Pastor John Returns from Sudan

Pastor John just returned from another trip to the village in southern Sudan. He reports that militia came to the village again recently. They took children and harmed children that refused to go. Here is a direct quote from Pastor John. "The militia group are abducting children and take to be sold. If a child refuses to go with them they remove teeth, or chop off one ear or eye from that child and leave him that way. It is bad." The men are disarmed and the houses are burned. Please pray we can bring more children to Kenya to be cared for by Pastor John.

Baby Aaron is recovering!

News from Africa!! The boy twin, Aaron, of Pastor Thomas and Hellen Opiyo is recovering. He was rushed to hospital with a very high temp. (105.8) He is responding to the anitbiotics and will receive blood today. Maybe go home in a few days. For those of you just signing in, the baby girl twin, Debra, had what they thought was a cold, but it took her life. She was buried a couple of days ago. Pray for these grieving parents.

Houses for the Sudanese children

The men of Pastor John's church started making bricks the first few days of 2010. The bricks are made from the clay on the church property and water from the well also located on the property. As soon as they form 30,000 bricks the first home for 15 children will take shape.

Pray it doesn't rain so much it ruins the bricks.

Pastor Thomas has twins!!

Sunday, Jan 31st Pastor Thomas and his wife, Hellen, were blessed with twins. Aaron and Debra

came forth very healthy and strong. They are now home enjoying the love and care of the family.

Pastor Josiah reports that God remembered Kenya

Pastor Josiah from Nairobi Kenya recently sent word that the drought in Kenya that left many people and animals dying from thirst is now over. The long awaited rains came this week!!

Bucks for blankets

Pastor Davidson reports that he needs funds for blankets in the Mt Elgon area.
There is a family of newly orphaned children. Their mother recently died of
starvation and the children are now under the care of elderly grandparents.
A gift of any size will help supply blankets for these children. Any extra will go
to buy food for this family.

Malaria menace

Malaria is such a menace to the people we care for in Kenya and Sudan. Pastor John's wife and child were afflicted this past week. Pastor Davidson's wife was recently very ill with malaria.
Most of the time the adults survive, but not the case of children under age 5. In Africa a child
under 5 years of age dies every 30 seconds. (stats from WHO) Please pray for God to intervene
for the ones who are ill and for the malaria problem in general. The people can receive injections, but it is not free. An African pastor asked me, "How can something so small like a mosquito take such a big man down?" Only God can bring the solution to this violent attacker.