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UPDATE  REPORT FROM AEE KENYA

On 21^st February, the Government gave 24 hours directive to the IDPs to move out from Jamhuri camp.  This was very abrupt and it was not taken kindly by most of the IDPs who said they had no place to go although they had received an earlier directive in January which they ignored.  They knew that this time round the Government was serious.

The following day the government provided buses to relocate them to their rural homes. Few of IDPs numbering to 150 decided to hang on insisting that they had no where to go.  A few days later, the Government threw them out of Jamhuri Park and they decided to camp outside the gate where they are up to today.  The situation is very pathetic because they are sleeping outside with nothing to cover them.

Nevertheless the relocation went on smoothly.  The African Evangelistic Enterprise provided the IDPs with the relocation kit to help them start their lives.  The numbers of IDPs put in rented homes are 236 while the total number of people relocated is 2914.

Due to the violence in Mathare, Soweto and Korogocho slums where AEE have several projects, many families got affected and left with no source of income because most of their businesses were destroyed and some were looted.

We are involved in distribution of food to these vulnerable groups.  The World Food Program (WFP) has given us food twice which we have distributed in Mathare, Korogocho and Soweto.  We still need more assistance.

AEE has already started the process of peace, healing and reconciliation in most parts of Nairobi.  We are planning to extend this to the Rift Valley and Nyanza provinces.

We also intend to start reconstructing new houses for IDPs who have joined their relatives in the rural areas but they don’t have a place they can call home.  We need a lot of assistance to help the IDPs settle down and rebuild their lives again.  We intend to start these in Londiani in Rift Valley where AEE held an annual mission in 1996 and Western Provinces and later come back to Nairobi.  The reason being, that in the former areas, people have legal documents of land ownership unlike in the Nairobi’s slum areas which needs time for government’s approval.

Prayer Requests

• The ongoing peace talks
• The IDPs that they will be able to settle down
• Different tribes that they will be able to live together again
• Peace, healing and reconciliation initiative
• Finances – to reconstruct new houses and start new businesses

 Thanks

Loise Kihara

FOR REV. STEPHEN MBOGO & AEE TEAM

Ministry Report May 2007 - AE Kenya

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MY TIME IN KENYA FOR THE NAIROBI YOUTH MISSIONS

August 2006 - Julie Ruff

I am a member of Bel Air Presbyterian Church and with a group of other 11 other young folk from there, went to Nairobi to take part in the Youth Mission which African Enterprise had put together over many months of preparation and training.

150 International young people under the leadership of John Beckett from Australia and 200 local youth coordinated by the Kenya Team Leader, Stephen Mbogo were there to cover the whole of Nairobi with the Good News of Jesus Christ. We were put into small groups under one leader and much to my surprise and "shock" I was asked to lead one of the groups. This was completely unexpected and I was forced into a situation that I had never been in before - I even ended up preaching in schools! My group consisted of two South Africans, another American and an Australian. I was very excited and happy, when young students accepted Jesus after I had spoken to them. I had no idea that this would happen when I left the USA for Nairobi, but the Lord was ahead of me.

The amazing spirit of the children and youth in Nairobi was very special, especially as they were very poor and had very little. I actually had never seen such poverty before, but I saw a joy in these young people that I hadn't experienced as a child growing up with "everything"! The people of Nairobi are loving and patient, I discovered as I had the opportunity of going all over this city. Some of the very poor areas and slums were 'heart-breaking'. We helped to clean up some of the trash in these areas - at least the guys did, while we girls entertained the children who clung to us and were fascinated by our 'white skin'.

My 'zone' was in schools, where the Gospel can be shared. We did this through drama, singing, preaching, etc. We also spoke on AIDS prevention by refraining from sex until after marriage. I also had the opportunity of working with medical teams in clinics which had been set up for the mission.

There were 'tough' times and down days - I was traumatised because of all I'd seen and done. Because I loved the people and they loved me in return, I didn't mind being exhausted. I still keep in touch with some of them as well as some of the Mission teams. I'm actually craving to go back to Africa and hope to do so next year with Mark, who I will be marrying on the1st September this year.

At present I am at Fuller Seminary.

As shared by Julie to the AE Staff on 2.21.06