Outreach Across Nairobi, Kenya, and Northern Tanzania

Monday, 08/17/26 at 14:30
Sammy Omosh
Kenya

There was an outreach beginning in Nairobi on 10/8/26. There were five hundred missionaries drawn from across the nation. These people were divided into several groups of thirty to conduct door-to-door ministry and open-air crusades. This was their mission strategy for reaching Nairobi.

The report I heard on my way to Oloitoktok on 13/8/26, the second-to-last day, concerning this mission was that some people were stubborn and even chased the messengers of the Good News away from their doors.

Nairobians, you will run in fear because you have refused the Word of the Lord! What you sow is what you reap. On that day, you will know who has kept you safe. It is ironic that people seek Yah only when they are in crisis, but when all is well, God is relegated to the back seat!

I wanted to be part of that outreach, but I was barred by the Lord. The Lord had other plans for me. Then, on the night of 10/8/26, the call came like a word of divine knowledge. I was given the green light to do outreach in Voi, Taveta, Moshi, and Arusha. The first two towns are in Kenya, and the last two are in Tanzania.

I was to prepare another set of handbills for the four venues. Taveta is right at the border with Tanzania. I would go via the Oloitoktok–Tarakea border and then proceed toward the Kilimanjaro region, which is rich in banana farms.

I did my homework and researched the route logistics covering the four towns that night. I continued doing research in the morning. I found out that it would be much easier to go directly to Moshi via the Oloitoktok border post, do my assignment there, then head straight to Arusha, return to Moshi, proceed to Taveta, and finish in Voi.

This mission was locked in my spirit just like that, and I knew I had to go out and reach the people once more.

Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa, is visible from Taveta and Moshi in the morning. The land distance between them is about 44–50 km, or approximately a 60-minute drive. I knew how to navigate the four towns, and it was as if I were navigating along an “L”-shaped straight line.

As a matter of fact, all the handbills were printed in Swahili, the language spoken most widely across the four towns.

Again, on coming back, I was to return through the Moshi–Taveta–Voi route to complete the mission on Kenyan soil. I just needed three full days to finish the assignment.

The Mwanza Consignment

My first consignment to Mwanza was delayed as a result of a bottleneck. I assumed it had gotten lost. I had to reprint the handbills again, despite the cost involved, and send them to Mwanza as a parcel while I arrived in Moshi.

There is no direct bus going to Mwanza from Nairobi, or else it would have been easy to send the parcel. I called the recipient of the parcel in Mwanza while I was at the border, and he was happy to hear from me. He had really waited a long time for its arrival.

When I was in Arusha, I received a call from the Kenyan PSV driver. He had fallen sick and left the parcel in the office. I told him to wait for me until I returned because it would be difficult to pay the carriage fee, since transacting while I was across the border was a problem.

The delay was a double blessing because now they will receive the delayed parcel in addition to the one I sent on Thursday upon reaching Moshi. This means doubling the work in Mwanza.

The good thing about God’s mission is that you do not need human permission to approve the “go.” You get easy access everywhere you go. No one restricts your movement or the work you have been sent to do

I even found a volunteer to do the work while the vehicle was awaiting clearance. He did the job as if I had paid him! At immigration, I was given so many days to be in Tanzania despite requesting only three days. The Lord’s approval was definitely on this mission.

Doing mission work in Tanzania is quite easy and enjoyable. Nobody insults you or chases you away.

In Summary

Oloitoktok

The Maasai are the dominant tribe here. From this town, one can see the tallest mountain in Africa. Amboseli National Park is located along this route. You can see wildlife for free as you cruise along the highway.

From this town, you cross the Tarakea border point and proceed to Marangu and Moshi. Mount Kilimanjaro was visible even with the semi-desert-like climate and heat in the area that late afternoon.

Moshi

Moshi is located along the Dar–Namanga route. It is a hub for mountain climbers visiting Kilimanjaro and the Napuru waterfalls.

Here, I started engaging the locals in the morning, and by noon I had run out of handbills. I shared the End-Time message with certain gentlemen, and they listened keenly and were very attentive. Others asked me if I had a church, and so on.

I met people who had lived in Nairobi, including people from Ngara, Lang’ata, and other areas. I wish I had more handbills to give out, but every town had a designated number.

I even met a Muslim, and we had a short conversation.

Some minutes past noon, I was on my way to Arusha for my next stop. My B&B was already reserved. You can miss out at this time of year if you do not book in advance. I had a contact who is a manager in a chain of facilities, and that was taken care of.

Arusha

Arusha is the third-largest city in Tanzania and has diverse communities and nationalities. The Maasai mainly occupy the rural areas all the way to the Namanga border.

When I reached Arusha in the afternoon, I immediately started witnessing. I moved across sections of the city with larger populations. The reception was good, and the majority had open hearts. By 6 p.m., I was done.

I remember being on a road that was under construction. There was traffic, and a PSV, commonly known as a daladala here, was just ahead of me. Written boldly on it was the word:

CALIFORNIA

Then I got the message: “You have been warned for a very long time.”

I rest my case.

I then went to the place that had been reserved. I talked to several people I knew in Tanzania over the phone. I started writing the two messages I had while finishing my assignment.

Traveling, beginning on Wednesday night and continuing on Thursday and Friday, praying, witnessing, and then writing this message requires God’s grace.

A Catholic lady accepted the message and requested several copies to distribute to members of the choir team.

I met two men near a place where I was staying. They were speaking a Kenyan native language. I started a conversation with them, and they told me that their forefathers had come to Tanzania many, many years ago. Now they are Tanzanian citizens by birth and have the same citizen privileges as everyone else.

This tribe is dominant in Bunda, Musoma, Tarime, and other parts as well. They have rural farms and rear livestock. One of them told me that urbanization and the search for employment have caused them to live in Arusha. They are part of the River-Lake Nilotic group.

At the gym on Saturday, I met a friendly man, the only person present—we were two people. I gave him a handbill, and he requested more to give to his friends.

I went back to Moshi later in the afternoon to prepare to cross the border to the coastal border town of Taveta the following morning.

As I was on the road in Arusha and its environs, I was stunned by the towering Mount Meru in the distance. It was simply breathtaking. I took a quick snapshot as well. No wonder the high season has picked up and there are so many international visitors here at this time.

Taveta

Taveta is a border town near the Holili border in the southern part of Kenya, bordering Tanzania. The Taveta people are the dominant community in this region. There is intra-tribal border trade between the Taveta people and the Chagga people from the Kilimanjaro area of Tanzania.

Upon arrival at the border, I gave handbills to the immigration officers and then headed into town to do further ministry on my way to the final stop.

This used to be a sleepy town, but it has steadily grown over the years. I passed through much of Tsavo West National Park on my way to Voi—a journey of about two and a half hours.

A few people requested more handbills so that they could distribute them to people they knew.

Voi

Voi is located between Mombasa and Nairobi. From here, you can go either way by road or by the Standard Gauge Railway.

The dominant tribe here is the Taita people. The Shimba Hills and Taita Hills are not far from here. I passed through Maktau and also Wundanyi.

I could not do much here since I did not have many handbills left to give out. When I arrived in Voi, which has a larger population, I distributed the remaining handbills, and my job was done.

As usual, others wanted more for further distribution.

I felt exhausted, but I was glad the mission had come to an end and that I had not disobeyed Yah. It was a quick work, and before I knew it, I had handed out the last handbill just before 5 p.m.

Of course, I could not reach everybody in the four towns.

If you have never disobeyed your superiors at work when they gave you an assignment, why should you disobey Him who is enthroned in heaven, and the earth is His footstool?

I spent so many hours on the road in total to do ministry in all those places. I sponsored this mission alone; I did not request a dime from anybody. This is part of seeking the Kingdom first.

In Voi, somebody kind helped me in a very remarkable manner. She called everyone she knew, and help came to me on time. You stand with God’s work, and He brings strangers your way to assist you in every possible way. I was grateful for her help.

The Work Was Completed

I distributed the handbills to the people Yah brought my way across the four towns. I prayed for the Bible verses contained therein to be absorbed into the hearts of the recipients by the help of the Spirit.

I took three days to travel within the four regions, armed with lots of handbills. It was a privilege to serve again.

At the Tarakea border, I tested the waters, and the motorcycle riders and passersby were hungry for the handbills in large numbers. The immigration officers there were not left out.

One man told me that he is saved, and it was good to hear that.

It is not a daily opportunity to do this, and all the glory belongs to the King of kings and Lord of lords.

Scriptures

Mark 16:20

“And they went forth, and preached everywhere…”

Isaiah 61:6

“But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God…”

Psalm 24:1

“The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.”

Jude 1:23

“And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.”

Psalm 2:8

“Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.”

John 12:32

“And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.”

Acts 11:21

“And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.”

This is what we should aspire to now and during the harvest.

Mark 2:17

“I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”