A Photo Essay on Drought

Drought has brought hunger and tensions between community members in some parts of Kenya. Recently we did a food distribution to try to help bring healing to one community.

God bless,

Home to Glory

Hello friends,

This week has been very busy as we have had three funerals this week alone.
This is not a good thing for a community that was rejoicing over harvesting enough corn for this year in a country deeply plagued by famine. We praised God though for giving us the opportunity to give those who died a good send off. We are happy that the three women who died have made their contribution to society and we are striving to make ours too.

Amongst the three who died were two women who were under the age of 40. The third woman was an elder who was over 80 years of age.May God rest their souls in eternal Glory.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.

2 Corinthians 1:3-5 (NIV)

Praising God through Harvest & Famine

We are thanking God for the harvest that is coming soon! The government has encouraged farmers to plant twice this year to curb famine in various parts of Kenya.

Please continue to pray for the needs that continue to be seen in Kenya. We desperately need lots of support in terms of food and seeds. We are grateful to the government for starting irrigation in various parts of the country. We in Kericho, continue to help farmers get seeds and plan them on time, for their own subsistence needs and for trade.

We really praise God for the rain He has provided for us.

God Bless

Water, Water everywhere, thanks to one old "Mzungu"

Hi,

You will love this story of the Canadian who has invested alot in searching for water to help the people here in Africa
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/622290/-/item/0/-/9c49xtz/-/index.html

If the link doesn't work, you can also see the story here http://allafrica.com/stories/200907130414.html

God bless
Jonah

Our Sufficiency is in Him: Planting 2009

Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God. 2 Corinthians 3:5

Hello,

Farming is going on right now, all the farms have been made ready for another planting season.

The rains are starting again and we are praying that we get enough as we have had a dry season. This weather for us is sometimes what we call winter & it is extremely cold right now.

Preparing the land - From Planting 2009

We are trying as much as we can to reach more people to help them in in farming by buying seeds and fertilizer so they can plant crops and harvest them for food. We still have to the middle of April to reach more farmers with the seeds and fertilizers they need.

Preparing the land - From Planting 2009

We are trying to do this because we cannot distribute food again to them next year. We want them to have enough for their families and even some left over to sell so that they can pay for their basic needs like other foods (sugar, flour, greens, oil), school tuition, candles, etc. With the famine in the land we really need outside help from mighty men and women of faith. If you can help at all please let me know. I would be so blessed to hear from you.

Seed & Fertilizer for distribution - From Planting 2009

Otherwise we are grateful to God for the rain. The famine here has been covering the whole country and so we are blessed by God with rain so that Kericho could continue to plant and harvest if we have seeds and fertilizer. No matter how much land we may have, we can do nothing unless God provides the seeds and the fertilizer, the fertile grounds, the rains to water the soil, the sun to nourish and grow the seeds and the labour to bring in the harvest when it is ready. We are relying on God for all our blessings.

God Bless
Pastor Jonah

The Maasai & the Famine

Hello,

These are few pictures of the Maasai people that I got from a friend.

From Maasai Fight Famine

From Maasai Fight Famine

The Maasai have found ways to stay above the famine by using blood as one of their foods.

From Maasai Fight Famine

I guess this is the best way for them to run away from the food crisis hitting the country of Kenya. But I guess with all the problems with pests, raw blood might not be so good to eat.

Urgent Prayer Requests

this is just a short to let u know that Kenya is experiencing the worst famine disaster in years. food and maize (corn) in particular has not been harvested in so many places due to drought and the violence that came early last year.

staple food prices have increased over 100% in the last 6 months alone, and most incomes have remain the same or even reduced due to economic recession. the government was not able to give economic bailout as expected during this time due to its weak economy.

my city and other towns have become very dusty as it had not rained for so long.
please pray for the following:

please pray for the following
- For the rain to come
- Food to be available
- The prices of food to come down
- The economic recession globally to boom again.
- For the grace to go thru' this very hard period as there so many people waiting on someone to help.

i have to end here. Please pray. Pray.
God Bless
Jonah
p.s
i have attached daily local news articles with this info
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/515792/-/u1ag48/-/index.html
http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144004275&cid=

Sh37bn plea to save victims of famine

By MUCHEMI WACHIRAPosted Friday, January 16 2009 at 17:36

In Summary

• Post-election chaos, drought and global economy blamed for national food crisis

The massive task facing the Government as it tries to save 10 million Kenyans from starvation was laid bare on Friday when President Kibaki declared the food shortage a national emergency.

Related Stories

• Kenya seeks Sh32bn food aid
• Famine-hit area receives aid
• Leaders in strategy to end famine
• 700 bags of bad maize destroyed

standard newspaper

http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?id=1144004275&cid=4

Kibaki declares famine a disaster

Updated 3 hr(s) 41 min(s) ago

By Isaac Ongiri

President Kibaki has declared the current food shortage a national disaster and sent a passionate appeal for international help.

And the US, China, Japan and 27 EU countries through the France Ambassador Elisabeth Barbier promised to respond to the distress call. However, they told Kibaki reports of irregularities in the maize sector must be handled.

The President said the country urgently needed Sh37 billion to boost food security before the next harvest in September.

More than 10 million people need relief food.