2008-03-04

MSAFARA "caravan"

There is currently a huge crisis in Kenya. . .tribes are fighting and people are dieing. Our church is promoting prayer and fasting this week for Kenya. We all received red prayer ties to remind us to pray, especially for a group of pastors who are caravaning to Kenya on Tuesday to help with the unrest.
The boys insisted that our dog wear a MSAFARA bracelet just like they
are wearing this week (they managed to keep it on him for most of the day yesterday!). Cole is sure the dog will help pray for the people of Kenya! On a more serious note. . .I was thrilled that Grant was able to tell our neighbor why he was wearing the bracelet—“that the people in Kenya are fighting and the pastors are going to go help them."

Please pray for the following:

  • Pray for peace, stability and reconciliation between the 42 tribes of Kenya.
  • Pray for the families of the 1500 people who have lost their lives.
  • Pray for the 600,000 people displaced because of violence and destruction, many of whom lost everything they owned.
  • Pray that the new power-sharing agreement between rival political factions will be effective.
  • Pray that our partner churches Nairobi Chapel and Mavuno Church will be beacons of light and hope in the darkness surrounding them.
  • Pray that the Msafara prayer caravan will be effective.

2 comments:

The gFamily said...

I love it! It's great that the kids and even Wrigley are praying for the Kenyans!

Deidra said...

I came across your blog on Leslies Journal, and I thank you so much for praying for the Kenyans. We have a family from our small group that are long term missionaries in Africa. They have a 4 yr. old twins that are 2 and a baby on the way. They live in the bush but they get all their supplies in Kenya. It is scary for them to go into the city to get stuff in fear that something should happen. So if you think of them they are the Arensons.
http://arensens.blogspot.com/
This is their family blog check it out it will give you a face to put with the name. Thanks Deidrs Mitchell