The violence and turmoil in Kenya is heartbreaking. Some have gone so far as to say it no longer about political turmoil... it is actually about ethnic cleansing (timeline of violence here, story here)This one hits very close to home for the NMC family.
Kenya Night is coming February 20. The night is student run and dedicated to raising awareness, prayer support, and funds for two significant ministries in the country of Kenya.
Caleb Bislow (director of one of the ministries; The Maasai Project) reports on his blog:
Kenya has gone chaotic:_____________
- 250,000 have been displaced
- almost a 1,000 have died
- a political leader promoting a peace walk was killed yesterday
- rebels have set up roadblocks at the country's border
- Churches and homes have been locked and set to fire with people inside
- Simon's village has had a number of refugees flee to it
- The town closest to Simon's village had problems with rebels the past couple days
- This is the worst uproar Kenya has had since they declared their independence in the 60's
- Great Britain has discouraged people from flying to Africa
- It appears that the violence is going to continue unless they take a re-vote for their president. The candidate that lost the recent election said that it was rigged. The "elected" president says that he will not allow a re-vote and will promote peace in other ways. Both candidates were from different tribes (Kikuyu/Luo) therefore causing the uprising.
I've received several emails letting us know that the AGC Abandoned Baby Center we have partnered with is in the midst of this crisis. No danger or violence has crossed the walls into the Baby Center, but water is scarce, workers are being threatened, and tensions are very high.
This is a time to be in prayer. Big Issues. Bigger God!
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