Imani July Kesha Night โ€“ โ€œHope in the Face of Trialsโ€

โ€œWe are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair…โ€ 2 Corinthians 4:8-9

In the quiet of the night and the stillness of early morning hours, the Imani family and guests gathered not just for another all-night serviceโ€”but for a sacred encounter. This wasnโ€™t an event for entertainment. It was a battlefield for weary souls. A refuge for the broken. A celebration for the hopeful. Under the banner of โ€œHope in the Face of Trials,โ€ hearts aligned, voices lifted, and heaven responded.

A Word that Cut Deep and Healed Deeper

The nightโ€™s message was carried with authority and grace by Wakili Bishop Dickson Baraka, whose delivery was not just a sermon it was a surgical move of the Spirit. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, he reminded us that lifeโ€™s pressure doesnโ€™t have the final say. That crushed does not mean destroyed. That our faith doesnโ€™t erase trouble it gives us strength to rise within it.

โ€œSome of you walked in here at the edge of giving up. But God brought you here to show you that the trial is not the end itโ€™s the tunnel. And there is light!โ€ย  Bishop Baraka

You could feel the shift in the room burdens were breaking, strength was rising, and silent tears became a new language of worship.

Worship that Opened the Heavens

The atmosphere of the night was carried on the wings of powerful praise and intimate worship, offered sacrificially by guest choirs who didnโ€™t just sing songsโ€”they ministered healing.

  • Deliverance Church Praise & Worship โ€“ Namanjalala ignited the flame early with deep intercession and prophetic flow.

  • United Pentecostal Evangelistic Crusade Church โ€“ Toro brought purity and hunger, lifting hearts in deep surrender.

  • Rhema Voices โ€“ Dominion Church Kitale delivered a passionate sound that broke spiritual resistance.

  • And the FIC Praise & Worship Team, as hosts, anchored the night with bold declarations and unshaken faith.

Each song was a sermon. Each voice was a vessel. Worship became warfare, and the whole room became an altar.

17 Souls, 17 Stories of Redemption

In the midst of all this, 17 people gave their lives to Christ.

Seventeen eternal decisions. Seventeen souls snatched from darkness. Seventeen testimonies in the making.

They didnโ€™t just walk to the altarโ€”they walked into a new life. Tears ran down faces. Knees hit the floor. And as heaven rejoiced, so did we.

โ€œThese souls are the greatest miracle of the night. This is why we pray, worship, and press on.โ€

As the night stretched into dawn, many lay prostrate before the Lord. Some prayed quietly. Others wept. Others danced. But all encountered something unforgettable.

Imani Kesha Night reminded us that trials donโ€™t define usโ€”God does. And while the fire may get hotter, so does the faith of those who know their God. We are not crushed. We are not alone. We are not finished.

To every guest choir, every leader, every intercessor, every worshipperโ€”we say thank you. Your presence wasnโ€™t ordinary. It was prophetic. It mattered.

And to those who came weary you left different.

โ€œBecause they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strengthโ€ฆ

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God Bless You All.

Story By,

Edgar Kiplimo.