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By Elicipha Njuguna

I went to Limuru thinking I was going to serve others.
I did not expect God to meet me there.

There is a kind of quiet you only find in Limuru.

It rests over the tea green hills like a soft veil, carried in the mist that clings to the earth and the chill that slows your pace. It is the kind of cold that does more than touch your skin. It invites you inward. It quiets the noise. It creates space.

From March 27 to 29, the weekend just before Easter, I stepped into that stillness for a mission outreach. What I did not expect was how deeply that same space would begin to warm something within me.

After years of standing on the sidelines, returning to active mission work felt less like a decision and more like stepping back into a fire I did not realize had grown dim. A homecoming not just of place, but of purpose.

A Prayer of Sacrifice and Trust

Even before I arrived in Limuru, and throughout every moment I spent there, my heart carried a quiet, consistent prayer that this sacrifice would count.

That the time, the energy, and the decision to step away from my own responsibilities would not be in vain.

Mission work requires a certain surrender, a willingness to step into uncertainty, into spaces that may feel uncomfortable, even cold. Yet it is there that trust is forged.

My prayer was simple but deeply personal, that as I poured myself out in service, God would take care of what concerned me, especially the financial provision needed for the Leadership and Discipleship Bootcamp 2026.

And He did.

While I was in the field, support continued to come in unexpectedly, steadily, and faithfully. Quiet provision meeting quiet obedience.

As I managed the finances of the Limuru mission, ensuring everything ran smoothly, God was gently reminding me that He had not forgotten mine. What began as an act of giving was slowly becoming an experience of receiving.

The cold uncertainty I had carried into the weekend was, little by little, giving way to a quiet, steady warmth of assurance.

Friday: The Cold Beginning

The mission began on a cold and chilly Friday evening.

The air was sharp. The rain was steady. The mist seemed thicker, almost as if the weekend itself was beginning in a place of testing.

As worship rose powerfully from the main hall, I sat inside a parked car, listening to rain tap steadily on the roof. The cold wrapped around the moment, making the small space feel even more intense. I was not there by preference but by necessity.

I had a six o’clock online class and a group presentation I could not miss.

With no power outlet available, my laptop battery blinked red, a quiet but urgent reminder of limitation. In that cold space, surrounded by uncertainty, I whispered a simple prayer. Not for abundance, but for just enough.

Just enough time. Just enough power.

And there, in that cold, rain-soaked space, with distant worship melodies drifting through the air, I delivered my presentation.

The moment I finished, the screen went black.

The battery was drained. The assignment was complete.

In the cold, I learned something important. Provision does not always come as excess. Sometimes it comes as precision.

Exactly enough.

Saturday: The Shift

Saturday began in the same mist covered hills, but something had changed.

We walked through the community, meeting residents, sharing hope, and inviting them to the Sunday service. At first, the cold lingered, familiar and steady. But as the day unfolded, the atmosphere began to shift.

The air softened. The sun pushed gently through the mist. And without announcement, the day turned warm.

That warmth was not only in the weather. It was in the people.

Conversations opened more easily. Laughter came more freely. What had felt distant on Friday now felt near. What had felt reserved now felt receptive.

It was as if the land itself was reflecting what was happening in the spirit. The same paths we walked in the cold were now filled with a different kind of energy.

And within me, something was changing too.

The hesitation, the distance, the quiet disconnect I had carried into the weekend was slowly being replaced by clarity, by connection, by a renewed sense of purpose.

Sunday: The Warmth of Fulfillment

By Sunday, the warmth had fully settled in.

The contrast from Friday was unmistakable. What began in cold and uncertainty had led to a moment of fullness and quiet joy.

During the service, as I looked across the room, I saw a familiar face, a gentleman we had met on Friday.

He had come.

In that moment, the entire journey made sense.

A conversation that began in the cold had taken root. A simple invitation, carried through the mist, had found its way into a willing heart.

He shared his desire to become a regular member of the congregation.

That was the warmth of mission. Not loud. Not dramatic. But real.

The kind of warmth that comes when something begins to grow.

Finding My Own Mission

I went to Limuru to serve.

But somewhere between the cold beginnings and the quiet warmth that followed, I realized I was the one being transformed.

The mist had cleared, not just around me, but within me.

What began as a step of obedience had become a moment of realignment.

Something in me warmed.

Something in me came alive again.

Easter is a season of resurrection, of new beginnings, of life emerging where there once was stillness.

This weekend felt like my own personal prelude to that.

A reminder that sometimes, God meets us in the cold places, not to leave us there, but to lead us gently into warmth.

A gentle but firm reminder that when we take care of God’s business, He is more than faithful to take care of ours.

What might you discover if you allowed yourself to step into the cold places in faith, trusting that God is already preparing the warmth that will meet you there?