Yesterday, we took some food to the Kibera slum. They told us that it is the biggest slum in Africa and probably in the world. In this small space over a million people live, struggling for food and survival.

When the violence broke out here about 6 weeks ago, this was one of the most decimated. Houses were burned. People were attacked with machetes. It was brutal. Many lost friends and family.

We arrived there yesterday with several 100 lb bags of rice and corn meal. But they did not let us distribute it as it would have been too dangerous for us. We saw this when we started handing out candy. Not just the children, but the grown women aggressively came after it trying to take it out of our hands at the expense of those around us. We weren’t in danger of dying, but I could definitely understand how handing out food where the supply was limited could have caused even more commotion with even more people coming. Crowd control would have been a problem. So, we left the food with a church we knew and they distributed it after we left.

The sad thing was that there was no way for us to meet all of the needs. Even if we had arrived with 4 or 5 truck loads of rice and food, it would not have given every family a solid meal, let alone enough to overcome their dehydration and malnutrition for any length of time. But, we trust the Lord to take care of these people that he loves.

I have found myself praying that God would remove the spirit of poverty and oppression from these people.

The history recorded in the Bible mentions season of famine and seasons of abundance attaching it to spiritual conditions. So, even though we can’t meet every need, we have been asking God to send rain, to send a season of abundance and to chase off the enemy who wants to keep these people struggling. Pray with me for God to release blessing.

The first day we arrived, it rained for the first time since the election and chaos broke out. The people in the conference saw that as a sign that God was blessing. it also rained a couple of nights ago. Praise the Lord for rain.

Well, there are so many more things to share, but I have to get ready to head to the airport. We leave today. I will try to get some pictures up on the blog Thursday or Friday so you can see some of these people that I have been sharing with and those that you have been praying for.

Thank you for your concern and prayers. They do make a mighty difference.

Sean