Confessional Statement Of Pastor Jackson

PERSONAL CONFESSIONAL STATEMENT OF Pastor Jackson Ukiru I was borne in Western Kenya in the year 1968 to a Quaker Family. I attended elementary and high school in my home area. It was when I was attending a Diploma course in Mechanical Engineering that I became a saved Christian with the Christ CoWorkers Fellowship Church, Nairobi. I became a borne again Christian and 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 have done evangelism for the Sudanese Refugees, where I found a highly receptive 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 know that the evil power of witchcraft has kept many Kenyans under bondage. By the power of the blood of Jesus Christ I have prayed for people and seen them set free from the demonic power of witchcraft.. Many of these people were sick because they believed they were bewitched by their neighbors and relatives. I have done urban ministry, evangelizing in the Nairobi slums through group cell meetings and night vigils. I have seen the power of the Word 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 Uganda and Tanzania. Overall I see a world where many people remain untouched, unaffected and unreached by the Word of God. These include the drunkards in our urban towns. Add to this group the pseudoChristians who do not live the Christian life. And then the backsliders 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 testify that the Ministry has greatly edified and expanded my life. It has done this by exposing the Word in a non-compromising manner. We are a Ministry 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 the Ministry. 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 the youth. Timely and early Christianity is needed to save these youths from these killer vices. I have been counseling youth about refraining from illicit sex and avoiding unfaithfulness when in marriage. One of my greatest joys is when a youth comes to tell you that you helped save his life from drugs or from Aids. In the year 2000, I went for a Diploma course in Theology from the Manna Bible Institute in Nairobi to hone my skills in spiritual studies, ministry management and counseling. I did this because I have seen our Ministry expand rapidly putting pressure on us in the leadership to provide more effective spiritual growth as well as a greater social mission. As a founder member of the Ministry – God Will Make A Way Humanitarian Ministries Organization – I am responding to this challenge through evangelism with a social mission. I got married to a born again Christian member of Chrisco Church in 1996. We have 2 children with Perpetua called Sifa (dob 1999) and Tumaini (2001).