Meet the Maraats
Andrea, Verna, Josiah and Genesis
Contact
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+254-53-2062791 P.O. Box 6865 |
Short Bio
Genesis joined TCM in 1992 after 15 years of service in the Philippines where he ministered as an evangelist, pastor and Bible school teacher. After one year in Kenya he married Verna and they returned to Embu, Kenya.
In Kenya the Maraats have lived in Embu (Bible school and field work) and Kisumu (planted a Grace church) before taking up their current post in Eldoret.
Verna is involved with children and women ministries in their local church. Andrea and Josiah, both born in Nairobi, are attending a Christian school in Eldoret.
Dates
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Genesis Verna Andrea Josiah Anniversary |
November 15 August 16 July 18, 1996 July 9, 1998 September 24, 1993 |
Genesis & Verna Maraat
Eldoret, Kenya
Serving the Lord
The Maraats are planting a Grace Bible Church in the city of Eldoret in western Kenya. They moved to Eldoret nearly four years ago after planting a church in Kisumu. Eldoret is the fifth largest city of Kenya situated some 7000' above sea level.
Genesis is mentoring Pastor Thomas who is handling many of the pastoral duties of the church. Currently the congregation has identified a piece of land for their church and the members are pushing hard to buy the land. As of April 2006, they are short about $4000 from finalizing the purchase.
Besides these responsibilities, Genesis is on the Grace Bible Church board and continues to work with the church in Kisumu.
Newsletter - June 2004
Dear Partners in the Lord,
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Greetings and blessings from my whole family to each one in Jesus’ name. The year 2003 ended with God’s wonderful blessings. Vernon, Darlene & Val Anderson came from Turkey to visit once again to Kenya. Vernon spoke at our annual general conference in Embu. Almost everyone who attended the conference was challenged to serve our Lord unswervingly. Bible School Graduation - Nov. 2003 - Genesis was the guest speaker
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Our church in Eldoret is now one year old and a half. The Lord has been so good and he blessed our efforts of personal evangelisms, home Bible studies, film showings and gospel tract distributions. Genesis and four other men are having activities every night except Thursdays. These four men are involved in either preaching or teaching in home Bible studies and evangelism. When we started, we only had 15 individual including children but now we are around 50 individuals who are regularly attending our Sunday Worship (around 30 adults and 20 children). Verna is ministering to women and children.
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- Pray for the changes that have just happened in the work here in Kenya. Gardner Improso is now our new TCM representative. Pastor Peter Kagwi is now our new Kenyan Director. Daniel is the Chairman of the board here in Kenya. He is the Pastor in Kisumu. We are helping him 100 dollars a month.
- Pray for Kenya. The price of fuel is now at 3 $ and 40 cents per gallon. Prices of commodities are always increasing. Minimum wage is 3 $ a day. A loaf of bread of 800 grams is 70 cents.
- Pray for Eldoret Church – the members are seriously thinking of getting a small land where we can build our church. We are praying to raise 10,000 dollars for the land and the building. Half an acre is around 7,000 dollars.
- Pray for Andrea and Josiah’s tuition fees.
Beloved, thank you very much for your prayers and generous gifts. We do remember you in our prayers too!
With love from Eldoret, Kenya,
Genesis, Verna, Andrea and Josiah Maraat