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Berkeley Hackett,
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Seeing church
through eyes
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A MEMORIAL SERVICE is scheduled for 2 p.m. June
23 at the Woodson Chapel Church of Christ, 5800
Edmondson Pike, Nashville, Tenn.
verlooking the gorgeous
Pacific coast in glamorous
Malibu, Calif., Christians
talked about ministering to
the poor alongside native believers
from Haiti, Uganda and Cuba.
The 69th annual Bible Lectures
at Pepperdine University included
speakers from more than 30
countries. More than 5,000 church
members attended. On the final
night, attendees received a book
commemorating Jerry Rushford's
30 years as director of the lectures.
service.”
Berkeley Hackett died
of a heart attack May
21 in Kenya’s capital,
Nairobi. He was 70.
He attended Michigan
Christian College, now
Rochester College, and
earned degrees from
Harding University and
the University of Alabama. In Kenya, he
and his wife worked with the Church of
Christ that meets in Nairobi’s Eastleigh
neighborhood. Seeking a way to train
Kenyan Christians to support their min-
istry, he founded the Kenya Christian
Industrial Training Institute, or KCITI.
In 2011, he handed the reins of the
institute to Lydia Wanjiku, who grew up
in the slums of Nairobi and was the first
student to enroll at KCITI.
News of the missionary’s death
generated a flood of responses on The
Christian Chronicle’s news blog.
“What Mr. Berkeley Hackett has done
for my life is unforgettable,” said Martin
Mulimbwa, a native of the Democratic
Republic of Congo. “He helped so many
Congolese refugees like me regain con-
trol of our lives after fleeing civil wars
in our countries of origin.”
The missionary “gave me hope,” said
Mulimbwa, who now lives in Canada,
“and the training I received at KCITI
shaped my future. Today I have life,
hope and peace because of Christ, who
utilized Berkeley Hackett.”
Philippe Dauner, minister in Marseilles,
France, delivers a keynote address.
University President Andrew Benton presents an award to Oji
O. Oji, minister and publisher in Nigeria, and his wife, Ngozi.
bout 15 minutes before
the Sunday morning
worship assembly
started, I pulled into the
parking lot of a red-brick,
tree-shaded Church of
Christ in the Midwest.
Through my ministry
with The
Inside Story Christian
Chronicle, I
am blessed
to visit con-
gregations
all over the
nation. Most
of the time,
though,
somebody
knows I’m
coming, and
I receive a warm welcome.
In this case, I had
attended an early service
with a different group of
Christians but decided to
visit a second congregation
— unannounced — before I
flew home.
I had heard great things
about the second church
and even connected online
with the preacher. He had
helped me a few times
when I e-mailed requests
for sources and ideas to
my Chronicle feedback list.
I thought it would be neat
to meet him in person and
maybe even grab lunch if he
happened to be free.
When I arrived, I noticed
a sign for “Guest Parking.”
“How sneaky,” I thought
with a chuckle, expect-
ing someone to greet me
quickly as I got out of my
rental car.
But I made it to the main
door without anyone saying
anything — and without
anyone noticing me, even
See GUEST, Page 4
PHOTOS BY ERIKTRYGGESTAD
Jerry Rushford gets a standing ovation before he delivers his final lecture as director of the
Pepperdine Bible Lectures. The university honored Rushford for his 30 years of service to the lectures.
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Attendees learn "A cappella songs for a new generation"
during a class in Pepperdine's Stauffer Chapel.
Berkeley North Hackett earned the
nickname “Rhino” for his tenacity and
tirelessness as he served souls in the
East African nation of Kenya.
In 1970, the Detroit native and his
wife, Charlotte, committed to two years
of mission work in Kenya, said longtime
friend Vincent Doan. That two years,
Doan said, became “a 42-year lifetime of
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