The Diocese of Bondo held the 8 Ordinary session of Synod on 14 August, 2020 at St. Michaels and All Angels Cathedral Bondo. In the midst of the Corona Virus pandemic the Synod Session was well attended with about 20 members participating through zoom and over 150 physically present.
The Bishop’s charge drawn from Acts 3:1-10 bringing forth the story of the beggar who had lost hope in life. A man who lost a sense of worth and did not believe in his own potential to do his own things. The Synod in one accord resolved to be the voice of the hopeless in the society in the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic.
The Diocese of Bondo at this time has chosen to rise up and walk, offering messages of hope to the weak. We have the potential to build a viable Diocese that will forever remain a beacon of Hope to our children and great grand children.
SUPPORT DURING
THE COVID 19
The Synod acknowledges
the support offered by various institutions who offered support and heeded to
the call to
make donations both in
cash and kind.
Some of the partners
included:
· Trinity Wall street
· Diocese of Sheffield
· Brookside Dairies
· The Kenya Pipeline
· Lions Club
· ADS Nyanza
·
Individual
Christians from the Diocese of Bondo
MAJOR STRIDES
The synod also
acknowledges the major strides the diocese has made by the grace of God for the
last three years.
· The acquisition of title deeds for most of our
churches and diocesan properties. This is a very important
· stewardship role to which we have been called
to exercise.
· Purchase of land for the construction of new
cathedral at a cost of Ksh. 4.8 m
· The mobilization of funds for the completion of
the synod plaza to the tune of about 70 million
· Formation of diocesan relief services that has
helped in resource mobilization for relief services in the diocese
· Networking with global partners including the
diocese of Sheffield in the UK, Episcopal church
·
Revamping
the ministry of MOTHERS UNION, KAMA, KAYO and Children departments.
SYNOD PLAZA
FUNDRAISING
Mobilization for the
Plaza fundraising is ongoing. To this end we are making a passionate appeal to
raise at least KSH. 30M to enable us purchase two lifts by November this
year and to start a donation of Cement Project Initiative (CPI) that is open to
all members to participate in raising the required 3580 bags of cement
and 782 tons of sand for interior and exterior plaster works.
We thank God for those
who have already pledged to give cement for so far, we have received pledges of
1,128 bags and 100 tons of sand. We appeal to well-wishers and
friends to continue participating in the cement project initiative.