By: Sophie Opondo
Posted on Wednesday, November 6, 2019
They are the founders of Jubilee Christian Church and to say that they are loved by their congregation would be a big understatement. Ladies and Gentlemen, Bishop Allan Kiuna and his wife Rev. Kathy, envied by many, admired by more and undeniably a powerhouse on religion matters in Kenya. For long, they have ruffled some feathers the wrong way on social media, however in one of Kathy’s latest updates on Instagram, many Netizens were left empathetic.
On the update, she talked about how difficult the year 2018 was for them. A lot was happening behind closed doors; her beloved husband was battling cancer. It was a very challenging period. He had to leave the country and seek medical attention abroad while she remained behind to run the day to day activities at the church.
Her post...
Last year, was a difficult time for us. My husband @bishopkiuna was diagnosed with cancer and was away seeking treatment. Chemotherapy had him loosing hair, gaining weight and unable to do much physically; he was unable to stand or walk for long and had to tiptoe around from the immense pain in his legs. Chemotherapy had him at his lowest. What was most difficult for me, was having to be home preaching most of the time and not by his side physically and honestly speaking it took all of me to even stand and preach. Most of what I preached last year, was more for me than anyone else, it was God speaking to me at the same time using me to get to someone. Regardless of how I felt, I had to show my husband that we would get through this and show strength even when it was hard and would later go on my knees and remind God of His promises most times with tears rolling down my face.
The ultimate test of her faith…
In her revealing post she went on to testify, his healing was the ultimate miracle they were believing God for.
In that season, I learnt to put the weight of my faith in God. It is easy to say "My faith is in God" yet still want to do things on your own and find other ways especially when you feel like God is "taking time"
when preaching he had to wear a hat and still could not stand for long and this photo is God's grace in action, taken last week during 40 Days Of Glory. His hair has grown back, he is physically fit, he can run, jump, stand for hours and when I see this, it is a reminder that all glory is to God.
Whatever it is you're going through, put all your faith (stop considering options B, C or trying to work it out yourself) in God and His promises. God's grace will cause you to stand where you fell, it does not matter how long you have been down the Grace of God is stepping in & you shall have strength, power, favour & anointing. I see my husband laying hands on the sick and they're getting healed and I realize he had to go through what he went through to access a new level and so shall it be for you #YouShallTestify