I recently joined Mizizi, a ten week Christianity 101 course that is ran by the Mavuno Church in South C. My Friend, Rina Karina (Now Mrs. Hicks) suggested to me that I do a running commentary of my time at Mizizi and what revolution I get in my life. I rarely agree to such request because I am not a “Spirii” (Overly Spiritual) kind of guy. But then, I recognise that God has blessed me in such great ways that I must at least give some running review of it. Of course, I shall be honest (As Rina requested) about my view and people may not actually like that. 

First my motivation for starting the course:

I started going to Mavuno because I was attracted to the church by how real the services are conducted there and how little pressure there is there to perform. I was always put off by other church’s snobishness and people’s need to perform – I always felt that what happened is that God tended to take a back seat in those churches, with “society” taking a ront row. Everyone, it seemed to me, performed – from the congregation to the pastors.

At Mavuno, I like the fact that it is a church that allows sinners to meet with God – to allow them to get in touch with him with no pressure. I like the fact that there, people are allowed to worship God, whatever their issues are.

I have taken the time over the years to study what people belief so that I can interogate why I am a christian – is it because I was born in a christian household, or is it because I have developed some relationship with God? And what is the role of his emmisseries to the world – Buddha, Ramayan, Shinto, Muhammad, Jesus (this is regardless of who or what these emisseries are believed to be – messenger, prophet, son and so on.) My step one has been to simply try and understand my own relationship with God and what he would like to do with me. So I asked him to kindly allow me to contact him directly as opposed to through Jesus, Muhammad or anyone else so that I can learn.

So it has been that myquest has been ongoing and He has brought me great distances. 

Today, as I am back to learn what christianity is, who Jesus is and what belief in him means, it seemed natural that I attend the 10 week Christian 101 (back to the basics) course.

My class was initially very big. Too big in fact. I’m told over 300 people are going through mizizi this season. We were eventually broken into different classes of about 25 and I got into a class of very sensible, thoughtful and open people. I do wish the classes are smaller but thats cool.

Initially, as people introduced themselves I thought I was in the wrong place. “Praise the Lord..” they would begin and they would say how they got saved on such and such a time in form two and so on and they would give a Christian Union – like testimony, that I know I didn’t sign up for. 

We were given a book that is simply written, by Pastor Muriithi Wanjau, and that is easy to follow and we are required to read it daily page after page – very much like daily devotion. In my class, I ask a lot of questions that cause people to really think, which is good. 

I feel though that I have many questions and there is not the time or capacity to answer all of the questions I have. At least though, even when the questions have been hard, no one has given me that “spirii” (holier than thou) response – “Don’t Question God”

Most recently, I learnt that I could wake up at 4am to pray for a few minutes – although I black out immediately. I also learnt how to fast a couple of saturdays ago and I have been able to do it by myself. I feel like it works – though I am yet to practice it enough to say with absolute certainty. When I do fast, though, I do it honestly.

Its a great class, of people who are real, who seem to have diverse backgrounds and exposures and who believe strongly in one thing. I shall continue to go. 

This week, they want us to go out and evangelise. Thats the bit that I know now, is not for me. I can only evangelise what I am ready to. But since I have brought several of my friends back to church, it is clear that I may be doing my bit in this regard.

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