ACK Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit leads a cleansing and prayer service at the All Saints Cathedral. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]
Dear Pastor, what if what you do every Sunday for the next 51 Sundays could help make or break this country?
The church was pivotal in installing the "Hustler Government," which has since evolved into the "Broad-Based Government." The church was not consulted about that evolution.
Politicians may not have needed the church when making that broad base. But they cannot avoid the church in the coming phase. We are now in an election year.
Every Sunday, thousands of pastors stand before millions of Kenyans, shaping how they see themselves and the world around them. The question is not whether the church will influence the country this year. It will. The question is what it will do with that influence.
Scripture knows the countdown. Nineveh had a window to repent. Jesus spoke of recognising the time of visitation. A countdown is not about the passage of time; it is about the urgency of obedience. These 51 Sundays are not a countdown to an election. They are a countdown to a moment of national consequence.
Consciences can be awakened. Voters can be taught to discern. Corrupt practices can be confronted. Tribal prejudices can be challenged. At the end, every pastor should stand before God and say, "I did my part. I used the time You gave me." That is not panic — it is stewardship. Not political hysteria — spiritual urgency.
Three places will make these Sundays decisive.