East-Central Africa Division

Prayer has taken center stage in East-Central Africa Division (ECD) in line with the Adventist Church global emphasis on revival and reformation. This was evident as the workers at Advent Hill gathered today for the week of prayer, set to last for the whole week. The main sermon programs are running from 8.00 am and at 5.00 pm everyday.

" Prayer friends is the key", said Pastor Ruguri, the ECD President as he led the congregation in a season of intense prayer before the main sermon of the morning. The main speaker for the week of prayer is Dr. Kepha Matena, who is the chaplain for the Adventist University of Africa.

The ECD Media Center will be streaming the event live on the internet. The streaming is facilitated by 2CBN, a new ASI television in Kenya. Currently the stream can be viewed through www.2cbn.org. Other alternate websites will be availed as soon as they are set up.

Despite being on weekdays, thousands of eager and attentive church members are flocking the meetings organized by Pastor Ruguri in East Africa Union, with the agenda of revival and reformation. " In order to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit to finish this work, we have to unite, pray and study the Bible", said Pastor Ruguri in his second day of meetings in Meru-Moyale station.

The meetings scheduled to run until the 29th of January, will see the leader of the adventist church in this region through a round trip ending in the Kenya Coast field. The Media Center team of the Division is accompanying the president to document the life of the church at grassroots. Most people are surprised and delighted to host a leader of that level in the church administration in their local churches.

To see pictures of the trip, get to the ecdnews page of flickr. 

Sermon by Pastor Blasious Ruguri, ECD President

“We are Kings is a special sense". These were the opening remarks of the Adventist Church Leader in East and Central Africa region in his key note speech to the head office workers, this year. We have made claims as a church, which will lead people who are seeking for solutions to us. We will soon draw attention of secular kings.  Pastor Blasious Ruguri in a sermonette that lasted about 40 minutes, started with anecdotes of current world events to summarize the fact that the year had started with both hope and hopelessness.