Where are the men of honor?

How God can use men of honor to change a life

Last Sunday our Australian and New Zealand brothers and sisters celebrated Father’s day. The day is usually set aside to celebrate the men (not necessarily fathers) who have provided, protected and cared for their loved ones.

I find fatherhood a really important part of this society especially here in Kenya. Sigmund Freud, an Australian Neurologist, says “I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection”.

Man of honor

What comes to your mind when you hear the term man of honor? Maybe, like me, you tend to visualize a man in uniform about to go to war or a main contender at the World Wide Wrestling Federation Championship. Sometimes we think people of honor are those who look like they have it all together,great family, nice car and they live in a wonderful neighborhood.

Honor means to pay respect, to have high respect for or to esteem someone or something.

As I look around me I see many great men of honor who have sacrificed a lot to change the community around them.

The first name that pops in my mind as I write this article is my colleague and friend Leonard Nganyi popularly known as Ayub. I have had the privilege to work with Ayub for the last few months and I have learnt a great deal.

Once you get to meet Ayub, the very first thing you will notice is the positive aura he constantly has around him. He never complains and is always in good terms with everyone around him. One can clearly tell he is a believer just by the way he relates to his neighbors around him.

Leonard Nganyi also known as Ayub

So what makes him a man of honor?

In Ayub’s world, family always comes first. He has a lovely wife Lenser and two beautiful daughters namely Joy and Joan that he treasures a lot. This is always evident by the way he speaks about them every Monday morning during devotions, always blessing the Lord for his faithfulness.

Joy and Joan

Ayub is also involved in ministry at his home church- KAG Olympic  Church. He is the treasurer and also oversees some of the projects around the church. He is also part of an outreach team that goes around Kibera to spread the message of love and hope to others.

Here in Afri-Lift, Ayub part of the of the Touch a Family Program. This is a ministry whose main mission is to help the needy amongst us. This is usually in form of a food package that feeds families that have nothing to eat.

Ayub may not be the man in uniform, he may not be driving a sleek car or living in a posh neighborhood but to me he is the real definition of a man of honor.

What about you? Who is your man of honor?