 Wow, what a nice conversation, it's all about love, it's all about Christ, it's all about helping and reaching out to your community, especially where you come from, not forgetting where you come from. And one thing stuck out for me, you know, through our guests, it's that it doesn't matter where you come from, it should never dictate where you're going. I'm also a fun believer in really embracing and knowing how everything belongs to God and he can take you anywhere and he can do anything that you pray for. Great, now I'm catching up with your name and I really love Rebekah, I love it, you know, Rebekah, Mrs. Kitauke, I love it, I love it, I love it. So you are here for a reason in the country at this particular moment and earlier in the show you had mentioned about, you know, Shalom who is in heaven, would you be able to talk about that and also lead us as to what you're doing, you know, guided by Shalom? Yes, Shalom Vision Outreach is a mission agency to Kenya and to other nations of the world and but in 1999 when residing in the United States of America, I was a stay home mom with my daughter patient and I was pregnant with Shalom and I would receive a lot of letters from the village where I was escopement village from the children and they would tell me how they don't eat, how they don't go to school, how their parents had died and you remember when I said, when I gave my life to Jesus, our children were surrounding in my eighth mid, so these are their parents and they would write me that how their parents had passed on and I remember as it's today, one day my husband had gone to school and I was sitting down praying in the morning for these letters and I was asking the Lord to set somebody. I was removing myself from the equation because I had no money. I was a stay home mom, pregnant and I was thinking somebody with millions is a person who needs to take care of this, not me. And that's such a wrong conception. Yes. When God places that God in you, he knows he's factored in, you're not a millionaire. He's factored in, you have nothing but you have hope that you can give. Yes. Love it. Yes. So as I was praying for these letters, I had the Lord tell me that I'm the one to do something and I'm like, I gave all my births, B-U-T, I don't have these, I don't have that. I am here, my visa, it does not allow me to work. I'm dependent, meaning I depend on my husband. But I ask the Lord, if you show me what to do, I will do it. I say, yes, Lord, yes, Lord. And sure enough, we used to drink Fanta, soft drinks in abroad. They come in aluminum can. And the Lord say, if you can get those aluminum can and put them together and recycle them. Yes. You can get $10 or $20 and send the money to your mom, who is in the village. Thank you, mommy. Thank you, mommy, Vito. God bless you. And I will send my mom that $20 and she will gather all these children in our home and she will cook for them. I remember the first time I did that, it was Christmas time. And mom bought them sodas, cooked them chapati. Because when I was a little girl in the village, my dad and my mom, sometimes they would not afford a chapati. And if I walked in the village and I smelled somebody was cooking chapati, they would give me a piece of chapati like that. And that was Christmas. Because Christmas without chapati is not Christmas. And so for those who have extra flour and cooking oil, what I want to tell you, it's for God so love the world that He gave. I would like you to help us, help me, provide chapati for many people who are going without chapati. So I would recycle their cans and I would send the money to my mom. My mom would gather them and cook for them. And during that time I realized there was something bigger than me that was about to happen. I had no idea what it was. So I started believing God and there was drought that time actually, 1999, isn't it? Yes. And we came and we did a relief work. We brought Unga and Ugari. We did an outreach, a relief effort to the entire community. And it was so touching for me when I would see these mamas carrying their children, my age mates, children and then they have covered this and then you see somebody is carrying two here to here and I would start at the door and tell them, hey, you want to do it? No, if you take four, just take two, take two. You keep back it, you'll get more. Yes, yes. And it was an honor to be able to do that. And that's when after we left the country, went home thinking in my head for 16 hours in the plane, I realized I am the one to do something here. And so that's how we registered Kehoe International Ministries. Kehoe is my son's middle name. And we started letting the story be known where we lived about what I wanted to do. And actually I was not asking people for money. So Kenya, we don't have to ask people for money to serve others. You can bring your potatoes. You can bring your cooking oil. You can bring your packet of rice because Rebekah did not have money and she had a rumina of Ken, Soda Ken and she recycled them. Maybe you have extra clothes. And those children in your neighborhood in your village who have no mom, who have no dad, they have their social. We have social atanas, we give them money. If you have a market, you buy go-billy, that's it. You can tell your children. If you don't have money, you can tell your children. Because for me, why should we have a Kenya that is sleeping hungry and a Kenya that is so full with food? We should not have that. So all I can encourage you, my fellow Kenyans. Let's have compassion. Compassion. So that's how Sharon Vision Outreach was born. We helped build, construct the kitchen in Escapement Primary School. We helped, we took a node rocket building there, which used to be a railway. We constructed it, we turned it to a clinic. Right now it's at the county government for the people to be treated. Because if you come to Escapement, there is a hill going up to get a matato to go to be able to get to a hospital. I hated that journey to climb up there to go to the hill. So we constructed this building. It's now a clinic, which the county government has taken over and people are being helped. The well, the water was my thing. Imagine the diseases that come with drinking bad water. We dug the well in 2004. It produced a lot of water. And therefore it will be used for generation to generation. And it is going to be a blessing to the surrounding villages and to everyone who will ever come from Farnia needing clean water. And the community of Wemutoni, I greet you all people of Wemutoni. They came and put the pipes on the ground and they connected the water from the Shalom Center and the water started running to their homes. And the women who were carrying mitugi, they stopped carrying mitugi because now they had taps in their homes. And this time around, I came because we dug the well. The water had stopped running since 2016 because of high bill of Kenya power. And this time around the Lord has enabled us to bring solar panels so that the water can be pumped through the solar so that the community can have access to the water. And above that, we are bringing the children back into the center. We will be feeding them and crowning them and providing scholarships for them. And above all, sharing the love of Jesus. The God so loved the well that He gave His only begotten Son. That if you and me, we believe, we're not perished but have everlasting life. So that is the goal. Actually right now I'm letting everybody know that when you come to the Shalom Vision Outreach, you will not only get clean water, but you'll get the living water, Jesus, and you'll never be thirsty again. And Jesus said, I am the bread of life. If you eat this chapati on Christmas, you'll continue being hungry. But if you allow Jesus to come into your heart, He said, I am the bread of life. When He comes into your heart, you'll never be hungry. If you take of Him, you'll never be thirsty again because He will quench your thirst of alcohol. He will quench your thirst of hopelessness. He will fill you up. He will fill you up and you will find love in Him. Amazing. Yes. Amazing. Praise God. Yes. I knew there was a short story behind that period 2004 of digging the well, KPLC doing that thing and coming back now. Follow-up panels. Yes. When you went back home in America, something happened. Yes. Yeah, could you walk us through that? Yes. So I was here in July. Thank God, because the earth and the food as yellow belongs to God. And as I went back home, it was very dusty here in the country. And as I went back home and saw the crisis of water, and especially in Escapement Village, I went with my heart heavy. And when I went home, I have clean water. I can turn the tap water. Yes, yes. At my home, I don't have to boil it. I just drink it. And that water is also the water for washing, for cleaning, for kitchen garden. It's clean water. So when I went home, being an ester. Yes. If you're caught being an ester, don't stop there. Yes. Keep going, keep going. I would turn and toss in bed, sink the Keroiro River dried up, dirty water. And then my mind, I see the salon vision. There is a well that is not running, but it has a lot of water, a lot of water. Yeah. And one of the days as I was walking in my neighborhood, I saw with a friend, Elizabeth. Hi, Elizabeth. I saw this water being flushed in abroad. The wells are flushed periodically to keep it clean. And I asked my friend, would you drink this water? Actually the water was clean like this. Yeah. And she said no. And then I told her the situation that I left home and I showed her the Keroiro River, how it had dried. And we started praying. Prayer changes all things. We started believing God. And as we were sitting down in this little stream of water, I had the Lord tell me, believe me for Sola. Yeah. Believe me for Sola. And we prayed. And I got out of there, believed God for Sola. And the Lord provided miraculously for Sola Panos. Thank you for my friends who provided, who helped me, enabled me to be able to come up with the funding for the Sola Panos. And that's how we were able to get the pump out, cleaned it and put the solace. And now it's up and running. Those of you that live in the Scrapman and neighboring villages, if you need clean water, Shalom Vision Outreach, there is water right there in the Scrapman village near the shopping center. There is clean water. The only thing this time around, we will be charging a fee, for 5 bucks. Yes. For 5 bucks. Yes. And a drum is 50 shillings. Yes. So that we can be able to maintain the Sola Panos. Absolutely. Yes. I think that's one of the most amazing initiatives anyone can make, because this is about the very basics of life. You know, without water we are, everything can go wrong. Yes. And I really, really want to thank you for, you know, taking that and for letting God guide you in order to find a solution and work with what you have. Yes. Which is an excuse to a lot of us. We wait for the perfect time. Yes. To give back. We wait for a certain period to give back. Yes. Like there will be a lot of that happening, you know, during this Christmas season. Yes. To New Year and then we forget those people. Yes. Then we go back. So I really love the encouragement. So there are so many things we've, okay, personally I've learned from you today about the sphere of love, of giving, and also of Jesus being involved in your life. What message would you give, you know, young people who are looking into courting, into relationships, like, because I'm sure, and you did mention that you have had your ups and downs. Yes. Little fights here and there. Yes. What are those things that young people first can look out for before getting into a relationship, apart from what we've already discussed, and that is seeking the foundation that is God. Now in reality. And also how to maintain, you know, a marriage like yours. Yes. Yes. As a young person, one of the things you can do is to serve, serve others. If you don't go to church, churches are very good place to go, find a good believing church and start serving there. A good believing church. Yes. Not just any church. A good Bible believing church. Yes. And start serving there. Yes. And get connected, because now when you are connected, you are learning the ways of the Lord. Exactly. And as you are learning the ways of the Lord, and you stay in the Word, because these are my love letters between my husband and I. Yes. So when you are connected to a Bible believing church, you'll be reading the Bible. B-I-B-L-E. We sing a song, the B-I-B-L-E. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. I stay alone in the world. I've got the B-I-B-L-E. Wow. It's been a while since I had that song. Yes. So you start imagining yourself in the Bible. Yes. In the Bible. For me right now, being in my fifties, the Bible has been my uncle. All right. Losing my son, Shalom, a 23-year-old in a tragic accident. Yes. If it was not for the Word of God that drew near to me, come to me, let me meddle your heart in the Book of Psalm. If it was not for the Bible. Yes. I don't know who I could be. Yes. And when you stay in the Word, in the Bible, and then when God is speaking to you, and actually Kenya, I mean, the Lord help you to calm down where I'm residing right now. There is a lot of noise. The cuckoo, the birds, the donkeys, the dogs. And then your neighbor wakes up very early in the morning, put this loud boom, boom, boom, boom music. I ask you in the name of the Lord, command your mourning in the morning. Yes. Hear the voice of the Lord in the morning. Let the Lord speak to you. As a young person. Let him be quiet before the Lord. Don't wake up to social media. Don't wake up to TV. Don't wake up to so-and-so, the favorite musician in the country. Quiet your heart in the Lord, according to the Book of Psalm. Quiet your heart in the Lord. And let him take all your cares. Take all your solos. Take all your disappointment. Yes. Take all your frustration. Let him take over. When I was coming this time around, my father-in-law, Joseph Kangasha, passed away the day I was coming. And I had packed to bring some thickening for him. And my sister-in-law calls me in the morning and tells me not to bring that to him because he had passed. And as I was unpacking, I had the Lord tell me, tell Kenya to unpack. To unpack the little things. The little things we are, the Kenya is carrying. So that we can be, the Kenya can be able to hear the voice of the Lord. Unpack. Is it anger? Is it jeras? Whatever you have in your basket. Because as a bride of Christ, you want to travel light. You don't want to be carrying a lot. When I emptied my suitcase, I was able, I was able to have a less luggage because I did not need it. So whatever you don't need as a young person. Drop it. Drop it. You know, is it alcohol? Drop it. This Christmas. Don't go drinking. For those of you that just got circumcised young men, you don't have to go and do the cultural thing to start having sex. You don't need to do that. It's the word. And see God's will for your life. For those of you, my brothers and my sisters, that you have no money for Christmas, for buying flowers. Don't beat your wife. What are you beating your wife for? Do you have school money in your garden? Gather the school money. Chop, chop, chop it. Actually school money is very low. Of course. If you have the hukali flower, make some hukali. And come together at the table and give God the glory. Because He has opened the heaven for our nation. Healing rain. My prayer has been for these few weeks up here that there is a healing rain. Healing rain. And I do believe God is doing exactly that. Healing rain. And I declare and decree that Kenya will never be the same again. That this healing rain of blessing will continue to rain. And that your homes, your homes will experience the abundance of rain. That your yesterday is not your tomorrow. That the Christmas that is here as we added, it's going to be beautiful. That you will turn around, you see your wife, you see your children and you will say, surely the Lord has been so good to me. We are live in the land of the living. COVID did not take you. Elena did not take you. You know, you take a time to give God the glory. I wonder what will happen in Kenya if we all surround ourselves on Christmas day and we give God the glory. He deserves all our glory. So my prayer and my charity, my brothers and my sisters, this Christmas, may we surround ourselves with the love of Christ. We share Acts 2 and 42 to 47. The Bible says, the apostles had everything in common and they thought what they had and they shared and none of them was lacking and the church was added in number. May that be our portion as a nation that we share. One of the things that is amazing me, these boys that are coming to the widow and they look like they need something. And I wonder, Mama, come on, I want to encourage you in the name of the Lord, call your sons back home and start praying for them. You see, for me, my mom, Priscilla, would pray for us. My dad, Yesiga, would pray for us that will become great in the land that will impact our generation. So whenever you are, I don't know your situation. I declare and declare that before this year is over, beauty will be your portion. Amazing. In Jesus' mighty name. Amen. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. You've been preaching. You've been preaching. And I'm so happy that we're ending the year on such a high note. Yes. You know, and I love the fact that you are telling young people, drop what you have, travel light, prepare yourselves for what's coming and I think that message is so beautiful and very impactful. Yes. And even the people in the room, you know, our crew can hear and see and thank God for you, for allowing you to come to the nest. Yes. I wish we can go on, but our time is out. Yes. But we'll be happy to showcase what you do, would love to see your pictures as a couple, would love to also clarify where we can find the book and that one is going to be put in the show. Yes. But thank you so much for coming. You're welcome. Thank you. Great. Thank you for having me. Wow, thank you. And travel back safely. Yes. And happy holidays. Thank you. Wonderful. Guys, really it felt like we just attended one of the most powerful summons. You young people who are out there, I hope you're encouraged. I hope a mom who has nothing to do for their children this Christmas, you're encouraged, same as father, same as you children, you know, bring your parents closer to God. That's the message we got out of this show tonight. Happy holidays, everyone. I've been your host, Maureen Waititsu. If you do have something to share with our audience to inspire, to inform, to educate them, please reach us on the Y254 social media pages, my page, Maureen Waititsu, and we'll be happy to sit down and hear your story. Until next time, it's a good night.