Today Tony preached a powerful message, "Things to come - Part 1" - he talked about the confusion that is in the world and how the church need to hear the voice of God. He stressed on how important it is that we return to holiness and learn to listen to the voice of God and to live in a state of repentance before the Lord. He ended the service with an altar call encouraging the church to repent before God and to live for Him, and make a difference in our world today. More than half the congregation responded to the altar call. It was a good service.
After that, we visited a Malaysian family whom we've gotten really close to and had lunch with them - yummy Malaysian food. It is a good day!
On the home front, we have no water right now as the water tank on campus has a terrible leak and the pump has to be switched off. We hope the problem will be solved soon.
The girls are getting ready for school tomorrow after their extended holiday....it might be difficult to wake them up for their first day after weeks of sleeping in...I, on the other hand, are more than ready to get back into a routine - finally.
More students and staff members are now back on campus, we heard from them that for most part, things have calmed down and people are trying to get on with life. The most affected cities, Kisumu and Eldoret are still recovering from the post election violence - this will take a while due to the destruction that these cities has suffered. However, as of today, we have not heard of any fresh violence.
Next week will be crucial - the election of the House speaker on Tuesday and the banned rallies that are supposed to take place from Wednesdays to Frodays. Kofi Annan, the former General Secretary of the UN are suppose to arrive next week to continue mediation talks with both sides.
In his sermon today, Tony reminded the church that when we are faced with a crisis, we usually run to a man or put our hope in people, however, we must remember that the solution for our crisis is in the Lord and we must run to Him instead and call for His help. He is still on the throne and is more than able to help. It is wonderful today at church to see Kenyans of different tribes worshipping together. I believe that as the people of God pray and seek His face, He will heal our land.
Lucy, came again, to get more money for the orphanage - we can only withdraw a limited amount at the ATM machine, so we have to draw money almost everyday! She had just come from a local supermarket that usually donate their wilted vegetables and bruised fruits to the orphanage. Usually, her truck would be full of potatoes, cabbages, bruised fruit of all kinds, etc. However, this time she came away empty handed. The person in charge that particular day was of a different tribe and I guess he decided that he is not giving food to Lucy (an "opposing" tribe)! It both saddens and angers me to hear that - especially when he knows that Lucy represents an orphanage....but it did give me a clue how deeply seated these problems are. It is not enough to blanket the nation with the gospel, we must actively disciple so that the gospel can penetrate to the hearts of the people so that these tribalism can be conquered.
Talking about ATM withdrawals, some friends were worried we are unable to access our funds. We did have trouble last week as most machines had no cash in them - it was reported that within days, the ATM withdrawal totalled 270 million Ksh! I am glad to report that we don't have that problem anymore although due to the daily limit, we do have to withdraw money almost daily - for as long as we have money to withdraw :-)
I am glad Tony reminded the church today to look to God in our crisis. I know that many, including Christians, are expecting the international envoys to do their "magic" in Kenya. Once again, I ask for prayers for this nation. There is no magic that any man or group can conjure to wave away the crisis that Kenya is facing - we need the hand of God. So, pray with us and for us!
After that, we visited a Malaysian family whom we've gotten really close to and had lunch with them - yummy Malaysian food. It is a good day!
On the home front, we have no water right now as the water tank on campus has a terrible leak and the pump has to be switched off. We hope the problem will be solved soon.
The girls are getting ready for school tomorrow after their extended holiday....it might be difficult to wake them up for their first day after weeks of sleeping in...I, on the other hand, are more than ready to get back into a routine - finally.
More students and staff members are now back on campus, we heard from them that for most part, things have calmed down and people are trying to get on with life. The most affected cities, Kisumu and Eldoret are still recovering from the post election violence - this will take a while due to the destruction that these cities has suffered. However, as of today, we have not heard of any fresh violence.
Next week will be crucial - the election of the House speaker on Tuesday and the banned rallies that are supposed to take place from Wednesdays to Frodays. Kofi Annan, the former General Secretary of the UN are suppose to arrive next week to continue mediation talks with both sides.
In his sermon today, Tony reminded the church that when we are faced with a crisis, we usually run to a man or put our hope in people, however, we must remember that the solution for our crisis is in the Lord and we must run to Him instead and call for His help. He is still on the throne and is more than able to help. It is wonderful today at church to see Kenyans of different tribes worshipping together. I believe that as the people of God pray and seek His face, He will heal our land.
Lucy, came again, to get more money for the orphanage - we can only withdraw a limited amount at the ATM machine, so we have to draw money almost everyday! She had just come from a local supermarket that usually donate their wilted vegetables and bruised fruits to the orphanage. Usually, her truck would be full of potatoes, cabbages, bruised fruit of all kinds, etc. However, this time she came away empty handed. The person in charge that particular day was of a different tribe and I guess he decided that he is not giving food to Lucy (an "opposing" tribe)! It both saddens and angers me to hear that - especially when he knows that Lucy represents an orphanage....but it did give me a clue how deeply seated these problems are. It is not enough to blanket the nation with the gospel, we must actively disciple so that the gospel can penetrate to the hearts of the people so that these tribalism can be conquered.
Talking about ATM withdrawals, some friends were worried we are unable to access our funds. We did have trouble last week as most machines had no cash in them - it was reported that within days, the ATM withdrawal totalled 270 million Ksh! I am glad to report that we don't have that problem anymore although due to the daily limit, we do have to withdraw money almost daily - for as long as we have money to withdraw :-)
I am glad Tony reminded the church today to look to God in our crisis. I know that many, including Christians, are expecting the international envoys to do their "magic" in Kenya. Once again, I ask for prayers for this nation. There is no magic that any man or group can conjure to wave away the crisis that Kenya is facing - we need the hand of God. So, pray with us and for us!
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Blessings...Rosemary