40 Days

Tomorrow starts 40 days of prayer & fasting for Caleb Bislow as he prepares to head back to Kenya as part of the Exodus Project. If you haven't already caught onto this vision and joined the prayer army...do it now by going here!

If you've ever wondered what you can do to make a change in this world...here's your opportunity!
James 5:16 says, "The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." Imagine what can God wants to unleash not only among the Maasai of Kenya but around the world...but He's looking for people who will ask Him to do it! He's looking for people who desire to partner with Him through prayer! He's looking for an army...an army to unleash the power of the King all over this world!

Prayer must be important to God if He took time teaching us how to do it!

If we get one thing right this year...it will be prayer.

Maasai Monday: Get Involved!

For anyone wondering how they get can onboard with the Maasai Project in Kenya, definitely a key way is through prayer.

1. Prayer for the leaders of the villages, that their hearts would be open to the message of Jesus Christ.

2. Prayer for missionaries to rise up from the Maasai, that they may grab hold of all that God is doing and unashamedly share it with others.

3. Prayer for the many other unreached and undiscovered villages, that God would open a door for them to hear of His unconditional love for them.


Another way to get involved is to give. You may be asking...how? Where do I start?

Well, here at NMC, students have caught onto this vision of "Move in our World". They're getting this whole concept of taking what they have (time, treasures, talents) and leveraging them for the Kingdom. Out of this has come, Kenya Night. This is a night 100% dedicated to raising prayer support, awareness, and financial support for two different ministries in Kenya, the Maasai Project and the AGC Abandoned Baby Center.

What are students doing?


So, how can you get involved?
PRAY. PRAY. PRAY.
Go to the Kenya Night website and bid like crazy!
Spread the word!

Maasai Monday: Simon

“What man can not do God can do.” -Simon Saitoti


Simon Saitoti is Caleb's translator/partner in ministry in this vision to reach the Maasai. Before Caleb ever physically stepped into the picture, Simon's heart was focused on the Maasai.





So, today's prayer focus is for Simon. Let's pray that God would continue to stir in his heart as he & Caleb partner to reach the Maasai. Let's pray for continued vision and discernment in the midst of all the turmoil happening in Kenya.

During my extended time alone with God this weekend, I was reminded and encouraged as I read through the following verse...

"I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon thos who sit in darkness." -Isaiah 42:6-7

This has become my prayer for Simon, Caleb, and their team. God has definitely called each one of them. I'm excited to see how His plan continues to unfold!

Maasai Monday: Intro

Every Monday I'm going to start taking some time to focus on the Maasai of Africa, giving info about them & how we can be in prayer for them.






Probably among the best known and most easily recognized of Kenya's people, the Maasai are a pastoral people whose name was derived from their language, Maa. Actually a combination of Nilotic and Cushitic peoples, the Maasai originated northwest of Lake Turkana. They spread down through the Rift Valley, which provided fertile grasslands for their cattle. By the 19th century they had established themselves as warriors and were feared for raids deep into the territory of neighboring tribes. By the end of the 19th century, however, the Maasai were divided by internal conflict and further weakened by huge losses of cattle to rinderpest and drought.



Today it is estimated that there are over 880,000 Maasai in Africa, residing along the Great Rift Valley (621,000 in Kenya; 262,000 in Tanzania, est 2007). Many villages in Maasailand have never heard about the love of God. The name of Jesus is foreign to them as is the message of His great love for them.


"And to the ends of the earth."

This morning I'm reminded of Jesus' final message to His disciples, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8). The message of His love is not bound by ethnicity, by language, by culture, by land, by anything! His message is universal and is something we are called to share with all people everywhere!

Caleb Bislow (Biz) is an ordinary guy with an extraordinary dream...a vision to save a nation.


What can we possibly do to make that dream a reality? PRAY.

• Pray for Caleb, Simon and his team as they prepare to go back to Kenya
• Pray for God's Spirit to go before them and begin preparing the way
• Pray for the current violence taking place in Kenya...that the peace of Christ would rule in the hearts of the people...not hatred, anger, and revenge (Col 3:15)

"With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God" (Mark 10:27).