Generous Love Opens Doors For Makena, an act of generosity expressing Christ’s love opened the door to sharing the Gospel with a least-reached people. Makena and her husband, Kirui, participated in a Global Disciples training near their home in Kenya. Eager to make disciples, they saw an urgent need to take the Gospel to a people group within their reach.
This generous feast spoke volumes to this people, often marginalized by others. Several Dorobo told Makena and her husband they had never seen anyone love and care for them in this manner. As they felt valued and welcomed, they opened their hearts to hear about Jesus and His saving love.
About 40 new Dorobo believers are now worship"I sensed the Holy Spirit ing Jesus and growing in The Dorobo are several prompting me to express faith. They are being related people groups discipled to share Christ the love of Christ to our scattered across southern and disciple others. Lives Kenya and northern Dorobo community." are being transformed Tanzania. Some have and God is glorified, as adapted to changing times this marginalized community is receiving and and settled down; others remain hunters and embracing the life of the Gospel. gatherers, moving wherever they can find food. A Dorobo community near Makena and Kirui still As you gather and give this holiday season, may lives on wild fruit, roots, whatever they hunt, and your generosity—like Makena’s and Kirui’s—open honey—these Dorobo are expert beekeepers. a door to bring people to Jesus Christ. Over the years, outreach to the Dorobo has been erratic and they remain primarily animists; only a small percentage know about Jesus. Makena and Kirui believe it’s time to change this, so they took the initiative in late 2019 to begin reaching out to the local community. Covid-19 restrictions slowed activity down for a few months, but as those eased in July 2020, Makena knew it was time. She said, “I sensed the Holy Spirit prompting me to express the love of Christ to our Dorobo community. We needed to give them a feast! To slaughter a goat, to provide food, and invite them all to join in.”
4 Global Disciples
