springs of hope

Dear friends,
>
>As you may know there is crisis in Kenya right now & my husband
>Joseph, and four college age students (my dear friend Carolee’s
>daughter and her friend’s) are stranded in Nakuru. There is no gas,
>and the roads are to dangerous right now to travel.
>But, despite all the violence and turmoil they have found that this
>is their opportunity to serve the people in Kenya in an even more
>impactful way.
>
>Tomorrow they will be serving the refugees that are fleeing to Nakuru
>for safety, and the team has decided to try to help 3 different
>people so that they can get through this time. I am sending you the
>students blog from their My Space. Please read and if you feel like
>you would like to help please contact me.
>
>God Bless,
>Molly Bail
>727-433-0395
>
>Blog below
>Another Kingdom
>Current mood: hopeful
>
>Most of our friends have an idea about what is going on in Kenya
>right now. You know that the recent elections have stirred up a lot
>of trouble in this beautiful country. What you see in the news does
>not reflect the vast majority of the people of this nation. 99% of
>the Kenyan people simply want peace and want their country to remain
>a leader for the continent of Africa. This violence and strife needs
>to be brought to a quick halt. Yesterday Desmond Tutu came from
>South Africa to assist in reconciliation between the opposing
>parties along with a team of peace makers.
>
>Before we came on this trip we had some things in mind about what we
>would do during our stay here. Some of those things we have been
>able to do and see beautiful things come from them. Other things
>have not materialized because of the current state of the country.
>However, we always thought that a portion of what we would do while
>we were here would be planned during our visit. Now we can see why
>God has led us in that direction.
>
>Since we are here during this time of turmoil we have an incredible
>opportunity to reach out in rescue and hope. We have three different
>people that we know or that Joe and Jotham know personally that have
>tremendous needs in this hour. We are seeking ways to reach those
>with great needs that we know before we leave. And we are calling on
>you to help us.
>
>Rosebella is a mother of two. She is a widow. She works in Nairobi
>as a domestic worker (doing housework including cooking, cleaning,
>caring for a family, etc.) seven days a week for 14-16 hours a day.
>Rosebella makes 60 dollars per month. She earns only 2 dollars per
>day. Her children live in Nakuru right next to the church that we
>are connected with. Her sons are Dominic, 16 and Joseph, 12. These
>boys have lived in a tiny square house all alone for a long time.
>Before last week they had not seen their mother in a year. They were
>basically living as total orphans with no parents. Last week they
>traveled to Nyanza to visit their grandmother with their mom with
>Joe’s help. They are stranded in Nyanza now because of the election
>violence and have no way of getting out at the moment. They have not
>had any food for the last five days and we are desperately trying to
>find a way to help them. Joe is seeking a way to get them out of
>Nyanza. We have been talking and we’re going to try to raise enough
>money for them to live for the next few months as a family here in
>Nakuru. Her home in Nairobi has been burned down and her employers
>are stuck in Mombassa. We want to support her family while she finds
>a way to sustain herself here in Nakuru, with her boys.
>
>Another story is a woman named Mary. Mary has a husband, but he is
>stranded across the country. They have three children and seven
>orphans that they live with and care for. She is currently alone
>with the ten kids in Eldoret, one of the worst areas of the nation
>right now. They have been staying in a police station awaiting the
>opportunity to leave safely. Joe knows this woman and we wish to
>help them as well.
>
>Finally, Jotham has a sister named Catherine who runs an orphanage
>with about 30 children. He has not been able to contact her since
>Kibaki was sworn in as president last weekend. These children are
>supposed to return to school next week. We intend to help her as
>well so that these boys and girls can attend school despite the
>recent troubles.
>
>We need your help. Maybe you have wanted to help in some way but
>have felt clueless as to what you could do. This is often one of the
>paralyzing effects of seeing great suffering on the other side of
>the world. But these are real people that we know and have an
>opportunity to bring the reality of another kingdom into their lives
>in a tangible way now. Imagine what it would be like for these three
>groups of people to experience the tiny bit of rescue that we could
>bring together in this time of suffering. This is real.
>
>What we are going to do is ask you to give to these families to make
>a difference in their world. Over the next three days we are asking
>you to pool money together. Carolee will take the funds that are
>raised to Molly on Monday. Molly will then transfer the money to the
>account that Joe has here in Kenya and we will distribute the help
>to these families. Please rise up to be people of love in this hour.
>There is no doubt in our minds that God has placed us here in Kenya
>during these troubles to be his hands and feet to these people. This
>is not what we expected in the beginning, but God knew all along and
>had planned for this to be a part of our purpose here. Thank you for
>your prayers and your help for these families
>
>You can contact Molly Bail at 727-433-0395
Thanks again and God bless you to bless others.
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