CALLED TO SERVE
Called To
Inspire a Generation
Through children’s ministry and relationships with her peers, Madeline Oketch is helping a younger generation discover God’s Word and learn to trust Him through life’s challenges.
Madeline Oketch
CITAM Woodley
DPTC Pastor-in-Training
“God can be trusted.”
Here Madeline tell her story.
A Calling to Children
and Youth
My name is Madeline Oketch, and I serve at CITAM Woodley.
I recognized my calling in 2022 at a Springboard Convention at CITAM Valley Road. A pastor spoke about Jesus’ words that the harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. He challenged us to consider where the Lord was calling us to serve.
I took that question personally and asked God, “Where are You calling me?” The answer became clear: the younger generation—children and youth.
Sharing God’s Word and Restoring Relationships
Today, I serve in children’s ministry, teaching the Word of God and connecting with children through activities such as dance. I have also traveled to Kisumu, Bondo and Sori to share God’s Word with children.
My ministry extends to people my own age. I have met young people who wanted to leave home and live on their own, and I have helped restore relationships between them and their parents.
Inspiring Faith Through Life’s Challenges
Over the next five years, I want to see a church filled with young people who are thirsty for God’s Word and energetic about serving Him, even through life’s challenges.
I have seen young people trust God when everything is going well but turn away when life becomes difficult. Through my own life and testimony, I want them to see that God can be trusted.
That is the kind of faith I want to inspire in the next generation.
EQUIPPED TO SERVE
Preparing for ministry among children and youth
I am currently a student pastor at Divine Providence Training Center in Matasia. As I continue to grow in ministry, I am trusting God to work through me even more.