Challenging, faith stretching, tough, exciting, fun... all these words could describe my year in this cycle of "GCTC 2010 class of 10" as we used to call it among ourselves. Sitting under much experienced staff and missionaries from different parts of this world, was very inspiring and eye opening. my ministry skills have been sharpened as i continue to work among campus students. the results have been that i have seen spiritual multiplication among the students on campus whom i am discipling.
i wont forget the Inductive Bible Study (IBS) training which has totally changed the way i study God's word. Nowadays i have gained a fresh enthusiasm in reading and applying the word of God in my life.
i would recommend GCTC training for each one whose heart is towards being a disciple and making disciples for Christ.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Irreversible Reality
how do i view myself?
ok how do you view yourself?
what determines your worth or identity?
i know that especially when we have a guilty conscience, we can allow the enemy to pin us down. we are bound to agree with him unless we are sure of the reality of redemption which is irreversible. so when i have confessed my sin to God 1 john 1:7 "if we walk in the light just as he is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his |Son cleanses us from all our sins...if we confess our sins to God, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanses us from all or sins. " So depending on his promises i know that my sins are forgiven when i confess them. but what do i do with my bad conscience?
now that i am in Christ, my identity has changed. "for God made him who knew no sin to become sin for us so that in him we might become the righteousness of God" 2 Cor 5:21. now that's who i am in Christ. this righteousness is based on faith in Christ and not on the works that i do. Phil 3:9
i am a child of God, "for as many as received him, who believed in his name, to them gave he the power to become the children of God." Jn 1:12. now, that's who i am.
then to crown it "you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, his own special people, that you may go and show forth the perfections of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. once you were not a people but now you are the people of God. once you had not obtained mercy, but now you have obtained mercy." now that is who i am in Christ.
it is when i am convinced about the finality of this reality, the finished work of Christ on the cross, that i will cease to work to acquire or earn this status of total acceptance in Christ. then i will live from a point of confidence. without this assurance,I struggle and are held in bondage of error.
ok how do you view yourself?
what determines your worth or identity?
i know that especially when we have a guilty conscience, we can allow the enemy to pin us down. we are bound to agree with him unless we are sure of the reality of redemption which is irreversible. so when i have confessed my sin to God 1 john 1:7 "if we walk in the light just as he is in the light, then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his |Son cleanses us from all our sins...if we confess our sins to God, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanses us from all or sins. " So depending on his promises i know that my sins are forgiven when i confess them. but what do i do with my bad conscience?
now that i am in Christ, my identity has changed. "for God made him who knew no sin to become sin for us so that in him we might become the righteousness of God" 2 Cor 5:21. now that's who i am in Christ. this righteousness is based on faith in Christ and not on the works that i do. Phil 3:9
i am a child of God, "for as many as received him, who believed in his name, to them gave he the power to become the children of God." Jn 1:12. now, that's who i am.
then to crown it "you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, his own special people, that you may go and show forth the perfections of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. once you were not a people but now you are the people of God. once you had not obtained mercy, but now you have obtained mercy." now that is who i am in Christ.
it is when i am convinced about the finality of this reality, the finished work of Christ on the cross, that i will cease to work to acquire or earn this status of total acceptance in Christ. then i will live from a point of confidence. without this assurance,I struggle and are held in bondage of error.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
My Journey
while i am very excited about the works the lord has been accomplishing on campus through our faithfulness and availability, i might want to write much on it. However i feel led to to write more on what God has been accomplishing in me, so that i may have a proper perspective towards God and ministry. Therefore i will devote time to and space to write about my ministry on campus but much more time and space to what God is teaching me through his word and experiences. i hope that this will not only give you an occasion to praise the Lord but also to learn with me and write your perspectives and reflections as you interact with my writings.
thanks again for making time to visit my blog page. God bless you.
thanks again for making time to visit my blog page. God bless you.
God's Master Piece
Ever felt self conscious and somewhat not appreciating of yourself?
ever felt as if you are not the best?
this is what i learned on Monday Morning 18th October
God created us for himself, He went into "much thought" as he intricately fashioned us in utter seclusion Ps 139:14-17. so that what he had in mind is exactly what he made and said "it is very good" Gen 1:31 Now he did not need a second opinion.. from who- coz he was not creating for who, he was creating for himself. no wonder he could boldly ask Moses, " who gives a man his mouth? who makes him deaf or dumb, who gives him sight or makes him blind? it is I the Lord.
Therefore he takes pleasure in me, am his masterpiece, an exact product of God's wisdom!! waaoh, and He rejoices in all his creation as well, in all its diversity, for his highest glory. He knew that by each characteristic and trait he put in me , that would bring him the highest glory! and since that is my highest purpose, to pursue his highest glory, then i am fine, very fine indeed.
No one needs give suggestions to God, as to how I or anyone should have been , God does not need any human counsel Ephe 1:11. he only consults his own will...He is God and we better know we are not!!!
So forget about who says what and to who, that does not matter, i am his workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto good works which were before ordained that i should walk in them. Ephe 2:10
Praise the Lord
ever felt as if you are not the best?
this is what i learned on Monday Morning 18th October
God created us for himself, He went into "much thought" as he intricately fashioned us in utter seclusion Ps 139:14-17. so that what he had in mind is exactly what he made and said "it is very good" Gen 1:31 Now he did not need a second opinion.. from who- coz he was not creating for who, he was creating for himself. no wonder he could boldly ask Moses, " who gives a man his mouth? who makes him deaf or dumb, who gives him sight or makes him blind? it is I the Lord.
Therefore he takes pleasure in me, am his masterpiece, an exact product of God's wisdom!! waaoh, and He rejoices in all his creation as well, in all its diversity, for his highest glory. He knew that by each characteristic and trait he put in me , that would bring him the highest glory! and since that is my highest purpose, to pursue his highest glory, then i am fine, very fine indeed.
No one needs give suggestions to God, as to how I or anyone should have been , God does not need any human counsel Ephe 1:11. he only consults his own will...He is God and we better know we are not!!!
So forget about who says what and to who, that does not matter, i am his workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto good works which were before ordained that i should walk in them. Ephe 2:10
Praise the Lord
The Beauty of the Grace of God.
Paul* not his real name is in our church bible study. on sunday 17th i had the privilege of training the group on follow-up of new believers. we came across jn 6:37 "all that my Father has given me will come to me and none will i by any means cast away." so during the question and answer time he asked, Does that mean that God influenced my coming to Christ?is it not me who chose to get saved?
Wow, what an amazing question, this really tempted me to go into the depths of God's selection and his Universal Love. however i recall we read vs 43-44 which does not make it any easier. Jesus said, "stop grumbling amongst yourselves, no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him to me."
i dare not dilute the grace of God in his selection of us. Later on Monday as i was meditating on this truth, my heart was overwhelmed with joy as i reflected on the beauty of the grace of God. see the following verses,
Ephe 1:4 even before the world was founded God had already chosen us to be his through our union with Christ Jesus
1 Jn 4:10 and this is love, not that we love d God but that he loved us and sent his son to be the means by which our sins are forgiven.
Jn 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.
this shows that our Salvation was God's initiative.
to make it even more a matter of Grace
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Rom 11:6 God's choice is based on his grace, not on what they have done, For if God's choice were based on what people do ,then his grace would not be real grace.
wow,
Rom 8:29..those he foreknew he predestined to be conformed to the image of his dear Son...those he predestined he also called and those he called he also justified and those he justified he also glorified.
wow, more and more from Jn 15:16 you did not choose me but i chose you and ordained you that you should go and bear fruit the kind of fruit that will last. the bottom line is, God chose us and drew us to Christ.
let me know, what do you feel on this topic?
Wow, what an amazing question, this really tempted me to go into the depths of God's selection and his Universal Love. however i recall we read vs 43-44 which does not make it any easier. Jesus said, "stop grumbling amongst yourselves, no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him to me."
i dare not dilute the grace of God in his selection of us. Later on Monday as i was meditating on this truth, my heart was overwhelmed with joy as i reflected on the beauty of the grace of God. see the following verses,
Ephe 1:4 even before the world was founded God had already chosen us to be his through our union with Christ Jesus
1 Jn 4:10 and this is love, not that we love d God but that he loved us and sent his son to be the means by which our sins are forgiven.
Jn 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.
this shows that our Salvation was God's initiative.
to make it even more a matter of Grace
see
Rom 11:6 God's choice is based on his grace, not on what they have done, For if God's choice were based on what people do ,then his grace would not be real grace.
wow,
Rom 8:29..those he foreknew he predestined to be conformed to the image of his dear Son...those he predestined he also called and those he called he also justified and those he justified he also glorified.
wow, more and more from Jn 15:16 you did not choose me but i chose you and ordained you that you should go and bear fruit the kind of fruit that will last. the bottom line is, God chose us and drew us to Christ.
let me know, what do you feel on this topic?
Monday, September 13, 2010
promulgation Day in style
August 27 will go down in history as the day in which Kenya got a new Constitution. For us after a week long of activity on campus, the students suggested they would like to celebrate this day in my new house. i had been hosting 12 guys throughout the week since my new house is near the campus. about 10 minutes drive. so on this day 26 of them visited, occupied every available space, i spread all mattresses on the floor and gladly everyone was comfortable. those who couldn't fit at the tableroom, were glad to eat from my bedroom.
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| chapatis are always a welcome delicacy |
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| my plate runs over! |
this reminded me of, 1 Jn 3:16,17,18...this is how we know what love is, Christ gave his life for us, we too then ought to give our lives for others... My brothers, our love should not be a matter of words only but also of actions.
to say honestly, this was a prayer answered. i envisioned this and asked God for it. and God has answered. My house is one of my greatest ministry tools.
thank you again for your prayers and generous support which has helped me to move to a new house this August. in case you would like to give towards furnishing it, either in cash or in kind, let me know through my email ben2weru@gmail.com.
God bless you mightily.
Gospel through Music
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| call it what? |
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| Mikono juu!!! |
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WE too had a chance to enjoy ourselves. amazingly this went on till 1am! whooaaah!!! by then after much and so much more dancing, i couldn't wait for my colleague who was dropping us at home.
we are very thankful to the MDT who fully supported us in reaching the first years in this way. your investment will bear eternal rewards. God bless you all.
show me the way
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| Faith a 4yr student showing the way to some parent who probably had brought her daughter. |
Monday 23rd of august Marked the first day on campus fro many in Kenyatta university where i am working. about 35 continuing students had volunteered to be on campus to show the way to the freshmen and grab as many opportunities to share the love of Christ with as many as possible. below are some photos.
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| "which is my bag?" |
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| Lewis a 3rd yr sharing the good news |
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| i shared the good News with Nicholas who had brought his relative for registration |
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| we had a help desk where we established contacts with many freshmen and their guardians. Here Ken Murage a 4th yr student is assisting one of the fresh ladies through our Campus Survival Manual which had among other things a page one the love of God and how to have Christ both as a resident and as the president. in total we exposed about 150 students to the love of God in one on one sharing this week and saw about 32 decide to welcome Christ into their hearts. we have began teaching them so as to be firmly founded in their faith and live meaningfully on campus. |
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| part of the 35 students who came to help with the orientation. |
Monday, August 16, 2010
1st day on Campus
1st Day on Campus
Long queues, strange looks, dragging of bags, lots of paper work, congestion, lots of pushing, strandedness and some confusion! This is what greets many freshmen when they land on campus the very first day.
The thought of being left behind by their parents, guardians, brothers and sisters, and joining a new community where they must exercise their liberty, choose friends and courses and clubs. These formative days and weeks are very crucial for every freshman and woman. They either make the right or wrong decisions. The depth of their moral fibre is tested. Many give in and conform to the new found standards, of campus. Some hold on until they cannot do it any more, quietly crying out for anyone who might be sharing in their perspective in life! Someone who might encourage them that they are not wrong in their convictions! Someone who can cheer them up to stand as individuals! Someone to remind them that life is not about collective responsibility but that each one is responsible for their own life and decisions! Someone to reinforce their perspectives especially using the wisdom in the word of God! Some feeling lost in the crowd not knowing which way to go!
Show me the way…
This is where Campus Life comes in with the orientation program. This year about 100 continuing students have volunteered to be available for this 1st week: 23rd to 28th of August. We show love to them by helping them find their way round campus, helping drag their huge bags and suit cases, answering their questions at our Help Desk, organizing a coffee evening , popcorn party and forming friendships which open an opportunity to share the love of Christ with them.( i plan to host between 10-15 young men during this week.)
This year each one of us is committed to touching at least 4 freshmen each day. After this, small groups are formed in which continuous follow up, discipleship and mentoring are done. Here new believers are nurtured to become leaders, and in this way our vision will be fulfilled “every segment of campus for Jesus, so that everyone knows someone who truly follows Christ.”
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| Benson sharing with some freshmen |
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| small group study time on campus |
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| Jn 15:5 apart from me you can do nothing |
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| training in a Discipleship camp |
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| with much appreciaton |
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| glad to have been available |
Throughout the rest of the academic year, we help facilitate this growth and development through availing materials for study, training of leaders through Discipleship camps, Seminars and conferences, Local and international missions, Community outreaches, one on one and group mentoring sessions, home visits and so much more…
In this way we help fulfil the great commission “go ye and make disciples of all nations…” Mat 28:18-20.
I covet your prayers even as we begin this new academic year…
Ngong hills hike
Ngong hills Hike
At 12 noon Saturday 7th August, about 70 of us gathered at Ngong town each one with either packed lunch or snacks in a bag. For some of us it was going to be our first time to hike up these very famous hills which are on the outskirts of Nairobi
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| scaling the hills: Kamaa | leads |
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| Kanda gives the directions |
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| ready to go |
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| Ben ingia ndani..ujiringeringe.. |
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| lollipops in abundance |
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| it couldn't have been better |
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| Kevin and Jordan hiked too |
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| part of the crowd |
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| the walk was fun |
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| Sam, Cynthia and Amos |
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| the label of our freshmen outreach this year |
Apart from the fun and the food, we had a chance to recast the vision of this year’s orientation of freshmen which begins in KU on Monday 23rd. Cheche Wambui shared her story which emphasized how strategic it is to reach the first years for Christ. “Were it not for those who showed me love that first week on campus, I don’t know how my life would have been these 3 years.”
And so on 23rd till 28th August about 150 continuing students will gather in KU. And together we shall strategically sieze each opportunity to show love to the freshmen and women. Moreover we shall share with them the love of God. Won’t you want to be part of this great outreach event?
Dine with Mswati
Dine with Mswati
This is not just a face book name but the code for the mission to Swaziland University of Swaziland
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| training time |
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| Bill and Shiku |
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| group photo |
Some of them will return on 30th of August ready for their new academic year in school, while the other 4 on October 8th.
Pray that God will protect them from disease, and every kind of harm. Pray also that God will give them a fruitful ministry there. Jn 15:16.
Beyond the Borders
Tanzania mission
Flora Kidula, Vincent Kajuma, Caren Sumba, and Maggie, are all fresh graduates from KU and USIU. They were part of a team of 9 who attended Change your Destiny Students’ Conference in Tanzania between 26th of July till 1st of August. They are going through our annual internship program which not only equips them to be more effective in helping fulfill the great commission through training but also exposure.
In Tanzania not only were they trained on different aspects of ministry but also trained others during track time on How to use 4 spiritual laws in evangelism, small group follow up and discipleship of new believers. Even if their Swahili is not as refined, they enjoyed the opportunity to become a blessing to another country. “I never imagined that God would make me an international speaker. Imagine being given a certificate as a conference speaker!!!” Flora a said on return.
This conference was also a Macedonian call for some of them who won’t mind to go back to the University of Dodoma which admits about 16, 000 freshmen and women each year yet there is no movement building among them for Evangelism and Discipleship.
Pray that God will clarify his will among these interns (29) and that they will be willing to obey even as they serve with us.
Flora Kidula, Vincent Kajuma, Caren Sumba, and Maggie, are all fresh graduates from KU and USIU. They were part of a team of 9 who attended Change your Destiny Students’ Conference in Tanzania between 26th of July till 1st of August. They are going through our annual internship program which not only equips them to be more effective in helping fulfill the great commission through training but also exposure.
In Tanzania not only were they trained on different aspects of ministry but also trained others during track time on How to use 4 spiritual laws in evangelism, small group follow up and discipleship of new believers. Even if their Swahili is not as refined, they enjoyed the opportunity to become a blessing to another country. “I never imagined that God would make me an international speaker. Imagine being given a certificate as a conference speaker!!!” Flora a said on return.
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| Flora teaching during the Conference |
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| Come let us praise, lift up your eyes to the Lord! |
This conference was also a Macedonian call for some of them who won’t mind to go back to the University of Dodoma which admits about 16, 000 freshmen and women each year yet there is no movement building among them for Evangelism and Discipleship.
Pray that God will clarify his will among these interns (29) and that they will be willing to obey even as they serve with us.
New style-Backstroke
Campus staff retreat
“Take us to Voi,” Maina told me when we arrived at Mtito Andei. I was going to drive the team till Voi town a distance of about 60-70km in our ministry van. This was one of my greatest highlights when we went for our annual campus staff retreat in Kilifi between Monday 12th to Friday 18th July. Not only did I get many chances to drive but also to swim in the ocean with the rest of the team. Yea I learned a new skill: swimming backstroke. At some point I gulped a few doses of that very salty water!
Other highlights were playing rugby in the ocean, with some very rough opponents; needless to say, our team won ha ha ha,
Visiting Malindi where we saw the very first church built on the Kenyan soil 18???
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| relaxing after the devotion |
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| there was time to play scrabble |
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| the ocean experience before the men rugby |
We praise God for such moments of rest which he engineers on our way.
Thanks again for your constant prayers for us as we help fulfill the great commission among the campus students.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Friendship, Fun, Food and Faith
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| when is the next one? |
Wednesday June 2nd was a very dramatic day for me. I had challenged my small discipleship group of 1st years to organize an evangelistic event. Moffat, Lenny and Emmanuel knew that majority of the students love food and fun. Therefore we needed to get any excuse to celebrate and in this invite other freshmen. After a little brainstorming a birthday looked like a good idea. However the challenge was that none of us had a birthday in the near dates. After a day Emmanuel approached another 1st yr friend (Murage) whose birthday had passed in April 28th
Emmanuel requested him to allow us to use his name as an excuse to celebrate on June 2nd which he gladly accepted.
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| Robert Sharing |
Robert my colleague then shared on the 6Ps of Success;
Purpose, Passion, Persistence, People, Planning, Prayer,
“…all of us know that at times we need resources from outside of ourselves. That is where successful people turn to God whose resources are never scarce… But how can you call on Him whom you have no relationship with?”
This is where he explained how someone can start a relationship with God by asking Jesus to come in his life. He then led us in prayer and those who wanted to, prayed to receive Jesus silently. Afterwards we gave comment slips where they were to write a birthday wish for the birthday boy. In addition they were to indicate if ,
a. I have asked Jesus to come into my life right now
b. I want to know more on how to start my relationship with God
c. I am already born again
3 had prayed to receive Jesus Christ right then, 5 wanted to know more on how to begin this relationship, 12 were already saved, and 9 had left it blank.
These young men have started following them up, teaching them the same things which we have been learning together. 2 Tim 2:2.
As a group:
We grew in Purpose. Moffat asked me, “isn’t this strategic?”
Developed in Leadership as each one handled a certain role and ensured it succeeded.
We grew closer as Friends.
Thank you again for standing with me in prayer and generous giving without which our ministry to campus students would have been severely limited.
Nazarene Discipleship Camp - Nakuru
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| Sharing in small groups. |
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| Conquered the Menengai crater. |
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| The Bus |
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| More fun |
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| Ken Murage a 3rd yr student teaching during the camp |
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| have you heard of the Four Spiritual Laws? |
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| And more fun |
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| Woohoooo I conquered! |
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