East Africa Bible College

11/05/2026

04/05/2026

We want to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude to Rev. Ron Wooten for your 18 years of dedication and hard work to the college as the Chairman of the Board of Governors.

Your dedication and hard work have not only made a difference in our day-to-day operations but have also contributed to our long-term goals.

We are grateful for your continued efforts as we look forward to achieving even greater milestones in the College.

The Lord be with you and Rev. Sharon L. Wooten as you move on to your next assignment!

02/05/2026

The Kajiado-Ngatu campus had a very good turnout for the Youth and Discipleship Ministry Course. We thank God for good weather.

26/04/2026

We had a very successful graduation in Lodwar. Many thanks to IPHC Kenya for pulling everything together for the good of the College. Thanks to all who pray and support us in this important mission.

25/03/2024

The day after “Palm Sunday,” Jesus visited the temple in Jerusalem. Each Gospel writer includes something about this event. They tell how Jesus went in to turn over tables and drive out those using the temple courts as a marketplace. Jesus saw his actions as an appropriate response to the robbery that he witnessed happening there (the temple was compared to a den of thieves). Indeed, we can see robbery happening there in three ways:

First, the temple leaders were robbing the people. Mark 11:15 specifically mentions that Jesus targeted those selling doves, a sacrifice for the poor. Historically, we know that pilgrims traveling from far would plan to buy their sacrifices in Jerusalem. There was a market for this set up on the Mount of Olives. However, the High Priest Caiaphas moved the market into the temple courts and was perhaps using it to enrich himself and other temple authorities through the sale of sacrificial animals, even doves. Jesus was clearing this corruption from the temple.

Second, the temple leaders were robbing God of his glory. Mark said that Jesus “drove out” the sellers. This same verb is used by Mark in places like Mark 1:39 and 6:13 to describe Jesus driving out demons. Jesus didn’t just ask them to leave, he cast them out. Even though they were providing a service to worshippers, their methods were not bringing glory to God. Rather, they were diminishing the glory of the temple with their corrupt intentions.

Third, and this is where I want to focus, they were robbing Gentiles of a place to worship. Gentiles were not allowed inside the temple but there was a place for the Gentiles along the outer edges of the temple. History tells us that this outer courtyard was used for the selling of animals and the changing of money. Thus, when Jesus began throwing furniture, he wasn’t merely lashing out in violent rage. He was intentionally clearing a space for Gentiles. Their path had been obstructed by the very people God called to be a light to bring them in. Mark reports that Jesus quoted Isaiah 56:7 to explain his actions. Here we see God’s desire for the temple to be a house of prayer for all nations. Jesus reminded Israel of its calling to bring the Gentiles in, not keep them out. Jesus not only cleared the way for the Gentiles to find a place to worship around the temple, he went all the way to Calvary to ensure that Gentiles could ultimately find a place in the Kingdom of God.

God still desires to use his people to reach the nations and God’s people still often put unnecessary obstacles in their way. We may not be using furniture to hinder people from coming to worship but we may be harboring attitudes, resentment, prejudice, and unconcern towards the very people God wants to invite into his house. Even those who stand in the temple can stand in the way of what God wants to do. May Jesus drive out of us anything that would prevent us from loving the nations into the Kingdom of God. I never want to rob someone of a place that God has called them to stand. In fact, God calls us to participate by praying for them to join us in the house of God. Let us therefore prepare with expectation to receive the people for whom God has asked us to pray, even during this Easter Season.

24/03/2024

The Palm Sunday of Scripture reveals that Jesus was properly welcomed but severely misunderstood. The crowd waved palm branches because they were expecting him to be enthroned, not crucified. No, Jesus did not ride into Jerusalem for a coronation – he was already a king. He arrived to be a sacrifice. When his procession turned towards the cross, few were willing to follow even though the cry of “Hosanna” would find fulfillment there.

Ultimately, the crowds did not wave their palm branches and lay down their cloaks in vain. Jesus was certainly worthy of their worship and celebration. Nevertheless, Jesus spent the days between Palm Sunday and Good Friday teaching publicly and privately. He rode the c**t for an afternoon but taught the people for days indicating that Jesus would rather be understood rather than adored. Indeed, adoration without understanding produces fragile faith.

Palm Sunday was a moment of joy before a week of stress and it was a great way to bring attention to Jesus. Yet it was only the beginning of what Jesus set out to accomplish. He was properly welcomed but he also wanted to be properly understood. I think this is also true today. Among the many who gather to worship Jesus each Sunday, there are those who don’t understand the direction in which Jesus is leading us the rest of the week. Worship and celebration must be a catalyst for discipleship to help foster enduring faith rather than fickle followers. Let the hands that would quickly take up the palm branch also be willing to take up the cross knowing that the plan of God is revealed in both the glory and the suffering we encounter on life’s journey.

23/03/2024

The journey to the cross on Good Friday was the culmination of the procession that started on Palm Sunday. The crucifixion confirmed the identity of Jesus even more than Palm Sunday. Thus, his suffering was the result of his identity, not a negation of it.

07/03/2024

Peter must have been disgusted when the voice of Christ commanded him to "kill and eat" the unholy, unclean animals that appeared before him in the divine vision on a rooftop in Joppa. Certainly, Peter had Scripture to stand on when he said, "Surely not, Lord!" The food laws were taken very seriously by the Jewish community and seen as a key element in their Biblical understanding of purity. We can sympathize with Peter's hesitation to obey the Voice of God when it seemed to be contrary to the Word of God. Yet this is not an example of God changing his mind or Jesus contradicting the Old Testament. This was a vital clarification: In light of the sacrificial work of Christ, defilement is no longer about keeping oneself away from certain animals or people. Rather defilement is found in refusing to accept Christ and his mission. Righteousness is only available to those who accept Christ and the authenticity of that acceptance is confirmed when we join in the mission of Christ. Peter had indeed accepted Christ but that acceptance would be confirmed now by his embrace of Christ’s calling to the Gentiles. No genuine expression of holiness would lead one into saying NO to God. Thus Peter would have to view his beliefs and actions (even the Old Testament) through the lens of Christ's New Covenant teaching and ministry. Ultimately, this passage teaches us that holiness is not defined by what we refuse to do but it is confirmed by what determine to do in response to the work and calling of Christ.

29/02/2024

When we describe the message of the New Covenant as “good news” we are NOT saying that the message of the Old Covenant was bad news. This is a false contrast. The New Covenant advances the mission of God which began in the Old Covenant. The New Covenant is not an alternative plan, a change in plans, or even an improved plan. Its the continuation of God's original plan which has always been good news for humanity. Even the Old Covenant is full of good news including the initiatives and promises of God. The bad news arises from humanity’s inability to live according to God’s standards. Neither God nor his word is a source of bad news. We are the source of bad news and we still love to stir it up and serve it out today. The good news is that God has always been for us and the culmination of that good news is expressed in Jesus and the New Covenant. Now, by the grace of God, we can be good news people too!