The Sisterhood Secret

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Over the past two decades, Dr Levina Mulandi, has discipled women who are concerned about the state of their community, city, and nation, but do not know how to make a difference. They often do not realize that Christ has called them as his disciples to disciple others, and that they can find fulfilment through investing in younger women. In her soon to be released book, The Sisterhood Secret: Changing the World Together, One Woman at a Time, Dr Mulandi casts a vision by telling stories of some of the 50 women in Nairobi, Kenya she has discipled. More than Bible study or a church program, Dr Mulandi shares how she empowers any woman to mentor younger women, guiding them to understand their identity, discern the purpose of their lives, and be transformed to be more like Christ. The women that Dr Mulandi has walked with have mentored dozens more through this life-on-life discipleship model which is a family relationship between sisters in Christ. You have one life. As a woman, how will you craft it? You have choices. The best lead you out of aloneness into relationships, and beyond benefitting yourself to giving back.  This Christ-centered, Spirit-bathed, sports-loving, Africa-rooted book pulses with practical suggestions, stories, and strategies, from budgeting and investment to Bible studies and discipling.  Overall it shows how to make sisterhood a priority, and then, little by little, how sisterhood can change the world.  Miriam Adeney, Ph.D.Associate Professor of World Christian Studies Seattle Pacific University Author,  Kingdom Without Borders:  The Untold Story of Global Christianity       Engaging in a one-on-one discipleship relationship is the most rewarding journey for a younger sister, for an older sister, and for producing good for our cities. Levina captures the joys, challenges, and benefits in such a down-to-earth, practical manner with colourful stories that let you glimpse into her life and those of her younger sisters. Cleverly woven throughout the stories are the essential conversations for growing in one’s relationship with Christ. As we embark on this journey as Jesus did to multiply into the lives of our younger sisters we will find, as Levina says, that “It is a thrilling and adventure-packed journey.” The Sisterhood Secret is a very compelling read. Dee F. Johnson, one of the older sisters in Levina’s life, Cru City Staff, Director of Envision Pathway (A ministry of Cru), Certified Mending the Soul Facilitator, MA Counselling     This is a must-read book for every woman who has ever had a burden to reach out to younger women so that they may come to know who they really are in Christ Jesus, but did not know how to begin to help them. Levina Mulandi painstakingly takes us through the step-by-step process of identifying, starting a relationship and patiently being “a curious student of your younger sister”, until the young disciple finally arrives at the feet of Jesus Christ. It is a beautiful process – though not without its challenges – that produces the rippling effect of one sister being mentored until she is mature enough to take care of another young sister. Only God could have devised such a wonderful plan. And the blessed result of this is that both the big sister and the younger sister learn much and discover new truths as they make this important divine journey together and “God gets the credit for His good work.”Esme H. A. James, Founder and Director, Gospel Truth Ministries, Freetown, Sierra Leone. Dr Levina Musumba Mulandi has been in life-on-life discipleship relationships for the last 20 years, discipling almost 50 younger sisters in varied situations in Nairobi, Kenya. These women have gone on to disciple other sisters and impact their city, whether in government, law, business, church, or nonprofit initiatives. Levina supervises masters and doctoral students at the International Leadership University and at Pan African Christian University and encourages them to disciple others in their contexts throughout Africa. She holds an M.A. in Educational Studies from International Leadership University and a Doctorate in Transformational Leadership at Bakke Graduate University, Seattle, WA. She and her husband Munengi Mulandi have shared a vision for discipleship from the start, have discipled their sons Timothy and David, and now have a chance to implement it at a congregational scale at Nairobi Baptist Church, where her husband pastors.