ZiAda, will be hosting a worship experience on the 14th of December, calling Kenyato unite in Grace, Love and Fellowship, in this year of Jubilee. The event, ZiAdaNairobi, will happen from 3pm at Parklands Baptist Church – Main sanctuary –and entry is free.
The
event will also see the stage graced by like-minded artists, namely: songstress Kambua
[ @Kambua], gracious singer Eunice Njeri [ @eunicenjeri11], and Bethu and
Highest Praises Band [ @bethuandHPB].
The
theme of grace, love and fellowship, runs through various aspects of the event:
it is a
culmination of the journey that of growth of the group, as individuals,
individual entities
and as one body. This is not an experience exclusive to ZiAda but a relatable story/stories
to all, hence will be presenting real and relevant needs and praises to God.
The
theme (Grace, Love, Fellowship)
will further be exemplified by interaction with an
identified children’s home with whom the team, and all others shall give
towards meeting
their need, for material basics, and at the same time having them be part of the
worship experience.
This
year’s Nairobi event comes after a successful mission in Nakuru (ZiAda Nakuru) on the
weekend of 18th to 20th
October.
BACKGROUND:
ZiAda,
was initially coined from the combination of Zidi the Band and Adawnage,but
has since grown into a ministry primarily comprised of 3 entities: the two
bands and
Number8, the Spoken Word poet.
Ziada:
a swahili word which means ‘increase’ or
‘abundance’.
Driven by the heart of John
10:10(b): “I have come that you may have life and have it more abundantly”.
Once
you taste this life, which is the Word, you will be compelled to share the good news
with every one. ZiAda is a therefore a ministry which seeks to take the Word to the
World and this is primarily through music and spoken word.
Whereas
the three entities have come together for these missions, they still retain
their individual
identities and every so often hold events in their individual capacities. ZiAda
has so far done various events as a single entity but has so far had four main gigs
which they have put together: ZiAda Mombasa (1st to
3rd June, 2012) and ZiAda Nyeri
(25th to 26th August,
2012), ZiAda Nairobi (12th December,
2012) and very
recently,
ZiAda Nakuru (18th to 20th
October, 2013) that each saw the group holding various
events in these towns.
Entry
to all the ZiAda events held so far has been free.They are funded through partnerships
with corporates, churches and from resources of the individuals in the group.
This, the group believes, will further push the agenda of making the Word as accessible
as possible.
Telecommunication
firm Orange and Nation Media Group stepped in as key sponsors of the
event last year. Other sponsors included Coca Cola, Parklands Baptist Church, RiqRig,
Swizznet Entertainment and Emerald Events.
ZiAda
Nairobi is the climax, for the year. The ministry continues with plans to have more
ZiAda experiences in the coming years.
Source: #ZiAdaNairobi
