::Kenya Christian::

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008! I would just like to wish all of my fellow Kenyans a Happy and prosperous 2008! We have just gone through a tightly fought election with the winner too close to call. A winner has emerged but one side is feeling cheated. As responsible Kenyans let us refrain from inciting out fellow men to violence as we will not escape being affected if it breaks out. So before you ask for mayhem in the streets, ask yourself, are ready for you family and children to go through it and maybe perish? If there are election disputes they must be handled in the courts, otherwise nothing can be solved. I hope you all a blessed 2008 , and may God bless Kenya and all its people!

TO A PEACEFUL KENYAN ELECTION ! As the 2007 Kenyan election draws ever near and we start counting down the hours to the vote, I would just like to take this time out to wish every Kenyan a peaceful election. We must remember that whatever the result, we are all still Kenyans and must co-exist with our neighbours just as before. Whoever you are voting for as your President, MP or Councillor make sure you are making an informed decision, and that you know exactly who you are voting for! Also please think of the future generations of Kenyans and how they will judge your decision tomorrow. Kenya is a great and beautiful country and we should all strive to retain that stability and progress that we are blessed with. Most of all, let us all take the time out to pray that the vote will be for the benefit of all Kenyans, and always remember that God is in control of everything whatever the outcome. Vote wisely and trust in God. May God bless our beautiful land Kenya!

Merry Christmas to everyone! This will probably be my last post for the year 2007, so a Happy New Year to all of you too! God willing 2008 will be even a stronger year with more posts and better things. Isaiah 9:6 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, [a] Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Let us remember Christ this Christmas ! As we come to the close of another year, and we celebrate another Christmas holday we should take the time to reflect and remember the real reason for this special time. The only reason we should celebrate this holiday is to remeber and reflect on the birth of Jesus the Christ. While we were all sinners, God sent us His only Son to come and save us from our sins. God did not have to do this, he could have just wiped out the whole world or sent us to our fates in hell. But instead from His gracious Love he sent us Emmanuel as a child born on Christmas day. Jesus's only misssion while here on earth was to rescue sinners by dying on the Cross and raising Himself from the dead and thus washing away all our sins. So may we all take this Christmas season seriously and thank God for the wonderful Saviour He sent us, and we must take the time out to think of those who are poor, homeless, hungry. Visit a hospital, shelter ot just the beggar on the

Kirk Franklin No.1 on iTunes! Kirk Franklin right now has the number one selling Christian/Gospel album on iTunes, with his new release "the Fight Of My Life." Do you have your copy yet? If not, what are you waiting for...I already got mine, and the actual CD too! Go get that for Christmas, you know Kirk don't play when it comes to music. It's $9.99 on iTunes.

New videos from Lecrae, Trin-i-tee 5:7, KJ-52 and more! Hey people! Check out these new videos from urban Gospel artists. First up is Lecrae a Holy-hip-hopper and member of the Cross Movement with his jam called " Praying for you. " Next up is Trin-i-tee 5:7 who have come back after a long hiatus with a nice song called " Listen ." They also have a new album called T57 , so go pick that up. KJ-52 has a new song called " Fanmail. " I really like the concept of this song and continuing with KJ's themes of "letter-from-fan" songs in this one he doesn't write to Eminem again. Instead lets all of us in on the moving mail he receives from his fans out there. He then replies to them in the last verse and i thought it was quite a creative song. And last but not least we have Manafest featuring Thousand Foot Krutch with the rocking jam called " Impossible. " Have a great weekend guys!

Pictures from Mad Lounge Nairobi. “ Mad Love Lounge ” kicked of with its first session being held at “ Barizi Lounge and Steakhouse ” near Yaya Centre, Nairobi on Sun 21st October 2007 and according to accounts the turnout was overwhelming and the response was positive to the first session.The “open mic session” was flooded with artistes and aspiring artistes signing up to present a piece, and it brought together youth from NPC Woodley, NPC Central, NPC Karen, Parklands Baptist, K.A.G Buruburu, A.I.C Ngong Road, Nairobi Chapel, and Nairobi Baptist among others. Issues concerning the choice of venue were raised but the organizing committee ensured that they would press on until will overcome all obstacles to the success of the event. All in all it was off to a good start! Check out pictures of the event here .

Hanging out @ Mad Love Lounge. Wondering what to do after those long Sunday services at church and you just want to go chill, hang out and have a good time with your Christian buddies? Then visit the Mad Love Lounge , the only Christian themed lounge in Kenya Situated at Barizi Lounge (Opposite Yaya Centre), the first event took place on 21st October 2007. Sessions start at 3:00 p.m and end at 7:00pm every Sunday snd offers the oppurtunity for Christians to come chill, hang out, meet people, network, showcase any urban art forms, enjoy free entertainment and share problems and concerns. What's more you don't have to be an artist to perform there, as all forms of expression are accepted (within reasonable bounds of course.) Other hosts include DJ Krowbar , African Blaze and DJ G.G . Check out the poster

Christian's persecuted in America. Many of you have by now heard of the shooting and killing of church members in (Youth With A Mission)YWAM and New Life Church in Colorado Springs . Reports indicate the shootings were carried out by the same 24-year-old Denver man, Matthew Murray who "hated Christians." Five people including a gunman were killed and five others wounded Sunday in two eruptions of violence. Check out the Yahoo story . This is a good reminder to all of us not to assume there are no people out there who deeply hate Christians and would not use violent means against us. We should pray for the enemies of Christ that they may change their hearts. And also pray for the families of those who lost their lives, that they may be comforted by God. Most of all let us pray that we may stand strong for God if we ever faced similar circumstances where our lives were threatened for the sake of Christ. You can read the press conference by New Life Church here . Al

J.R - Not A Slave...World Premiere. Check out the new track from J.R of Cross Movement called Not A Slave ,a great song from his upcoming album Life By Stereo . Click here .

VIBe interviews Kirk Franklin. Check out a recent interview Kirk Franklin did with VIBE magazine here where he discusses the Juanita Bynum situation and his family struggles.Also includes album snippets from his forthcoming release " The Fight of My Life " which drops on December 18th ! Album snippet...sounds great. The Man is now sending women to get Kirk, haha.

Rachael Lampa stars in Hidden Secrets movie. Check out the trailer to the movie Gospel singer Rachael Lampa stars in called Hidden Secrets to be released in theaters on February 8th 2008 . Visit the website here . Glad to see she is still active, though she needs to release a new album because her last (self-titled) one was good. Go get that, the girl can sing. Also check her out singing " Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."

Christmas Show Tonight! Watch Da T.R.U.T.H., J.R.& More on Christmas Show Tonight! Also joined by Mary Mary, Tye Tribbett, Martha Munizzi & More -- 9P EST VISIT http://www.mynetworktv.com/ for Local Listings!

Is God a man-made invention? Watch the debate. Watch this good debate held on October 30th 2007 at Tufts University, in which author Dinesh D'Souza debated Prof.Daniel Dennnett (of Tufts) on the topic "Is God a man-made invention?" Watch all the episodes below. Also check out Dinesh's great blog here (I am now an avid reader) where he defends Christianity and debunks atheist myths about Christianity and religion. I think Dinesh did a great job in this debate. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15

Kirk Franklin's latest video. Watch Kirk Franklin's new video for his song Declaration (This Is It)! here. I like this video, which features him as a Muhammad Ali type boxer facing himself, which is a good metaphor for the evil and good of man battling his own sinful nature. Check out his singers in the crowd as spectators and is wife makes a guest appearance too. Still looking for that kid Donovan in the video, tell me if you spot him there.

Washington Projects debut album now available! The Washington Projects yesterday made their new album " Commanders of The Resistance " available for pre-order online. The album will be released online on November 10th 2007, but will officially hit stores on March 8th 2008 . Go and cop that ASAP! Go to the store here . You can see The Washington Projects on the Dare 2 Share "Survive" tour. For more info click here .

A sneak peek of Kirk's upcoming album. Check out the sneak video below of the upcoming Kirk Franklin album to be released December 18th 2007. funny stuff(note: the video may be pulled soon)

Washington Projects album release. Sorry for not giving my peeps an update before.. if you may have been wondering why you cannot find The Washington Projects upcoming album "Commander's of The Resistance" anywhere yet, that's because the release date was moved from 10.09 to November 10th 2007 . In the meantime in-between time, you can hear snippets of the album on their website here . Trust me it's fire! Maybe they will send me an advance copy on their sophomore release, right guys?:) Anyway, whenever it's released, trust me I will do an in depth review(I know I haven't dont those in a while). Also look out for upcoming reviews of Da T.R.U.T.H's last two albums(how can I not!) By the way, go get all his albums. The Washington Projects have debuted their first official video of the song "Take It to The Streets." It's hot, check it out. (It was shot in Florida, if I'm not mistaken.) and,behind the scenes

T-Bone's latest vid Name Droppin' is quite creative..check it out! Group 1 Crew - Forgive Me Flame - Goodness to Repentance food for thought

Kirk Franklin update. Kirk Franklin's new album, The Fight of My Life is to be released on December 18th. His latest single Declaration(This Is it) premiered on October 19th. Go cop that, and his last one Hero too if you haven't yet. (promo poster) In anticipation of his upcoming album, check out some sneak peaks of him in the studio working on another masterpiece. Donovan will be on the new album(you have to check this out) beautiful backing singers(Kirk is funny) another singer Kirk in studio with Da' T.R.U.T.H(I know this collab will be crazy)

D S T V launches African Gospel channel! The South African based DSTV satellite service recently launched an 24-hour African Gospel Channel called One Gospel . Channel 331 one went on air on 4th November 2007 and is set to feature East-African and other African Gospel music. The show which is to be based in Kenya has a wide array of shows that include the Day Show which airs on weekdays and is hosted by Lasieku Shampiro . Other shows include Feel the Vibe , Behind the Music , and On The Mic ,the latter hosted by Naomi Theuri and featuring open-mic sessions. The show My Top 10 gives different people a chance to host the show for a day, and select their own Top 10 to be aired on the show. Playlist , is a request show and Teen Gospel Live is hosted by actress Carly Fields together with KTV's Roxy Burger and YOTV's Selae Thobakgale . Teen Gospel Live will air interviews with Gospel personalities, SMS and internet sessions and prize shows The show Joy will be a 45 minute

MEGA FEST UNPLUGGED CANCELED : Press Release - October 30 2007 Zomba Label Group, Twelve Entertainment and Kipawa Music, the executive producers of Megafest Unplugged 2007, regret to inform the press and general public that due to unavoidable circumstances, the said event has been cancelled. The executive producers regret any and all inconveniences caused, and direct all ticket holders to return their purchased tickets to their point of sale, and proceed to collect a full refund. Refunds should be claimed by Monday, 5th November 2007. Those who had purchased tickets from churches and other such outlets are advised to return them to any such outlets. All other ticket inquiries can be directed towards (020) 206 3374. Megafest Unplugged 2007 was slated for the 1st-4th November 2007, and was set to showcase some of international Gospel music’s top artists and executives. For any additional information or clarification regarding the cancellation of Megafest Unplugged 2007, kindly

Megafest Unplugged 2007 (details) -01 November - Artists Workshop By: Local and International industry insiders Time: 9 am - 5 pm Venue: Safari Park Hotel Cost: 1,000/= per person (Cost includes lunch and materials) Misc: To Download Artist Application forms , CLICK HERE -02 November - VIP Dinner Featuring : Dinner With Artists and Guests Time: 8 pm - Midnight Venue: Safari Park Hotel Cost : 2,500/= per person -03 & 04 November - Next Level Show ; 04 November - Deeper Level Show Featuring: Byron Cage, Trin-i-tee 5:7, Chevelle Franklin, Donald Lawrence, J Xavier, Junior Tucker, Dunamis and others. Time: 2 pm - 7 pm Venue: Nairobi Pentecostal Church - Valley Road Cost: 800/= per person per day; 1400/= per person for a two-show ticket

Kenya's "Gospel" Megafest 2007. Kenyans are in for a treat when some of the best artists in gospel music gather in Nairobi for Mega Fest Unplugged 2007. The event, organized by Kipawa Music, Twelve Entertainment is also teaming up the Zomba Group, the biggest gospel label in the world and home to Gospocentric, Verity, Jive and FoYoSoul Entertainment. The event is set for the 1st of November 2007 till the 4th. Artists confirmed include Grammy Award Winning Donald Lawrence, Byron Cage, Chevelle Franklyn, Junior Tucker, Dunamis, Jai from the Katalys Krew and 14-year-old hip hopper Lil J Xavier. BET Host Bobby Jones and Zomba GM Jazzy Jordan will also be in attendance. Negotiations are also in high gear to have Trin-i-tee 5:7 complete the roster, who just last week made a smashing comeback album T57 and are currently at number 2 on the billboard charts. Keep checking back for updates on this huge event including programs for the week's activities.

Send in your Kirk concert pics! Have any fun pictures from the Xtreme Life Kirk Franklin concert? Please send them in to this blog by emailing them to ( kubambakrew@hotmail.com) . The best ones will be posted up so that all can enjoy the concert from your perspective. (Please include a name/and or website,blog) for credit. Christ bless!

Kirk Franklin's Kenyan concert a success! Unfortunately I could not make it for the Kirk Franklin concerts this past weekend(for obvious reasons), but from all accounts it was a success with about 30,000 people attending the Celtel Xtreme Life events. The event started at 6:00pm with Pastors James and Nzimbi as the masters of ceremony. Opening acts included SK Blue and The City Lights Dancers who adorned traditional African dress. Other acts included Jemimah Thion'go who brought the house down with her big hit Mwenye Baraka . Other attractions included skateboarders from the Xtreme Sports team. Right after this Kirk Franklin, the man all were there to see took to the stage to a thunderous reception from the massive crowd. He got right into it, with a flawless set together with his excellent backing band who went through his famous songs both old and recent, from Lovely Day to moving worship numbers like My Life, My All . Not to be left out were the recent classic hit Ima

Xtreme Life Weekend-update. You can purchase tickets for the Celtel Xtreme Life Weekend feat. kirk Franklin at any Celtel Center, Nakumatt Stores and On The Run outlets. To get more information visit the official website here .

Kirk Franklin in Kenya! I know I am quite late on blogging about this, but as some of you may or may not know by now Kirk Franklin is set to perform at three shows in Nairobi, Kenya. He will be perfroming at Celtel's Xtreme Life Weekend organized by Nairobi Lighthouse Church. Here are the deatils for the shows: 11 October - Premier Show By: Kirk Franklin Also: Citylights, Jemimah Thiong'o, SK Blue and Nairobi Gospel Choir Venue: Bomas of Kenya Time: 6.00 pm Gate: 2,500/= 13 October - Concert By: Kirk Franklin Also: Xtreme Skateboard Team, Mark Jobe, Jemimah Thiong'o, S.K. Blue, African Children's Choir, Hip Hope, Five Oh One, Rock Of Ages, Kamau Karongo, Citylights Dancers and many more. Venue: Moi International Sports Center, Kasarani Time: 3.00 pm Gate: Stalls: 300/= , Golden Circle: 600/= 14 October - Concert By: Kirk Franklin Also: Xtreme Skateboard Team, Mark Jobe, Jemimah Thiong'o, S.K. Blue, African Children's Choir, Hip Hope, Five Oh One, Rock Of Ages,

K-Krew donations. Please leave comments and suggestions here and they will be forwarded to KKrew (comments section) Let us join hands and help as young (and young at heart in spreading the message of Christ to the lost sheep). ( Mark 12: 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, [ j ] worth only a fraction of a penny. [ k ] 43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.")

More Angela Chibalonza video's.. "Jubilee" ..and my favourite song of hers.... "Uliniumba Nikuabudu"

Details of the passing of Angela Chibalonza Hi people, As we continue to remember the life and music of Gospel Musician Angela Chibalonza , you can find more about her life and the details of the unfortunate accident here . Keep her family in your prayers, and support them by going out to buy her new album Nimekutana Na Yesu .

Angela Chibalonza - Yahwe Uhimidiwe

It is with great sadness that Kenya Christian blog reports the passing of Angela Chibalonza in a road accident. Details of the unfortunate incident are yet to reach me, but let us take this time to remember her family and pray for them. She was known for such big hits as "Uliniumba Nikuabudu," and "Yahwe Uhimidiwe." She recently performed to a packed crowd at the national prayers in Nairobi. May she dwell in glory with The Lord, Amen.

Dr. D James Kennedy(1930-2007) Dr. D. James Kennedy of Coral Ridge Ministries passed away earlier this week on Wednesday. I watched his Coral Ridge Hour program on many Sundays and he was surely a man who defended the Truth of God's word and was not one to compromise his message for political correctness. He shall be missed but we are confident that he is now with The Lord. May we follow his example and preach the Word of God with truth and conviction. Read a Christianity Today article on him here .

This was a very moving article I just read from Christianity Today and wanted to share. May we remember our persecuted brothers and sisters around the world. Faith Perfected Recent martyrdoms sadden us but cannot make us despair. A Christianity Today editorial | posted 7/12/2007 08:53AM T urkey has become more and more hostile to its tiny Christian minority. Though the nation is 99 percent Muslim, the government and media look at any activities of Christians with great suspicion. Last year, according to Compass Direct News, an Italian Catholic priest was shot to death while kneeling in his church in the Black Sea port of Trabzon. And in January, an ethnic Armenian Christian journalist was murdered in Istanbul. Related articles and links Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. On Wednesday morning, April 18, German missionary Tilmann Geske, a 46-year-old f

Washington Projects album release date. According to their website, The Washington Projects ' sophomore album is scheduled for an online release of October 9th 2007. They had to pull out of a distribution deal due to various reasons but they still intend to release the album online for all the fans. They are in the process of seeking out a new deal to get their new album pushed nationwide, so keep them in your prayers. They will also embark on the " Dare to Share " tour in November.

Donnie McClurkin in Kenya! Donnie McClurkin at NPC Donnie McClurkin held a show at NPC, Karen on 8th August 2007. Other performances included Kanjii Mbugua (of Milele) and Pete Odera. South African female jazz artist Judith Ssepuma also performed two songs. Lionel Peterson of "Jabulani Africa" fame also came all the way from South Africa and performed one of his hits. The pastor for the evening was Pastor Eliud with the event ending just before midnight. Family Media and Hope FM were spnsors for the night and tickets sold for ksh1000 and ksh2000 for VIP. See pictures of the event here

Pictures of the South Korean hostages. May we continue to put them in our prayers.

South Korean hostages; two freed. Hello, as you may know two of the South Korean Christian hostages in Afghanistan were released a few days ago on a rural Afghan road located south of Kabul. Please all continue to pray for the rest of the captives that God's will may be done in the situation and that our trust as Christians are in Him. Also pray for all those involved in the negotiations with the Taliban. UPDATE: According to the Al-Jazeera website the two women who were released spent the night in a "safe place." - The San Jose Mercury News reports that while there has been some discussion on the phone with the South Koren government and the Taliban, there are no new face to face talks planned. - The Korea Times is reporting that the negotiation focused on ransom and the Taliban is requesting ten million dollars to free all the hostages.

Toby Mac has a new video out for Boomin' ...and it rocks! And check out Kirk Franklin and Toby Mac in the studio(with a 3 second sneak peak) of a new rock track probably for Kirk Franklin's next project.

Chat with The Way of the Master team today! Chat today(July 2nd) with the Joey, Trish, Tiffany & others from the Way of The Master evangelism team today at 5pm PST/8pm EST just visit. www.adventuresinchristianity.com and get to chatting! share witnessing experiences, tips, fears, successes...etc

Kenyan Gospel duo- Bariki Check out an interview that kenyangospel.com did with the talented duo of Bariki . Tell us a little about yourselves Yvonne - I’m at Catholic University doing social work. I’m about to finish. Maryanne - I’m in ‘Air Travel and related studies school’ doing cabin crew studies. I’m also about to finish. Music means a lot to us, we love what we do. We are fun, social, and open minded people. We like talking to people, knowing people and talking about their challenges. We also counsel people when we get a chance. We are approachable although some guys might think we are not. What do you call the music you do? We are basically an R&B group but we are diverse so guys should expect to hear different kinds of music from us. We like trying out different genres of music. You guys have been together for 8 years now, many groups have come and gone, how have you managed to keep the group together? Our secret is based on the fact that we put our friendship before musi

DNG interview. An interesting interview that kenyagospel.com did with Gospel artists DNG regarding the pictures of him. Listen to the audio here Check out the text of the interview here . What are your thoughts, can Christians partake of wine?

Back with a bang! I know I know, I haven't updated my own blog in a while!. But relax people....I'm back with a bang and without much further ado, let's get things crackalackin....! First of, as you notice the look of the blog has changed so that the text is more legible. First up....some of ya'll may or may not have heard the talk going around about Kenyan Gospel artists DNG. This story has been floating around for months now, and peeps in the Christian community have been wondering just what has been up with all the rumours? Well, I won't come to any conclusions either way on the rumours...but check out an interview he did with Nation 's Pulse magazine here. ------------------------------------------------- DNG PULSE ARTICLE PUBLISHED ON FRI MAY 25 2007 DNG: My life, my music By Thomas Omondi For months, Kora Award winner DNG (Davidson Ngibuini) glowed in what seemed to be a major row with Pulse, over claims that the magazine was hell-bent on destroying his

Ruth Bell Graham: 1920-2007 I would like to send out my condolences to the family of Billy Graham at this time of mourning for Ruth Graham. May they be comforted and strengthened by The Lord. We don't mourn for long as we have a reward in heaven Official website and webcast of her funeral http://www.bgea.org/RBG_Default.asp