In April 2025, the TLAfrica Kenya team hosted a Pastoral Training Conference in Mukuru kwa Reuben, one of Nairobi’s largest informal settlements. Known for its economic challenges and lack of access to theological education, Mukuru is home to many faithful, resilient pastors serving under difficult circumstances. The conference was held from April 23–25 at Agape [...]
The journey towards the Vihiga Pastoral training began in August 2024 after the Marriage Enrichment Conference for pastors and their spouses. After hearing about The TLAfrica Material Production Project, the pastors requested training in Counseling Skills. The mobilization exercise began in January 2025, led by our host pastors Eric and Violet Indende of IPHC (International [...]
The Wendo wa aka Ndiwa Women Group in Makueni consists of 15 widows from different denominations. When we visited them for the first time in 2023, the women expressed a desire to support each other in their widowhood and to help each member to be economically stable. To achieve this goal, they desired to meet regularly for [...]
“TLAfrica imeleta uponyaji mahali hapa” (Translation: TLAfrica has brought healing to this place) EVENT DATES: August 29TH TO 30TH 2024 EVENT VENUE: International Prayer House (IPH) Church Banja in Vihiga County, Kenya PARTICIPANTS: 47 Attendees (Over 20 pastors and their wives) FACILITATORS: Benson & Lynette Weru (Friends of TLAfrica) We celebrate our first Marriage Enrichment [...]
A New Beginning for Umoja ni Nguvu: TLAfrica's Women Empowerment Group in D.R. Congo On September 19th, the TLAfrica team in the Democratic Republic of Congo made another significant step in the journey toward empowering Umoja ni Nguvu ("Unity is Strength"), the tailoring women's group. Last May, this group received a boost in receiving new [...]
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Emergency Aid: Distribution of Cash to Displaced People and their Host Families Location: Goma and the surrounding countryside Beneficiaries: 49 families Background Since the onset of clashes between M23 rebels and government forces, the number of displaced people in Eastern DRC has surged. Over six camps around Goma are without food and shelter. Despite efforts [...]
On 22nd May 2024, the Project Manager, of the Kenya office, visited three women groups in Mombasa to recruit more groups for the WEP program. The groups were located in Miritini, Kongowea, and Mtopanga. We reached the groups courtesy of our pastoral training contacts in Mombasa. During the sessions, the TLAfrica WEP Coordinator shared God’s [...]
Malindi is a coastal city about 500km from Nairobi, within the county of Kilifi. Last year, this region reported a massacre of more than 400 people, through the deception of a cultic leader who convinced his members (men, women, and children) to fast for many days to encounter Christ. Because of this incident, there has [...]
I recall a mental torture that my mum went through before she was baptized. After she received Christ, my mum had to follow catechumen teaching so she could be baptized in water. When I grew up, every evening we would sit around fire and my mum would tell us stories. Her most favorite story was [...]