Real lives, real businesses, real churches — from the least-reached corners of the world.
The training ran from 30 July to 6 August, bringing leaders from East Pokot, Samburu and Turkana into one room — communities with a long history of tension between them. They came for Pioneer Disciple Making: picture-based materials built for oral learners, where literacy is low and a drawing travels…
Hassan Lomunyo Tepa is a respected leader in East Pokot, an area in northwestern Kenya. He currently lives in Tangulbei with his second wife and their son, where he leads a small church with 38 members. Hassan also runs a hotel and other businesses while serving as a facilitator and church planter for All Nations…
“I used to run my business on guesswork—no bookkeeping, no budget, and no plan. Sales came and went, and so did the money. But everything changed when I discovered the power of Pioneer Business Planting training, follow-up, and mentorship. Today, I’ve not only transformed my business but also my life, empowering others to do the…
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 (NIV) A community struggling to thrive This verse reminds us that perseverance in faith and action can lead to transformation, even in the face of great challenges. In East…
“14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of…
After the second day of one of our Pioneer Business Planting trainings in Kenya, a participant came up to me and said: “Jonathan, now I realize I have made a big mistake…”. And she started sharing her story. “I have a big piece of land and started to farm watermelons. To do that successfully I…
3 months before Charles did the Pioneer Business Planting training in 2021 in Nairobi, he started a cereal store. He sells different kinds of cereals. Because of growing competition, Charles also added chicken feed, as well as electrical items, such as cables, lamps, etc., to his store. Through the Pioneer Business Planting training, he learned…
Once, a man in a village in the North of Kenya wanted to slaughter a cow and share the meat with his friends. He invited them over and said, “Help yourselves to as much as you want and take it back home.” One of his friends came from far away and asked for a whole…
“I wish I had known this training ten years ago.” Redemption of tea plantation workers Years ago, our key leader in Kenya, Kefa, grew up at a tea plantation. His parents worked and lived there and he attended school at the premises. When he was young, he started to work at the plantation as well.…
“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” – Galatians 6:10 In 2015, we held a church planting and international leadership training for church leaders in Kisii, Kenya. Training resources for simple church multiplication were provided and blessed the people with knowledge…
Kefa’s early life At a young age, Kefa’s drive to keep his family out of poverty started to emerge. When his mother got seriously ill, everything that his family had, was sold to support his mother’s medication. His father ventured and looked for work but the earnings were still inadequate for them. Kefa had to…
Business Planting and Church Planting leads to the transformation of a young Kenyan leader and inspires others to change.
End of 2021 a group visited an unreached tribe, called the East Pokots from Kenya. For the last 6 years, one of our workers has been working faithfully in that area which resulted in new churches planted. The East Pokots are an animistic people group that move with their livestock from place to place. We…
For many of our teams, 2020 was a difficult year. Nevertheless, I continue to be impressed by the faith and perseverance of our people.
Growing up in an impoverished family in Kenya, Kefa was pulled into doing business at a young age. Before the age of 10 he started earning money, so he could provide himself with books, clothes and sometimes food. His first deal was with a man who wanted to start planting tea. As Kefa’s parents worked in a tea plantation, he could get seeds through them. He sold them to this man for 5 shillings; his first starting capital.
This past June we faced another challenging, but also amazing, opportunity to facilitate a PBP consultation of 3 days, three hours per day.
When George from Kenya was a young boy, he had never heard about Jesus. Until one day a missionary family moved into his village and started truly mixing with the villagers. The wife loved the kids and naturally invited everyone into their home. It was there, that George’s life changed forever. He became a passionate…
6 years ago Peter from Kenya had an accident at his workplace, where he got stuck in a wire cable and was dragged over the ground for hundreds of meters and smashed into a wall.
“Now you are a new person, now you are a born-again believer!” said the wife of Moses to him after he included his wife into their farming business.
“Now I understand how I can use business to plant churches. It opens doors to the community.” From September 14 till September 18 Gibson from Malawi and Jonathan from The Netherlands facilitated an Online Pioneer Business Planting consultation. During 5 days, 4 hours per day over Zoom we were projected in a Kenyan room with…
“Pioneer Business Planting has helped me understand how to spread the gospel while running a business. The Word of God says, “Go into the world and preach the gospel!” It is not possible for everyone to go to the ends of the earth. However, the command to preach the gospel is for everyone. God’s command…
