I wanted to give you an update on how the money you have sent in to help Kenya is being used and to ask you to continue to pray. Currently we have sent funds to two different locations both of which have seen continued violence since the election.
One of the things that is so difficult for me is that as we help these two different areas I am also aware that these are the same two tribes who are fighting against one another. In Kibera most of the resources are going to help Kenyans from the Lou tribe and in the Rift valley it is the Kikuyu who are struggling after being chased from there houses. It just breaks my heart to see those I love struggling so violently against one another.
Kibera
In Kibera we sent money to 3 pastors that we work with. Pastor Timothy, Pastor Humphrey, and Pastor Sheth. That money was used to purchase food vouchers that they passed out to those in need both in their congregations and in the community. This was special to us, because these are the 3 churches that countless teams have built into and this allows us to continue serving alongside them in these hard times.
Every time we talk to one of these pastors they are overflowing with thanks. Please know that your gifts are making a world of difference to many people in Kibera.
Rift Valley
Near Kijabe in the Rift valley we are working with Pastor Simon. He has been organizing relief work for those displaced from their homes in western Kenya. The primary effort has been in the hard hit town of Eldoret. This is the area where a church full of people was burnt down. He has organized people to either drive or fly people out of western Kenya. He is working with two impromptu relief camps that have sprung up.
In one on these camps 90 families who have nothing are staying in a church. Simon described this to me as overwhelming. The money going to that area is helping with food, blankets, shelter, transportation, shoes…and looking forward even schooling for the kids. In short there are many needs that these families have who have lost everything.
There are 30 families that we know of that are still trapped in Eldoret. Pastor Simon is working to get a truck there to get them out and to safety.
Our prayer is that this verse from 2 Corinthians 1:10 will come true in Kenya:
“He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us.
On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us
as you help us by your prayers.”
Please know your prayers matter!
On behalf of so many in Kenya that you have helped I want to again say thank you.
scott
