2015 REPORT FINAL1

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CITAM WOODLEY REPORT
programme and are integrating into the life of the
church. December was a month of highlights,
foremost being the joint Teens Camp between
CITAM Woodley and CITAM Ngong at Brookhurst
International School. The theme was “TBT: Taking
Back our Territory” drawn from the book of Joel 2:25
and Matthew 11:12. It was a time of fruitful ministry.
The Teens and D-Timers (young adults) successfully
completed Safari Encounter I and continue on the
journey of discipleship. The Ex-candidates 2016
dubbed “Game Changers” commenced on a high
note with 50 young people in attendance.
The Young Professionals crowned the year with
a time of fellowship, retreat and ministry in Dares
Salaam with 44 YPs. This was a celebration of the
fruitful time of ministry in 2015 through missions and
outreaches within Nairobi and beyond.
Mission and Outreach
The outreach team conducted various evangelistic
outreaches within our catchment area whereby
a total of 167 people give their lives to Jesus.
Outreaches outside Nairobi County took place on
various locations as follows:
1. Lusengeli in April with 363 giving their lives to
Christ;
2. Kargi in May with 50 giving their lives to Christ;
3. Kitale in December with 108 giving their lives
to Christ;
4. Banyore in December with 18 giving their lives
to Christ.
In July, the team was involved in major outreach
organized by African Evangelistic Enterprise (AEE) in
Eldoret where 8,672 gave their lives to Christ. They
ministered to five schools within the catchment areas
and witnessed 192 students give their lives to Christ.
In summary, during the year 2015, about 9,466 have
been won to the Lord.
Visitation Ministry
The team was involved in 26 burials within and
without Nairobi County out of which 19 souls have
come to know the Lord. The team also visited more
than 100 sick people both in hospitals and at their
homes. During the time of celebration, the team has
been with at least 30 members of the church as they
express their thanks to the Lord. A total of 90 people
came to personal faith in Jesus.
CED
We successfully launched and completed the
Safari both Enter stage and Encounter 1 stage
initially in cohorts and later at congregational level.
The program was enthusiastically received by the
congregation. Alongside the Safari we have other
impacting programs such as CBR (Consistent Bible
Reading Classes). A total of 21 brethren graduated
in the 2015 class after an eight month long CBR
and Scripture Meditation Program. A total of 56
completed the Discipleship program (up to Book
7 of the Navigators Discipleship Series) and have
increased our pool of well discipled leaders to help
boost our pool of workers as we continue to roll
out CITAM Safari. 39 brethren went through the
Doctrinal Class and graduated in November having
received firm foundational teachings on the doctrines
of the Christian faith and practice. 22 new growing
together groups were formed making a total of 58
by the end of the year. In September, the Bible
Study groups effectively partnered with the missions
department to witness in their respective estates and
a total of 161 decisions for Christ were recorded). 54
people graduated from the Leadership Development
Program, which is geared towards equipping leaders
for ministry in the church and the market place.
Men’s and Women’s Ministry
The men ministry started the year with the normal
excursion to Mt Longonot where 170 men made it.
70 men went through ‘Man enough’ program and
there were testimonies of great transformation that
happened in this program.
The women organized a Mother and Daughter
breakfast event where communication between
mothers and their daughter was discussed .This
event was repeated due to public demand but
CITAM Annual Report and Financial Statements | 2015