Big Changes



Nathan with Daniel and the village chairman



We have been met with several major changes since we arrived in Kijabe and have visited the IDP camps. The first thing we noticed last week was that the majority of IDPs are now living in cinderblock houses built by the Habitat for Humanity. That was very exciting. The second thing we noticed is that the IDPs have planted maize everywhere possible on the 20 something acres of land that the 1700 people acquired in the last 2 years. However, the land is incredibly dry even during this rainy season so most of the crops have already died or are well on their way. We were blessed this week to walk 2 hours down the side of the Great Rift Valley to the IDP camps wher we found a nice acacia tree to sit under outside the Eldoret camp. As we waited we prayed that God would bring along the right man or woman to lead us into the camps to meet and pray with individuals. God answered our prayers and we were lead in by a man named Daniel who brought us to the camp's chairman who welcomed us warmly. Some of the things that we have learned from him and some of the other IDPs we have met is that water is, by far, the greatest need for the people. This is something that we are beginning to pray specifically to pray about. Water would provide the needed irrigation  for the dry ground and would open many other doors for businesses. However, we havent yet felt called to focus on the water issue. Instead we have been listening to the locals ideas about businesses they would like to start. As we went house to house on Tuesday we were able to sit and pray with 4 different families about their situations. Noah, with his strong grasp on Swahili, has been a lifesaver for us in our dealings with the IDPs. We are meeting today with a missionary to discuss some of the things we have learned and hope to do. Praise God for the ways He is providing for the IDPs here.

Alright..now I've gotta get some photos uploaded for you. Thank you for your prayers.

Henry and Noah with some fundis (handymen) rebuilding a house for an older woman.