In February, during a chapel service led by the members of the governing council, the vice chancellor and council chair Mr Gideon Muriuki introduced two new members of the council. They are Mr Peter Wayaki, a lawyer, and Mr Aaih Fodey, general secretary for the Association of Evangelicals of East Africa.

At the service, the two new members pronounced their vows, led by Mr Gideon Muriuki. Faith Mlay dedicated them to the Lord’s service. Later on during the service, the members of the governing council signed the no conflict of interest policy to show their commitment to good governance. Read the full story »

On Thursday, 12th November, a farewell chapel was held for the dean of community life Pastor Gregory Kivanguli. He taught in the pastoral studies department and is a counselor by profession. During the farewell chapel, two young children were dedicated to God, children of Fabien Munyagisenyi and Bernard Kimani.

After the chapel the entire staff gathered at Tamu cafe for a farewell tea for Pastor Kivanguli, who is leaving NEGST to become senior pastor at the Kisumu Pentecostal Church.

The ladies’ fellowship held a jumble sale on Wednesday 28th 2009 in the Home science room of the classroom building. The ladies’ fellowship brings together married and unmarried, faculty, students, staff, spouses–any lady in the community. The funds raised at the sale will allow the ladies to bring gifts to the families of the numerous new babies on campus, invite speakers to monthly events, and organize special events and outings throughout the year.

The whole community–men, women and children–came together in great numbers to donate and purchase items for sale, including shoes, books, blenders, coffee makers, clothes, toys and more.

NEGST officially accepted 102 new students on 17th September 2009. The convocation ceremony started with a procession of the faculty members, followed by a word of prayer from the the deputy vice chancellor of academic affairs, Dr Mark Shaw. Dr Douglas Carew personally welcomed the new students. Dr Joe Mwangi gave a presentation of the Africa International University Tumaini Africa Campaign.

The convocation was culminated by a sermon by the deputy bishop for Christ is the Answer Ministries, Rev. Onginde. He preached on the importance of having a dream, without which people can not move forward. He based his sermon on the story of Joseph, speaking of the need for leaders who don’t expect material gain. He further stated the dream that NEGST has to become a full-fledged university.

At the end of the celebrations the invited guests and faculty lunched at the Kijiji Guest House.

On graduation day, July 4, NEGST was pleased to hold the opening ceremony for what is possibly the largest collection in the world of works in African languages. With 2,500 items, the Derek Nurse African Collection now is housed in its own facilities above the main library at NEGST.

Dr. John Mbiti opened the collection after the graduation ceremony. He quipped, “of making many books there is no end, and much study is weariness of the flesh,” but went on to call down blessings on the writers, publishers, purchasers and users of the collection, and to dedicate the collection to the Lord’s use.

Ken Boothe, of Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) remarked, “I am happy Read the full story »

The Bible club, which is designed specifically for kids, wanted to give its “graduates” a surprise send-off. The event took place on the 20th of June at the chapel. Many were involved and participated in a big way. Marylynn, the group’s founder, brought in snacks. Ken Isige, student council chairman, was the speaker for the event. The invited guest was Rev. Kivanguli, dean of community life, who brought books for the graduates in English and Kiswahili. David Rowbory played the keyboard.

Others who have been a big part of Bible club and made appearance on that day were Rose Siboi, Alemseged Ketema, Peter Kamande, Fortuna Tioye, Noo Alemeseged, Foluke Bosedi Ola, Winnie Muli, Catherine Nongnide and Rachel Kisyula.

This final Bible club event rounded off the year with Read the full story »

A beautiful new children’s library is now open on campus. The kids are already coming in droves to check out books or to spend relaxing hours curled up with a good read on a cushion. More than 60 children have already registered, and the library has quickly become a favorite gathering point. NEGST children from several local schools even held a Bible club sleepover in the library.

The library offers children a peaceful, safe and beautiful place to expand their horizons after school hours and on Saturdays (giving their parents Read the full story »

The NEGST community was privileged to host the Langham Partnership Regional Council (LPRC) meeting for a second time. The council was chaired by NEGST vice chancellor, Dr. Douglas Carew.

The meeting was designed to solve evangelism issues in East Africa and provide strategic guidance for the development of evangelistic programmes. The countries represented in the meeting were Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Eritrea, Somalia and southern Sudan.

The NEGST vice chancellor, also a past beneficiary Read the full story »

Each year around the world, International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. Hundreds of events occur throughout March to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women. The global theme for 2009 is: Women and men united to end violence against women and girls.

At NEGST, the March 11 chapel celebration was dedicated to women—their achievements and their struggles. Every woman received a rose, and the men spoke kind words of respect. Chapel included a skit depicting the multi-generational chain of violence that Read the full story »