Deep Roots

Back in January, students met to talk about their 2023 resolutions, and one of the resolutions stated that they wanted to pursue a closer walk with God.  I reached out to 5 of our college students in our program on What’sApp and asked them to explain what this looks like in more detail with the following questions in order to understand what discipleship looks like in their lives:

• 1. What does walking with Jesus look like for you at school and at home?   
• 2. Who is supporting your walk with Jesus at school and at home?
• 3. What do you want your walk to look like a year from now? 

Below are the students who shared their responses with me and gave me a wonderful window into the faith that has taken root in their lives. 

Mercy is in her 2nd year at Kenya Methodist University pursuing a degree in community nursing.  
​Isaiah is in his 4th year at Kenyatta University pursuing a degree in education & library science. 
Linda is in her 4th year pursuing a bachelor’s degree in commerce at Pan Africa Christian University. 

Peter is in his 1st year at Machakos University pursuing a bachelor’s degree in science studying statistics and programming. Charles is in his 3rd year in his diploma program in procurement and logistics at Kenya College of Accountancy. 

Responses on our What'sApp conversation to the question, “What does walking with Jesus look like for you at school and at home?” included prayer, bringing their needs and struggles to God, and including Him in whatever they are doing.  

​When they answered, “Who is supporting your walk with Jesus at school and at home?”, they mentioned family, Children of the Kingdom staff, Christian fellowship groups at school, and friends. 

And their responses to the question, “What do you want your walk to look like a year from now?” were about their hopes for maturity and continuing to make their relationship with God a priority.   

​I was so encouraged by these university students’ answers that pointed to deep roots of their faith. Thank you so much for your investment in their roots going deeper! 

With that, here is a prayer I adapted for the students who were so gracious to share their responses with me. Please join me in prayer for them and for all of our students in Children of the Kingdom. 

Based on a prayer by Douglas McKelvey titled “A Liturgy for Students & Scholars” in Every Moment Holy. ​