Reaching Our World
Reaching Our World
Nairobi Lighthouse Church is a missions church.
From its inception, the heart of Pastor Don & Amy Matheny has been to build a church that will raise great men and women of God, who would then go into the city, the nation and the world to raise more great men and women.
They have desired to see a church that will impact, in a very practical and real way, the lives of the communities and people around us. In fact, the very first cheque NLC ever wrote out was for missions!
The vision of NLC is to win souls & make disciples. We understand that this involves we take various approaches to reach into and have an impact in our families and communities, as well as train and equip believers to be able to raise up others.
NLC approaches missions in two streams – home missions – through our cell groups and within Nairobi and Kenya; and international missions – primarily targeting countries in East, Central & Southern Africa. These mission endeavours are financed from our missions faith commitment giving every year.
HOME Missions
For NLC, home missions has meant reaching the city and its environs foremost. This begins with us being a light in the communities that God has placed us in, showing and sharing His goodness with those around us. In addition, the life of NLC is found in its cell groups, where relationships are built and nurtured, and believers encourage each other in the walk of faith. As such, our cell groups provide a unique platform to reach out to and bring in those who are looking for a place to belong.
Home missions also targets needs throughout the city and country – including our annual Serve Day, prisons outreaches, mercy ministries, hospital outreaches, prayer walks, evangelism events and more. These are done both within the cell groups and corporately.
In addition, NLC aims to reach the city and nation through planting of local congregations, as well as working with like-minded partner churches in the city. Beyond Nairobi, we’ve had the privilege of directly planting NLC churches in the island of Lamu and Mombasa, and are regularly supporting various organizations working in vulnerable communities in our nation.
LOCAL CHURCH PLANTS & ORGANIZATIONS
Mombasa
Pr. Steve & Jeniffer Thuku
Mombasa Lighthouse Church
Voi (Bofu) Feeding Programme
Lamu
Pr. Dan & Eunice Gathoronjo
Lamu Lighthouse Church
Orma Feeding Programme
Kings Kids Village
An an orphanage taking care of vulnerable and abandoned children.
Wings of Compassion
A home for underage girls in who are in crisis pregnancies mostly as a result of abuse.
Revival Fire Ministries
Doing crusades across Africa and investing in vulnerable communities in central Kenya.
Crisis Pregnancy Ministries
A ministry under Kenya Youth for Christ providing a safehouse for teenage girls in crisis pregnancies.
Total Rehab Center
Providing specialized residential care for children with physical, cognitive, and developmental disabilities, including cerebral palsy and sensory impairments.
Diaper 4 A Smile
Started as a diaper distribution ministry, this foundation gives help to parents and families that are taking care of children with special needs – from diapers to wheelchairs to safehouses.
Bible Translation & Literacy (BTL)
BTL East Africa is working to translate the Bible in small language groups in Kenya and East Africa.
Kenya Christians Professional Forum (KCPF)
A ministry under Kenya Youth for Christ providing a safehouse for teenage girls in crisis pregnancies.
Kenya Prisons
Serving prisons around the nation, providing sanitary supplies and occasional meals to inmates.
Water for Water
Proceeds from sale of NLC water go into providing water in areas in our country that are in need of water – digging wells, piping water, connecting schools etc.
International Missions
NLC believes in reaching the world with the Gospel of Christ. Towards this end, we have our sights on a number of nations in Africa that we as a local church desire to impact. Already, various churches have been planted in different nations through ‘our own’ and through our partnerships with others.
We have committed to a slower, more thorough, intentional, and methodical investment in building relationships through which New Testament Christianity and a believer’s life can be molded. The aim of this investment is to promote, advance and build on the ‘why’, not just the ‘how’ of what we do. The approach we have adopted for East, South and Central Africa is to concentrate on establishing city churches throughout the nations of our zone from which other church plants will spring into surrounding areas.
INTERNATIONAL CHURCH PLANTS & MISSIONARIES
South Africa
Pr. Alfie & Edith Kariuki
Nelspruit Lighthouse Church
Overseeing church plants in Phakane, Msholozi and Elukwatini in SA, as well as the nations of Eswatini and Namibia.
Pr. Johnny & Anne Umukoro
Wellsprings Church Midrand
Ms. Jackie Okinda
Hands At Work
Zambia
Pr. Ivan & Tambuzai Muzadza
Livingstone Lighthouse Church
Pr. Don & Nelly Lusambo
Kasama Lighthouse Church
Overseeing 10 other church plants in Northern Zambia.
Madagascar
Pr. Dinah & Bodo Ratsimbajaona
Planting village churches in the rain forests of Madagascar
India
Pr. Madan & Harsha Dedhia
Goa Lighthouse Church
South Sudan
Pr. Fermo Ogilla
Juba
Pr. Samuel Maciek
Rumbek Lighthouse Church
Overseeing 11 church plants in the region.