NEWS FROM KENYA

KITALE | Bro Martin Chemiati

I would like to thank you for your comforting letter. It gave me a very courageous and wonderful message. Although my partner has fallen asleep and I am now 60 years old, I wish to continue preaching and teaching this wonderful message to others.

We in Kenya are facing a very critical situation, for politics are very unstable and can cause chaos. Because of this, I would like reassurance that Jesus’ return is near. I am very sure that everybody will witness our Lord’s return.

I have been visiting Colleges and Secondary Schools teaching with the NEV Bible, and the commentaries give good notes. Now I have one professor who is very good to me, and I appreciate being heard by such a person. I baptized 9 people during 2015 and now I hope to baptise 5 people who need NEV Bibles. May the Lord bless us all.

SHIMO LA TEWA | Bro Anthony Wafula

I would like to thank CAT for all the literature you sent me: it is a great help to my Ecclesia, especially the Kiswahili New Testament. These are excellent books with a great spiritual message. May God bless you by expanding and adding more funds for your work and I trust you will be able to continue feeding us with the great messages from the Bible.

If it is God’s will to delay to send His Son to establish His Kingdom on this earth, we pray He will open doors for you to publish a full Kiswahili Bible, so that we will be assisted more as we read with guidance from the Bible Planner.

We need teaching aids for the Sunday School. Please help our children to respect the Word of God and to know it. We are working hard to make sure that all our Ecclesial members will grow in knowledge of the Word of God. Let us all pray and wait for the return of Jesus Christ.

KENYA - MAJOR REFUGEE PROBLEM

The Kenya Government generously provided two big refugee camps for 600,000 refugees. The Government has now decided to close these two camps which means these refugees will have to go elsewhere.

Many organizations have strongly protested about this, but Kenya Government are maintaining their position. It would seem the underlying reasons are that economically they cannot continue to afford them. There has been violence in the camps; owing to lack of international support food allowances have been reduced. They are suspected of being breeding grounds for AL-Shabaab terrorists. Whilst living in the camps some of the refugees work locally which reduces employment opportunities for native Kenyans, causing unrest. The census of July 2016 shows the current rate of unemployment for Kenyans is 25% with no reduction forecast for the future, added to which possible economic implications of Britex are causing concern.

The various refugee organizations are working on schemes to move them to other countries, repatriate them to their former countries or train some to ultimately become Kenyan citizens.

The situation is very worrying and uncertain for our Brethren and Sisters in the camps, things could work out for their benefit and they are in special need of the favourable working of the hand of Providence to provide what will be best for them. They certainly need our prayers.

Pictured above: Bro Isidore Mwibeleca and his family who live in the Kukuma Refugee Camp