New Hope Fellowship Church

NHFC in Western Kenya

About Us

New Hope Fellowship Church is an inter-denominational ministry with the vision of reaching the un reached tribes and people in the villages and remote areas in Africa with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We teach and equip them with sound bible teachings for their accomplishment of the great commission and discipleship before our Lord returns.

New Hope Fellowship is based in Mumias district, western province of Kenya and was founded by Rev Lucas Ambayo Obanda in 1990. It legally operates as a church under Registration number 2913. Rev Lucas A. Obanda born July 21, 1962 is married and has five children. They serve the lord together with their children. They received the lord Jesus Christ as their lord and savior in 1988, when he resigned as a school teacher as a response to the call of God in his life. The lord made it clear that he had other plans for him, after series of dealings. God honors his word by releasing salvation, healing, deliverance, strength, and encouragement as they preach the word of God.

Lucas Obanda and Jane have been married for twenty years. They have five children which they serve the Lord together with them in the ministry. They received the Lord Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior during their teens. Lucas worked as a school teacher until 1989 when he resigned as a response to the call of God on his life. The Lord made it clear that He had other plans for him. After series of dealing God called him into full time ministry in 1990. Jane is a house wife. God called her into ministry in 1985. God honors His word by realizing salvation, healing, deliverance, strength and encouragement as they preach the word of God. They are the overseers of New Hope Fellowship Churches in Kenya. We believe that God raises laborers; we have ourselves taken a step of faith with sickles in hand to join other faithful in the harvest.

Vision

1. To present the Gospel to the lost
2. To have an opportunity for regular worship and instruction
3. To improve the social-economic standard of living for the community
4. To be a light house in the community by modeling the standard of authentic righteousness.
5. To equip and build up the saints for the work of the Ministry
6. To teach the scripture and support wholesome values (moral and ethical purity) Godly living, healthy marriage, integrity, the dignity of individuals etc
7. To send the gospel around the world through missionary efforts.
8. To teach today’s youth and challenge them to make Christ the center of their lives, their choice of career, and their plans for the future.
9. To pray
10. To comfort the grieving, encourage the lonely, feed the hungry, minister to the handicapped, aged, abused, confused, orphans and widows.

We Believe

• In the Father and the son and the Holy Spirit
• That the Bible is God’s Inspired Word from Genesis to Revelation
• In the Virgin birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• In salvation through repentance and Faith in the blood of Christ at Calvary
• In the Resurrection of Christ and His second coming soon.
• In Water Baptism of Believers by total immersion
• In the Fullness of Miraculous Gifts of the Holy Spirit
• In the Five Fold Ministry Gifts and the restoration of the church to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.

Evangelism

Holding open air crusades in markets and other strategic places in villages and remote areas, putting the greatest focus in rural areas and places where the gospel has never been preached. This is mostly followed by Revival meetings to encourage the newly saved and teaching them foundational teachings of the word. We also have special discipleship sessions for those already saved and the leaders.

Church Planting

The Lord put upon our hearts to plant churches in un reached places. These churches are supported by free will offerings from people who share the same vision and burden. We disciple and train the churches to effectively reach their own home areas with the Gospel.

Children's Outreach

We carry out special ministries for children. During our open air crusades many children turn up being excited about puppets and sweets. Then the teachers preach the Gospel and many children make decisions for Christ. We also minister in other children homes or orphans and street children. We have witnessed children being filled with the Holy Spirit and operating in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. We believe that our God who is no respecter of persons is going to bless the children mightily in this end time revival. With this in mind, we have special session to train children and impart Spiritual Gifts.

Orphanage

In our outreaches, we have encountered many orphans and street children. These less fortunate children are total orphans without both parents, they have suffered much rejection and we need to show them love. The church has already identified and is supporting 16 children (orphans). The premises these less fortunate children use is inhuman and unhealthy and we are now trusting God for an Orphanage Center. We support these orphans with the following:

• Provide three meals balanced diet daily
• Offer routine medical screening and immunization
• Provide Christian, moral ethics and secular education.
• Provide a sheltered home and disciplined environment conducive to character building and training.

How You can help

1. God will increase workers
2. God will bring in the finances needed for this task
3. The Lord will help us to acquire: P. A. SYSTEM
4. Sponsor a needy child
5. Feed the hungry
6. Adopt a village pastor
7. Sponsor a village pastor for bible school training
8. Help construct a village church building
9. Love offering to pastor Lucas and Jane Obanda

Widows and Orphans Program

This program is working to provide for widows and orphans and to keep the school functioning for the young children in the area. Early education is not mandatory in Kenya. The parents are expected to do it. If the parents are unable or if there are no parents the children miss the preparation they need to enter school.

The New Hope Fellowship church has had an early childhood school for eight years. The teacher works without a salary and lives on the contributions of her students parents who are very poor and the people of the small church, also very poor. She has been in her position since the school opened eight years ago. She also cares for a mentally handicapped orphaned boy.

Pastors Lucas and Jane obanda started a program that will provide both income and food for the children in the school as well as the widows and orphans in the community. They have purchased three goats and already have a new baby. They will continue to breed the goats and use them for milk and eventually meat. They also have some chickens for eggs and meat.

Their need is for good milk cows not just the native cows. They will breed these to increase the herd and to sell, and they will provide milk for the children. They also need more goats and chickens. They have space for the livestock but they would like to buy a tract of land on which to raise some crops. Land can be leased but once it is improved and producing the landlord tends to want it back. The best way is to buy — but money for leasing and seed is better than nothing. Below is a list of costs, any contribution would be appreciated. These are good, honest people with hearts for the Lord and a calling to do this work. All of your contribution will go toward the project. There will be no “administrative costs” here.

To help with this project, contact Pastor Lucas and Jane obanda newhopefellowship2004@yahoo.com