We just recieved another note from Keith. They are safe but the country and our neighborhood of Bondeni (a neighborhood within the Mathare slums) are very much in danger. Please continue to pray.
January 3, 2008
Dear Friends,
Thank you so much for your prayers in the last week. We have really felt them. What we thought was a safe place to be during the election time turned out to be a real “hotbed”. We were unable to leave Sunrise Acres due to major road blocks. We saw many sad things and heard about even sadder things. God is kind to us, and we were able to make it back to Nairobi last night safely. We have so much to be grateful for.
We are so sad about what is happening in Kenya. We know that God loves this land and He has not forsaken them. We are trusting Him. Please continue to pray, pray, pray for the people of Kenya. Pray for the children in the Hope Centers. Our center in Kibera had all of the windows broken out. Bondeni and Mathare North have both been very hard hit with the ethnic violence as well, although the centers have been untouched. We have several people living in our guest house that are afraid. Mary and Wallace have all of their extended family that lives in Nairobi, as well as a family from the church living with them. There is a lot of fear, but there is also a lot of faith. I love hearing people praising God in the middle of talking about scary things.
Please keep praying. Pray for our children. They have heard a lot of gun fire and know way too much about what has been happening here. Pray that God will give them great peace and that this time will be used to really grow their faith. Pray for the safety of the precious people in Mathare and Kibera. Pray for the Kamaus (Mary and Wallace) and their safety. They are from the Kikuyu tribe that is being targeted. Pray for the Paytons (Kathy’s parents) as they will be traveling on Jan. 9th and the road to the airport has been closed sporadically in the last few days. Continue to pray that God will keep us faithful.
Thank you, more than we can ever say, we love you and are grateful that God has put you in our lives and in this work to pray.
Love, Keith and Kathy
