FAV MAG ISSUE 16

LIFE

CHANGING

EXPERIENCE

| AUG - OCT 2021

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LIFE EXPERIENCES

PETER NYAGA: ACCOMPLISHING BUSINESS GOALS

MAN KUSH

FIXING BROKEN PIECES AND CREATING A THOUSAND STARS HEALTH:

BENEFITS OF EATING RAW FOODS DR. ROSE JOHN ENTREPRENEURSHIP:

DAMARIS NJERI IAN RUNNING THE BUSINESS RACE

RICKY MALE MODEL EM MODELS AFRICA NANCY BLESSINGS NGARUIYA:

YOUNG AND SEEKING THE BEST SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT:

ANNBELL NYAWIRA MURANGI:

WALKING WITH GOD AND CELEBRATING HIS DIVINE NATURE YOUTH WITH A FUTURE:

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CONTENTS

The Favourite Magazine | Issue 16

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MAN KUSH:

FIXING BROKEN PIECES AND CREATING A THOUSAND STARS

Walking With God And Celebrating His Divine Nature

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10-13 DAMARIS NJERI IAN

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PETER NYAGA: ACCOMPLISHING BUSINESS GOALS

NANCY BLESSINGS NGARUIYA:

Why is eating your food raw so important to our health?

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SHINING IN THE DARKNESS

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On the Cover As an individual, set your own standards rather than competing and copying others. Always work hard to get what you need. Be humble. Always appreciate those whose shoulders you stepped on to get up.

Always depend on God and do His will as you also use the talents and resources He has given you to better yourself.

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Editorial

Dear Readers, I’m here again with a hearty hello to you my esteemed readers. 2021 is progressing well despite the uncertainties of this COVID-19. But 2020 taught us well. That we should be thankful for every breath we take, should never ever be taken for granted. As you read this, you have been added another precious day so count your blessings one by one and you’ll see what God has done for all of us. I therefore welcome you to read the second issue of The Favourite Magazine for the year 2021. We embrace the second quarter of this year with hope and thankfulness to God even as we continue to take all the precautions as advised by the health experts.

As I reflect on this edition, what comes to mind are two key words: resilience and restoration . Most of us have lost so much that we have lost count and have been left numb. Opportunities, dreams, hopes, plans, time, jobs, resources, health and loved ones have been lost. But in everything, however painful, there is a lesson. In every lesson there is wisdom gained. Thus every loss has a gain in re-wiring our expectations, attitudes, strategies, priorities and understanding of life. This builds our resilience. It makes us stronger. It makes us better people.

No matter what happens in this life, we cannot afford to give up. We have to look up at that star above from our bottomless pits of despair. We must rise and start moving towards the light at the end of the tunnel. We must pick the broken pieces and put them together and carry on.

This is restoration. Both resilience and restoration require patience and willpower. But being strong, we must; moving on, we must.

My Prayer once again for you and me dear reader, is that we shall weather this storm and come out better and stronger. So enjoy all the articles we have put together for you as we continue to appreciate your loyal readership. I leave you with the wisdom of the African proverb, “When God cooks, you don’t see smoke.”

Enjoy your reading and may you thrive as the year progresses.

Suzie Editor in chief

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Inspiring lives

MAN KUSH:

FIXING BROKEN PIECES AND CREATING A THOUSAND STARS

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By Suzie The English people have a simile“… to be industrious as a beaver.” This is what came to mind as I got a chance to interview Pastor Paul Kuria of Joy Centre Blue Springs on Thika road.

You see, a beaver can thrive both on land and in water and is known to build dams by putting pieces of wood and mud across rivers. This is the man whose story I was keenly listening to. He has been in the land of deprivation but can now say he is blessed in a land of plenty. Yet, he has not stopped being industrious.

I could sense he is practical as he uses what resources are around him and in him to make life a better experience.

Man Kush as he is famously known was born at Gathiga, Kikuyu Subcounty just next to Westlands. He attended Mahia-ini Primary School in the vicinity from 1970 to 1974.

Unfortunately, life was in turmoil at the home front and due to the domestic instability the mother and children had to leave for the maternal home in Gakoe, Gatundu. He joined standard 4 and went upto standard 6. The father came to reclaim his band. Back at Gathiga, he had to rejoin his former school in standard 5.

Eventually, he sat his CPE in 1978 and the tribulations of his growing up resulted in a dismal performance of 19 points out of 36 points. He seemed to have reached a dead end as the father was not ready to take him to secondary school. The family shifted from Gathiga to Magumu, Kinangop in Nyandarua County. In 1980, he went to Magumu Secondary and he was given admission forms to fill.

That evening, the father came home drunk and declared that he had to cater for his own life as he was the son of a woman. That remark closed the school doors for young Kuria.

He gathered his broken pieces and headed to OLoitokitok in Kajiado South Constituency close to the Tanzania and Kenya border. He took up odd jobs like being a shamba boy and eventually started selling kerosene at Ilasit market. He would source it from Tanzania. In 1982 after the coup he relocated to Nakuru, Bahati area, Makongo. He joined an uncle in the construction industry

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and he would pay him fifteen shillings per day as his assistant. He did this until 1983 when another uncle in Nakuru Town came for him and left him in charge of his home and children since he was going to the UK. While there, he took up boxing at the Amateur Boxing Club. He also sought ways of earning and was employed by different companies as a casual including Elianto, Everyday, Unga and finally KCC.

Life was a continuous struggle but he had hope that tomorrow would be better.

Meanwhile, he had met and married the love of his life Esther Wairimu Kuria in 1984. In 1987, the wife wanted to be out of Nakuru and so they relocated to Magumu where they were housed by the mother

in a shack which was serving as an outdoor kitchen. His loving family kept him going as his first born had been born in 1985. The other thing that fired him was his Christian faith.

He was a member of the Anglican Church and a choir member under the able choirmaster Mr. Gitata and assistant Jacob. He had committed his life to Christ (gotten saved) in Nakuru in 1986. So on relocation, he produced the Gikuyu gospel song “Rurimi” and it did well in the market.

As a man of the home, he had to up his game but chances in Magumu were limited. He did whatever was available and honourable and gave it his best. He dug pit latrines, dug people’s shambas, moulded bricks and built structures for people.

He set his sights high and was

determined not to wallow in poverty and self-pity. So in 1988, he shifted to Nairobi in their former village. Since they had nothing there anymore, he rented a place and started looking for ways to get finances. By 1990, he had saved, bought land and built a home for his family who had now joined him. This is his family home upto date.

The stars were now brighter and in 1990, he went back to school and did his secondary education informally through correspondence.

He is happy he made this decision for it opened more chances and widened his knowledge base. Thus today, he is a PHD holder in counselling. He rose to this level gradually by starting with a Diploma in Psychology and

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Inspiring lives Higher Diploma in Counselling and pastoral care. As for church matters, he joined Chrisco Church on his relocation to Nairobi and in 2000, he sought the blessings of his pastor Gitauwa as he ventured into his own ministry, Home Grown Joy Ministries.

He opened a church in Githurai now known as Joy Centre. Thus he became Pastor Kuria.

Man Kush has another artistic side. He had joined the famous Vitimbi group first by writing scripts and later acting. When Ojwang died, he was the presiding pastor, and Churchill headhunted him and without any auditions, he joined the Churchill show and his fame was spreading. Meanwhile, he had joined the mainstream media as a talk-show co-host. He had met Sabina Chege, then working as a journalist, in his church. They did a show together at Kameme for five years talking on marriage issues. He worked with Gathoni wa Muchomba and PM. Later, he joined Inooro Radio in a program called “Hutia Mundu” still on marriage issues and this has run for 9 years.

At the moment, he is done with formal employment and is now diverging into freelance engagements like giving seminars and MC gigs.

He is based at Blue Springs Hotel on Thika Road and can be reached at 0723 905 852. He is now in a place where he can look back the difficult road he has travelled and fully glorify God for the blessings he now enjoys.

QUICK ONES FOR PASTOR KURIA

. Lessons you have learnt?

The 4 principles – work, work, work, work.

Money is a reward after solving a person’s problem. .Mission in life To serve God. To be a brother rather than a bother.

To make money, be rich and enjoy the goodness of the land as a child of God. .What you detest most?

Jealous people who seek to compete.

Character assassinators who are always on the go to destroy others.

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Inspiring lives Relatives who believe it is their right to depend on you and enjoy what is rightfully yours without making any effort to work hard on their part. .Success habits Balancing all aspects of my life as a family man, a pastor, a gospel artist, a comedian, an MC, a broker, a businessman who raises and sells dogs. .Greatest strength Teaching the word of God with the help of the Spirit of God, He gives revelation of the word. . What breaks your heart?

Seeing someone in need yet I cannot help. .Achievements A family that is doing well and is stable. I thank God for breaking the chain of domestic violence I saw in my father. I am a father of 3, a grandfather of 5 and all my children are married. My loving wife who married me when I had nothing to my name is still with me.

Living a positive life. .Greatest challenge Being in the public light and the public has their own opinions and expectations. Many believe I am super rich but this is far from the reality. .Something not known to the public Kuria is a shy fellow, not talkative but to make it in life, there is a public face.

I’m not extravagant but I enjoy life.

I love treating myself and my family well. I only stay in places where I’m celebrated. .Parting shot As an individual, set your own standards rather than competing and copying others. Always work hard to get what you need. Be humble.

Always appreciate those whose shoulders you stepped on to get up.

Always depend on God and do His will as you also use the talents and resources He has given you to better yourself.

The time for the interview was over.

Time had flown as I talked with this amazing man. I thought of the many people who have given up in life due to the challenges facing them. I wish to encourage them that every journey begins with one step. We should all keep on moving and trying.

Tomorrow will be better than today.

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Entrepreneurship

DAMARIS NJERI IAN RUNNING THE BUSINESS RACE

By Suzie It is said that Nairobi is always thriving and the inhabitants know the truth of the English saying, “The early bird catches the worm.” So here I was, like other city dwellers, rising early for work. I settled in an office for an interview with an entrepreneur willing to put in long hours and make it despite the covid cloud. This was a lady full of life, well informed, beautiful, jovial, welcoming and with a great interest in motivating fellow women.

Meet Damaris Njeri Kamau, married to a loving supportive husband Ian Mbui Macua, whom she acknowledges to be a strong pillar in her life, family and business. They are blessed with three children.

Damaris was born to parents who were teachers in Kikuyu, Kiambu County, as the second born. She has an elder brother and a younger sister. Her parents, now late, who were teachers, took her to school early and she was up to the task. She joined class one at Thogoto Model school when she was 4 ½ years.

At 7 years, the family relocated to Thika where she grew up and calls home. She did her class 4 to 8 and proceeded to secondary school which she completed rather young at 16 ½ years before joining college.

The world of work welcomed her with its uncertainties but she was out for a good start in the Tours and Travels industry where she worked with a tour related company for 11 years. She gained good experience and the insight led her to registering 16 | The Favourite

Entrepreneurship her own business related to the tour industry in 2007. Her company is known as Africa Best Shuttles and Safaris and has an extension, Kenya Bus Hire. All went well and brought the bread and butter home. As a business woman looking for opportunities, another business idea came her way in July 2019. A friend of hers introduced her to an International Nutritions company from Malaysia known as AG Nutritions.

In fact the friend proposed her to be the Country Agency and when she was approached, she looked at what was on offer and liked it. She took the risk and went on board and in August 2019, She was right in the middle of Multi-Level Marketing of supplements and products that would better peoples' lifestyles and health.

She now truly believes that everything happens with a reason. In February 2020, she went to Malaysia and had a grand tour of the company’s operations and a view of how the products were made. On her return, she was rearing to go. Then the Covid pandemic became a reality and with the scare and shut downs, her main business venture in tours went down. It was not really doing that well and she still soldiered on even to the present moment. What made her day productive then and now, was her new venture. The products were selling well. These being natural products, people were asking for them. The proper authorization to sell them had been sought from relevant government agencies. They are now selling different products.

At the beginning in 2019, they just had one product, a supplement made from fruits and plants. In 2020, they added another product, coffee with additional ingredients. In 2021, they have added three products, one an immune booster, second a colon cleanser and thirdly a Beauty serum and face mist.

These diversifications and the demand for their products is a testament that they are good products which can be safely used with positive results. They include AGCERA, AG BROC, AG DrinkButterscotch, AG Fiberee and others.

I listened and watched Damaris take me through the details of the various products and could see she was happy with what she was doing. With that passion, she can attend to you and explain all the finer details as she also inspires you in making it in the business world. I admired her business sense and The Favourite | 17

Entrepreneurship the optimism that all will be well as the year progresses. She can be reached at 0722 801 324.

Quick ones for Damaris: Your drive

Seeing an opportunity and making the best out of it

Best meal

Well cooked Ugali with some nice greens and stew

Best vacation

• Maldives-would wish to discover for myself why everyone says it’s a good spot for vacation.

• South America I studied Spanish at some point and I’m intrigued by Spanish speaking people and their culture.

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• I go easy on whatever is comfortable for the day and occasion.

Future Aspiration

• Create a platform where I can reach out to many and get the opportunity to impact others and transform them to have better lives.

• Start a children’s Home and thus give back to society.

Parting Shot

Whatever you concentrate on, have the strong belief that it will grow.

Nurture it and it will flourish. Just remember that persistence wears out resistance.

As I left after my interview, I realised that each one of us in the world today must put on a brave face and work even harder amidst the prevailing circumstances brought on by the pandemic. As Mbugua Mumbi says in his book, Excuse Me! Your Dream is Calling You, “Success is about picking bits and pieces to make the whole. It will demand patience, perseverance, resilience, persistence, unwavering faith and a stone solid resolve.”

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Life Experiences

PETER NYAGA:

ACCOMPLISHING BUSINESS GOALS

By Suzie It is Napoleon Hill who stated: “Wherever you find a prosperous business, you will come upon some individual who has creative vision.” I was in Westlands for an interview with a Kenyan enterpreneur when these words proved true.

The Managing Director of Certified Homes Limited welcomed me warmly in his well arranged office and he had positive things to share.

Peter Nyaga was born and grew up in Chuka, Rubate area. Unfortunately, he lost his mom when in Mambi primary class 2 and life changed drastically for him. He was immediately taken to Kira Academy Boarding School but life was hard.

More often than not, he would be sent away due to school fees arreas. These challenges inspired him to work hard in school and at standard 8, his KCPE results were good.

This earned him a place in a national secondary school but there was a problem. The school fees could not be raised and therefore he stayed home for three months. That meant a lost chance. Somehow after these three months, his siblings came together and raised the amount.

They sought the intervention of the District Education Office and Nyaga joined his peers one term later. He thankfully completed school.

Life after school was another test. Instead of idling in the village, he joined his brother in Nairobi. This brother was in Real Estate and he became his volunteer cleaner and messenger for three years. He worked very hard. His brother paid for his driving course. Meanwhile, he learnt the ropes of the industry and started being assigned other jobs. It is in this pursuit that they sold a parcel of land at 3 million shillings and his brother gave him his commission of 1 million. He was 21 years old. From this money, he paid for his University education in Procurement and then started his own real estate company. It deals with developments where they build houses and sell land.

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Nyaga can be reached at: Certified Homes Limited Westcom Point Building 4th floor Westlands 0720 460 413 0711 128 128

QUICK ONES FOR NYAGA . What motivates you?

Transforming people’s lives.

Through my company I engage in co-orperate social responsibility projects donating food and assisting needy individuals to start businesses. . Who do you look up to?

My brother, Ignatius Murage.

He has supported me and motivated me and taught me the ropes of Real Estate. . Dream Vacation Santorini . Best day wear Suits . What do you hate most?

Gossipers and people who bring you down. I detest being around such people who don’t share my dreams. . Future inspirations To assist people fulfill their dreams of owning homes. To create more projects for low cost housing. Currently, there is a project for apartments at Kahawa Sukari. 1 bedroom is going for 3 million, 2 bedrooms for 3.95 million and 3 bedrooms for 5.05 million shillings.

- I also hope to list my company in the Nairobi stock Exchange and thus get clients buying shares. . Parting shot I wish to encourage people that despite the setbacks brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, there is hope. Everyone should seek to find their passion and follow it through.

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NANCY BLESSINGS NGARUIYA:

YOUNG AND SEEKING THE BEST

By Suzie The world has been talking of Generation Z who are known as digital natives and ambitious. As Oprah Winfrey has stated, you become what you believe. I knew I had met one of these multitaskers when I sat to interview Nancy Blessings Ngaruiya at Sunside Guest House in Ruai. She came across as jovial and determined to go for what she believed in. She is also beautiful.

Nancy Blessings was born to Mr. Ngaruiya and Mrs Wangari Ngaruiya as the 3rd born in a family of five. She attended Karoba Junior Academy for her primary course before proceeding to Gachoire Girls.

Currently, she is at KCA University undertaking Accounts and is at level 4 now. This has ignited her passion in business and so trains people in forex stock exchange.

She coaches young people and also does modelling. This latter interest came through the coaxing of friends who kept telling her she looked like a model. Eventually she went for auditions and has now taken it up.

She loves fashion and keeps up with the trending styles. With all these things being part of her schedule, I could tell she is utilizing her youthful vigour and gearing towards worthy causes.

QUICK ONES FOR NANCY BLESSINGS .Your inspiration?

- My loving and supportive parents - Two lady media personalities, Gathoni wa Muchomba and Julie Gichuru. They were part of my exposure to the outside world when they were on air as I grew up. .3 things you cannot live without - Laptop, phone and travelling .4Facts people don’t know - I’m hyper, can be very stubborn at times, a good dancer and the fact 26 | The Favourite

that I cannot stand jealous people. .Best wear - Official outfit as this makes me feel good . Any uncomfortable moments?

- Yes, during shoots I feel shy if the photographer is too fussy. .Hobbies Swimming, dancing, travelling. .Dream vacation - South Africa .Status - Unattached, currently not dating .Age - 24 years .Parting shot - Fellow young people, especially young ladies like me, simply believe in yourselves. We are the most powerful force in the world.

Unfortunately, we’re lacking in the leadership spaces. Biases are still prevalent in the society but let’s put our best foot forward and grab the opportunities that are available.

To every young lady reading this magazine, take up the mantle and cement ourselves in the right situations.

- Anyone interested in financial coaching can reach me on email: blessingsdollars@gmail.com -Appreciation to parents and family I love you my family and appreciate you for being my support system.

To Dad and Mom, you gave me the courage to face and overcome the obstacles I encountered in life. You have always showed me your love and affection as my parents.

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Youth and Life

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Youth and Life

SHINING IN THE DARKNESS

BY Menta T

Towns are interesting places at night.

For one, neon-lights pop up and create a mystical allure of a thriving place despite the uncertainties of a dark night. And out in the rural settings, a small insect known as the glow-worm, creates its own mystical lighting. The female has no wings and produces a green light at the end of its tail.

Such worms create such a fantastic spectacle in the darkest of nights.

And now with technology, we have floodlights even in Mashinani that you light your way over areas that would have been afraid to venture for security reasons. In the Holy Bible, Jesus in John 8:12, told the Jews and now us, “I am the light of the world.

He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light to life.”

So dear youth, how is your life progressing? When your life hits dark patches and you need to move without stumbling, what source of light do you use? And most importantly, when people look at you for some positivity, Can you produce a light that others can see shining when they seek a light in dark times? There is this thought someone once put across, “People are most remembered for two things: the problems they solved and the problems they created.” That then begs the question, what are you as an individual known for, darkness or light?

God created each one of us in a unique way. We each have our individuality.

We each have that something that shines out, stands out, separates us from the crowd. Times also are different. Different times have their

outstanding features. Whatever challenges present themselves in the times we are living in, we must seek that little glow that makes those times memorable.

I don’t know about you, but I do love watching the stars in the quiet of the night. There is something so magical, unique, calming and comforting about those glistening constellations. We must then make a commitment to ourselves to keep that glow, shining in our lives. Even when we are overwhelmed we must fan it with all that we have got. That light in us is what defines life in us. We must never allow ourselves to move around like ghostly shadows without hope and purpose. As a youth, you are a beautiful star. Take your position and shine for all you are worth. It does not matter where you are, just shine. In that workplace, school, community and family, be the light.

We also have the other side of the coin. The individuals who are hell bent on diminishing other people’s lights. In this life, we have vices like selfishness, jealousy and coldhearted scheming. Are you a cause of pain to your significant others?

Unfortunately, there are too many young people who are simply snubbing the life out of their parents, guardians and those around them. They are making the wrong choices and leaving shattered bulbs and a blurred future.

Many parents are crying out from the darkness, “What did I ever do wrong?’’ For many it is not them but the children they sacrificed for, to take to school, only for them to misuse

that opportunity. Why are youngsters taking drugs yet they know their dangers? Why are teens engaging in sexual escapades yet they have the power to abstain and wait for the right time? Why are young people rebelling and denying God yet it is obvious He is the Supreme Power in our lives? Why are the youth so possessed with instant gratification and so have no patience as they seek materialism by hook or crook? Just make the decision to care for others.

Do not push your parents to an early grave by your choices and lifestyles.

Simply be responsible.

As the year progresses, always remember dear youth, that you are the people the world is looking upon to provide logical and practical solutions to all the problems we are facing. It does not matter that those before you did create a mess. But the saying goes that two wrongs do not make a right.

The older generation are passing on the life Olympic torch as we progress on in life. Be a good Olympian.

Excel in your pre-destined field. As Mahatma Gadhi said, “Be the change you want to see in this world.” Let your light shine at all times, after all, it is darkest just before dawn.

Adieu

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Faith and Healing

TESTIMONY

Walking With God And Celebrating His Divine Nature

By Suzie My name is AnnBell Nyawira Murangi. I hail from Kirinyaga, Ngiriama, Gichugu. My parents are retired teachers and I have three sisters though one is late. I'm married and mother to 3 children, 2 daughters and a son. Currently, I’m a Sales Manager in insurance and competent in all classes of insurance.

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being on your side, it doesn’t matter what or who is standing against you.

You shall conquer all.

I will recount God’s goodness through four instances in my life.

The first revolves around the birth of my first born daughter. I developed a problem with my pelvic area and the doctors concluded I couldn’t have a natural birth. The CS option was gauged at 50:50 and had to be in hospital for two weeks as I was assessed. I was young, very weak but had so much peace and calmness. It was agreed that 3 family members should be ready to sign the papers for the operation. My mom was scared but my grandmother, uncles and aunts offered to do so. At the hospital, I was attended to by a born again Christian Doctor and he kept assuring me and praying with me.

On the day I was to go to Theatre, mom passed by the market to buy fruits before coming to visit me.

She reported to me that she heard a woman call her out and affirm, “Mama Nyawira, your child shall not die.” Then the lady went away and mom couldn’t really tell who she was. In the evening, a nurse prepared me for theatre and left me at the door with the assurance that she would take me in within the next five minutes. While there, I Analytical Chemistry. I got a job thereafter but I later changed careers experienced a spiritual presence of to Marketing in insurance where I’ve a man figure standing right before me and I felt myself lifted up. He been for 8 years now. said, “I’m the good shepherd of the Above all this, I’m a born again flock. I have come to help you.” Then Christian and value my walk with vanished. An image of something like God. That’s why I feel honoured a gold ball rolled by. Immediately the to share this platform and give nurse took me in and anaesthesia my testimony of God’s miraculous was administered. It wasn’t working presence in my life. I wish to tell and the medical team was getting anyone reading this that as long as you have God standing with you, Him concerned. Then I heard a voice at

Faith and Healing the foot of the bed ordering me to push. I pushed and the doctor was alarmed. I was cautioned not to do it.

I was reminded this didn’t happen in theatre. But the voice came 7 times asking me to push. There were 4 female nurses and 1 male nurse who soon told the doctor to have a look at me since the baby could be seen.

I had no labour pains, I was waiting for a CS, yet the baby just came.

Everyone was just thanking God and awed that this could happen. My baby was underweight. But soon we were released. At home my baby girl just improved to a normal weight within a month. She has not had any medical issues. Might be I can only count two times I ever took her to hospital but never for anything major.

God has blessed her. She passed her KCPE and joined a national school for her secondary education where she is currently.

The second miracle involved my second born son. After delivering in 2007, Post Election Violence happened and we could not move to anywhere or access things from where we lived in Nairobi. But somehow, I had three months of supernatural provision. I have never understood what really took place

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Faith and Healing and we went to a different hospital.

But somehow, that day, we found that particular hospital's doors closed and my husband drove straight to Gertrudes .We were received promptly right from the reception and even the doctor later told me at that time she was meant to be somewhere else but somehow something had just kept her around. I stayed with my child there for five days as she was treated. I had so much peace and assurance that our child would be well. I spent time assuring other mothers and praying for the sick babies. By the time I was being released, the ones in the ward, even one child who had been there so long had also been released.

Our child was now breastfeeding and eating but her condition continued being fragile. It but people in the neighbourhood just was crippling her body. Her limbs kept bringing chicken for my meals. were folded and she could not sit.

At one point, our provisions were We would lay her on the floor. We so low then someone paid us a visit continued praying. At one of our and left us some money. This was prayers sessions as the same elderly actually the amount that covered all woman of God (now late) prayed, the essentials we needed to see us we heard a cracking sound and the through this period. baby stretched her legs and hands The third divine intervention though couldn’t sit even by 2 years. involved our third child. After coming After 6 months, I had a dream and home after delivery, I felt the Holy saw my daughter running around the Spirit urging me to get into a prayer house. Around that time, we were and fasting session. I would only take sitting at the table having supper one cup of porridge in the morning as our daughter lay in her usual for the 7days. Later at 9 months, corner. The dad commented that my baby stopped breastfeeding. In something had scratched his back. my prayer group, one of the elderly He looked and we saw he looked spiritual ladies stated in prayer stunned, he wasn’t talking. It was a that we should take the child to miracle, our baby had just risen, and Gertrudes. As I shared with my simply walked holding onto the table husband, there was fear of the cost edges. Our baby was healed. She was 32 | The Favourite

unstoppable. She just kept moving around the house and now in class 5, she is well. She loves Karate, skating and cooking and is the darling of many.

My fourth testimony is about me.

In December 2020, at Christmas, I went home to visit in the village. I fell ill and at the local clinic, it was established my HB was low and so was referred to a bigger hospital at Embu which then referred me to even another hospital with better facilities where I was admitted. By the third day, I was in a bad shape and in a critical condition that led me to the ICU and I was unaware of all that was happening. On 1st of January, a decision was made to transfer me to Nairobi since things were pretty bad. In the ambulance, my sister and the nurses watched over me and I was on oxygen. On the way I convulsed 7 times but somehow life never ebbed out of me.

Nothing was changing for the better or worse. I was just hanging there alive but on the brink of death. At the hospital, a heavy downpour detained the ambulance making it difficult to get me out. After 30 minutes, I was rushed to the ICU . The Indian doctor checked me out but could see that everything was pointing towards an inevitable end and even told the nurses so. But on reaching the door, he heard a voice urging him to get back and try yet again. He reorganized his team. They worked on me for 21 days. This is what he confessed to me when I went for my first clinic. I improved somewhat and was moved to HDU for 2 days then the general ward. By then I could recognise my husband, his friends and my mother but other things were a mystery to me. They gave me my phone and I couldn’t tell what it was.

But now, in the month of May, 5 months down the line I’m back at work. What else can I say but sing the praises of God and His power. I wish to conclude that there is a God in heaven. Make God your best friend for He is the all in all.

Revelation12:11 “And they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony…”

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In Africa, modelling has mostly been associated with females to an extent that most people think that men can’t model that much. This demotivates most models who want to get into that industry.

As a model academy, we rarely get boys enrolled for modelling and majority of our students, both young and adults, are females.

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Health & Nutrition

Why is eating your food raw so important to our health?

We now know that we have a species-specific diet, like every other creature on this planet. We are primates. What we are witnessing is what happens when we move away from that, and feed our bodies dead altered chemistry. When we add stress to the mix, and a mindset of lack and fear this becomes a killing combination.

What we also see is that animals that are taken off their natural diet get sick also. Animals in the care of humans often get diseased. Wild animals do not, not in the same way, and how could they? Nature is perfect, and no species will get sick, fat, and unhealthy from eating the foods intended for them.

We on the other hand , tend to believe we can outsmart nature.

That we are more intelligent, and that our will can override the simple laws of the Universe. It is not so, and we are being shown this, symptom by symptom. What we are eating is killing us, and it is about time we owned it.

Raw food is pure and natural and the simple sugars will feed our cells, not our parasites.

To see and experience the terror that the body is experiencing from being exposed to dairy products, gluten, meats and processed food, is soulwrenching. The simple, yet so hard to grasp, fact, that the body is made in the same manner as any other mammal or primate, to be fueled on raw living food is a deal-breaker for many.

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Stronger immune system Less depression Less anxiety Healthier skin Balanced weight To mention a few.

You see, when you don`t eat up to your potential, you will know it.

I know it, and you know it.

Food is supposed to be fuel and not a burden. Most of what we eat today in the Western world is a burden to the human body. Every time we eat something that is outside of our natural diet, it becomes a burden.

I remember heavy dinners as well as I am sure you do.

You know, when you just want to lie down afterward, completely drained of energy. Food is supposed to be fuel, not drain your energy.

This only shows that the body has a hard time dealing with what it has been fed. There is no way we can eat what is not good for us and not know it on one level or another.

The problem is that we are surrounded by so much toxic waste that our pineal gland is clouded.

Because of this, it is hard for us to see the truth. When we detoxify our bodies this changes. We regain our awareness and our instincts.

Detoxifying and Eating raw is important for our vitality and rejuvenation, and to live at the level of health that we were designed to do.

We need to go back to Raw but first we need to be able to Detoxify our Bodies, The use of Adam's Detox Kit in Detoxification simply means cleansing, something that the body does naturally when given a chance.

Every day it works to clean and restore, but because of what we are feeding this amazing organism, it is working to SURVIVE, not to THRIVE. So, in that sense, you might say that without the use of Adam's Detox Kit and eating Raw Living Foods there will be no real Health, because only when introducing the vibrancy and the healing effect of our Detox Kit and Raw Natural Food, will the body be able to clean and restore.

The body does not only need a break from the cooked damaged foods and the animal putrefying decaying

matters, it also needs to be able to clean out what has been stored from years of consuming these poisons.

The whole digestive tract is impacted with mucus plaque, parasites, sulfur, and old waste. It builds up over time.

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These foods lack fiber and cannot move by themselves.

They stay in your digestive tract and simply putrefy and lead to constipation. The colon becomes clogged,sluggish and blood builds up toxins from the lack of exercise, mucus-forming foods, and the lack of fiber in the diet.

By switching to a raw food diet, we simply stop what is hurting us, We do DETOX and let the body start its cleansing project.

Mucus plaque provides the ideal conditions for harmful yeast, parasites, and bacteria to grow, and this results in imbalanced gut flora, and deeper troubles. By cleaning out the entire intestinal tract, we are opening for healing on all levels, as this is the trunk of the tree. The intestinal tract is the trunk and where we absorb life-force and nutritional energy. We can see that eating the wrong food is detrimental to our health. It is obstructing everything from elimination to absorption.

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