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Having A Link Parish

Having A Link Parish. Presentation based on one given by the Revd Graham Hamilton, vicar of St Peter, Paul and Thomas of Canterbury, Bovey Tracey and St Mary’s, Hennock. Is it worth the hassle?. Unwelcome complications? Unnecessary expense? Inessential luxury?.

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Having A Link Parish

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  1. Having A Link Parish Presentation based on one given by the Revd Graham Hamilton, vicar of St Peter, Paul and Thomas of Canterbury, Bovey Tracey and St Mary’s, Hennock

  2. Is it worth the hassle? • Unwelcome complications? • Unnecessary expense? • Inessential luxury?

  3. Romans 1.8    First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. 9 God, whom I serve with my whole heart in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you 10 in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God’s will the way may be opened for me to come to you. 11    I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong— 12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. 13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

  4. The Benefits of a Link • Wider horizons than Western decline • Mutual encouragement • Opportunity to give and see a harvest • Opportunity to receive • Fresh appreciation of what we have

  5. Challenges of a Link • Communications & Language • Cost of flights & injections • Cultural discomforting

  6. Thika Visit 1-28 March 2011

  7. Kame? Thika “the Birmingham of Kenya”

  8. Tea Farm at Njunu

  9. French Beans for export

  10. Kenyan Cost of Living • 130 Kenyan Shillings = £1 • Subsistence on 150KS per day • Pineapple pickers earns 200KS per day • Mechanic earns 400KS per day • Lay evangelist earns 180 (5000 p month) • Clergy earn 10,000 per month

  11. Kenyan Culture • Tribalism- 44 tribes: (Kikuyu) • Christian (82%) (+Muslim and Hindu) • Corruption • Unemployment (80% youth) • Crime • Alcoholism • Struggle with Globalism

  12. The Church(es) in Kenya • Roman Catholic • Presbyterian • Anglican • Pentecostal • Independents

  13. Anglicanism in Kenya • CMS roots from 1844 • Influence of East African Revival • One of the Big Three denominations • Vibrant, confident and growing • Orthodox- Global South/ GAFCON

  14. Diocese of ThikaAnglican Church of Kenya

  15. Namrata Shah Orphanage

  16. Christian Industrial Training Centre (CITC): George Maina

  17. Christian Community Services:AIDS Support Groups

  18. Guardians of HIV+ children

  19. TDCT Microfinance Project • church groups of 25 • monthly saving of 200 KS

  20. Our Link Parish St Peter’s Kame (consecrated) Kabati Flyover Kabungi Vicar: Rev John MButhia Evangelist: Mr Henry Nderangu

  21. St Peter’s Kame

  22. Lessons to learn • Hospitality • Joyful (and simple) Worship • Generosity (up to 3 collections a service) • Fellowship & Prayer at all times • Pastoral Visiting • Pastoral Discipline

  23. Collection at Kabati • 4800 KS in collection - £36 • 2500 in tithes- £20 • 12,000 from Harambee for building • from congregation of 120 -£1.20 each

  24. How can we help? • Prayer- monthly text/email • Books- especially biblical • Music and instruments • Challenging Globalism • Financial Support • Visit in 2012?

  25. How will we benefit? us? • Learn from their prayerfulness, simplicity, generosity • Look afresh at our affluence, diffidence • Value our Anglican heritage

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