Peace Building Seminar with Student Leaders Concludes

Thank you for your prayers for the students leaders we hosted in Kericho, Kenya this past week. I enjoyed staying with them and chaperoning them, though I went to sleep late, most of the time at midnight since I had to make sure they were all asleep first.

I love young people. I enjoyed interacting with them, though i realize many young people see things as they are ...at that time......

Mostly this week, we had a good time learning lessons about conflict and it's resolutions.

At the end of the week, each one of us got a certificate. A certificate was also given to me for being a good coordinator and being able to look after the young one's well.

Have a great day and
many blessings.

Peace Building

Hi,

There is a gathering of students here at the Bible College this week to learn about peace building,and HIV and AIDS.

Many of you will know that we had a lot violence last year in Kenya. We are hoping that the counselling and teaching we are doing will help to prevent a recurrence of violence in future. Our anti violence activities are focussed on the youth who are the main actors/perpetrators of violence.

We are working together with our partners ALARM alarm-inc.org, and Walter Reed http://www.usamrukenya.org/hiv.htm

We want to remain in God's presence and have our children and youth be in God's presence. That is where we are all strong and united in the bonds of peace and love.

Pray for us as we proceed this week.

Many Blessings,

Visit to Kenya's IDP Center

Our visit to the Internally Displaced Persons IDPs Center was quite devastating. The IDPs have experienced so much loss to their lives and personal dignity.



We were without words as we visited this place. I have uploaded a lot of pictures here of all the parts of the Center that we visited so that you can see what it is really like.













I am now trying to implement what I learned at the Amahoro Gathering I attended the week before last in Hekspoort, South Africa; teachings about community building and reconciliation. We Christians are called to be peace makers.

God bless.
Jonah