There are very few days in which I don’t witness a small
miracle in my life. I’m not talking about the miracles of saints visiting me or being blessed to see myrrh streaming down my icons, no I see miracles in how
people respond to each other in the face of crisis. I’m not a saint, just a
worthless sinner in the eyes of God, one who needs forgiveness and repentance
on a daily basis as I walk the straight and narrow path. But there are times in
my life, when God tells you that you need to write about something, not for
your own benefit, but the benefit of others. Those of you who follow me and
blog know that I have talked about watching YouTube videos for a long time. Of
course you will know that I have recently discovered Panayiotis, a dude who
loves sharing the miracles of Christ with his fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.
Not only does he share the videos of miracles from around the world, he also
spends his time helping those in need. His charity that he has established by
the grace of God and the blessing of his own spiritual father, is one that has
raised money for churches in Kenya. Today I am going to talk about the service
that people are doing to Kenya rebuilding the 30 churches that have been left abandoned
due to a variety of issues. It is something that needs to be brought to light,
not for the glory of Panayiotis or Archbishop Markario, rather it is for the
glory of God that I share this with you that you might find hope and peace
within these words.
This charity is a simple GoFundMe that was organized by
Panayiotis after he realized that 30+ churches in Kenya were need of dire repairs
and restoration. As I have discussed in a previous blog on Orthodox Africa, the
continent is a place laden with a rich harvest for Christ that is in need of
workers in the field. I will link the GoFundMe at the end of this article so
that people can if they wish go and donate on behalf of Panayiotis for the
restoration of these churches. Kenya is not the first place that you think of
when you think of Orthodoxy, but like all nations needs the gospel of Jesus
Christ for the salvation of their souls.
While there may be many places of worship, there are not very many
orthodox churches in Kenya, at least not enough to serve the population. When
Panayiotis found out about this, he immediately began setting up an opportunity
for those who wished to help him in the endeavor of restoring these churches
and bringing Orthodoxy to Kenya in a way that it had never seen before. From
the onset, this charity raised money on the behalf of the people of Kenya, and
were blessed to build not one, not two, not even three churches. In fact they
are currently working on their 10th church as we speak, raising the
money and showing that God’s people, his holy Israel, is united in their cause.
Through the grace of the Almighty God
the blessings of God have been poured out.
Short and sweet. Unfortunately I have not the right nor
the gift to tell you of this wonderful blessing that God has done in Africa
through the charity. May God bless it abundantly!
Amen
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