Prayer update from Kenya

Ed sends this prayer request this week:

The negotiations for peace in Kenya are at a critical crossroads and we are perplexed on how to pray. Politicians are offering worldly solutions that at best can only offer temporary calm. They offer bandages for a disease that requires heart surgery from the Great Physician. Even so, we honestly like the calm while it is here! Praise God that He promises that in our weakness of not knowing how to pray that His Spirit will make intercession for us with groanings that can not be uttered. Please join us to pray as political leaders meet with Kofi Annan to hammer out a so called grand coalition government for Kenya. Even so, please join us in praying come Lord Jesus come.

In the event that Jesus does not come, please pray for Calvary International Fellowship. God willing we will begin having two services next week. This will be our last Sunday with one service and we are busy making preparations for the transition. Please pray we can keep the sense of fellowship and intimacy that this church enjoys. Please continue to pray as we hope to purchase a plot in the very near future.

Please pray for the students and teachers at Disciple Support Ministries. Mathare and Kibera have been the hotbed for most of the post election violence within Nairobi and that is exactly where our campuses are at. Every one of the hundreds of students have horrific stories of violence. It is a humbling experience to stand in front of those pastors and church leaders knowing they have suffered greatly in this crisis. Please pray they would be God's instruments of change in the slums. We see God's hand on this school and pray that He uses this semester to begin the changing of hearts that
will lead to the transformation of churches and lives in the slums. Pray that the students would apply their classes to their hearts and not only their exams. Pray for the students and teacher's safety as they come and go from the campuses.

Shalom!

Ed

HT: Ed's Blog

Refugee Images

Christianity today sent out this interesting article about refugees from Chad.

"This country has huge potential both in terms of human potential and economic potential," Birch said. "And [it's a] tragedy to see a country like this just not ever enjoying peace. I think Chadians would like to see people outside of Chad joining with them and praying for peace and a lasting solution to Chad's problems."

Chad has seen a remarkable growth in its Christian population over the last 30 years, according to Torrey Olsen, senior director for World Vision programs. Most estimates now say that more than one third of the general population is Christian.

Click here to view the slideshow.

HT: Christianity Today