Luci Simiyu

God is love. Love God. Love your neighbor. Faith. Hope. Love. The greatest is love.

On this Father’s Day I celebrate and honor the men who have laid down their lives for others not biologically their own, raising them as their own sons and daughters. It takes courage to do so in a world that is inward looking, a world that emphasizes “me and my own.” May God’s grace abound towards you - there’s a greater reward for you in the Father in Whom there’s no shadow of turning. "For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel." 1 Corinthians 4:15

My focus this morning was drawn to the words, “the ministry of reconciliation” in 2 Corinthians 5:18 during my Bible study.   Those words jumped at me and my mind went far back to my time in Nyeri when I had just graduated from university.  I had a little office (room) in a clinic run by a lovely God-fearing woman called Dorcas who was excited to have me work alongside her. However, this was more than pursuing a career path; it was ministry and God was keen on me partnering with Him to reach out to the youth in Nyeri. One day, a 17-year old girl who had just completed high school was brought to the clinic by her mother and Dorcas referred her to me. We had a hearty conversation before I told her, “By the way, I’m thinking of starting a youth group. Would you like to be part of it?” Truth be said, I had not thought about a youth group until we were midway in our conversation. I just sort of splattered those words. Immediately, her eyes lit up and she sat up straight in he...