Vision

Msafara

“Claiming The Nation For Christ”

March 7th to 17th, 2008
National Spiritual Warfare.
From Mombasa to Kisumu.
Closing the Floodgates Over Kenya.
Love and care for the Displaced.
Humanitarian Aid.
National Worship Events.
National Fasting Week.
National Kesha.

The Vision: Strategic Spiritual Warfare For The Soul Of Kenya

Chaos : Violence, looting, burning, destruction and killing erupted on Kenya immediately the election results were announced. Many explained it as a boiling over of emotions due to Kenya’s disappointment with the announced election results. Quickly gallant efforts were put together to try and broker peace in the country. “Eminent Persons’ were even brought into the country to mediate peace between the two warring political parties. The legal fraternity began consulting the text-books to see what could be done constitutionally, while the business community talked about jump-starting Kenya’s economy back to life.

Would these various efforts be enough? Yes and no. At a human level leaders are doing a commendable job; everything they can to restore order. But there is another dynamic to what Kenya has just witnessed that is unmentioned – strategic war at which battle must be done . . . the battle for the soul of this nation. A battle against the demonic forces that have assailed Kenya, and a battle that only the church can do!

Witchcraft : Before the elections there were several reports of heightened witchcraft in the country as politicians sought all manners of supernatural power to ensure they win their electorate. A dark, unspoken side of Kenya’s reality was awakened. There was stories in the media about powerful medicine-men from neighboring countries coming to cast spells over whole regions and cities in Kenya that would therefore supposedly vote for one candidate as against the other; and even boasts by such witchdoctors that they were so busy consulting Kenyan politicians, that their diaries were full and they would have to think of relocating to Kenya to keep up with the demand.

Dark forces were awakened and marshaled against this country as politicians battled for the soul of Kenya. Floodgates were opened, and out of them poured the spirit of hate, destruction and bloodshed.

The Church : The church in it’s first response to the crisis reached out with hands of mercy towards the hurting. As it’s leaders gathered on Monday 31st Dec, at Ufungamano House under an newly formed “National Alliance of Churches”, they developed a four pronged strategy – a ‘political strategy’ to engage the two contending political parties; a ‘humanitarian strategy’ to mobilize churches and NGO’s to care for the many displaced people; a ‘spiritual strategy’ to mobilize the church to prayer; and a ‘media strategy’ to give voice to the church as it sought to address the nation. All four strategies worked commendably well.

But that initial response did not address the dark side of Kenya’s battle, and many church pastors now feel the time has come to engage in spiritual warfare that will close these floodgates. Because the blood of innocent lives, especially children and women, was shed upon our soil, the time has also come for Kenya to confess and seek God’s forgiveness against this injustice least we stand accursed before God for this heinous sin.

When the Annan team does what it does best, it will not have dealt with the demonic forces marshaled against this nation. When the businessmen do what they do best, they would not have bound the “powers and principalities”. Only the Church can do this.

The Plan : Many churches are therefore coming together under the National Alliance to engage in Spiritual Warfare over our main cities. From 7th to 17th March, they will gather in 5 main cities in Kenya, wage war, and close the ‘Spiritual Floodgates’. Beginning in Mombasa (8th), which is the entry point into Kenya, the “Msafara” (caravan) will make it’s way to Nairobi (10th), and then onto Nakuru, Eldoret, and finally end up in Kisumu.

At each city 100 pastors from the nation, will join up with 300 – 500 local pastors and spend the first day in confession, preparing themselves for spiritual warfare the next day. The will also be joined by a sizable number of church members whose task will be to spread the love of Jesus Christ, and to give out humanitarian aid to those affected by the clashes. They will pray, cry, hold, laugh and counsel with the hurting, seeking to be the hands and feet of Christ to the people. Thirdly, prayer intercessors are being mobilized nationwide as they will have the task of engaging and beginning the prayer battle over the city.