection in order that they may grow, prosper, and be blessing to others. This is the life-cycle of GROWTH Group, receive a blessing, prosper, Be a Blessing! We know that great things are to come out of the Kisumu region as there has been great developments by the city, airport, and surrounding region developments. We are always amazed at what God can do with a 5 loaves and two small fish. He can feed thousands and have it multiply over and over again.
The next stage is creating a GROWTH Group Business Center. Each center would be stationed in each existing city, Kitale, Kisumu, and now Mombasa. We expect that it will take $7,500 to create the building for training. This building would empower the people to come and get the latest and greatest financial training through the world renowned Crown Financial training. This training center would also become a source of revenue for each of the cities respective leaders.
I pray that you will come to know and partner with what God is doing in these regions. If you are a person who is unable to physically go to these parts of the world, but yet feel a calling to partner, please contact me at Jared.Walther@GROWTH4Africa.com God knows your heart, and if you feel that he is leading you to partner with in any way I ask that you come aboard and see what God is doing.
I pray God's blessing upon you and your families lives,
In the name of Jesus
Jared Walther
GROWTH Group President
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