Nairobi, 30 January, 2026 / 11:47 pm (ACI Africa).
The Bishop of Kenya's Catholic Diocese of Bungoma has urged students in the country to embrace discipline, perseverance, and faith as they pursue education despite the many challenges they face in life.
In his Wednesday, January 28 homily during the opening of St. John’s Machakha High School in the Diocese, Bishop Mark Kadima Wamukoya said that success requires consistent effort and patience even when results are disappointing.
“You must come out to sow, you will not have anywhere to harvest from the good soil if you have not first come out to sow. You must come out and work. The work that you do should not discourage you, because sometimes it does not bear fruit immediately. Today it may not produce, but keep working. You must come out and sow every day. Come out and sweat every day. Come out and study every day,” Bishop Kadima said at the school opening mass.
The Catholic Bishop encouraged students to keep working on their discipline and studies, assuring them that the journey of success is not without challenges.
“We must come out to work every day. We should not be discouraged. It does not mean that everyone and everything is successful. All of us have had difficulties in life. Sometimes we don’t get people who cooperate. Sometimes we don’t get people who help us, but it does not mean we should not come out and work because someone failed to help us,” he said.
