My Life

Verse:            Joshua 1:9 Yes, be bold and strong! Banish fear and doubt! For remember, the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. - God is with us - That is the fact. - We must deal ruthlessly with fear and doubt. - We must encourage ourselves to be bold and strong, because HE is with us! PRAYER:  Lord, I will be bold and strong in the strength that You give me. Amen. Have a wonderful weekend. Look after yourself. K ind Regards Pastor Andrew & Vanessa Roebert ALIVE TO GOD

I always say that it is important to learn through the experiences that come our way. It was a great privilege and honour to serve baby Caleb and his family. No matter the challenges , we emerged stronger, with increased faith. I will share the lessons I learned. 1. God is real, the Almightly is Sovereign and ever faithful. 2. When God calls you kindly say Yes and He will chart the way for you, even when you do not know where that road will lead you 3. No man is an island. I would not have served as I did if I did not have the friends and the new friends that came my way during the past 1 month. 4. Always encourage someone. You don't need to have money to assist in God's work, you can write an email, sms or call, that encouragement takes the persona mile. 5.Please be careful, not everyone out there is genuine, you may have very good motives to help but others have their own goals. 6. The Lord does not allow His own to be embarrassed, if He has called and sent you, ...

A friend requested me to share my story on the journey we walked with Caleb's family. So below is a very long blog on that over 1 month. Am not sure what is in store for us ahead but this far it has been God. After our experience with Atrial Septal Defect(ASD) through our daughter Samara, I felt within me a call to look for people to partner with regarding kids with heart issues. So In January this year, I checked the net and bumped into a local NGO. The organization basically deals with kids with heart defects from poor families. I thought it was a noble call and contacted the organization. They were fast to respond and I visited them alone and over the weekend on a Saturday with my family. On the Saturday we went, we met Caleb and his parents. This was end of January and they were discussing with the founder of the organization about how to raise airfare for them to travel to India, first week of February. I held Caleb briefly in my arms and his mum kept saying one day her...

Caleb the great warrior, the boy who daily reminds us of God and His sovereignty has been in Kenya for 1 week now. The parents are very excited about having him home and the many milestones he is making. Nicoletta says that his appetite has increased and she is now considering to wean him. After all he will be 6months tomorrow 20th April. He is actually sitting down now without any support, that is a great milestone for this brave boy. He went for a review with the local doctor and she was impressed at his growth. He is now 5.1kgs, he will have another review and echo(scan of the heart ) in 2 weeks time but as of now he is still on medication.  The doctor told the family that they should thank God that Caleb went to India because a hospital in the UK that had offered to do  free surgery just about the time they were ready to leave for India had declined to take him saying he needed to add weight first. It was God who lead their footsteps to go ahead with the India option. ...

Mrs Helen Kanyi was a very good friend of my mum. They have worked together for the past 15years and she was such an encouragement not only to my mum but to our entire family. She was diagnosed with cancer over 20 years ago and her attitude never once changed. She always looked out for others, never concentrated on herself and what was happening to her body. Her doctor works same floor as where our shop is and once or twice I met her after picking her results and they were not so good, but never once did she lament. She would tell me the doctor said the cancer is spreading but am not worried. Jesus gives life and am on my way to seeing a patient with colon cancer in Kenyatta Hospital.  In fact her concern at the time was that colon cancer is affecting the young people. I looked at her and mostly she would encourage you when you thought you would be consoling her. Her eyes were on Jesus, I have never met a selfless lady like her, always with a smile, cheerful. We have so much to...

Caleb and mum arrived safely this afternoon and they both looked very great. Caleb's dad was so excited and you can understand , after a stressful 1 month away from him, he can now rest in the fact that their son is back home much better than he left. When I saw him and held him in my hands I could only cry, it has been a journey of tears, different emotions but most of all one of faith. We have come to know the God of Caleb because it is God who fought for Caleb this battle. There have been so many obstacles but God has a great plan for this warrior/brave boy. He is a victor. Kindly see his pictures here. Imagine he weighs 4.4 kgs, is feeding well, yes on medication but very calm. Thanks guys for the support, we would not have come this far without you. Those are lovely pictures.

Verse:            2 Corinthians 12:9 (Living Bible) 'I am with you; that is ALL you need!' - Whatever you are facing right now - He is all you need! - Whatever you are going through right now - He is all you need! - Whatever you are battling with right now - He is all you need! - Whatever you are contending with right now - He is all you need! - He is ALL you need. PRAYER:  Thank You Lord that You are all I need. I will place my confidence and trust in You for this new week. Amen! Enjoy the rest of the week. K ind Regards Pastor Andrew & Vanessa Roebert ALIVE TO GOD