Greetings from Sengera Kenya.
Hope all of you are fairing well under the wings of our Heavenly Father who has blessed us, and promises to protect us, no matter the circumstance. We here in Kenya are doing well. Much has transpired in the past few weeks due to the precautions the Kenya Government has taken to try and combat the Coronavirus. So I have much to report on, and much good news to announce.
First let me inform that all school have been closed here in Kenya due to the virus, and there is no plan to reopen for at least two Months, depending on the outcome of the pandemic. We have also been informed earlier this week that any of our orphans who have relatives back at their home lands, must move in with them temporarily until the virus has subsided. So eight of our orphans who had elderly grandparent, traveled on Thursday March 26th to reside with them. They have all reached safely, and we have also supplied them with food and soaps.
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| The children travel to their grandparents on motorbikes. |
I am also happy to inform you that much of the interior of the boys new dormitory including the bedrooms have now been completed. The boys have moved out of the cafeteria, and now sleeping in their new house. What a blessing this is for them. We thank our Heavenly Father for you donors who have made this possible. We are now well on our way to completing all the construction.
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| Much of the work on the dormitory was accomplished by the orphans themselves. |
Africa is a rough and tough place, and can be very dangerous at times. On Wednesday the 25th, Nehemiah was traveling via motorbike to one of the remote widows when it began to downpour quite heavenly. His motor bike hit a rock and both him and the driver were threw into a rushing flash flood. Both were carried down stream. As they struggled to exit the current their clothes were ripped from them, and they were bruised up, but both made it out alive. Nehemiah also lost his wallet (which contained his ID plus two of the churches debit cards) he had also taken in some of the polluted water, but thanks to our a Heavenly Father, they were well protected from serious injury or death. The following day we received a call from a man who had found the wallet and kindly returned it intact (And he lives a considerable distance down stream and beyond a waterfalls.)
Our Creator sure has His ways of controlling things and altering the course of our lives. The Coronavirus alone is causing much havoc around the world. I received a letter today from a very humble church brother from Australia. He made a comment concerning this virus that may very well be true. He said This: “My own feeling is that God may be giving Western rich nations – including of course the church — a taste of what most of the world has always experienced, especially as there has been such a reluctance to help the poor (also including some in the church /church franchises).”
As I see so many of our impoverished brethren suffer so severely, I often wonder what the wealthy “brethren” think they are going to do with all their money, as the plagues, famines, and the rest of the end time calamities befall on this evil age in which we are living? The majority of the brethren who are assisting our impoverished brethren are poor themselves. but they continue to sacrifice to assist their brethren. We are All well versed in the parable of the sheep and the goats, how those who have compassion, those who have true love and outgoing concern for others are going to enter into God’s coming Kingdom. But those who are lacking this compassion and love will not be granted entrance. yes, we are all well versed, But how many believe what our Lord and Savior tells us? Brethren, is our treasure in the wealth of this present evil age, or is our treasure up in heaven where it belongs?
Thanks to you donors, Kenya Hands of Hope has also funded the plastering of one of the widows houses which was subject to collapse. The house is now quite secure, and she passes her heartfelt thanks on to you donors. she has been crying out for help for some time now. And please understand she was not asking for anything extravagant, her house is quite modest, made out of mud, and she has four young children who’s food (when they have some) is rations for their survival.
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| Margaret Moraa (church widow) mud house was plastered on the outside with a skin of cement to strengthen it. |
Concerning the plague of Desert Locust, new swarms continue forming. The situation remains extremely alarming in the Horn of Africa, specifically Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia where widespread breeding is in progress and new swarms are starting to form, representing an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods at the beginning of the upcoming cropping season.
Concerning Passover, I was scheduled to travel to Bomet to keep it with a combined expected attendance of 80 brethren. But due to the restrictions on travel and the curfew that has been implemented, our plans may have to be changed. And Kenya police are quite strict when it come to enforcing their laws. On Wednesday they announced that a curfew will be starting on Friday from 7pm until 5am until further notice. In Mombassa you have to take a ferry to leave the city and return home. As the ferry departed that evening, some were unable to board do to full capacity. As the clock struck 7pm, the police immediately began beating with wooden clubs all that remained. It was reported that some lost eyes, and some who were pregnant were also among the ones beaten. The police said they were only following orders. The following day the curfew starting time in Mombassa was changed to 8:30pm
O how badly this world needs our Lord to return and set things right. And the way things are transpiring, we see His return is rapidly approaching. So let me end here with the last two verses in the book of Revelation, where the Apostle John says: Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord. The grace of our Lord be with you all. Amen.