A Life Well Lived

This week I lost my aunt.

It was one of the hardest things to believe.  But I took time to believe that she has died.  I thought in my heart  that she was  'immortal'.

 

Her love for us was huge.  She attended  every function which I could remember. 

She was so hardworking on her farm, that people admired her a lot.

She was also a strong Christian who learned to read and write at an advanced age.  All she wanted to do was read her Bible.

Rest in Peace.

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Missionary Eva

Hello friends,

I have some words to encourage you this week.

At 59 years of age, Mrs Eva Tonui is a self-sponsored missionary to an unreached people group in Kenya. She speaks their language and was working with her husband in this outreach from 1976 to 1990's.

 

After the demise of her husband, she stayed home, as many would do, caring for their little children. When the kids were of age the calling to return to a place where her husband served became more more direct to her.   She shared with friends about this calling but no one could understand her.

One day she set out and travelled there alone.  She slept for 3 nights along the way but finally found joy serving the Pokot people.  She runs a clinic, has a church that is overflowing, and has rescued over 20 girls from forced circumcision and early marriages. ( Girls are married off at the age of 12 in the community).  Some of the children she has helped are now in school in Kericho and Bomet Districts.

I must say, I was so fortunate to meet Eva.  She is so athletic and walks many many kilometers each day.

 Please pray for her and her heart for the unreached people groups in Kenya. 

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Floods Cause Loss of Life and Lots of Damage

"Three people are missing while close to 40 families have been left homeless in Nakuru town after their homes were swept by raging floods on Saturday night." These words were the opening words to an article in the paper on Sunday.

So much damage has been done by the heavy rains and floods.

I survey the damage. You can see the people have tried to build up the land with sand bags but mother nature was too powerful.

The land has just been swept away.

 

 

This house has been destroyed and sludge from the flood has entered.

 

This mama has to make the best of her situation.

The side of this man's house has been obliterated.

 

This house can no longer be lived in.

More garbage has been deposited in the slums by the running waters of the floods.

These people are very poor and have so little.  The recent on-going floods have taken away the little bit that they have.  In some cases, lives have been lost.

 What can be done for them except that good people feel moved to help.
Please pray for these dear ones.

 

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Edwin Goes to Nairobi (Update 2)

Sorry for not updating sooner about Edwin.  Since I last wrote about Edwin we have been doing a lot of travels back and forth to Nairobi.

Finding our way to the clinic.

Edwin is back in Nairobi again today after just having been there 1 1/2 days ago. Things are moving fast and it is difficult because we have a long journey to and from Nairobi to get treatment.  Today, the check up will concentrate on the chromosomes, and again, in 3 days we will need another journey to Nairobi to get the results.

Waiting to see the doctor.

That is the picture from here at the moment. Continue praying as we need to be able to cover the cost of the treatments and travel back and forth to Nairobi for outpatient treatment and medicines. We are now waiting on the Lord to move on hearts.

This is the pharmacy where we bought the medicine in Nairobi.

If you can help Edwin directly with your finances, please send your gift to us via Pay Pal (see link top right of this site).

 We need to raise at least another $100 Canadian by Saturday, March 10, 2012 for Edwin's next trip to Nairobi where he is being treated as an outpatient.

We hope to hear from you soon.

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Visiting the Samburu People

Hello,

I had a short visit to the Samburu people in the Maralal region of Kenya.

Near Marsabit, Kenya. Can you see the zebras under the shade of the trees?

Another photo near Marsabit, Kenya.  This time people are sitting on the grass.

At Maralal Safari Lodge, Kenya.

Having a drink of mursik (curdled milk made in a calabash).with lunch.

Our goal was to see the need for development in an area where less than 2% of the population receives an education.  This is a place where even the Mayor of the town we visited is starting grade one!

This region is really lacking in development though I found countless NGOs in the county.

The bulletin board at the lodge is full of information for the traveller.

My assessment of the county is that it needs prayers,  schools and water.

 

One good thing I did see is that someone started a greenhouse in the region. That was a happy moment for me when I saw the greenhouse.

The greenhouse.

In pastoral communities you see goats everywhere. These ones are grazing by the water tanks  which are located near the greenhouse.

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It's great to see tomatos growing here!

Here I am with with my Samburu guide.

Enjoy the pics and please pray for these dear people.

A photo on the bulletin board of a tourist riding a camel.

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Christmas for the IDPs

Helllo,

I had a busy day going on a quick Christmas mission taking gifts to the IDP camp near where I live.  I managed to secure some volunteers to help me out.  I'm glad I could make it there before Christmas.

It is so sad to see the situation these people live it.  Indeed it is so heartbreaking.






I want to tell you of the love these guys have for you after you gave them these gifts. They are so grateful for the gifts, especially at this time of year.

I wanted to get this report up before Christmas passed and to upload a new slideshow set to music in my language, Kipsigis.

We look forward to hearing from you again.

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More Photos of the Turkana Relief Effort

Hello,


Thank you so much for following our updates from here in Turkana country in northern Kenya where we are bringing much needed food relief to the people.

The vehicle gets stuck in the fine sand.

There are many people gathered for the food distribution. There are lots of children in the group.

I am so glad that you are praying for us.

Tomorrow will be our last day to visit this place and distribute the food before returning home.

The women and girls adorn themselves with many necklaces.

I'm holding one of the stools that Turkana men carry. They use it to sit on or to put their head on when they go to sleep.

Tonight it is so hot here that I am contemplating whether to sleep inside or
outside the house where I am staying.

Some of our team members  who are mostly university students have opted to sleep in the open. Thank God there is a moon to show the way.

Otherwise enjoy the pics and continue to pray for our work and our journey.

This is the dirty water that the Turkana people have to drink. We have brought them some water but they really need good clean water. How wonderful it would be if they had a proper well.

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