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Janet Ndegwa believes she was led to the church after she says the pastor made the call in a YouTube video
Elderly California woman treks to Warrior church and turned away, community rallies to help her
Janet Ndegwa believes she was led to the church after she says the pastor made the call in a YouTube video
MUCH HOTTER IT GETS IN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. COMING UP, BRITNEY AND GUY JASON, THANK YOU. THE WARRIOR COMMUNITY IS TAKING THE PHRASE LOVE THY NEIGHBOR TO ANOTHER LEVEL. A CALIFORNIA WOMAN RECENTLY TREKKED TO THE CITY AFTER SHE BELIEVES CHURCH INTERNATIONAL LEADERS THERE LED HER TO MOVE THERE. BUT WHEN SHE GOT TO THE DOOR, THINGS DIDN’T GO AS EXPECTED. WVTM 13, MAGDALA LOUISSAINT HAS HER STORY. 82 YEAR OLD JANET DEGUARA SEEMS TO BE IN GOOD SPIRITS, DESPITE LIVING IN AN UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY FOR OVER A WEEK. CLINGING TO JESUS, GRATEFUL ALL THAT I CAN AND ENJOYING EVERY MINUTE OF IT. A RETIRED SOCIAL WORKER FROM CALIFORNIA SAYS SHE FELT LED TO MOVE TO WARRIOR AFTER SHE SAYS SHE HEARD CHURCH INTERNATIONAL’S PASTOR SAY SO. SHE’S BEEN FOLLOWING THE MINISTRY FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE INVITATION THAT WAS GIVEN ON YOU TO WAS ESSENTIALLY THIS. HE WAS SAYING, IF YOU FIND THAT YOU HAVE A KINDRED SPIRIT WITH WHAT I’M SHARING WITH YOU AND WITH WHAT I DO, YOU KNOW WHAT I SAY. COME. SHE TOOK A THREE DAY BUS TRIP TO WARRIOR, AND WHEN SHE ARRIVED ON MAY 21ST, SHE SAYS SHE WAS MET WITH HESITANCY BY A CHURCH STAFF MEMBER. IF THEY MAKE A CALL LIKE THAT, I’M JUST ASSUMING ALL THE STAFFING WOULD KNOW. SO I WAS AT A LOSS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON, BUT I WASN’T GOING TO PRESS HER. IT WAS LIKE HAD I GONE TO THE PENNILESS, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY. PEOPLE IN WARRIOR HAVE QUICKLY LEARNED OF DEGUARA STORY. SHE’S CURRENTLY STAYING WITH A COUPLE, WHILE OTHERS HELP HER FIND A PERMANENT HOME. I’VE GROWN TO LOVE THIS LITTLE PLACE IN A LITTLE TIME THAT I’VE BEEN HERE. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE IN LIFE GRATEFUL OF THE NEIGHBORLY LOVE SHE’S LEARNING WHY SHE WAS TRULY CALLED TO THE CITY. THINGS MAY NOT, COULD, COULD HAVE TURNED DIFFERENTLY, BUT I NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO ENTER THAT DOOR. AND THAT MAY HAVE BEEN A GOOD THING. MY PRAYER IS THAT YOUR CITY WILL NOT BE ALTERED IN ANY WAY BECAUSE IT’S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE. AND LIKE I SAID, WHAT I SAW THERE IS TO BE TREASURED. WE’VE REACHED OUT TO CHURCH LEADERS AT CHURCH INTERNATIONAL FOR AN INTERVIEW AND STATEMENT AND HAVEN’T HEARD BACK IN
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Elderly California woman treks to Warrior church and turned away, community rallies to help her
Janet Ndegwa believes she was led to the church after she says the pastor made the call in a YouTube video
Eight-two-year-old Janet Ndegwa seems to be in good spirits, despite living in unfamiliar territory for over a week. “Clinging to Jesus. Grateful that I can and enjoying every minute of it,” Ndegwa said.Ndegwa is a retired social worker from California who says she felt led to move to Warrior after she says she heard Church International's pastor say so. She's been following the ministry for a few months."The invitation that was given on YouTube was saying if you have a kindred spirit with what I'm sharing with you, Iike I do, come,” Ndegwa said.She took a three-day bus trip to Warrior, and when she arrived on May 21, she says she was met with hesitancy by a church staff member. “If they make a call like that, I'm just assuming all the staffing would know. So, I was at a loss to figure out what was going on. But I wasn't going to press her. Had I gone there penniless, it might have been a different story,” Ndegwa saidPeople in Warrior have quickly learned of Ndegwa’s story.She's currently staying with a couple while others help her find a permanent home."I've grown to love this little place in the short time I've been here. The people have been so nice,” Ndegwa said.Grateful for the neighborly love, she's learning why she was truly called to the city."Things could have turned differently, but I never got a chance to enter that door. That may have been a good thing,” Ndegwa said. “My prayer is that your city will not be altered in any way because it's a beautiful place. And what I saw there is to be treasured."WVTM 13 has reached out to church leaders at Church International for an interview and statement, and at this time, we have not heard back from them.
WARRIOR, Ala. —
Eight-two-year-old Janet Ndegwa seems to be in good spirits, despite living in unfamiliar territory for over a week.
“Clinging to Jesus. Grateful that I can and enjoying every minute of it,” Ndegwa said.
Ndegwa is a retired social worker from California who says she felt led to move to Warrior after she says she heard Church International's pastor say so. She's been following the ministry for a few months.
"The invitation that was given on YouTube was saying if you have a kindred spirit with what I'm sharing with you, Iike I do, come,” Ndegwa said.
She took a three-day bus trip to Warrior, and when she arrived on May 21, she says she was met with hesitancy by a church staff member.
“If they make a call like that, I'm just assuming all the staffing would know. So, I was at a loss to figure out what was going on. But I wasn't going to press her. Had I gone there penniless, it might have been a different story,” Ndegwa said
People in Warrior have quickly learned of Ndegwa’s story.
She's currently staying with a couple while others help her find a permanent home.
"I've grown to love this little place in the short time I've been here. The people have been so nice,” Ndegwa said.
Grateful for the neighborly love, she's learning why she was truly called to the city.
"Things could have turned differently, but I never got a chance to enter that door. That may have been a good thing,” Ndegwa said. “My prayer is that your city will not be altered in any way because it's a beautiful place. And what I saw there is to be treasured."
WVTM 13 has reached out to church leaders at Church International for an interview and statement, and at this time, we have not heard back from them.
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