Evangelist Teresia Wairimu of the Faith Evangelistic Ministries (in Kenya) and TWEM was honored with the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Award at a function held on 9th May 2008 at the Serena Hotel in Nairobi. The award was given by the Martin Luther King Jr Africa Foundation for her humanitarian efforts during the post-election violence as well as her vocal campaign among church leaders. Others who were feted included former Vice President Mr Moody Awori who received the Martin Luther King Appreciation Award, K24's Jeff Koinange ( the Martin Luther King – Gandhi non Violence Award) and Dr Patrick Lumumba ( the 2008 Non Violence Award). NTV’s Current Affairs Editor Julie Gichuru received the 2008 Martin Luther King Salute to Greatness Award, the second highest award offered by the foundation, for her efforts in encouraging Kenyans to embrace change through non-violent means using her insightful stories. And while accepting her award, Mrs Gichuru said she could not watch the country fall apart and do nothing about it. “It appeared as if we lost faith in God at the time and retreated more to our tribal and political affiliations. That is where went wrong and it’s a high time we took responsibility for our actions,” she said. NTV on the other hand was feted for being one of the most consistent channels in the country to devote most of its airtime to encouraging Kenyans to shun violence. It received the Active Non Violence Award together with Kenya's first 24-hour news television station - K24. The event that was graced by several members of the diplomatic coup as well as government officials and many prominent Kenyans.

Meanwhile, preparation are in high gear for the Teresia Wairimu Evangelistic Ministry's (TWEM) Prophetic Summit happening on the 22nd - 25th May 2008 in Dallas, Texas. Confirmed to attend the huge summit are 52 Kenyans who will be travelling from Nairobi, about 100 people from Denmark, 24 from the UK and many more from different states in the U.S. There will be a special dinner on Thursday 22nd May 2008 to honour Ev. Wairimu for the Martin Luther King, Jr Award. Click here for more details.

Registration fee for the prophetic summit is now $50. This will be held at the Dallas Marriot Hotel (see details here). Whereas the events at the Marriot Hotel will require one to have registered, the organizers tell us that ALL evening sessions at the St. James Church will be FREE events open to the public.

The party of 52 from Kenya include radio presenter Tina Nzuki who will grace the Youth Concert to be held on Saturday 24th May 2008 at the St James Church in Dallas, TX together with Zaidi ya Mziki, Stephen Pailthorpe from London, and music by DJ Fresh. The event will be free to the public. Click here for details and poster. We also know that there will be numerous Kenyan events happening that weekend in Texas ranging from Miss Kenya, USA pageant (with Nonini, DJ Stylez, DJ Adrian, TOD etc) to the African Festival (with Nameless, Amani, Ray-C, Glen Washington etc). Please tell your friends who might be attending these events to drop by the Youth Concert at St James Church on Saturday.