Commissioned to Serve

On Sunday, 17th February, 2008, two Church Army evangelists were commissioned to serve as full-time missionaries in Madagascar. Duncan Macharia and Victor Osoro are graduates of Carlile College in Nairobi and are being sent as missionaries by the Province of the Anglican Church of Kenya. They will work in primary evangelism, church planting, and the training of evangelists in Toliara, Madagascar. Toliara is one of the poorest regions of the world and is home to many unreached people who have never heard the Good News of Jesus Christ. Duncan and Victor will

serve under Bishop Todd McGregor of Toliara region

and hope to leave for Madagascar in April of this year.

The Commissioning at St. Luke’s Church, Kenyatta, was a joyful celebration that inaugurated a new era of missions in the Anglican Church of Kenya. It marked the first official sending of full-time missionaries from the A.C.K. to serve in another Province. The commissioning was led on behalf of Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi by Bishop Dena, who encouraged the congregation to make a commitment to support the missionaries in their new calling. The service was run by Rev. Canon Dr. James Mwaura, Vicar General of All Saint’s Cathedral Diocese. Also participating in the

service were: Rev. Steve Maina, Secretary General,

Church Army Africa, Rev. Canon Rosemary Mbogo,

Missions Coordinator, Anglican Church of Kenya, Rev.

Cannon Dr. Balongo, Administrative Secretary, All

Saints Cathedral Diocese, and Rev. Patricia McGregor.

During his sermon, Rt. Rev. Todd McGregor expressed his gratitude to St. Luke’s for being willing to send missionaries and compared it to the Biblical church at Antioch. He acknowledged that the Anglican Church of Kenya was taking a major step in faith and that it would serve as a model for other African nations.