Well, I’ve had a number of messages lately:
*Birthday cards and emails (many thanks, I’ll reply soon)
*Christmas cards and letters (arrived at last! Overlapping with birthday cards)
*Complaints, that I haven’t added to the blog recently.
So, here is a quick update. It’s pretty peaceful locally, the peace talks are moving on, and life is getting nearer to normal. (That is also true in the bad areas of Rift Valley, but they are a lot further from normal and the situation there is still very poor with a lot of people unable to go to their homes or work. Some are moving back to their ancestral tribal areas and so ethnic cleansing is happening by stealth. Many people have lost all/much of what they owned and many have been bereaved in several waves of violence and revenge.)
My teaching is going ahead and I am looking forward to a weekend away with a colleague in his home area and to a safari trip with visitors around Easter. The weather is mixed but mostly warm without a lot of rain. So, pretty good in my part of the world!
1 comment:
Hi David,
I recently had a letter from a pastor in the Bungoma region, and he said that many in his congregations had lost friends, relatives, businesses etc, but I am glad things are getting back to normal.
If you get a chance to visit the Habitat offices in Nairobi, please send my love to Ann, Martin and Jack, who all helped us in our build and made our build much more interesting. We met some lovely people and the violence is such a tragedy. I am sure though that what you are doing is very worthwhile.
Take care and God bless. Luke
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