Kenya Update fom Dave Zavala

Dave is an old friend and partner in ministry from a few years ago. He has been faithful to send updates about his ministry situation as Kenya goes haywire in the wake of an election process that produced suspicious results.

Update from Dave Zavala and James Nyika

January 2, 2008

Pastor Dave Zavala

Dave said that today has been a little calmer. Dave was able to locate some basic food supplies. He is presently assisting church members with the same. Tomorrow, Thursday January 3rd, there is a huge rally scheduled in the Nairobi city center. Dave has asked us to pray that the rally will be poorly attended. It is vary likely that the riots and looting will reignite if the rally gets out of hand.

Missionary James Nyika

James said that his family and four other Sudanese are taking refuge in the house that Saving Grace has rented for James in Eldoret. They heard gun shots throw out the night and near by homes have been burnt down. Thirty Kenyans including many children have been burned to death in a near by church. See BBC news article below.

James is concerned that the violence could spark a civil war in Kenya. The people want the president to admit that he has rigged the polls and resign from his office. If he fails to do so the country could split in two. Half on President Mwai Kibaki side and the other half on his opponent Raila Odinga side.

Many locals have machine guns In the Northern borders of Kenya were James crosses in to Sudan with supplies for the ministry to the unreached tribes. Reports have reached James that a lawless situation is arising and that there are open gun battles. 

read what the BBC has printed today: here's an excerpt:

A mob set fire to the church in Eldoret where many people from President Mwai Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe were sheltering. The Kenyan government has accused supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga of carrying out "ethnic cleansing" against the Kikuyu. Both President Kibaki and Mr Odinga have called for the killing to stop. An estimated 250 people have died in the violence that erupted following the controversial re-election of President Kibaki, according to police and journalists across the country.

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