Your Prayers Much Appreciated

(Note: you may have seen this same prayer request in another prayer notice, but we wanted to get it out to all who follow our travels.)

Your prayers are much appreciated as we continue our travels in Kenya where the political situation is still unstable. The worst fear is that it will unravel as it did in 2007 leading to chaos and mass violence. Fortunately, it has not reached that point yet but there is no clear resolution either.

The summary of the situation is this:

• The incumbent won in the first election (August 8), however the opposition appealed to the supreme court who agreed that there were “irregularities” in the voting process so the election was nullified.
• A second, runoff election was set for next week (October 26), but the opposition leader is not participating because he asserts that the election process has not been reformed and that it is still not going to be fair.
• Two days ago, a key election commissioner fled the country and reported, from the USA, that the electoral process is still corrupt.
• Meanwhile, there have been pockets of demonstrations that have, on occasion, turned deadly as police clash with protestors.
• No one really knows what will happen when the upcoming runoff election takes place. Will it resolve things? Go back to the supreme court? Fuel more widespread demonstrations or worse?

Fortunately, at this point, our work is not affected. We spent this past week at the school in Bikeke and plan to spend this next week with 100 church planting leaders in Kakamega.

Once again, your prayers in all of this are anchors for us!