Kenya Missions Update

February 10, 2008

Greetings in the name of Jesus!

Thought would send you a short update on the things going on in Eldoret, Kenya.  First the bad/good news.  On Friday last week, there were at least 5 houses burnt in Huruma, one of the highly dense areas of people located just outside of town.  We heard of several reasons why it started, so who knows for sure what started it.  But officially, there were 43 arrested as we heard on the news.  Unofficially, we heard that 6 died (by the police).  But it was over very quickly, as the police and GSU were close by and contained it quickly.  This on the other side of town from us, so there was no danger to us. 

Good news – I believe a result of many prayers around the world.  We are told that a political breakthrough may happen as early as this week in the talks lead by Kofi Annan in Nairobi.  Praise the Lord!   Keep praying, it isn’t over yet!

Good news – teacher Elizabeth has come back to town and school will start on Monday, tomorrow for the girls!  Praise the Lord!

Good news – a new ministry has developed because of this situation.  We have 40 policemen just down the road from us.  The Inspector (the boss there) is a Christian.  After visiting with him, we were invited today to come and share a Word from the Lord with them.  So, from 9 until 10:15 today, we as a family went down and sang and I preached a lesson on Matthew 5:9.  We were well received, with about 20 officers in attendance.  You could sense that most of them did not know about Christ.  I did see one Bible amongst them.   We were invited back to share more.  We also hope to share with them some of Oneal Tankersley’s Christian video’s that he made.  Pray as we start this new ministry. 

At the end, we were thanked for coming and one policeman made the comment that most people do not think that policemen can be Christians.  Thanks for coming!  Our girls might be the only ones in Kenya who wave when we see a policeman on the road, we are trying to instill in them that even in Kenya, police are our friends and not our enemies! 

Well, keep your eyes open for opportunities to serve the Lord!

In Service to Christ,

Keith for the Gafner Family