PERSONAL LIFE STORY, EXPERIENCE
AND ENCOUNTER
I was
born in Nakuru one of the towns in Kenya within the rift valley province in
Kenya. Due to lack of capital and basic needs our family shifted and came to
our rural home in Kakamega residing in Shibuli within Kakamega County.
Moreover,
I was raised in a poor environment whereby my parents couldn’t afford to get
money for my siblings and I to go to school. During school holidays, it forced
our family to go and work for people in our farms so that our parents could
afford to take us to school and get the basic education. I grew up in problems
and encounters, getting school uniforms, sometimes when sent home to go and
repair toned school uniforms, my parents couldn’t afford to get money so as I
could repair my toned school uniforms. My parents worked hard to make siblings
and I with the little they had for us to be educated.
Furthermore,
it reached a time I became hopeless in learning. My parents did their best to
make sure that I learn but their wish ended in vain. I thought my parents had
no money because my siblings who are elderly had been educated. Sometimes when
sat alone, I could cry a lot of tears of sorrow rolling down my cheeks. I
decided to engage in drugs especially when I was in high school. Engaging in
bad company made my life to mess even the school results slowing down. I became
so drunkard especially when I could visit my dad in Nakuru where he was working
to get our daily bread. A group of spoilt boys spoilt my life, I smoked
cigarette, bhang and also drank illicit brew. My comrades convinced me and told
me that my life could become comfortable if I become an addict because they
knew we were very poor.
My life
continued, my parents worked very hard to make my life at home, at school and
our environment is good. Due to my mess in my life, my mother who by that time
was a born again Christian did her time best to change my life but it all ended
in vain. I thought all was my end of life. One day when I had gone to visit my
dad at Nakuru I attended a crusade in Afraha Stadium, it was during school
holidays and I was in form two. I had not done end term exams because of school
fees. As the preacher was preaching, it touched my heart whereby by that day, I
became saved. I decided to change my life from addiction of drugs. Changing my
life and accepting Jesus as my personal savior opened the doors for my life
especially education. I started performing very well at school despite the
amazing miracles God did for my life and still yet God is working on my life.
Moreover,
when sometimes I could go home for school fees, I still had passion and prayed
a lot. I completed my high school education in troubles. I didn’t believe
myself but God worked with my life. I didn’t know I would reach that level but
by grace the doors were opened for my life.
After
completing my high school education, I still continued with serving the lord,
working with my fellow youth at our church teaching others on the ways of
salvation. I also help my parents at home do agriculture because I know for now
they don’t have capital to take me to continue with education or search for a
job. Due to the introduction of TGD in our village Shibuli, I do appreciate a
lot because I know is working and God answered my parents especially enabling
the community to be with complete computer knowledge. I also thank our Bishop
Titus and mother Stephanie who is our sponsor.
TGD has
enabled us to have knowledge in computer. I’ve learned more about computer
global knowledge, the spread of internet, Facebook and also introduction to
computers in our community. TGD has enabled me know how you can make work
easier using computer by saving your work, communicating through the internet.
Working calculations using excel programme by saving it to make work advance.
Furthermore,
the orphan program done by TGD is becoming a great benefit to the society. Many
people who are orphans are getting encouraged by getting food and school
support programs. Spiritual encouragement during TGD meetings motivates my
courage. My faith in TGD is becoming a reality by the facts the TGD people are
doing in our society to educate people get support through support programs
like that of orphans.
It is my
wish the TGD building be completed. I believe the lives of people are going to
be great if they’re going to have introduction of health facilities like
dispensaries, libraries, bible school and community based programs on educating
people on the dangers of HIV/AIDS, its prevention and handle of such people
infected. The community is going to be blessed if many people who don’t have
money to attend schools and colleges going to be educated.
TGD
being one of the best institutions in our community, I would wish it also have
its own bus whereby transport will be easy when people want to go and educate
other people from another community around our locality. Introduction of
cinemas in conjunction with the cornerstone church using projectors by
educating people the importance of salvation, education on the dangers of drug
addiction and sexual abuse going to help many people get education if TGD
staff going to do that. My desire is TGD
to bring changes.
The
problems we students are experiencing is incomplete toilets, lack of roof in
our TGD building. If the building is complete it will provide a stable
environment for learning of students. The second floor going to be a benefit if
the introduction of libraries, bible school and community based hall for
learning. The building should have a roof because when it is raining students
face difficulties due to leakage of water, uncompleted window panes, cold when
it’s raining heavily during lesson attendance especially during evening
lessons.
When the
TGD building is going to be completed, it will provide a good environment for
learning and teaching staff. I am glad to be a student at TGD. I do pray for
our sponsors, God to uplift them so that they continue with their good work.
Thank you mother Stephanie, may God uplift your work and vision. God bless all
our sponsors. TGD go, go TGD.
David Seth Murunga A TGD Student.
