Thursday, January 3, 2008
Happy New Year!
If you've been following the news at all, you've probably heard that Kenya is a little unstable at the moment. Federal elections were held on December 27, and because democracy is maturing in this country, the opposition was very strong (which is a good thing). Unfortunately, the president unwisely decided to rig the election, and so for a number of days now, there have been hundreds of violent clashes across the country. This is super sad because Kenya is widely considered to be one of the safest countries on the continent and has so much potential for meaningful, lasting development.
Teresa and I are currently stuck in Nairobi. We're safe and sound in the SP guest house, but can't go outside, so we've been passing the time by watching the news and eating toast. It's pretty boring. Thankfully, everything is calm in our area of town...we just need to wait until it's safe to go back to Mombasa. We're hoping to "make a break for it" by sometime next week.
Please pray that the political crisis is resolved soon so that people (including Teresa and I) can get on with life and go back to work; that no one else would be hurt; for the SP staff stranded in Western Kenya; and that I would have patience.
Oh, and if you're the worrier-type, please do yourself a favour and don't watch CNN. Things are generally much better in Nairobi than they'd like you to think.
Take care!
"And I will grant peace in the land, and you will lie down and no one will make you afraid. I will remove savage beasts from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country." Leviticus 26:6
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Ladies, we've been praying for Kenya and for both of you. Hope you are well.
Danielle