PLEASE PRAY FOR KAAGA CIRCUIT

At present the church circuit is under decision making to whether go back permanently into conference again as they have already agreed for the synod bishop to become the new superintendent as the old one has stepped down again.
So i ask for prayer for the decision to be the right one, for them.
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The home is going on well although alot of decisions are still to be made and finalised but these are getting sorted slowly.

The distance from Embu to UK and the traffic Jam

Just thought id show u the distance i am actually away from the Uk ok add an hour journey on top as this is taken from a Place between Meru and Nairobi

Also the traffic in Nairobi bit like our Country but imagine, the motorway in the city thats how people drive although you have people selling and walking down the centre of the road at the same time.

1 comment a friend gave me "how was the Jam?" to my reply it could of been better with blueband (margarine) and maybe strawberry".

Things in this country are slowly settling again which is great.

The home is now calm and now the children are returning for morning tutions on monday. Butthis holiday has been interesting and that everyone well ok nearly everyone has got on well and accepted everyone.
Today we had some visitors from a local Church come and see the children, so we had some worship time with them.

THE BIG 5 in KENYA

These animals are known as the BIG 5 main animals in Kenya

1 = ELEPHANT

2 = RINO

3 = BUFFALO

4 = TIGER

5 = LEOPARD

Kibaki and Raila pledge 17/4/08

President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga on 17 April 2008 pledged to work together to try and heal and reunite the country KENYA

Long last people have said
We shall see how long it will last others have said

The New grand coalition Cabinet named

Yesterday (13/4/08) Kibaki named the grand coalition team, ushering a new era of government, 3 months of political uncertainity situation, required statesmanship sacrifices for sake of national peace. Kibaki says "lets put politics aside and get to work in peace and harmony we have overcome political difficulties, empower one another".
PNU (Kibaki) have 17 ministies ODM (Raila) 20 ministries and ODM KENYA have only 3 seats on the cabinet.
This is the largest cabinet since independence including 52 assistanced ministers

Nairobi city is ok but eastlands no transport due to Mungiki.
Please continue to pray for peace.

News from Kenya

early this month Kibaki and Raila wrote strong worded letters instead of talking to each other over the cabinet
On tuesday 8th april Raila proposed a team to end the deadlock but PNU insisted ODM was delaying the process
These statements were taken from the local paper this week

So these are the issues Kenya is facing at present but as far as i know the country is at calm.

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS TO ALL WHOS IN APRIL

HAPPY 21ST JAMES AND CHRIS (i know its late)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRACEY
HAPPY 21ST VICKY
HAPPY 26TH MARK (i know its late)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAUREEN
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY GRANDAD
HAPPY 50TH GERALDINE
HAPPY 30TH CLAIRE
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LAURA, JANET, SOPHIE, GLENYS,PATRICK
HAPPY 30TH DEB (ABC)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRISTINE, ADELE.

And anyone else who celebrating anything this month

BEGINNING OF APRIL

After a great weekend away it was down to some serious but enjoyable staff training at the home for 3 days (i was invited to take part) on 'Children at risk' this helped me to be more aware of the situations in Kenya as well as uk, also to refresh on what i had already learnt in the uk but to bring kenyan ways into it aswell.

Then Fridah and i took ourselves off for the weekend to see Thompson Falls and a hippo pool and to see lake olo prosat and most important as we were (I still am) part of the guiding association we went to Nyeri to see Lord Baden Powell and lady Olave Powell house and grave (see photo) this was a great time in ones life after 20 years of being in the guiding association to go and pay my respects.

Then back to the home - also helped the MKM Foundation to treat 500 mosquitoes nets, worked in the office at the home, we are now getting ready for the high school children to return home for a short break and the primary to finish so 55 children in one place interesting times!!!

End of MARCH

For all you who follow this blog journey im sorry its been a while but ive been very busy.
First thing was easter sunday wow ive never ever ever attended a church service with police guarding also that the services was split into 2 - 1 side with the synod bishop and the other with autominous i was so shocked and didnt know what to do or should i say 3 as 6 of us went mutual and had fellowship ourselves on the football pitch here i played the guitar we read the wonderful story of our Lord rising.
then at the end of this month i had a fantastic weekend away in Nairobi traveling down in a shuttle with the secretary of the home to a friends house also collecting my work permit - actually ready for collection - better late than never - we had a great time at her sisters on friday evening even with the power failure, saturday Harriet and i visited the animal orpangage where we saw lions, cheeters, leopard monkeys, ostrich, and a few more animals, we had our photo taken sitting next to the cheeter see photo, then in the evening we made chapatis and listened to her grandchild dedication which was done at my nans church in Bath and looked at photos,i visited her Church on the sunday to a presbyterian St Andrews Nairobi then after met up with the secretary of the home and we travelled back to meru.