{"id":6368,"date":"2018-09-17T11:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T08:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ca.langham.org\/staff-spotlight-mercy-ireri\/"},"modified":"2018-09-17T11:00:58","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T08:16:04","slug":"staff-spotlight-mercy-ireri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ca.langham.org\/news-and-updates\/staff-spotlight-mercy-ireri\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Spotlight: Mercy Ireri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meet <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.langham.org\/what-we-do\/langham-preaching\/\">Langham Preaching<\/a>&#8216;s East Africa coordinator Mercy Ireri, from Kenya.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kenyan preachers benefit from Langham Preaching\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VbjhsC1y3gI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>How did Jesus find you?<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cMercy, you are old enough now to tell us your testimony,\u201d Dad said to me one Saturday evening. I was 12 years of age. I stared at him, blankly. Deep within my heart, I knew I had never had a salvation experience. At that moment I realised that if I was to have such an experience, it had to begin with getting to know Jesus. I reasoned that for this to happen I would need to start reading my Bible. I enrolled for a Bible correspondence course. Two years later, I surrendered my life to Jesus fully.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8280\" style=\"width: 277px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ca.langham.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/09\/Mercy-Ireri-Kenya-Cropped.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8280\" class=\"wp-image-8280\" title=\"http:\/\/ca.langham.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/09\/Mercy-Ireri-Kenya-Cropped.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/ca.langham.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/09\/Mercy-Ireri-Kenya-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Mercy Ireri\" width=\"267\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><sub>Mercy Ireri, from Kenya, speaking at the All Africa Consultation in Ghana last year.<\/sub><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>What does serving Jesus look like for you this week?<\/h3>\n<p>My weeks do not usually have any routine. I enjoy the variety that each week brings. When not travelling for Langham Preaching events, I am at my desk doing administration, generated mainly by emails or preparation for an upcoming seminar. In the midst of all of this, especially on Saturdays, I bake cakes to share with friends who pop in during the weekend. Baking is one of my favourite hobbies. At the end of each week, I attend a Bible Study that meets in my neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<h3>What do you enjoy about working with Langham Preaching?<\/h3>\n<p>Firstly, it is the people. When I think of the kind of people that I interact with at all the levels of Langham Preaching\u2019s leadership and then when\u00a0I facilitate the seminars, I cannot help but think, \u201cWhat an awesome privilege to serve with, and alongside, such people.\u201d Secondly, it gives me an opportunity to serve with my spiritual gifts. I always thought that it was just natural for me to enjoy teaching and organising events \u2013 and then a friend, who participated in a seminar, pointed out to me, \u2018\u2019Mercy, do you realise that you have the spiritual gift of administration?\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>Share a resource that has helped you in your preaching (other than Langham!)<\/h3>\n<p>It is not a single resource, but more of a full course. It is on the faithful handling of the Bible and organised by <a href=\"https:\/\/philipproject.org.uk\/the-philip-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Philip Project<\/a>, a ministry of <a href=\"https:\/\/friendsinternational.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Friends International<\/a> in the UK. I went through this course and it not only helped me through the many preaching practice sessions, it has also proved to be a stepping stone into my work with Langham Preaching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Langham Preaching&#8216;s East Africa coordinator Mercy Ireri, from Kenya. How did Jesus find you? \u201cMercy, you are old enough now to tell us your testimony,\u201d Dad said to me one Saturday evening. I was 12 years of age. I stared at him, blankly. 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