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Dr. Amos Otieno Odenyo tirelessly supported the spiritual needs of his community in Got Regea. In fact, he last attended church service in Saint Peter’s Church on Sunday, July 1, 2007. He was too weak to walk to the altar to present his tithe, so a family member did so in his place. Dr. Odenyo died three weeks later.
His appreciation for St. Peter’s church started as a child, when he listened to the sermons of Reverend Simeon Nyende, and his father, Zablon Sangoro Odenyo. According to his children, Sangoro emphasized love among family and friends, and the importance of telling the truth. He led by example, setting high moral standards for others to follow.
Sangoro’s brother-in-law, Simeon Odera, was the church choirmaster. Odera was the first person to introduce the foot-pedal organ to Got Regea. Whenever the church choir was led by Simeon Odera, the church overflowed with worshippers. Dr. Amos Otieno Odenyo repeatedly stated that in his entire youth growing up in Got Regea, he never felt more inspired than when Simeon Odera led the Got Regea choir. It was in Simeon Odera’s memory that Dr. Odenyo named his second son “Odera.”
His appreciation for St. Peter’s church started as a child, when he listened to the sermons of Reverend Simeon Nyende, and his father, Zablon Sangoro Odenyo. According to his children, Sangoro emphasized love among family and friends, and the importance of telling the truth. He led by example, setting high moral standards for others to follow.
Sangoro’s brother-in-law, Simeon Odera, was the church choirmaster. Odera was the first person to introduce the foot-pedal organ to Got Regea. Whenever the church choir was led by Simeon Odera, the church overflowed with worshippers. Dr. Amos Otieno Odenyo repeatedly stated that in his entire youth growing up in Got Regea, he never felt more inspired than when Simeon Odera led the Got Regea choir. It was in Simeon Odera’s memory that Dr. Odenyo named his second son “Odera.”
 Zablon Sangoro Odenyo Funeral (1969) |
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Video: St. Peter's Church Choir
History of the Anglican Church of Kenya
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Festo Habakkuk Olang' (First African Archbishop of Kenya)
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