Kanjii Reveals A Big-Time Sacrifice He Made For Mavuno Church

In a touching testimony, Kanjii exposed how he made a huge contribution to the Mavuno Church relocation project. Apparently, Mavuno have been planning for a big move from their current location to an extremely prime property just a few minutes after Mlolongo Town. The property is a 15 minute drive away from their current location at Belle Vue, and just 22.5 km down. It is located right next to the newly constructed interchange that connects Nairobi, Machakos & Kitengela.

 They are moving for a number of reasons:

Mavuno came to the realization that their originally planned joint-venture at Belle Vue will not work. According to them, their rent has increased exponentially in the last three and a half years from Ksh. 200,000/= a month to over one a half million, and rising. In addition, they do not have a lease at the current property, an extremely risky situation that could mean Mavuno could get pushed out at any time with very little notice. This is a situation they were very fortunate to avoid at their last premises (South C Sports Club); where the club was sold one month after their move and all tenants immediately evicted.

In addition, astronomical land costs meant that the longer Mavuno Church delayed purchasing their own property, the longer they would be at the mercy of landlords, and the more expensive it would become in future.

When Pastor Muriithi gave the challenge in January 2012 about giving towards the relocation, Kanjii and his wife had no doubt that they were going to participate. The last time that Mavuno had relocated, Kanjii’s family gave, and what it did for their faith could not be quantified, so they knew they were in. The challenge was for one month’s salary, broken down over a four month window. But Pastor M proceeded to say something that really challenged Kanjii – he said he felt compelled to give his in one month and watch as God sorted him out.

That was such a huge challenge for the Mbugua family, and driving home, Kanjii and his wife left feeling we could do it in one month. However at some point, sense seemed to get the better of them – after all, it was January, a month when school fees had to be paid, not to mention a horde of other financial commitments. Four months seemed to make more sense than one. They soon reverted to the initial four month breakdown.

Kanjii admitted that he really didn’t know what happened next, because God just seemed to convict him to do it in one month. Him and his wife found themselves writing cheques. This was going to be a massive sacrifice, especially since for many businesses, and especially for those in the entertainment industry, January is a notoriously slow business period. Giving required serious financial re-organisation and spending adjustments – but they were committed, and went ahead to do it.