Patrons Kamukunji & Breakfast

The first ever Patrons Kamukunji & Breakfast was held Saturday January 17, 2009. The idea behind the event was to bring together the StAY Alive fraternity to a gathering where they discuss matters of StAY Alive and they as individuals with StAY Alive PEVU.

On this occasion on the cards were the following topics:

• Vision, Mission & Values Of StAY Alive: Covering how we work, why we work the way we do, our aspirations and values to live by and the larger StAY Alive vision
•Awakening The Giant Inside: Motivational talk on understanding and evaluating self, expected to set you out on a journey of purpose
• CV Preparation & Interview Skills: Tips on how to sell yourself at different levels and how one should present self. Remember, you only get one chance to make a first impression!

Though starting late (due to slow trickling in of members) the day started off with prayers and an introduction of the days activities. This was followed by a sumptous breakfast, appropriately hosted by the Pevu members in attendance with their spouses.

The first discussion session was handled by Elias Wamae. He weaved through the history of StAY Alive, the vision and values, the groups activities and enumerating the threats as well. The distinction that makes StAY Alive not just any other church based youth group was brought out clearly by sharing the StAY Alive Brand.

This session was followed by a welcome break where the outgoing chair Anthony Kibigo led in an interesting group activity.

Following thereafter was the talk on awakening the giant inside. The talk, presented by the Patron Cris Mwangi dwelt on bringing out the best in us by mainly understanding our God intended purpose, relating it to where we are and projecting it into the future. Peppered with loads of Bible references and pertinent examples both biblical and practical, the path to greatness as defined by God and not man was put into everyones perspective.

For a session that was supposed to end at 12, the third facilitator was yet o make it to the venue by this time. A suggestion by the Patron that we adjourn and hold the last session at another date was met by a counter suggestion that we reach the facilitator and confirm that we should wait. Calls to him went unanswered. However, soon thereafter he called and confirmed that he was 'flying' to the venue.

An exhibition corner was setup to relive the memories of StAY Alive with different literature and various apparel from previous years on display. More snacks were shared and the members present were divided into three groups. The assignment was to deliberate on and share with all the three values of StAY Alive viz: Purpose, Growth & Unity!

After the group summaries all was set for the last presentation. Facilitated by Dickson Nyambori, the Head of Human Resources at Hotpoint Appliances where he has just joined from British American Insurance in a similar capacity. A direct and aggressive character, he tore through CV preparation and common mistakes therein, also covering the pre, during and post interview activities.

The session finally came to a close with the sharing of the Word by another StAY Alive Pevu stalwart Jacob Mulanda who covered the confidence we should have even in our youth drawing mainly from Jeremiah 1.

All said and done the day was well worth every second, closing at 6PM attendees were overheard saying that that was a day well spent. It was also generally agreed that the days expectations were met if not passed.

Summaries of the presentations will be made available to all attendees.