Personal Heroes

 Martin Simiyu, founder of Possibilities Africa is a hero to look up to. Growing up in Kenya, among ten children, he knew what liberty was like. His mother values education and he learned mathematics by drawing math formulas and problems with a stick in the dirt. With no pencils and paper, the classroom was an outdoor seminar for creativity and innovation. Understanding who Christ was and is, Martin was compelled to complete a college education at Chicago’s Moody Bible Institute. Arriving at the admissions office without the proper paper work or financial aid application, he told the staff that God wanted him to enroll at MBI. After a completing a bachelors degree at Moody and a masters degree at Biola, Martin returned to Kenya with a vision of spreading the gospel, helping individuals, families and communities be completely transformed. His innovation includes small business loans to create entrepreneur opportunities, train pastors to plant churches and provide adequate health care and education to children. Martin’s common sense approach to whole life transformation is based on surrender to Jesus Christ. 

I want to share more heroes on my list. Please check out https://activateglobal.net/ , an organization that is working hard to fulfill the Great Commission by providing business training to begin small entrepreneurial opportunities among the least reached / unreached people groups in the world. These kingdom businesses accelerate disciple makers in each location. I hesitate to identify the names of these leaders because they often travel to high risk areas. You can join the prayer team and receive monthly updates. Activate Global shares updates on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. The Activate Team demonstrates the heart of what Richard Foster and Dallas Willard teach, inspiring me to seek the kingdom, and humbly reflect upon my desire to be an apprentice of Jesus.