Posterous Oversized Pic February 13, 2009

Still working with posterous for posting to wordpress.
I think I want two spaces between paragraphs here but I am not entirely sure.  I will lay this one out that way with two lines between paragraphs and also two lines between a [...]

Experiment With Posterous Posting February 13, 2009

Still working with posterous for posting to wordpress.
I think I want two spaces between paragraphs here but I am not entirely sure.  I will lay this one out that way with two lines between paragraphs and also two lines between a [...]

Report From India and Cuba September 17, 2008

From “Heaven’s Family:”
Although it won’t make international news, our spiritual family in the state of Orissa, India, is facing a major test. Fanatical Hindu mobs have been on a rampage, determined to exterminate Christians, whether they be Evangelical, Protestant or Roman Catholic. Those mobs have been looting, raping, murdering, and burning down homes and churches. [...]

We Are Back In Kenya Ourselves (Finally) September 10, 2008

We (Roger and Brooks Thoman) are finally on the ground in Kenya this week for the first time since the crisis.  We are very happy to be able to re-unite with so many of our friends that we have not seen for over eight months.
Heartbreak and Miracles From the Violence
It is very difficult to be [...]

Appreciation from Kenya April 21, 2008

Letter from Dawson:
Greetings from Kenya. Our hearts are full of thanks to the house church networks of the USA and all over the world. Since the disaster began, our friends from house churches are the only ones who stood with us. Even here in Kenya, those who seem to care are from [...]

House Churches More Effective than Mega Churches March 18, 2008

This report and observation from Dawson is very, very encouraging:
With traditional churches, their worship structure got affected and that is why they can’t have church as normal.  But with house church we don’t go to church but we take the church with us everywhere we go and that is why some house church members or [...]

Pictures from Isaac Cheduke March 10, 2008

The way things were… homes and people suffering violence:

The way things are… people still in refugee camps:

Some people finding transportation in hopes of starting a new life:

Isaac describes what our support has meant to him and those he works with:
For days after the clashes we were out of options. But today many of [...]

George Jaoko Assists Displaced Families March 6, 2008

George Jaoko, a church leader in Nairobi, has been given funds to help with people affected by the violence. Here is his report:
We were able to visit the Nakuru Afraha Stadium Refugee Camp just 100m from the hotel where you (Roger and Brooks) were staying. There are still many displaced persons who [...]

Peace Agreement Signed!!! February 28, 2008

Just hours ago the news is spreading throughout Kenya and the world that a peace agreement has been signed between President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga.  The agreement calls for a coalition partnership:
“Given the current situation, neither side can realistically govern the country without the other. There must be real power-sharing to move [...]

Testimony from Refugee Camp February 25, 2008

From Dawson Mudenyo in Kitale:
Greetings again from Kenya. Testimonies are coming in every day at one of the camps where we have also pitched tent as our area and place of ministry. We have led nearly 100 families to the Lord in this camp. Every evening families get together either inside the small tent or [...]

We Provide Support through George Jaoko of Nairobi February 22, 2008

We have been impressed by George Jaoko’s commitment to help others during this time of need.  George is a church leader in Nairobi.  George reported:
“I have church members and their relatives who are displaced, properties burned, no shelter, no food, children sleeping in the cold, displaced from livelyhood.  The list is long.”
We sent George some [...]

Powerful and Moving Report from Isaac Cheduke February 16, 2008

On 27th of December 2007 we voted peacefully. Things seemed okay until the results were announced. That’s when we saw tension building up and people began talking in low tones. Nevertheless we never thought we were in danger. We continued working and thought the bad feelings would pass. There was certainly no indication that it [...]

Relief Funds Coming In and Going Out! February 14, 2008

Together we have raised over $6,000 during the past 2 weeks to bring relief to Kenyans during this crisis. This is an outstanding response so far!
Here is a report on how some of the funds are being used. In one camp, located near Kitale, the Red Cross delivered some tents to provide temporary [...]

Pain and Hope February 12, 2008

Dawson Mudenyo reports the following tragic story:
“I am attaching a picture of a lady whose husband went missing. The only thing she found the next morning was her husband’s clothes stained with blood. Only clothes, the body was missing. He was later found buried in a toilet somewhere else. She hasn’t gone back; [...]

Pictures from the Camp in Kitale February 12, 2008

Dawson and Elizabeth are working in the camp in Kitale to help meet needs and minister to people in Christ. Here are some pictures they have sent:

Prayer Requests from Kenya February 8, 2008

The following prayer requests were sent to Rob Bleakney from Hudson Mukunza of the Kenya House of Prayer.  Please pass this on to all concerned pray-ers and intercessors:
1.    Pray for the church to be healed and raise up to heal the nation. We have prayed and still pray that God will forgive us as a [...]

Latest News: Troubles Continue February 7, 2008

From “The Economist,” Feb. 7, 2008:
Stop this descent into hell
SIX weeks after Mwai Kibaki stole an election, the bloodshed and ethnic cleansing in swathes of Kenya are getting frighteningly worse. Parts of the country are in danger of sealing themselves off (see article). Areas where a medley of ethnic groups once lived together are being [...]

Report from Isaac & Emily Mukweyi February 5, 2008

Isaac and Emily, from Webuye, are involved in house churches and sent the following report as an email to Tony Dale:
Dear Tony,
We are much previleged especially to write you this mail. God is indeed good and we really thank him and praise his name for what he has already done and for what he is [...]

Latest News – Associated Press – Second Lawmaker Killed February 1, 2008

More violence was stirred up when a policeman shot and killed an opposition lawmaker yesterday:
ELDORET, Kenya – A policeman shot and killed an opposition lawmaker Thursday in what authorities say was a crime of passion over a woman. But machete-wielding protesters convinced it was an assassination clashed with police, leaving at least three dead.
The [...]

From Ken Wanyoni, Who is Living in a Refugee Camp, to Jan Cowles January 31, 2008

Thanks for your prayers. May God see you as His vessel which is holy and worthy to be used.
Pastor the problem we are in now is that we don’t have food, clothes, mattresses, mosquito net, drugs and shelter. For we are at the camp. Imagine pastor this things have resulted in many evil activities [...]