By International Office Communications

Chris Amulo, a dedicated Navigator with a rich history of faith and service, shares his inspiring journey and the lessons learned along the way in this interview.

WW: Can you give us a brief overview of how you discovered your faith and became involved with The Navigators?

CA: My journey of faith began during high school when a mathematics and chemistry teacher visited our school. It turned out he had been part of a Navigator Ministry at his university. He would invite us to his house for extra academic coaching, then would take time to share about Jesus. At the time, my classmates and I were more interested in his delicious meals and academic support than his message. It wasn't until I entered university a year later that his words started to make sense. A classmate prayed for me to accept Christ, and I promptly informed that teacher, who connected me with The Navigators at our university. Under their guidance, I embarked on a five-year discipleship journey. It was a transformative experience.

WW: Tell us about your path to becoming the Country Leader (CL) in Kenya.

CA: By God's grace, I was invited to join staff training after graduating and was stationed in a town 68 kilometers southeast of Nairobi. The Navigators were pioneering a ministry there. After completing my two-year staff training, I continued working with students and youth in the community. I eventually took over leadership of the ministry when my team leader relocated to a neighboring country as a missionary. During my tenure, I continued staff training and became deeply involved in leader development for the Kenya work, collaborating closely with the Country Leader. In 2015, I was chosen to serve as the Country Leader for The Navigators Kenya, a role I enjoyed for nearly eight years.

WW: What were some of the key lessons you learned while serving as the Country Leader?

CA: Being the Country Leader was a profoundly humbling, challenging, and exciting experience. It taught me the importance of complete reliance on God, the guidance and empowerment of the Holy Spirit, and the value of collaboration with others. I realized that our Calling cannot be fulfilled through personal strategies, knowledge, or experience alone. It truly takes the collective effort of the Body of Christ within The Navigators and beyond to advance the Gospel.

I also gained a deeper understanding of faith—”the assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things not seen.” I encountered issues that seemed insurmountable; but through collective prayer and support, we witnessed God's supernatural interventions. Challenging relationships were mended, and what appeared as insurmountable resource needs were addressed. It underscored that this work is indeed the Lord's doing!

WW: What will you be involved in now?

CA: I look forward to continuing to grow in my journey of leader development by serving on the Africa Regional Team. Africa is a young continent and has the youngest population. It is also faced with many challenges, which we refer to as “Africa Realties:” poverty, witchcraft, and underdeveloped leadership, among others. I do believe that the Gospel has the power to transform this continent. Identifying, recruiting, training, developing, and deploying Christlike leadership is a key imperative if we are to see meaningful change. Africa has the potential to be the next missionary sending frontier. For this to happen we need to invest in leaders from a younger age.

WW: What excites you most about the upcoming year?

CA: This year we have seen leadership transitions in nearly all our Maturing and Partnering Countries within the Africa Region. I am excited that I will be working with them and learning from them. We have been talking a lot about changing the spiritual landscape of Africa in response to the unique challenges facing our continent and their impact on the advance of the Gospel. I have a heart for leader development and am eager to share what God has taught me over the years. I am trusting God to grow in my discernment as a leader so that wherever I go and serve I will do that in the full measure of the blessing of Christ (Romans 15:29).