MISSION TO KENYA by Joel Hampton

Mission to KENYA

In September 2019, Elim Sound, in partnership with Elim Missions, sent four of our worship team members out to Nairobi, Kenya, for a week of serving and teaching. Cluny Wiecki, Daniel Scott and Joel Hampton, together with Pastor Sam Blake and Ian Yates from Elim Sound, began the week at the African Pastors’ Conference, where men and women in church leadership from all over Africa came to receive encouragement and inspiration.

Following this, the team spent two days training musicians, singers and technical engineers on subjects such as: the heart of a worshipper; forging a successful song list, and individual instruments.

To round off a great week, they led worship at City Lighters Church, a youth church that has grown to over 400 within two years! Here’s what the team had to say about their experience…

Joel Hampton I remember being eight years old, looking at traditional African tribal drummers playing together, and it became a dream of mine to join them one day.

Having the privilege of drumming on this mission trip has been a dream come true for me, and my testimony is that of God’s faithfulness to an 8-year-old kid, with little going for him but pure ambition and a passion for worship. God will always deliver on His promises.

Cluny Wiecki Setting out for this trip, my heart was to share my passion for worship with others. In every session, we sensed hunger for the Presence of God and a desire, as musicians and singers, to improve their craft.

Their desperation for the things of God deeply moved us, and challenged me as a worship leader. This trip has impacted how I see and do worship, urging me to seek and ask for more.

Daniel Scott Hearing the testimonies of the pastors there was mind-blowing. We worshipped with people who knew the true meaning of sacrifice, and wanted more of God.

I made connections with many people who wanted to learn and grow in their worship team. Visiting a youth church was one of my main highlights on the trip, and I was moved by the power of their worship.

Sam Blake In 2019, Elim Sound has reached India, the Philippines, South America and finally Kenya. It was personally significant because I was able to include three of our ECC worship team: Cluny, Joel and Daniel.

The hunger for worship and teaching was so different from what we see here in the UK. One worship leader travelled through the night to get to the conference, another came nine hours from Mombasa, and three people from the Maasai tribe walked two hours on foot and four hours by bus. Teaching and encouraging brothers and sisters in Christ, who had sacrificed so much to be there, was a humbling experience.

We thank our ECC family for the support both in prayer and finance. You made this trip and its successes possible, and I’m sure we will hear of the fruit this mission is producing in the future.

Words and photos supplied by Pastor Sam Blake and Joel Hampton