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With a vision to have an addiction free society, by April 2019, Bill and his team of volunteers and people in recovery from addictions have carried out mentorship in 60 schools, each school having an average of 1000 students where they teach behavioural health development. Social media has expanded this campaign across borders connecting HYLO to Georgia State University School of Public Health Study Abroad Program, an initiative by a Distinguished Professor Dr. Monica Swahn.

Bill resolves to continue with his campaign, “I will not be quiet about the dangers of underage alcohol consumptions, even if I do not have resources, finances, man power or back up. But I will use whatever is in my hands to make an impact. And with one patient at a time, prevent the next generation from indulging in behaviours which develop into addiction and takes away life opportunities.”

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Bill Bekunda from Kabale, Uganda is a man on a mission. He introduces himself as an alcoholic in long term recovery. As a Recovery Coach, Bill is Executive Director of Healthy Youth Lifestyle Options (HYLO), in Uganda that is helping patients get off use of substances and preventing risky behaviours from developing into addictions. This is a brave story of how Bill missed life opportunities due to alcoholism and what it took to turn his life around.

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“It all started with friends calling me ‘mummys boy’ because I used to lecture them against drinking and and smoking. One day a friend asked me to accompany him to the village near school where some colleagues were drinking. I sampled the drink and from that confident, happy and accepted by the so called cool guys,” says Bill.

However, this led to recurring incidents of alcohol consumption, causing a ripple chain of problems. “I was suspended and even got do pre-university entrance course for me to do an undergraduate degree course,” says Bill.

From that point on it was a downhill trend as Bill could not focus on his studies due to the influence of alcohol. “My parents used all their connections to try and get me university education but nothing seemed to work out. I was taken to German to study - an opportunity many Africans students would only dream about, but could not focus on my studies due to excessive drinking.” Bill’s parents encouraged him to go study in UK but instead of applying he used up the money and did not buy the ticket. Bill was then sent to Ukraine, and later to Egypt to try and get education but in Egypt he was arrested for a drinking episode on the streets. In 1996 Bill’s dad died of lung cancer even though he was not a smoker and had never smoked his entire life. Bill used this excuse saying “why die with healthy lungs and liver when those who do not indulge

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To expand his businesses, Bill decided to build a hotel. His friend adviced him the best way to generate income to build his hotel would be to open a bar. After a year and a half of staying sober operating the bar, Bill got enticed back into drinking when a friend from USA insisted that as a host, Bill should sample a bottle of Whiskey. “I asked myself, what harm can a shot of Black Label whisky do?” And Bill took a sip that took him downhill into a trap of relapse, debt, and selling off his assets.

Hitting his lowest moments, Bill couldn’t understand the alcoholism.

“I desired to stop but couldn’t. My wife asked me to close the bar, my mother was scared of housing me. So I found myself in the streets after living in a 5 bedroom house on an acre of compound. I had no food and I couldn’t access home because of my behavior.”

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rowing up, Bill had always been good at academics, he was best in his district at the primary school examination Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) in the year 1988. In secondary School, Bill maintained his academics for the first year. However, things changed in the second year of secondary school at the age of 15 years.

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Karibu’ is a swahili word for ‘welcome’. We are glad you have taken time to attend Fearless Summit. Ours is to give you a wonderful 3 day experience that will equip you to become a fearless influencer in your family, work and sector of society.

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Pastor Ababa, Ethiopia. to Church in Addis He is married of Beza International engaging style. senior pastor a relaxed and Mengistu is the he shares with has two daughters.

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When we began to dream about the Fearless Summit, our vision was to see a generation of people released into their God-given purpose; an army of ordinary men and women rising up and becoming fearless change agents across every sector of society. We believed strongly that the solutions to our problems, both as a nation and as a continent, lay within our people, and it is only as we challenged and activated them

I’m really excited about this year. I love the opportunity to network with people from all

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to bravely step out and become solution providers in their communities that we would see our world transformed into what God created it to be.

Through the years of the Fearless Summit, I have been blown away by the great stories from men and women who have been inspired to start initiatives that are transforming their world. We have seen Jesus followers bravely engaging in politics and bringing peace to nations. We have seen artists and media practitioners bravely cleaning the airwaves. We have seen men and women bravely starting initiatives to help people who are addicted or handicapped or impoverished.

This is what the church is called to be and do! Our faith was never intended to be a private matter, but we are called to be the light of the world.

over the world who are passionate about the same things. I look forward to hearing stories of what God has done among us since we were last together. And as always, we have an exciting and inspiring array of plenary and lab speakers that will challenge you to raise your faith to a whole new level of relevance.

I am always excited at the people who commit to bringing their entire office team, or their specific department for three days of serious leadership training. If you are in employment, or in some sort of leadership role at your office, our prayer is that the next three days will give you an experience that will challenge, motivate and inspire your teams towards new levels of leadership.

Every year, we have partnered with different companies to help bring you the summit. Many of them are at the Fearless Village

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and I invite you to visit their stands, see what they have to offer and find some great resources that will help us all to transform our world. Please refer to this Summit Workbook for all your direction needs during the Summit or talk to one of our Staff or Ushers if you need any assistance. They will be more than happy to serve you!

At Fearless Summit, we are committed to living in agreement to Jesus’ prayer that God’s kingdom would come on earth as it is in heaven. Our prayer is that the generations that will follow will remember us for being brave enough to step out, live fruitful lives and advance God’s kingdom so that the world was transformed by God’s power and love through His people.

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GETTING THE BEST OUT OF FEARLESS SUMMIT There is a lot that goes into preparing the Summit and as a result, we get a ton of great information, real stories, new relationships, a to do list that is longer than our session notes and inspiration to do more in life. The reality is that, all the information can leave you feeling so overwhelmed that you don’t implement anything after the Summit.

Below are a few tips of how can you get the best out of this summit, and do what God has called you to. Remember, what you get from this Summit is greatly if not entirely, influenced by you.

1 lean in Listen with your Ears, Eyes and Heart. We have great content that is lined up for you.

Facilitators who have taken time to pray and prepare for this. Regardless of who is on stage or what is happening around you, lean in and keenly listen to what God could be teaching you. Practice listening more than talking. Participate in conversations and activities. Here are some questions that could help.

What am I hearing? What am I learning? What will I do about it?

2 relate with others This is a gathering of the “Fearless Community” from across the world. The people who are here are as valuable as each speaker, session or piece of information you will receive.

Regardless of your personality, status or profession, choose to engage and meet new people and find out about them - you never know what that conversation might lead to. We are like-minded people who are eager to learn, and not just from the speakers at the front, but also from those that are right next to us. You never know what God might do through them.

3 AVOID DISTRACTIONS If you must have your phone on, please have it on silent mode. If you are using your laptop, iPad or tablet to take notes, switch off your emails and anything else that might take your mind away from the summit. You have invested at least 3 days to be here, so be here! Be Present and Attentive!

4 PACE YOURSELVES The next three days might be intense for you. Take care of yourself by eating well, drinking enough water, and getting enough rest at night. Most importantly, before the end of every day, take time to debrief (either by yourself or with your team). This will help you process what God is teaching you and prevent you from feeling overwhelmed. Our desire is not just that you get the most out of The Fearless Summit, but that you do something with what you get.

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FEARLESS SUMMIT SPEAKERS ZERUBABBEL MENGISTU

Zerubabbel Betta Mengistu is the senior pastor of Beza International Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Pastor Zerubabbel has a passion for God’s Word, which he shares with a relaxed and engaging style. He is married to Yamerote, a successful designer and entrepreneur, with whom he has two daughters.

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RINA HICKS

Rina Hicks is a Corporate Finance Analyst and the Operations Director at Faida Investment Bank. She holds an MBA degree from Strathmore Business School, a Bachelor of Business Degree majoring in Finance and Marketing from Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia and sat for CFA ® Level II in 2007. She is a Certified Investment and Financial Analyst by ICIFA. She also served as a Board Member of Enablis East Africa, a Canadian-based not-for-profit organization that supports entrepreneurs in the developing world through its member-driven network, called Enablis Entrepreneurial Network to nurture and provide mentorship, training and networking opportunities to entrepreneurs. Rina is also a Finance Coach, working with individuals, groups and corporates. She is a prolific writer, and is the author of the book Money-Wise: Create, Grow & Preserve Wealth (2016).

KIMBERLY WILLIAMS

Kimberly Williams emerges as a woman of God who believes in multicultural worship and has a desire to see every nation, tribe and tongue worshiping together. Kimberly is a singer, songwriter and instrumentalist for Christian ministry, Urban Doxology, as well as a Worship Pastor for The District Church in Washington DC, her home church. As a songwriter and independent recording artist, Kimberly proclaims her faith in God through the realities of her experience. Her work is deeply rooted in her own identity, and resonates truth in the hearts of many. Kimberly is also a gifted and powerful speaker. As a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, she uses her voice to make scripture accessible and engaging to different audiences. She is happily married to the love of her life Cameron Williams.

JORAM MWINAMO

Joram is a management consultant, coach and Motivational Speaker, who is passionate about Africa and seeing its people achieve the greatness that is inherent in them while enabling them to have global influence in business, education & life. He has top skills in organisation structuring, strategy development, coaching, workshop facilitation, leadership training and Entrepreneurship. He has been involved in various organisation & strategy development projects with large and small organisations in 9 countries across Africa and Asia in both the private and public sectors. Notable clients include Afrilabs , Oilibya Kenya ,PSI, iHub,Nailab, Transformational Business Network, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), DAI Elizabeth Glasier Foundation, AMREF Kenya, AMANI Institute , and Care International East and Southern Africa.

MURIITHI WANJAU

Muriithi Wanjau, or Pastor M, as he is popularly known, is the senior pastor of Mavuno Church, a movement of churches based in Nairobi, Kenya with a presence in 10 different nations. He studied Biochemistry at the University of Nairobi before getting a Masters in Divinity from Fuller Seminary in Southern California. Muriithi’s passions include leadership development and societal transformation. He is a conference speaker and the author of several books including ‘Mizizi: Plugging Into Your God Purpose’, a discipleship manual that has been translated into at least 6 different languages and used in numerous churches across the world. With his wife Carol, he has also co-authored several books, including an online course called ‘Couples And Money’. He and Carol have been married 25 years, have three teenagers and live in Nairobi, Kenya.

SAM GICHURU

Sam Gichuru is Founder & CEO of Nailab, one of Kenya’ s leading business incubators. Nailab, has incubated over 40 entrepreneurs since its inception in 2010. Mr. Gichuru’s contribution in establishing the startup business ecosystem in Kenya, through Nailab, has been significant and as a result he was invited as a key speaker during the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), held in Nairobi and officiated by The President of The United States, Barack Obama. Sam has been instrumental in propagating the set up of strong and vibrant entrepreneurship ecosystem and its through this engagement that he was most recently selected by Jack Ma to lead, through Nailab, the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative, a $10M Initiative lead by Jack Ma foundation that seeks to discover, spotlight and support 10 African entrepreneurs every year for the next 10 years

SIMON MBEVI

He holds a Law Degree from The University of Nairobi and M.A (Leadership) from Pan Africa Christian University.

He has traveled to many nations speaking on transformation, parenting, marriage and relationships, positive masculinity, leadership and the family generally. He is the founder and Executive Director of Transform Nations, an organization that seeks to be a catalyst for community transformation through encouraging and training in transformative leadership, responsible masculinity and community change. Transform Nations runs different programs in these three areas. Under Responsible Masculinity, the foremost programs include Man Enough, Intentional Dad, Boys to Men and Mothers of Sons. TN has its presence through the programs in Eastern Africa, the USA and the Caribbean.

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Bill Bekunda from Kabale, Uganda is a man on a mission. He introduces himself as an alcoholic in long term recovery. As a Recovery Coach, Bill is Executive Director of Healthy Youth Lifestyle Options (HYLO), in Uganda that is helping patients get off use of substances and preventing risky behaviours from developing into addictions. This is a brave story of how Bill missed life opportunities due to alcoholism and what it took to turn his life around.

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rowing up, Bill had always been good at academics, he was best in his district at the primary school examination Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) in the year 1988. In secondary School, Bill maintained his academics for the first year. However, things changed in the second year of secondary school at the age of 15 years.

“It all started with friends calling me ‘mummys boy’ because I used to lecture them against drinking and and smoking. One day a friend asked me to accompany him to the village near school where some colleagues were drinking. I sampled the drink and from that confident, happy and accepted by the so called cool guys,” says Bill.

However, this led to recurring incidents of alcohol consumption, causing a ripple chain of problems. “I was suspended and even got do pre-university entrance course for me to do an undergraduate degree course,” says Bill.

From that point on it was a downhill trend as Bill could not focus on his studies due to the influence of alcohol. “My parents used all their connections to try and get me university education but nothing seemed to work out. I was taken to German to study - an opportunity many Africans students would only dream about, but could not focus on my studies due to excessive drinking.” Bill’s parents encouraged him to go study in UK but instead of applying he used up the money and did not buy the ticket. Bill was then sent to Ukraine, and later to Egypt to try and get education but in Egypt he was arrested for a drinking episode on the streets. In 1996 Bill’s dad died of lung cancer even though he was not a smoker and had never smoked his entire life. Bill used this excuse saying “why die with healthy lungs and liver when those who do not indulge

underage drinking which gave him visibility and got invited into schools, communities and media houses to speak on risks of underage drinking.

Lifestyle Options (HYLO).

With a vision to have an addiction free society, by April 2019, Bill and his team of volunteers and people in recovery from addictions have carried out mentorship in 60 schools, each school having an average of 1000 students where they teach behavioural health development. Social media has expanded this campaign across borders connecting HYLO to Georgia State University School of Public Health Study Abroad Program, an initiative by a Distinguished Professor Dr. Monica Swahn.

Bill resolves to continue with his campaign, “I will not be quiet about the dangers of underage alcohol consumptions, even if I do not have resources, finances, man power or back up. But I will use whatever is in my hands to make an impact. And with one patient at a time, prevent the next generation from indulging in behaviours which develop into addiction and takes away life opportunities.”

Kahirimbanyi Bill Bekunda and his wife, Rachael Nsiimenta are celebrating their 10th anniversary since June 13th, 2009 despite a turbulence season in and grace for turning around a seemingly hopeless situation to a wonderful works through HYLO. HYLO is currently running a Stop Underage Drinking Uganda (SUDU) campaign, Children of Alcoholics and Other Drug Abuse (CAODA) project Awareness Month Uganda, with HYLO Behavioral Health Centres in Kabale and Kampala.

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still pass away from lung cancer,” says Bill. Eventually Bill returned to

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I went into rehabilitation and spent the next 7 years sober, got married to a beautiful lady, Nsiimenta Rachael and we got our first child.

To expand his businesses, Bill decided to build a hotel. His friend adviced him the best way to generate income to build his hotel would be to open a bar. After a year and a half of staying sober operating the bar, Bill got enticed back into drinking when a friend from USA insisted that as a host, Bill should sample a bottle of Whiskey. “I asked myself, what harm can a shot of Black Label whisky do?” And Bill took a sip that took him downhill into a trap of relapse, debt, and selling off his assets.

Hitting his lowest moments, Bill couldn’t understand the alcoholism.

“I desired to stop but couldn’t. My wife asked me to close the bar, my mother was scared of housing me. So I found myself in the streets after living in a 5 bedroom house on an acre of compound. I had no food and I couldn’t access home because of my behavior.”

Turning Point At the invite of a friend who had also been to rehab, Bill visited Mavuno adorned with icons of different kinds of addictions, pornography, the depressive or condemning message where people tell you to stop drinking and smoking or else go to hell. Pastor Antony Njoroge called on the congregation to reach out and help those suffering addictions.

Looking back at my life, I noted that my issues started as a result of underage drinking. In 2014, Bill opened a face book page called Stop

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Ernest Wamboye - How to lead recovery from sexual addictions A...................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Rina Hicks - Avoiding pitfalls in your enterprise B...................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Con Omore - How does Politics and Governance affect me?

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Richard Njau - Digital simplified: A 2019 digital mindset D...................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Joram Mwinamo - Doing business with integrity E ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Kimberley Williams - How can the Church Unite those who are "different"?

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Shalom Munyiri - Want does the next generation want you to be?

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Evie Waweru - How to talk to kids about their sexuality C...................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Monica Matiri - How research and insights benefit your business and ministry D...................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Amani Maranga - The two things that can increase perfomance in teams E...................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Carol Wanjau - Bringing Healing to Relationships F...................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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FEARLESS SUMMIT SPEAKERS MOSES MUKISA Moses Mukisa is a certified John Maxwell Team Speaker, Trainer and Coach; involved in equipping leaders in business, government and non-profits. He is a much sought after speaker, trainer and coach who has worked with organizations such as Enterprise Uganda, World Vision and CivSource Africa. Moses is passionate about leadership and fully believes in Bill Hybel’s mantra that, “everyone wins when a leader gets better”. As founding leader of Worship Harvest; an influential church with nine campuses and more than one hundred Missional Communities, Moses has championed initiatives like Harvest Academy, Harvest Finance and Harvest Institute. He is currently a board member for Worship Harvest Ministries, Harvest Finance, Harvest Academy, Dreamia Investments, Future Housing and Space, Cherish Uganda and Alpha Uganda; among others. He has authored several books that include; The Wealth Files, Called To Greatness and Commotion at the Gate, which have changed the mindsets and behavior of people from all walks of life.

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AGNES MASIKA

Agnes Masika serves as the Deputy Director of Christian Impact Mission (CIM), an organisation involved in mobilizing African communities to develop home-grown transformation initiatives that encourages them to control the reigns of their destinies through wealth generation, job creation using appropriate technologies, good practices and innovations. She is also an accomplished musician, a christian counsellor in marriage and family, a motivational speaker and an author of course books on life skills for secondary schools. She holds two bachelors degrees in both music and Bible, a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology, and a PHD in Gender Studies. She is a mother of four, grandmother of ten, and in 2018 was acknowledged by Kenya’s cabinet secretary of Youth and Gender affairs as "one of the women of Kenya changing the way the world works."

DR. EZEKIEL MUTUA, MBS

Dr. Mutua has over 25 years’ experience in Media and Broadcast Sector, fifteen (15) of which have been at top management level. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer at the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) since October 2015. Previously, Dr. Mutua served as Information Secretary (2011 – 2015) at the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology, and Director of Information and Public Communications at the (2007 – 2011) in the same Ministry. He was the Secretary General of the Kenya Union of Journalists (2001-2007) after practising as a journalist with the Nation Media Group for nine (9) years (1994 – 2002) rising from a Trainee Reporter to an Editor.

Previously, Dr. Mutua served as Information Secretary (2011 – 2015) at the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology and Director of Information and Public Communications at the (2007 – 2011) in the same Ministry.

He was the Secretary General of the Kenya Union of Journalists (2001-2007).

ERNEST WAMBOYE

Ernest Wamboye is a disciple of Jesus Christ, a husband, a father, an author and a minister of the Gospel. He has been married to his lovely wife, Waturi, since September 2012. They have two daughters, Thandiwe, born in July 2016 and Ivanna born in September 2018. Ernest and Waturi run a ministry called Boy Meets Girl, a quarterly relationships forum held in Nairobi, Kenya that aims to equip men and women to espouse biblical values in their preparation for marriage. He also runs a pornography addiction recovery program for men calls POWERHOUSE. Together with his family, they are members of CITAM VALLEY ROAD. He is the author of four books: The Human Temple-a novel, Lust and the City- a guide on sexual purity, Holy Joe-a pocket handbook on sexual purity, and most recently BAESICS-a premarital guide on setting the right foundations.

MONICA MATIRI

Monica is the Marketing and Communications ( Sub Sahara Africa) at Ipsos. A trained teacher, experienced radio broadcaster and research enthusiast who is passionate about representing Christ at the market Place. She is passionate leadership and is currently pursuing a PHD in Organizational Leadership.

RICHARD NJAU

Richard Njau is the co-founder of 4UP Digital, a creative digital hub that handles everything from digital strategy development through to implementation. He is a multi-gifted individual with experience in both social and broadcast media as a content resource, media & advertising creative, rapper, and TV presenter. Richard is passionate about educating individuals, corporate, SME, public and private sector on the impact of “digital” to help them achieve their targets, goals, mission and vision, and does this through his #DigitalEmpowerment session across Africa. Under Google Kenya he worked as the G+ Media & Music Community Evangelist, where he was tasked with the responsibility to educate various musicians and media personalities on the Google+ platform. He later went on to become one of 3 YouTube Enablers in Africa.

AARON GRAHAM

Aaron serves as founder and lead pastor of The District Church in Washington, DC. The District Church is committed to growing and multiplying leaders who have a heart for the city. Before moving to DC, Aaron started the Quincy Street Missional Church in a low-income neighborhood of Boston where he served for five years. He is a graduate of Harvard’s Kennedy School and received his doctorate from Fuller Theological Seminary. Aaron was recently named one of Washingtonian Magazine’s 40 under 40. Aaron and his wife Amy are both pastors as well as adoption and foster care advocates. They founded DC127 with the mission to unite churches to reverse the foster care wait list in DC and Just Homes which is committed to building affordable housing in the city. They live in Columbia Heights with their two adopted kids Elijah and Natalie.

CON OMORE

OMORE C. Osendo is a Governance and Public Policy practitioner with 18 years’ experience in research, technical assistance, advocacy and public communication. Since 2016, he has been the Governance Adviser at the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) where he leads the political and public policy affairs on devolution, government effectiveness and public financial management. He previously worked for the Kenya Private Sector Alliance s a consultant (2016); Embassy of Denmark as a Governance Programme Manager (2008 - 2015), USAID’s Parliamentary Support Programme at the State University of New York - Kenya as a Legislative Affairs Officer (2006 - 2007) and Transparency International -Kenya as a Research Officer (2001 – 2006.)

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Celebrating ten years of fearless influence

HER 1000 MILES Compiled by Wangeci Kanyeki

After the 2018 Fearless Summit Societal impact Challenge, 6 ladies took up the challenge to impact their society by mentoring younger ladies. On 13th June, 2018 while chatting at a car park fellowship after a Mavuno Church service, the mentor ladies realised that they each had a lot of young ladies around them who came for advice and guidance and it dawned on them that they had an opportunity to influence the next generation.

About Her 1000 Miles:

According to one of the mentors Rina Hicks, Her 1000 Miles is providing an environment, where younger women can receive mentorship and guidance on key areas in life. We have a pool of 7 mentors who provide diversity of different seasons experiences in the river of life. Some of the mentors are have corporate positions, others are homeschoolers whilst others are entrepreneurs. Everyone brings with them a different experience that greatly benefits the mentees. We found ourselves in a situation where we realised that we had younger women who needed advice or guidance on matters in their different season of life and we are willing to open up our lives to guide them.

Where they found the mentees?

Another Mentor, Mary Gitari explains how they located the mentees. “We started with the younger ladies we were already mentoring. We now have 10 mentees who are consistent whom we also ask if they could invite their friends. Most of the ladies who come say “I really wanted a mentor and this is an excellent opportunity to connect with our mentors.”

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How we do it:

The ladies meet at one of the mentors’ home every four weeks and facilitate a 3-hour session. Each mentee has clear application take outs they will implement in their lives along the following pillars; Spirituality that directs you to God, Identity, Family, Relationships, Career, Finances,Marriage

Way forward:

We hope that the girls will in turn mentor others. Mentor Shiku Kanyottu explains her journey as a mentee. “I continue to be in a mentorship relationship where I intentionally connect with an older lady whom I respect and can emulate as we share common values. She in turn requires that I mentor younger ladies with the same expectation that my mentees will mentor others.

The Mentors: Top from Left to Right: Lucy Nderitu, Anne Nyamu,Watau Gaita.

Bottom from Left to Right: Wanjiku Kanyottu, Mary Gitari, Faith Osiro, Chidi Karina.

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FEARLESS SUMMIT SPEAKERS SYLVIA MULINGE

She is the Chief Customer Officer in Safaricom PLC and is the youngest top executive at the most profitable company in East and Central Africa. Over the span of her 20-year career in the corporate sector, she has built a reputation as one of Kenya’s most outstanding business transformative leaders, a mentor and a go-getter.

DAVID KURIA A communication strategist passionate about the church and it’s ability to tell its story. He leads faith-based Communications consultancy A THOUSAND WATTS LTD, and has previously served as the Communications Director at Mavuno Church, team lead of Groove Networks (a subsidiary of Mosound Events, East Africa’s leading brand experience company). He studied Marketing and E-Commerce at Edith Cowan University (Perth, Australia) before getting a post-graduate diploma in Bible and Theology from Vose Seminary (Australia). He is married to Joanne Kuria, and together they have one son, Jonathan.

BRIAN KAGORO Brian Kagoro is the Founder and Executive Director of UHAI Africa Group, a governance and development consulting firm with operations in Johannesburg, Harare and Nairobi. Brian is a Pan Africanist. He is a constitutional and economic relations lawyer. Prior to establishing UHAI Africa Group, Brian was the Regional Programme Advisor for the UNDP’s Africa Governance and Public Administration Programme where he also led the UNDP Africa Governance Team within the Regional Service Centre for Africa. Prior to joining the UNDP, Brian served as Pan African Head of Policy and Advocacy at Action Aid International. He has experience in undertaking policy research and advocacy in mainly governance, human rights, and transitional justice and development issues within highly reputed national and international organizations.

SHALOM MUNYIRI

Shalom Munyiri is the Founder of Ritro Group Limited. She is passionate about seeing family lives transformed, especially through young people’s interaction with the adults in their lives. She is an author, speaker and family life coach, and mentors children, teens and young adults. She has served and worked with children, teens and young adults in various capacities over the last 20 years.

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ISAIAH HENRY

Isaiah S. Henry, President and CEO for Seabreeze Management, is a respected veteran in the association management industry. As President, Isaiah oversees all property management and accounting operations at Seabreeze. He is responsible for developing and executing the company’s strategic management platform. He serves on the Board of Directors for The Medical Supply Project International, a global non-profit organization dedicated to providing medical supplies to people in need. Isaiah is also active in Mariners Church Irvine and Young Life, a non-profit dedicated to adolescent youth outreach and life-skill development. Certified by the American Management Association, Isaiah is an active member of the California Association of Community Managers (CACM) and Community Associations Institute (CAI).

BISHOP MASIKA

Bishop Masika is the founder and director of Christian Impact Missions (C.I.M), an organi- sation established in 1976 by young Christian professionals with the goal of empowering in- dividuals, families and communities to discover and exploit God given abilities and potential. With a n M.A in management and entrepreneur- ship and a doctorate in community transforma- tion, Bishop Masika leads the OMO (Operation Mwolyo Out) Initiative, a community transfor- mation model in Yatta based on climate change adaptation and food security empowerment. Bishop Masika is also the founder of Victory Life International churches, and a recipient of awards such as World Vision Kenya's honorary Ambassador Award and the Global Award for the most inspiring individuals (Tear Fund).

DR. GREG LYONS

Serves as a Missionary of Goodwill in Asia. Through his leadership development strategy, six (6) non-profit organizations, two educational institutions, and a business coaching network have been established. Using his business training alongside a solid commitment to Biblical principles, Greg has successfully synergized business models founded in Truth with effective ministry. Greg is the son of missionary parents and grew up in Metro Manila. Greg leads the Global Surge team, an Asian based cross-cultural movement impacting many countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, North and South America. . Global Surge is a multi-cultural team sending leaders and training throughout the world. Greg coaches pastors, community leaders and business professionals in many countries including the Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, Pakistan, Mexico, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Germany, United States, and Botswana.

JULI BOIT

Juli Boit is the Founder and International Director of Living Room International, a hospice ministry located in Western Kenya providing quality care for adults and children in need of palliative care services. Juli is a wife to Titus, and they live in Chebaiywa Village with their children, Sharon, Ella, Geoffrey, and Ryan. Juli is a nurse practitioner, storyteller, and dedicated follower of Jesus Christ. She dreams of ways to see justice and mercy lived out all around.

CAROL WANJAU

Pastor Carol Wanjau is an Executive Pastor in charge of Vision and Alignment at Mavuno Church. She studied Theology and family and marriage therapy at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Carlifornia. Her passion is in parenting and family. She is the co-author of several books including Ndoa, Simama and an online course called "Couples and Money". She has been married for 25 years to Pst Muriithi Wanjau, have three teenagers and live in Nairobi, Kenya.

AMANI MARANGA

Amani Maranga is the Founder and Managing Director of Three Sixty Degrees Holdings Limited – the premier internal communications agency. He is also the Mananging Director of Thamani Holdings Limited – a business advisory company. Having worked at Linksoft, Scangroup and The Village Market among others, he has accrued over 15 years experience and expertise in Communication Strategy, Advertising, Entertainment & Media management. He is now giving thought leadership in internal communications, helping blue chip companies across business sectors align their teams to corporate strategy and building the right cultures. Amani has also developed the PITSTOP experience, aimed at helping businesses increase PERFORMANCE from their teams by building TRUST and encouraging INNOVATION.

EVIE WAWERU

Evie Waweru is the Ministry Director and the Global Champion of the Children’s Ministry in Mavuno Church. She has been a Children’s Pastor for 19 years now and is passionate to see the Children’s Ministry in Africa reach its potential. She runs Rethink ™ an organization that trains Children’s Pastors to create amazing Ministry and help children reach their potential. She is Married to Waweru Njenga for 17 years and have two children. When not coaching kids, she dabbles in interior design or a nice book.

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Genesis 1:27. So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28.

Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”

What does it mean to reign? A dictionary definition is “to hold royal office, be the best or most important in a particular area or domain, (of a quality or condition) be a dominant feature of a situation or place”.

I love these definitions of the word reign because they describe who we are or should be as “The Fearless”. You and I were made to Reign!

When we were created, we were made in God’s image and likeness. We are an express image of God here on earth, fashioned after the likeness of the Creator of Heaven and Earth. God’s image bearers in creation, we were intended to act as His representatives because we have the same make up as Him. We were designed, in a very real way, to show the world who God is. When God gave us the command to reign over the earth, the expectation was to do so in a way that reflected His character. This meant that in your family, in your workplace, school, every sphere of influence you step into, you become the representative of God in that place. That means you take charge of that space; whatever the situation, YOU become responsible.

A few years back the acronym WWJD was popular amongst Christians – “What would Jesus do?” In my relationship, my office, my family, we are to constantly ask ourselves, what would God have me do where I am? And in doing so, we would invoke His presence, character, influence wherever we are.

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WE THE FEARLESS

a chosen people who are passionate about bringing godly Change in every sector of society.

We are the Fearless professionals and businesspeople who should stand against corruption and stop it from flourishing in our country. We are the Fearless artists and media practitioners who should strategize to combat immorality in the media and stop our societies from sinking more and more in depravity. We are the Fearless who should lead the way in protecting the environment and stop our planet from becoming a barren wasteland. We are the Fearless leaders who should advocate for unity in diversity and fight divisions along race, colour, tribe and social status.

We are the Fearless parents and educators who see our role as mentors of the next generation, raising up a fearless army of Godly agents who will fight against the ills of their generation. We are the fear and dread of God against the kingdom of darkness in all our nations. We are the Fearless Network and we are God’s standard-bearers in every nation.

The solution to our world problems will come when We, The Fearless, take up our responsibility in each sector of society.

Being ordinary is not an option because the world depends on us.

You cannot afford to blend into society and be insignificant. You were made to Reign! You were made to be Fearless!

FEARLESS TRIBE, your mission should you choose to accept it, is to bring godly change in every sector of society. Here are two things you can do now; 1. Choose one thing you will do differently in the next year. Come back 2020 with a report of it.

2. Connect us with your organization, Church or Company to keep the conversations going and build the Fearless community, in order to transform our world for God.

Pst. Kevin Nderitu Executive Director Fearless Summit

Yet today, as we look around us, we see a complete misrepresentation of God’s character. Whether it’s in our families, society, or government, we continue to see the deterioration of godliness around us as more and more Christians shy away from the command to reign. To reign is about responsibility, not lordship. We are responsible for the state of the world. We are to devote our skills, talents, gifts, networks to restore and build things that are beautiful and represent the will of God. This is what Fearless influence is about.

But the greatest tragedy of our time, is that many Jesus’ followers have come to see salvation as an event, and once salvation happens, chose to carry on with their business and wait for Heaven, not understanding that salvation is only a doorway into a life of influence and eternal significance.

As a result, there are many who call themselves Christians, but have little or no impact on our society, on the way business is run, on the way politics is conducted, on the way the poor are catered for, or the way resources are allocated. Could it be because we have been taught that Christianity is a private affair meant to benefit me and my family?

Might this be because we consider that God’s interest is in the ‘spiritual’ and lost sight of the fact that ‘the earth is the Lord’s and everything in it?’ God wants His goodness and power seen not just in church, not just in my home, but across the whole earth.

Our God is fully able to bring order to the earth, yet He has chosen to work through humans, to whom He has delegated full authority to. We are his plan for the transformation of this world. WE ARE THE FEARLESS! God will not supernaturally spread the kingdom in your workplace or your family; that would rob you of your responsibility!

Spreading the goodness and power of God is our job.

We are commanded and empowered by God to reign, for He has crowned us with glory and honour and has given us dominion over all the works of His hands.

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