PERSONAL CONFESSIONAL STATEMENT

OF

Pastor Jackson Ukiru

I was borne in Western Kenya in the year 1968 to a Quaker Family. Iattended elementary and high school in my home area.

It was when I was attending a Diploma course in MechanicalEngineering that I became a saved Christian with the Christ Co-

Workers Fellowship Church, Nairobi. I became a borne again Christianand was baptized in the year 1991, and became a committed member of

the Chrisco church in 1993.

I have served in various ministries in the Chrisco Church. I havedone evangelism for the Sudanese Refugees, where I found a highlyreceptive people to the word of God. At the time I evangelized in the

refugees' camp Kenya had over 150 000 refugees concentrated at Kakuma.

I have also evangelized in rural areas of Kenya. I have come to knowthat the evil power of witchcraft has kept many Kenyans under

bondage. By the power of the blood of Jesus Christ I have prayed forpeople and seen them set free from the demonic power of witchcraft..

Many of these people were sick because they believed they werebewitched by their neighbors and relatives.

I have done urban ministry, evangelizing in the Nairobi slums throughgroup cell meetings and night vigils. I have seen the power of theWord bring peace, joy and hope to people whose lives had been

shattered by extreme poverty, drunkardness, Aids and hopelessness.

I have also been a part of cross-border evangelistic teams in Ugandaand Tanzania. Overall I see a world where many people remain

untouched, unaffected and unreached by the Word of God. These includethe drunkards in our urban towns. Add to this group the pseudo-

Christians who do not live the Christian life. And then thebacksliders and the defectors. The need to reclaim these unreached

people is increasing daily.

Today I am a Pastor and Coordinator of God Will Make A Way Ministries. I want to testifythat the Ministry has greatly edified and expanded my life. It has done

this by exposing the Word in a non-compromising manner. We are aMinistry that believes in the power of the word as told in the Bible.We are also a truly prayerful Ministry who share and care for each

other.

I use some of my time to counsel youth both within and outside theMinistry. The youth in Nairobi city are confronted with major

challenges. There is rampant moral decay, irresponsible parenting,drug abuse and the killer disease HIV/AIDS, which mostly affects theyouth. Timely and early Christianity is needed to save these youths

from these killer vices. I have been counseling youth aboutrefraining from illicit sex and avoiding unfaithfulness when in

marriage. One of my greatest joys is when a youth comes to tell youthat you helped save his life from drugs or from Aids.

In the year 2000, I went for a Diploma course in Theology from theManna Bible Institute in Nairobi to hone my skills in spiritual

studies, ministry management and counseling. I did this because Ihave seen our Ministry expand rapidly putting pressure on us in the

leadership to provide more effective spiritual growth as well as agreater social mission. As a founder member of the Ministry – God

Will Make A Way Humanitarian Ministries Organization – I amresponding to this challenge through evangelism with a social mission.

I got married to a born again Christian member of Chrisco Church in1996. We have 2 children with Perpetua called Sifa (dob 1999) and Tumaini

(2001).