From Fetching Water to Fostering Fellowship

Name: Harrison Mutwiwa

Title: Program and Projects Coordinator 

About Harrison: Harrison walks hand in hand with pastors every step of their Possibilities Africa (PA) journey. He is involved in recruitment of pastors into the PA program, as he goes to rural communities to share the agenda of Possibilities Africa. After sharing the vision, he mobilizes pastors to attend Possibilities Africa training.

He leads the implementation of projects, ensures projects add value, and makes post-recruitment calls to pastors. In this post-recruitment phase, he guides pastors as they develop plans, and set targets that they will work towards in the transformation journey. He is incredibly gifted at encouraging pastors and reminding them what Possibilities Africa stands for. There is a beautiful intersection of his gifting and his God-given desire in the joy he has for the fellowship and unity of pastors. 

Harrison says he is a client of what PA teaches and practices this knowledge at his rural home. His rural upbringing enables him to relate to the challenges and desperation of communities, and he has faith that it doesn’t have to stay that way. Harrison was born in Kibwezi, located in the lower eastern part of Makueni County in Kenya, where it rains once or twice a year. He was raised in a family of 14 children, and his mother died when he was young. Being one of 14 and raised by a stepmother left him with little attention. His days were spent traveling far to fetch water, and performing other household chores while going to school. As a child, he loved being and singing in church.

He has a certificate in pharmaceutical technology and a diploma in business management. Later on he did a double major in Sociology & Peace and Conflict for his first degree and is currently pursuing a masters degree in rural sociology and community development.. Before Possibilities Africa, he worked for a bank, a church, and various organizations that required him to do marketing in rural areas. Harrison now lives in Nairobi, Kenya where he and his wife have four boys and one girl. He pastors two churches and mentors youth in developing life skills, knowing God, and accepting themselves. In his free time, he enjoys singing, and going to concerts.

How to pray for Harrison

• Pray for the pastors he recruits and develops to have breakthroughs in understanding and applying what they are taught. Pray for breakthroughs in his ability to deliver in his work.
• Pray for the knowledge, gifts, and resources in his hands to overflow to the people he encounters. Pray for his connection with Christ to overflow in his work and home life.
• Because where he grew up is a dry place in Kenya with greater need, pray that the people there would learn what he is doing and want to be part of Possibilities Africa.
• When recruiting, Possibilities Africa looks for rural pastors with a congregation and an openness to grow together. Pray for divine appointments and unity as he onboards pastors.
• Pray for Harrison’s ability to cater to his family’s needs, his children’s education, and for God’s provision in their lives.