News from Don and Amy in Kenya!

We have just today (Friday Jan 4) had the opportunity to get online here in Nairobi. On Wednesday, Don the boys and I left Ilula with very difficult goodbyes to our friends and children there.

We were able to get out of Ilula though it was difficult. MAF chartered a plane and landed at the Ilula airstrip.

Really, the situation is so unbelievable and we cry out to our Lord for His protection and peace in this Nation. Please continue to keep our leaders in your prayers. We will share more when we return. We spent the day yesterday securing food here in Nairobi and Wendy was able to connect with AIM air and we have it flying up to the airstrip this afternoon. We will do our best to get another shipment as needed in the next few days or so.

We are doing ok here in Nairobi and are staying with one of our staff here WENDY until our scheduled flight come about this coming Friday (Jan 11th).

Yesterday we went to one of the larger shops here on the outside of Nairobi and bought about $1,000 worth of food for our Orphans there at Ilula and Kipkaren. All of the shops in Eldoret and even Nairobi center have been closed and even when they open they are flooded with people and are out of supplies. Road blocks have prevented our staff in Eldoret from getting to town freely to buy supplies.

AIM is flying the food we bought (about 700 lbs) up there TODAY and two of the Ilula Home parents are braving the roads to go and pick it up.

Pray for safe travels for them as they drive to the airstrip and back.

There have been some threats to our home in Ilula as many others who feel unsafe in their small grass homes are sleeping on our compound in the Training hall at night. BUT at this moment ALL are well and safe and are carefully rationing the foods they have - not knowing how long this conflict will go on.

• Pray for Peace for the children who are struggling to understand this kind of violence and senseless conflict that surrounds them.
• Pray for the children home parents who are helping to guard the compound at night.
• Pray for safety and wisdom for David Tarus and our other directors – Samuel and Julius as they all provide leadership to the various groups.
• Pray for peace.
• Pray for pride to be broken in the Government leaders.
• Pray for our family as we travel back to the USA Jan 11th.
• Pray for the TC graduates who are still scattered around at home that they will be lights to their families and communities.
• Pray for some additional funds for relief foods and higher operational costs due to this conflict.