Outreach Community Church has 7 Pastors and 40 workers located in some of the poorest slums in Nairobi. In October 2002, Dennis Tongoi and Pastor Joe Orlale facilitated a Vision Conference, training in the Samaritan Strategy Wholistic Discipleship course for these leaders. The participants resolved that their church buildings would not remain empty on weekdays but would be used in serving the community. One of the leaders, Pastor Luke, decided to "Love his neighbors" instead of only preaching which he had previously considered as "real ministry." He began a school for poor children in his area who could not afford to go to school. Sheepcare Community Centre began with 15 children; today they have over 250. The school motto is "To have dominion and subdue the earth for Godly positive change in Soweto, Nairobi, Kenya, Africa and the whole world in Jesus' name." Despite the poverty, the school already has had a major impact not only in the lives of the children but also in the community. The owner of an adjacent illicit alcohol-brewing den has surrendered his premises to the school -- not only giving more space but also reducing the alcoholism in the area.
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