FRM Blog: Kenya Crisis

January 8, 2008 Far Reaching Ministries (FRM) along with CC Nairobi are reaching out to those in need after the recent political unrest in Kenya through the Kenyan Relief Fund. Anyone who would like to make a donation of any amount to FRM can call 1-951-677-4474 or write 41685 Date St. Suite 101, Murrieta, CA 92562. More information regarding donations at the bottom of this page.

Yesterday, we gave out food to about 50 families and 30 children. They were so grateful to the Lord for any provision. Some have lost their homes and many have had nothing to eat in days. Due to current unrest some cannot find family members. Many are upcountry and unable to return home because of ongoing security problems. Random road blocks are set up along the roads threatening and even killing the occupants in the vehicles if they are from a different tribe. There were 30 people killed recently as they fled to Uganda for safety. The truck they were in was pulled over by a vigilante group who led the people to a bridge and pushed them into the raging river below. There were no survivors.

Kenya Relief
The need is daunting yet God is bigger than the greatest need we bring to him. Over the next few weeks we will be giving out bags of food which will include corn meal, beans, rice cooking oil, tea, sugar, soap, toothpaste cabbages and spinach. One bag will feed a family of 4 for about 2 days. We ran out of food yesterday and had to turn many away. The greatest need is food and housing. Many lost their belongings and some their lives simply because of their tribal affiliation. Today people are still dying and many more are starving, yet God has not left or forsaken us. I shared last Sunday about God’s mercy enduring forever, even in the midst of so much evil. There are those in our church who are unaccounted for at this time, many familiar faces did not show up for the Sunday service, yet many came who I had never seen before. Lord, please help us.

Please continue to pray for God’s peace here in Kenya. If the Lords puts on your heart to financially give please call or write FRM.

Cheryl and I pray all is well with you. Thank you for your quick response. Here are the details for getting the funds to Calvary Chapel Nairobi congregates in need.

To contribute to relief in Kenya please click here or call our office at (951)-677-4474 or by mail:

FRM - US Headquarters
41685 Date Street, Suite 101
Murrieta, CA 92562
Please write Kenya Relief the notes

Source: Kenya Crisis

Wes Bentley of Far Reaching Ministries

Wes Bentley is a hero. He challenged me the first time I heard about him. My pastor came back from a regional pastors' meeting and told me about Wes's ministry. Wes was introduced and proceeded to talk about Far Reaching Ministries, a ministry he founded that trains and sends out chaplains in the Sudanese People's Liberation Army in South Sudan.

We invited Wes to come speak at our church. The text for Wes's talk, Counting the Cost, came from 2 Corinthians 11:1-29. In this text, Paul the Apostle lists for his readers the cost of obeying Christ. The jist of the message was twofold: following Christ is not comfortable and cowardice does not please the Lord.

Our church began to partner with Wes over the next several years. I began to travel to South Sudan with men from our church and we began to work with the chaplains training program. Those projects were followed by an eight month period involving my church sending my family to work in Sudan and at FRM's California office. What I observed was that Wes's life and faith matched his message.

Wes has asked God for big things: a Continent for Christ. Wes continues his work and many people in the world of Christian ministry are jumping on board.

The main thing I've learned through ministering with Wes Bentley is this: if you ask for big things from God, you receive big things from God.

Vicky & Wes Bentley along with Steven Curtis Chapman & family and friends