Supply Teacher
Today Tristan joined us in Eastleigh for our regular classes. Our students were excited that he was there and they had lots of questions for him. They wanted to know where he was born, what school he goes to, how he likes Kenya and what are his dreams for when he grows up. Tristan is looking forward to going back to the centre. He and Emma will join us at the centre during their school break.Prayer requests...
*Please pray for Paul-- he departs for Canada this Wednesday
*Pray for Kelly, Katie, Kara, Kelvin and Kenan as they remain here in Nairobi until the end of the school term (May 30 is their departure date)
*Please pray for one of our students and her family as they await the safe arrival of their dad from Somali; it is a very dangerous journey, he has been enroute for almost a month now and has just crossed the Kenya border today. Pray that he is able to find a job here in Kenya as it is too dangerous for him to go back to Somali.
posted by four_kennys @ Monday, May 14, 2007
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5 Comments:
Children make wonderful ambassadors! They rarely exhibit the biases, or xenaphobia, we so often see in adults. I am glad that Tristan was able to go to Eastleigh with you.
I am already praying for the Carlines and will continue to do so. I am also praying for a suitable house and vehicle for you. Anything new on that front?
Linda
Hey guys!
Thanks for the prayer update, we will add them to our prayer list!
It's great to hear that you are doing well, and exciting to see Tristan going to help you at the school. I'm sure he would make an excillent teacher!
Love you all, autumn and corey
We have found a house! It is an old house and the landlord is doing some work to it before we move in. She is also having a wall built around the property as we were concerned about security. It seems that everyday we hear of someone from Rosslyn having their house broken into, usually while they are at home. This is definately a prayer request; that we would feel safe in our new home. We are looking at moving the first of September (earlier if the house and wall are ready). Nothing new with the car, we are still looking.
Thanks to everyone for your prayers!
Love A&E
I am very glad to hear you have found a suitable house. Security seems to be a significant issue these days. In the monthly prayer letter that CBM sends out, Paul asked for prayer for safety for Kelly and the children after he leaves Kenya because the family is following a few weeks later.
Are conditions generally deteriorating in Nairobi, or is this an anomaly to have so many break-ins? My own neighbourhood, which is considered very safe, went through a rash of break-ins a couple of years ago until the police caught the perpetrators. It turned out that all the break-ins were the work of two people.
Linda
Generally speaking, crime rates are lower in Kenya than they were ten years ago. That said since we have come, there hasn't been a day where we haven't seen something in the local newspaper about car jackings, house break-ins, or mob justice. Alden Crain once told us that living in Africa is full of risks but that they are manageable risks: We try to avoid traveling after dark; we follow simple home security procedures like using locks, we have a security guard, and keep in contact with our neighbours; and we avoid "hot spots" (friends of ours have had to radically change their route to school each morning as a place called banana hill has been a little war zone between Matatu drivers and a local gang).
Eastleigh and Mathare Valley are two of the worst spots in the city for petty crime. We've had our side mirrors stolen twice (once while we were in the car stuck in a traffic jam) and escaped from an attempted robbery. This is sadly very common in the city. I believe all of our CBM collegues have had similiar experiences.
The miracle is the peace that the Lord supplies. We are part of a community our Christian workers who hold onto the faithfulness of God and the prayers of our Church family at home. Thank you so much for lifting our family up before the Lord our protector!
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