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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A Great Man Bishop Ronoh is Laid to Rest

Hello,


What a sad day it was for us today.


'Mass' was held for our late bishop, Dr. Ronoh.

Now we are sure that he indeed has died. With funeral services the impact is settling in on us.


His family has been a great inspiration to us.
What a great life he lived.

Celebration of Life

Hello,

Here we are at a life celebration service for Brother Ariba, one of our praise and worship leaders who died recently. We were told that he had colon cancer. He died after a long and painful time fighting the disease.

He worked with Walter Reed here in Kericho, Kenya as a counselor too. He loved the Lord so much that he was even serving God when he was sick.

What a loss of life, and loss of a great worship leader. I will really miss his heartfelt singing. Today travelled today to this side of Emuhaya, Kenya, northwest of Kericho for funeral services tommorrow. Pray for his family members.

God bless

Three Weddings & A Funeral

Hello,

This past Sartuday, has been a weekend of sorts. I had to go to three weddings. Yes indeed, three weddings. On top of that, I attended a funeral.

The weddings involved colleagues. One of them was for a professor in the college near where I work, and another was for a radio broadcaster.

I really enjoyed these weddings, and was really caught up in the beauty that has enveloped the church.

Since most of the professor's family members came from Mombasa, the coastal part of the country, I got to see for almost the first time, the writings drawn (henna painting) onto the body of the bride. It is very rare here in Kericho to see this Arabic influence but I guess was part of what went into the making of this successful wedding ceremony.

There were several other weddings in town too, but since I was hoping from one place to another, I got very few photo clips from them. This coming week, I will again be at a wedding. I am getting ready with good wedding gear, as I am an official (by virtue of sitting in one of the committees for 3 months), though I have to put in some money there) in one of them.

Paying our respects to the deceased and family.

Anyway, enjoy the pictures!

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)

Cancer Takes a Sister in the Lord - Elizabeth

Hi,

The death of Elizabeth, was so painful, but she fought hard to see that she could say her last words to her children, who are now orphaned.

She cried for her last daughter who is right now a teenager and asked everyone who could hear that she be taken care of. Please pray for her. Her name is Cherono.

Continue to pray for the family also. they are such a people who love God. Many people attended the funeral.


Last respects


Grave


Her children, the eldest on the left--Julius


Viewing the body


Arrival of the body


At the morgue..me standing with the black sweater


Thomas paying the mortuary charges

Three Young Gals Lost a Mother

Three young souls lost a dear mother. It was so hard. She had cancer and died just a few days ago. This week I attended two funerals; one in my home and this one about 120 miles from home.

The family are dear friends to me for a long time. It was so disheartening for them to lose their mother. Sometimes if one has to choose who makes a home, we usually quickly say it is a mother.

Pray for Edit, Memo and Faith as they think through these hard times. Their father is willing to play the two roles of mother and father but you can imagine how enormous the challenge is. Anyone with advice for him? Please pray for Him to face the challenge of raising them as a single parent. It is indeed hard for him.

I was so touched with this today. Though as leaders we attend funerals, this one touched my heart.

Father

Memo and Faith

Edith in red

Me putting a flower on the grave

The Nandi Escarpment. So nice with tea ~just like kericho

Amazed at the beauty

Sharp corners