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    A study on Conversion from Islam to Christianity among the Borana Women in Nairobi, Kenya with Implications for Christian Witness.
    (2014-05-23) Murumba, Pauline Cherop
    The Borana MBB women are converts from Islam to Christianity. The Borana in Nairobi originated from Isiolo, Moyale and Marsabit. Some of them have lived in Nairobi all their lives though their parents migrated from the rural area. The Borana are part of the wider Oromo people group. The dominant religion among the Borana is Islam but there are also minority Christians among them. This study is an attempt to understand the conversion process of the Borana MBB women living in Nairobi. It applies Rambo's model of understanding conversion with regard to the experiences of these women. The changes resulting from the conversion are also examined. This study employs the ethnographic research method to gain insight into the experiences of the Borana MBB women. Being a phenomenon that touches human behavior, the research has preferred this anthropological research method in order to establish what cannot be studied scientifically. For better understanding of this complex phenomenon, the study has used Kraft's worldview theory of relationships as the running theme together with Love's concepts of 'encounters'. Through the findings of this study, it has been established that the Borana MBB women mostly came to Christ after they faced some form of crisis in their lives at the personal, social and the supematurallevels. The agent who left the greatest impact in the life of the informant is the one who came into their life at the point of crisis. Power encounter greatly contributed to conversion through healing and deliverance from evil spirits. Upon conversion, the convert came not only to Christ but also to the body of Christ, the church. This called for a smooth transition that could reduce 'culture shock' to the new convert as was often experienced. Recommendations are made out of the findings with proposals that can be applied in ministry to the Borana Muslim women in particular and Muslims in general. There is need for better understanding of the specific needs of Muslim women in order to reach them better with the gospel of Christ. The MBB should be empowered to become an agent of the gospel of Christ in his family and community at large. This will only happen if she has proper follow up and sound discipleship that can strengthen the new convert.
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    Factors contributing to “Conversions” from “Christianity” to Islam among the Turkana: An implication for Christian witness.
    (2013-08-22) Lowoton, Oliver Erupe
    This thesis attempts to describe conversion from Christianity to Islam among the Turkana people of Northern Kenya. Twenty Muslim Turkana converts have been interviewed in order to get first hand knowledge about this process. This thesis is divided into five main chapters. Chapter one is Introduction of the research giving its background, purpose, goal, research problem, the questions to be examined, the research significance and limitations among others. Chapter two is literature review which seeks to give the historical background of the Turkana people and describe some aspects of the study of conversion and its reasons for conversion. The Biblical understanding of conversion both Old and New Testaments is the basis of the study. Chapter four presents an emic view of conversion, and it analyzes the information in a stage model developed by Rambo. This is to get an etic view of the process of conversion among the Turkana. The stories from the interviewees are also recorded the way they were told. The aim of this research is to get a wider and deeper understanding of all the processes involved in conversion. This can give a basis for ministry among the Turkana. In the final Chapter, the information from the introduction and chapter four are used in order to describe some implications for witness. This study concludes that the church is obligated to equip the youth on Christian principles so that as they grow they do not deviate from it. The Church needs to contextualize her message to reach the Turkana.