Yesterday was a remarkable day for Kenya. The two main parties that are at loggerheads about the election outcome literally gave the public something to live for.They presented the country with rules of engagement as the continue to dialogue on the way forward.Thank God for people like H.E. Koffi Annan.Both sides seemed to have a firm grip on the need for peace in Kenya.
But as they continue to dialogue....Kenyans continue to pray for peace. Our staff in Nairobi continues to be affected by the unrest.Today being a Saturday seems to be peaceful. But during the week there are times when members of our staff that don't show up especially those in volatile areas.They call with horrific tales of watching people being slaughtered.Others have continually stayed awake inorder to protect their families.By the time they get to work they are fatigued.
Others tell you how they have to leave evening classes in the middle after receiving phone calls from family members, neighbors or friends telling them of the situation at home. On the days there are chaos, meetings have to be cancelled or postponed for another day....if there will be calm.Kenya is in a limbo because of this uncertainty.
Also pray for those that have lost their stuff in all these chaos.Families that have to literally start again.Pray for God to help them to Forgive. Pray that their families will also embrace the concept of forgiveness.A good number of Kenyans who have lost their properties are struggling with bitterness and a murderous hatred.When most of us go to sleep, we pray that we will wake up in the morning. But when Most Kenyans go to sleep, they fervently pray they will actually wake up in the morning because it is so unpredictable.
We thank God that there seems to be calm.But pray with us for peace...total peace.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Friday, February 1, 2008
KENYA TWR TEAM PRAYING FOR BETTER SECURITY
In Kenya right now, when you get to where you are going safely,you thank God.When you leave home and get back safely, you are grateful. No, not because they were not grateful before.But now our hearts are just more aware of God's protection.
Sifa Fm is a project of Trans World Radio-Kenya. We have been working on this station for a long time now.We have experienced enough hurdles to last us a lifetime.But the hurdle plate got a visitor two weeks ago when our key technical person - David Katana - was Carjacked and robbed of everything. He was in a bus on his way to Voi where we are setting up our Fm station when this happened. David recovered and moved on and is now overseeing the last phase of the set up. He obviously needs your continued prayers.
Two weeks ago a team that was led by our Finance and Administration manager Alfred Toboso was sent to Garissa to do research that would help with necessary decisions during the setting up of the fm station. That is only part of the story. 30 Kilometres before they got to Garissa they met with two Public Service Vehicles, full of passengers. These passengers had been stripped of all their belongings and harrased by highway bandits. Our team together with the passenger vehicles then drove back for about a kilometre to a place they felt it would be 'safe' to wait for the security escort from Garissa. It was an agnosing 3hour wait. The police finally came but they had also experienced an attack by the same bandits who had shot at them. But the police seemed to have fought them off successfully. Only when the security escort got there, was our team able to drive on to Garissa.
Security of our staff is a constant prayer request as travelling becomes a constant requirement during the set up phase of these Fm stations. We are grateful for the Protection God continues to grant us.Pray with us for His continued mercies.
It is the same status when it comes to travelling as far as our setting up our Sifa Fm is concerned.
REWIND TO SIFA FM VOI
A view of the community we are going to be reaching through SIFA FM.
Sifa Fm is a project of Trans World Radio-Kenya. We have been working on this station for a long time now.We have experienced enough hurdles to last us a lifetime.But the hurdle plate got a visitor two weeks ago when our key technical person - David Katana - was Carjacked and robbed of everything. He was in a bus on his way to Voi where we are setting up our Fm station when this happened. David recovered and moved on and is now overseeing the last phase of the set up. He obviously needs your continued prayers.
FAST FORWARD TO SIFA FM GARISSA
Two weeks ago a team that was led by our Finance and Administration manager Alfred Toboso was sent to Garissa to do research that would help with necessary decisions during the setting up of the fm station. That is only part of the story. 30 Kilometres before they got to Garissa they met with two Public Service Vehicles, full of passengers. These passengers had been stripped of all their belongings and harrased by highway bandits. Our team together with the passenger vehicles then drove back for about a kilometre to a place they felt it would be 'safe' to wait for the security escort from Garissa. It was an agnosing 3hour wait. The police finally came but they had also experienced an attack by the same bandits who had shot at them. But the police seemed to have fought them off successfully. Only when the security escort got there, was our team able to drive on to Garissa.
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Security of our staff is a constant prayer request as travelling becomes a constant requirement during the set up phase of these Fm stations. We are grateful for the Protection God continues to grant us.Pray with us for His continued mercies.
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