Testimony It was during the first term break of 2<strong>01</strong>3 that I decided that enough was enough. For a while now, I had undergone a long period of soul searching, seeking, looking for something… Something new, fresh, different. A Sheep Once Lost by Keith Tong’i, Form 2M Alliance High School “Why go to church so monotonous, dull, while outside there’s a world with unlimited pleasures?” I thought. I mulled over this question for quite long, very long indeed I thought I would go insane. Life was always easy until I chose to apply to foreign universities. <strong>The</strong> grueling process often left me despaired. I could not see where I was going. I was down in a valley in the dead of the night. <strong>The</strong>n, I i n simple faith and trust by Claudia Gisemba 6 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Fountain</strong> | <strong>August</strong> 2<strong>01</strong>3 I had begun attending the SDA services once, twice, thrice a week. But barely a month later, the services had become a no-go zone for me as I was fully immersed in it all: the computer laboratory, entertainment, reading worldly magazines, mails, et cetera. But all that while, deep down I knew I had left the church: I had left God! For three months now, I have been a stranded sheep, lost from the fold of Christ, Many at times, my fellow schoolmates from the SDA society have urged me to attend church. “Yes, of course, I’ll be there today, why not?” I’ve been answering them with that line, which has become my tag-line. <strong>The</strong>n a few days ago I begun thinking, “What value does eloping church add to me? How does chose to take a journey. I went on my knees and conversed with my Lord; telling Him all my troubles. He heard my cry and renewed my strength and hope. He said, “Child, fix your eyes on Me.” I expediently followed His instructions and made Him my Guiding Light. Ever since, my cup overflows. I was successfully admitted to Cornell University in the United States and now I know that when things seem hard, there God has no end in view but to perfect His people. Christ, who passed on in pain and anguish upon the Calvary tree feel about it?” <strong>The</strong> shepherd has found his lost sheep. In the SDA society, I receive an inner piece, joy, a sense of fulfillment, an inner feeling of accomplishment. This is where I belong; this is where I am meant to be. Yes, this is home! Coming home, coming home, Never more to roam, Open wide thine arms of love, Lord I’m coming home. My dears, many of us are undergoing this similar problem. We all experience our downtimes. My advice is: don’t lose faith so soon. A man never realizes how close he is to achieving something until he quits. Let’s enjoy the experience in the fold of God. It was Saturday, the 31st of March, 2007, at 10.30 pm when my mum got a call from the hospital informing her that my dad had passed on. Moving on has been hard for all of us. I could not see our family’s future without dad. For a long time I wished he was around, regretting having spent that day in church instead of visiting him in hospital. However, I am grateful to God because we have neither lacked nor begged. He has been faithful enough to answer us every time according to his will by Phanice Ododa we have believed and prayed. As I hope to join the University, I thank God for the twelve wonderful years I shared with my dad and I am very grateful for my heavenly Father’s unfailing and eternal love for me. Praise Him... THAMINI DINI by Sharon Kirwa, Form 1Y, Alliance Girls High School Najitwika barazani, ukweli kuzungumza Umuhimu dini aushini, imani nd’o takoleza Anasa na mali duniyani, Onyangu fadhali puuza Shikashika imani, nd’o mwelekeo mwema. Usiwe mwasi wa dini, mawaidha yote tangaza Kamwe syatie kapuni, barazani kujilaza Kwa chechetu tafitini, hekima yote kujaza Shikashika imani, nd’o mwelekeo mwema. Wazi sahibu mazoni, elimu yote kujuza Simamo kweli imani, na matendo kufanyiza Kiyazingatiya akilini, mema yote takajaza Shikashika imani, nd’o mwelekeo mwema. Kaditama kituoni, nasaha nimewajaza Yanitosha tumaini, mengi nimewajuza Na mengine jijuzeni, maarifa kujijaza Shikashika imani, nd’o mwelekeo mwema. HE IS LOVE by Susan Kerubo, Form 4, Pangani Girls High School One of the Godhead Three Sent down to us for free After the son died on the tree For God had heard our plea It seems for us he had affinity And all the love from the trinity That we might have peace and unity Not forgetting integrity and dignity IN VERSE HE LEADETH ME by Jeff Nyauka, Form 3, Alliance High School That hymn keeps running through my mind I like what it says, but it just isn’t so, Lord You would lead me, if I’d let you And we would go far that way. But I keep tugging loose, like an impatient child Running ahead, sure that I know the way, Perhaps half afraid You wouldn’t let me if I waited, Always running ahead: into brick walls. That hymn ought to have another stanza, Lord “He followeth me” When I go tearing off on my own, You follow me Patiently, lovingly, like a parent Are you shaking your head, Lord? Wondering when I will ever learn How not to run into brick walls? You lead me, when I am willing, Lord But the wondrous part is you follow me, You find me, dust me off, Comfort me, lift me up, And take my hand. To all audiences I write Warning of spiritual principalities we fight But He, guiding us, our light: We need not dread the night Devouring is the devils will But He wants us to stand still For we are a city set on a hill And the battle we’ll win <strong>The</strong> <strong>Fountain</strong> | <strong>August</strong> 2<strong>01</strong>3 7
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