How many times have you prayed for something but the prayer takes too long to be answered and you get so discouraged and hopeless?
Biko Mwangi from Nakuru has had life experiences that made him accept Christ and believes that through faith his life has had a real make over. At one point in life he had all the material things that anyone would wish for and to him, he had nothing to pray for and going to church never occurred to him as important.
Year 2007 is one that Mwangi will never forget for his life became a living hell, his business collapsed; his son was born with no money to clear the hospital bills, as if that’s not enough the landlord locked them out of the house. His is a story on truly trusting in God and having steadfast faith. He tells his story......

“My life experiences have made me accept Christ and have steadfast faith. The year 2006 life was moving on nicely for me and my family and the thought of loosing my job or being financially unstable had never come to my mind before just like any human being when things are too good we tend to keep God away and that’s exactly what I was doing .Going to church was rare because life was too sweet for me even thanking God was a problem.
 Year 2006 august, I was involved in an accident while driving to my rural home to see my grand parents with my mother and as we drove up hill near Aberdare hills the car lost control rolled down the hill. It was the kind of accident that would make one think twice on the issue of life and death, luckily we both came out unhurt. This incidence made me believe I had a reason to live in this life- but did I know which one- Time would tell.

In year 2007- my IT business wasn’t doing so well, and I decided just as any business person would do to go to the bank and take a loan little did I know that that was the worst mistake I had ever done. As the loan matured my business fully went under in April 2007 and the land lord took away all I had to cover the rent arrears. It was too much pain for me but I still held on.
By this time I was married for one year and my wife was expectant; all this came at the time my life was moving down hill and worry took the best part of me.
On 17th August-2007 my son Maxwell was born, he came at a time of sorrow, even the hospital bill could not be fully settled and we had to do some loaning here and there.

What followed was a sequence of events and now life was teaching me a new way to live- new faith to have and a new attitude in life. As time went on we lived on a tight budget from the small savings my wife had and unlike the earlier years when we had so much money. By faith we moved on and in three months time my wife was re-called to her job and I was left home taking care of our lovely son.

 I prayed endlessly seeking God in all ways and even became a church going person .I applied for many jobs and not even one reply was coming to me. My faith began to shrink and I stopped praying.
 In 2008 August when my faith and hope were completely gone I got a phone call after a long wait for a job. Soon I was to get the largest salary I had ever had and I was to be posted to Nakuru just as I had all along wished. Finally I saw that God never lets us down but most of the time he tests our patience and faith.

I am now working and looking after my family as any man should do. 
I learnt many lessons during my time of trial. I would like to encourage my fellow people to:

 - To Keep their steadfast faith burning
 - Doubt not God
  -Pray and pray and pray
   -Don’t over react and feel low it’s just a season to soon end

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