 Y254 Imagine Thank you so much for sticking to Y254 TV. My name is Sheryl blessing and you are watching the power to show Very interesting conversation with an individual who has endured so much particularly in his childhood But he has managed to come to the end and Be a testimony. He uses his life as a testimony to glorify God He is a gospel minister and He has really impressed me so far Geoffrey Hadrin's carry both Anna So I want you to briefly when you were born you were abandoned by your mom. Your mom was a teenage She was a teenager when she had you Because I when I was 16 at a sick one I've carried a Tim toto so for her to have given birth to you Then all right left you with your grandma and you had so many health conditions You are the seven years old So tell us about your life in primary because already met on the okay answer There are people who are mocking you and they're making fun of you because children are children. Yeah, yeah, that's that's that's that's natural Yeah, it's unfortunate, but it happened. No, you know in this life, by the way, if you want to if you want to overcome You have to understand the fact that everybody will not appreciate you. That is true Yeah Yes, and that is what affects many people that is what has led to killing each other Because people do want to swallow the pride and the fact that That people won't appreciate you Yeah, because you're not everyone's cup of tea. Yes, then people will not also understand the fact that you're going through something Yeah, yeah, they'll say Ah Through that So can you tell us how you are dealing with that especially through you? It was it was not easy. I can't lie. It was not easy at some point I could cry literally cry until the teacher comes to class and she's like, oh my oh, are you okay? The teacher at some point could live and quarrel with all the pupils just because of me And you know that sometimes it makes it worse. Yeah, because then you consider that the teachers Okay, talk of the push your head, you know Shoulder So so at some point I could even say please you Well, you must you want to let her know because I got a good teacher. She was a mother She was a woman and you know mothers how they they know how to to behave so Nicely to especially the boy child Pupils so she really loved me. She could give me tea lunch She pumpers me and I I I gained a lot of favor with the teachers I could sing in the assembly But unfortunately at class three things never worked well until I just shared before went for break When I fall down when I was now coming back In the afternoon after lunch and I collapsed for roughly three hours Then I was bedridden for three months until I never all the all of time to of class three sick why some and my performance went low and At a time three when I went back. I took position seven But now I just went to class four Actually, I'm one luckiest pupil who was who became a class prefect from class one to class eight Yes No You need something So you have to respect me And you see you're still very brilliant because for you And now And that's really really good still So are you really studying by yourself on a summer when you're bedridden? No, I never studied until I came back So coming back I came back when it remained around one week to opening of third term So I was just taking most of my time Studying Summer yeah summer I was studying studying then luckily I took position seven Though they laughed at me, but the teachers could understand the fact. I they congratulated me because I was not there They all of time too. So reaching class four Life became a little bit sweeter my health was now Sour it was now the head rings on it was now coming Yes, so I am really quite a cuja the pale yellow body Potea now my body was coming good Do I it is that I was not I'm Sam So I could I could look at people the way people are hanging around, you know, I don't Seen me in the summer class what all you come a choice on a people who are red girlfriends too much and I could write their names Do you want a car series? Nine and I went to me and let us So I was really jealous Was nobody was She was like, I'm brilliant. So the problem was, I was also short. So those ladies, they love tall guys. But I love the shortness because I have a favorite person. Cambele, I'm the prefect. Everything, me, me. When I eat, I eat. I always say, Vayan. Vayan. Are you excited for your band? I'm a Vayan. I'm still at 50. Who will know, how will they know? So I thank God at class 4, I was still in public school. Then luckily, one guy came, I wanted to sponsor. He has a school uniform. So because I was a man, I was topping. I got favor with the guy and I was sponsored to a private school in town. So that is the first time I went to town. I went to a small town, I went to a corner steamer, and the first time I went there, it was black. Even then, I didn't differentiate. I went there, and when I got there, I went to pick up the car. Yeah. Because it's a small car, you can't go to school with a small car. It's a small car. So when you go to school, you go to school with a small car? Yes, that's the first time I went to school with a small car. And then I went to school coming back. So I studied in that school. Still got the favor, became the perfect new student. Tomorrow make up perfect. Which is good. You were in your 8th grade. Yes. And how did you do when you were doing your exams? It was not easy. The man turned again after some times. Yes, now I could. Now the teachers were the people supporting me. And imagine you studying in school, you're going to touch, you're going to go home in a short time. But everyone has an idea. I'm one person when I was in school, I went to school in Sweden. Because of the uniform? And I went home. You went to Zungusha? Yes, I went to Zungusha in Sweden. I also had one in our 8th grade. You were in your 9th grade? Yes. Because I imagine you were in your 8th grade? Yes, I was in my 9th grade. And you know that's sad because you were in your 9th grade? Yes. So you just appreciate what you receive. So I was in my 9th grade. But I could keep them clean. Pinga, parsley. We were using the metal iron box. You were in your 9th grade? Yes, I was in my 9th grade. I remember, do you remember? If you can relate to this story. I remember when I was in high school, I was wearing a short-sleeved shirt. You were in your 9th grade? Yes, I was in my 9th grade. If you can relate to the comment? From Friday to Sunday. What was your command? I was in my 9th grade. I was in my 9th grade. I'm clean. So I could sing in the assembly. I was in my 9th grade. So the teachers were in my 9th grade. So the students were in my 9th grade. And that was also favorite. And it was a private school in town. It was all smart. There was a car and you would have lunch with others. I would just sit there at some point without food. I would go to school at 10 am. I would go to school at 10 am. I would go to school at 10 am. So I went to school at 10 am. I would go to school at 10 am. And I would clean properly. My kids, my kids, I promised myself my kids will live the best life ever because of what you have been doing. My kids and my wife, they will live the best life ever. My kids and my wife, they will live the best life ever. They will live the best life ever. They will live the best life ever. You finished class 8 in this private school. You can go to your parents' home. I can go to my parents' home. In private school, getting a school in high school is hard. You know, the reasons, the private school. I also got 347 marks. And now I was called in Chulaimbo Boys. I don't have ways. My grandmother has already suggested. If you have children, you can go to market news. Until my uncle said, even your mom didn't complete high school, primary. You can do welding. You can do welding. But I wanted to go to high school and receive in college. So, unfortunately, things never worked well. And I decided to become a street kid in town. For a couple of two to three months for the start. And until what I joined. I didn't know how to join school. I had bags and things like that in town. I went shopping. And I joined Adi Meisha. I said, thank God. Now I'm back in town. Now are the fellow street children. So these guys, these guys were in Chulaimbo and I'm like, okay. It's okay. So when it remained one week to closing of term one. A good Samaritan came. That is a principal of Dr. Lumbe. He was driving and he packed. So I went to request for something. I didn't know he's a principal by then. So I went to request for something, for support. And the wife was like. They can't even steal. And the principal was like, no, no, no, come. This guy looks young, but so brilliant. How old are you? Why are you not going to school? Then explaining my story, he took me. But the first time I stepped my feet in a restaurant. Dirty. I had a child. We are 150. That was really sad. When I was a kid, I told him. He was more Joshua. What's wrong? This poor wasting. I just had to take. So from then the principal, after me narrating in my story. He never left me. He took me to his house in school. Where he was a principal. Yes. I didn't know he's a principal. So I went to Asia. He went to Kazi. Then he came back. Then I went to school. And I went to the military. Then I went to watch. With one cloth. I bought it. Then he told me. I want you to join from one. It's remaining five days. Now on a phone. But I want you to join now. And just do an exam. Then I went to the next exam. I did that exam and I got a C. Which was still good. C plane. Yes. Because that was a whole new celeber. So your high school took me to Mambo. Yes. So coming back to term two. Now I was okay. Then my grandmother came to the school. Then she took me. She took you back home. Back home. How did she know? The principal communicate with her. I gave the numbers. Oh. There are numbers. She used to come to my house. I used to call her son. Yes. I told her to come. I went to town. I went to town. I took a chest. Yes. So that is how I joined high school. And that is grace. You know Onajoki and the story. You told us you're here through grace. But we can see the grace through your story. Yes. It's been good. Yes. My life generally it's been good. I studied in day school. Day school for three years. So I was singing in the assembly. I was in class. The principal was with me. At some point the principal got tired. He told me to go to school. I went to school. He said it was a journey. I accepted. So I was in class. I was in class. I was in a band and I was in the corporate. I went to Bali. Until at Form 3. I came to teach about uniform. Because of singing in the assembly. Not because of my performance. But singing. I blessed her with a song. I was singing. And I was being called DJ. You need to know how to make songs. You need talent. You can do so many things. Yes. I was doing lots of songs. So the teacher got favor. She was the chief. She was the chief. She said come, come, come, come. She was sweating. She was in her room. She said take two pairs of trousers. And two pairs of shirts. And one sweater. Half and full and socks. I was very smart on Friday. I lived in Kachini. So through that I got favor. Then I was also doing music. I actually became a Christian union chairperson from Form 1, 3rd term to Form 4. So I got favor. And I was also in music festival. And at Form 3. Going to Form 4. I took my school. I told you that. I took my school to the national level. So I'm straight out. That's the first time I said hi to Huru Kinyata. And I saw his face. Instead of holding your eyes. It's okay. And you say that way God will use your talent. Regardless of your background and situation. I had to forget. I had to forget the past. And now began focusing on my future. So at some point for you to grow. You have to have a no hatred. You have also to forget. Where you've come from. And you know now. I want us to now focus on that. Because your story has been so touching. From a very young age you've gone through. It's been good. Throughout. So now I want to hear. You've finished high school. You're hustling. Because time is just almost out. I want us to. What happened after high school? Because you told me you came to Nairobi a few times. At some point you were also homeless here. Yeah. If you fly over here. If you fly over here. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. Just tell us what happened. And how you were able to still have faith. And hope throughout everything. Actually what kept me focused is God. The word of God. And the fact that I came to know God. At some point I could lose hope. But I could also still be focused. And God. I was convinced. You'll make it someday. Just keep on. In Nairobi I became a house boy. I became a hawker. I was a maid. I've lived with people. I've worked in the house of wash cars. The houses of people. I've seen our family live. And I've worked in shops. Life became horrible. I went back to Kisumu again. I came back again. I was a tenant. So the third time when I came back. I told God, God. You see me. This is you and this is me. So either I die in Nairobi or I make it. So choose. I die or I make it. So that is when I began pushing. I began pushing. And when was this? When was this third time when you were coming and you were staying? Last two years. Two years ago. And that was when you were 21 or 22? 21, 21. And you were still very, very young at that age? Yeah. I say, it's either die or I make it. And I pushed. I pushed and doors began opening. I began meeting big men of God. Like Pius Muiru. I began meeting big servants of God in town. Being invited to sing. By the way I do more of live music. I began getting interviews. I began being exposed to media. Then God now began getting right people. Another thing that I can advise someone going through a lot is pray for right people in your life. Yes. What has made many people to lose up until they die without succeeding is the wrong people. They meet the wrong people. So praying for the right people is very important. A person who will tell you the truth. A person who will rebuke you. A person who will embrace you with your weakness. A person who will understand the fact. Yeah. That you have gone through this. Even in a marriage, for example, I have not married. But I can tell someone that for that marriage to work, you have to get the right person. That's true. Where would you pick a girl? And pick a girl. And pick a girl. Yeah. Would you pick a girl? Yeah. Would you pick a girl? No. Come on, please. Would you pick a girl? Yeah. And maybe you will understand the fact that you have to go through this. So praying for the right people. When you have the right people, a person will embrace you with your weakness, with your loneliness. A person will understand when you fail. A person will understand when you are up. A person will understand when you are down. A person will love you when you succeed better than him or her. Yeah. The right people are so much important in life. Yeah. And that someone will add value to you. Because they genuinely are celebrating your wins. The person who knows that now you, you're a media personnel, you're doing it well there. I accept that fact. That's the right person. That's true. Yeah. And now I want to get what is the one major lesson that you have, that you will carry and even tell your children through my life, this is one thing that I want to impart in you because of what you've experienced. What's the one major lesson that you have learned? You should never give up. Never. That's simple. Never. Never. No matter how sick, no matter how you are at the point of death, Jesus never gave up. That's true. These are the words Jesus used. God, the cup is too heavy but later will be done. Amen. That alone touched the heart of God, allowing God's will. Jesus allowing his father's will to be done in his life at that particular point when people, nobody was close to him. Jesus allowing his father's will to be done led to the victory of the cross. Yeah. And today we are victorious. Today we are healed. Amen. Today we are Christians. Amen. We are called children of God. So never give up. Never give up. Just push through every single situation. The phrase is funny. The phrase has been used by many people. The phrase has been overused but it still have, it still have a bigger impact. Yeah that is true. Never give up, three letter word. No matter how tough, no matter how. Inside never giving up, you pray for the right people. Inside never giving up, you have to understand life has ups and downs. That's true. And now I wonder what might have brought up in wealth and all these things that we admire and we can think. They have everything. People go through so much. Yeah at some point they have to go through. because experience also the best teacher you can't you know I can't teach you for example I can't teach you about marriage here I haven't gone through marriage I don't have the experience I can't yes I might have little knowledge because I'm seeing how people are doing it but I don't have the inner the inner knowledge that's true that's the point but now I wonder at this point because you are so much did you ever meet your mom at any point did you come across and want to find out who she was sit down with her talk to her I gave up I just say my mom is not their marriage not their man of fun period so up until now you've never met your mother I met my mother at after form 4 but I didn't believe she was I thought she was just an aunt being brought like a mom because I couldn't believe because she still couldn't take me as a mom yeah yeah there was still no connection the maternal blood things were tough at some point I even went to stay where she was and the husband brutally bit me so badly until she he wanted like to do me something bad but I escaped so I'm one person who have grown one one man army yeah I'm a one man and which is so impressive because the fact that you've able to you've been able to and come out and still say God is God God is King you have to you know acknowledge his name because he has done all these things for me so I want you to talk to someone because there's so many people who are enduring a lot people who have been abandoned like you I know of a friend who he and his brothers were left by their parents when they were young abandoned they had to go through almost something similar well come to take me a good will from people do or what's idea someone who's dealing with that or someone who is pregnant at 16 years and they don't know what to do about it or the boy who has impregnated a 16 year old girl what advice would you give them about the upbringing of that child what I have a message to anybody going through something the message I have is very simple number one it might be your fault you going through it maybe you had your plans and now you're realizing that the danger of what you're going through because of how you did it or for example you're going through something that you never found yourself it wasn't your fault but you're going through it you're finding it very difficult to overcome what I can tell this person one thing that you have to put in your mind once you're a human being that life will never be up at all time yeah that is the first thing life will never be up at all time be ready for anything at any time at all cost live a life when you're ready you know when you're ready you can take up any chance once you're ready you're told please carry the table you are ready yeah okay please say hi to Edwin's you're ready because you are gonna be so easy your mind is focused when somebody is ready it means that the person's mind is focused so what I can tell the person one one thing is in whatever you're going through know that someday you'll overcome someday you will have to overcome it but when you principle yourself I mean you you give yourself some hope when you give yourself some hope there is only you'll allow the right people to come into your life to come into your life and people neglecting you or people abandoning you does not mean that you are a failure yes that's another very critical thing no no no no standing alone or choosing a different path like I choose this but many people are on this does not mean that I'm wrong so never give up embrace hope keep hope as a verb and in every path trade carefully yes don't give in fully accept all the advice is accept everything but sit down with your concerns because you are the person who knows what you want in your life sit down with your concerns and say okay until you could learn in my mind when you think make a decision that you know you are fully comfortable with don't make a decision that people are comfortable with make a decision that you as head and you as John you as mercy you are comfortable with that decision but is what you find at some point a parent's tell the student the children their children I want to be a doctor and the first the child doesn't want to be a doctor yeah when a pattern and I was if tell me and he kills the patients because our time yeah our time to make a decision so give them a decision at some point with the parents they give chance for what or to make decisions so well on the same oh my good yeah I'm sorry ma you told me not to do it I'm seeing the dangers so from the decision of a make at a land when you a resume oh god I have to amend this in future and that's that's also important because experience is the best teacher we've had that before that's the point so I want us to that grounds it all yeah yeah so I want us to as we're coming to an end where can we find you on social media because at home I know you've been touched by this story 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least God can use me to a level to lift you up thank you amen thank you because you know honestly God gives us some situations so that we can be able to touch others so thank you so much that's it for today I don't think we're going to have time to sample some of the comments but I really appreciate you for taking your time to watch us this evening I hope you have gotten something from this conversation do not judge others do not oppress others because you do not understand their situations and accept who you are and walk from where you are God is powerful there is grace there is mercy there is love all around us so that is it for today thank you so much once again for watching us my name is Sherry blessing and this has been the power talk show you can find a repeat of the show tomorrow between 1 and 2 p.m. and we will also be on YouTube so stay tuned next week at the same time same place we will have yet another interesting conversation for you have a lovely evening and thank you so 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