Welcome

Welcome to the International Migori Kenya Alliance. The IMKA was birthed during a recent meeting in Ohio where about 15 people representing different churches, ministries and countries met to discuss something we all had in common -- a burden to help Bishop John Okinda meet the spiritual and physical needs of the people in Migori, Kenya. For close to 10 years, Bishop Okinda has been sharing the vision that the Lord gave Him to plant churches, train pastors, and minister to the needs of people in his community and beyond. These needs include cleanwater, an adequate food supply, and caring for orphans who have lost their parents due in large part to the spread of AIDS. In helping John over the years, we have found ourselves as supporters sharing the same heart, but not always the same information needed to make decisions. Consequently, it has fallen on Bishop Okinda to micro-manage all the different projects and keep it all running. As we met, it became obvious that we needed to band together, share information, and unify our efforts to support Bishop Okinda's vision, putting all of our individual visions underneath his. And so, the IMKA was born.

The first thing that God allowed us to accomplish was to agree upon the "3 Phase Initiative". This plan, developed by pastor and engineer Scott Lomaster, will bring first adequate electricity (subject to the local grid), then a commercial grade water well, and finally a septic system to the entire campus in Migori. This campus includes the church, the ministry training center, the orphanage, and the canning building. Some of these are still under construction, you can find individual updates elsewhere on this site.

It is our hope that Rev. David and Elese Cosgrove from Cross Over Global Outreach (COGO) will be on the ground in Migori this coming February(2008), to oversee at least the first two stages of this plan and follow them through to completion. We have estimated the cost of the 3 Phase Initiative to be about $50,000 US dollars (a very realistic, well researched figure depending upon exchange rates). If the Lord would lead you to help underwrite this life changing project, you can send
your tax-deductable donation to:

In the United States make checks payable to:
"COGO Projects"
c/o Cross Over Global Outreach
P.O. Box 272
Elmira, NY 14902

In Canada make checks payable to:

"Ambassador Ministries In Covenant" (or AMIC)
c/o AMIC
208 Forced Road
Russell Ontario
K4R-1A1
Canada
add "Three Phase Project" on the memo line


Thank you for your interest in this work for God's kingdom. Please
spread the word.

In Christ,
Rev. Ron Silver
Coordinator - IMKA
Pastor - Christ Community Church
Dellroy, Ohio.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Post election violence has broken out in a major way in Kenya. Look at the following article from Fox News and the related articles on the same page.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320466,00.html?sPage=fnc.world/africa

One church has already been destroyed in the hostility. The following is taken from an email from Bishop John Okinda:

"Thank you so much for your prayers, to be honest things are too bad here in Migori, such has never been seen in Kenya, many have died, and hundreds are in hospitals with gun wounds, shops have looted, burned in a protest a gainst the government of what Kenyans call rigging of elections, it is too bad such that people are crying for food and it is nowhere.

My family and I are safe as of now, but you can here of gushots around here.

In one hospital they have reported 40 dead!

Please pass this to as many as you can for prayers, we need peace.

It is New year Eve and we are closed up in the house not knowing what will happen the next minute.

Many are calling me for help, we have just come back from Migori town to save a stuation, we had to have a heavy security in my car to move.

Thank you so much for your prayers, please note that most towns in Kenya are going through the same thing."


This violence threatens the lives of people in and around Migori and all Kenya, not to mention the work of God which was to get a big boost with the three phase project beginning next month. Please take some time to fast and pray for the Lord to restore peace and stability to Kenya. Pray that He would pour His Spirit out upon the church there that they would know His grace and be strengthened to be used for His purposes. Pray for wisdom for John and other church leaders as well as governmental leaders. Pray for those in law enforcement and rescue workers. Just pray!

We will post updates as we receive them.

-Pastor Ron

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