The Bible Society of Kenya has put in place programmes aimed at enabling the youths to acquire life skills that will lead them to make the right decisions and choices in life.
The Lead, Bible Advocacy and Church Relations department at the Bible Society of Kenya, Ann Wacuka Mwangi, said that through the Young Samaritan programme, the youths are taught how to stand firm and do the right thing in spite of the environment around them as per the teachings from the Bible.
She was speaking in Bungoma at an event that was organised by the Bible Society, which brought together over 200 children from different churches in the area.
Wacuka noted that the programme also aims at building and raising the confidence in the children to make them engage in various activities of life without fear and with regard to the teachings of the scriptures.
She said that through the Bible Eagles Programme (BEC), which is for children from the age of three to 18 years, the children are sensitised about the Bible to make them understand the origin of the Bible.
Children, she said, when they come together are taken through lessons from the Bible, sing songs, present dances, and memorise verses, all geared towards imparting children with knowledge of the Bible.
She noted that the Bible Society of Kenya, which is a non-denominational organisation, has the mandate to translate the Bible into various indigenous languages in the country.
This, she said, will enable the communities to understand the scriptures better in their mother tongue languages.
By Catherine Nyongesa
