On Thursday, the whole nation saw on their television sets, that for the first time since election on Dec 27, President Kibaki and Raila (the opposition) shook hands after meeting together with Kofi Annan (the former UN General Secretary). Both men said that they are committed to bring peace to Kenya and urged Kenyan to be patient and not to attack one another. The nation almost gave a collective sigh of relief that at least the process of dialogue has begun. However, just an hour later, the opposition team held a press conference and criticised the President for calling himself the "duly elected President". Our relief was certainly short lived. Once again, we seem to be in a deadlock again. Meanwhile, another city, Nakuru which has been pretty calm has now erupted in violence. The news say that 12 were killed and hundreds of homes burnt. Like Eldoret and Kisumu, Nakuru was one of the thriving economies of Kenya - a bustling city.
By now, I admit I am feeling pretty tired of this "on" and "off" political process and yet seeing the continued violence that the ordinary Kenyans had suffered - so many has been violently murdered, children traumatised, displaced and orphaned.
It is easy to give up at this point but I have to remind myself that I cannot afford to. We are continuing our commitment to pray and trust God to turn this situation around. We must continue to have faith. We believe that the destiny of Kenya as the home of refugees and the bastion of hope in the Horn of Africa, rests on the people of God. We must pray. For those who are reading this blog, please don't give up on Kenya. Pray for us!
It's been a while since I posted pics, so here's a couple...during the school break in December, we helped sent one of our students, Peter Garang, a Sudanese, with some medicines and food items to the Northern part of Kenya. He also conducted some meetings while he was doing the distribution. The second picture is Garang with the medication.
By now, I admit I am feeling pretty tired of this "on" and "off" political process and yet seeing the continued violence that the ordinary Kenyans had suffered - so many has been violently murdered, children traumatised, displaced and orphaned.
It is easy to give up at this point but I have to remind myself that I cannot afford to. We are continuing our commitment to pray and trust God to turn this situation around. We must continue to have faith. We believe that the destiny of Kenya as the home of refugees and the bastion of hope in the Horn of Africa, rests on the people of God. We must pray. For those who are reading this blog, please don't give up on Kenya. Pray for us!
It's been a while since I posted pics, so here's a couple...during the school break in December, we helped sent one of our students, Peter Garang, a Sudanese, with some medicines and food items to the Northern part of Kenya. He also conducted some meetings while he was doing the distribution. The second picture is Garang with the medication.
Our call is to continue to empower men and women like Peter, to do what God has called them to do through prayer, encouragement, mentoring and resources. There is much to do!!!
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