Prayer Requests From Kenya

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Comment by Youth Quests on January 29, 2008 at 9:38am

Greetings and thanks a lot for your help and encouragement. There is a risk of things taking a turn for the worse. It might become a civil war. There is spirit of death everywhere. If you meet the terror groups and spare you, the police might not. If you don’t meet death by the road, it might come looking for you into your house. Last night alone seven people were killed in my neighborhood. Finding dogs and pigs feeding on dead bodies is the order of the day. Life has become so difficult since they burned my shop which was the source of livelihood. I’m a single father and I and my son rarely have something to eat, which is when we are not on the run. I have not met or heard from my girlfriend whom we are dating for more than a month now. I don’t know if she is alive or her too have left me. Let me not write much now I'm hearing gun shots and battle cries outside. Let me run for my dear life. If I will be there tomorrow I will write. God bless
dickson maritim

Comment by Youth Quests Founder on January 29, 2008 at 9:25am

Dear John,
Just to inform you that as you stated and requested many friends last week as to pray for Kenya and really we want you to continue praying for this nation. Now the situation growing worse from time to time and we do not actually know what will happen next.
All parts of the country begins to be affected and the church in the refugees camp where I do minister, the road is very bad for somebody to travel there and people are suffering in the camps both Spiritual and physical and life is becoming very hard for both of us in towns and in camps.
Therefore, I would want you to extend this request to every Christian to pray for this Kenya, because it is not just a political crisis or war but it is Spiritual warfare. And we Support our brothers and Sisters in Christ to stand with us.
Thanks
Yours In Christ
Pt Abdel-Aziz Aragi

Comment by Youth Quests on January 23, 2008 at 8:11am

Greetings,
Though I’m writing this message in great pain and my left arm on bandages, I'm happy that there are positive developments. I'm leaving the international media to report the negative side because that’s what they do best. We have had big crusades by international preachers before, but this one of Williams Smith and his team from USA have sunk down to the hearts of people of Eldoret. Despite the running battles, the teargas and shootings of the police, they are holding one crusade in the middle of the town. It was so moving to see people kneeling down in deep worship, amidst violence and cries of despair. It was so great that the security personnel forgot themselves for a moment that they put aside their guns went flat on their stomachs and wept emotionally asking God to save our country. How I wished we could have more brave Christians who are willing to be with us at such a time! This is the true Christianity, the personality of Jesus Christ our lord who went to the people in pain. He never only went to parties, but also went to the weeping and suffering in so much that he himself wept. This is a challenge to the Church. How prepared are we to demonstrate our faith? We now have desolate children dying of hunger. These are the people we want to come and preach to them when peace has been restored. This people need as now.
I was caught up in the turmoil after I rescued a 13yr old girl who was being gang raped by about fifteen men and carried her on my back for more than two kilometers for medication but when I was coming back I met with the police who despite my explanations went ahead to beating me and one hit me with the back of his gun threatening to shoot me, then beat me until I was half conscious and thinking I was dead threw me by the roadside. I'm now in bandages and pain but I'm glad that I saved life. Its now time we stop closing our eyes in the pretence of prayer and do something. Let’s open our eyes wide and see what is required of us by our Lord.
Please, I'm asking you again to stand with me and do something. Jesus cross power ministry, which I’m the director, lost its financial sponsors in this massacre. Please stand with this ministry and let’s together achieve the Lords commissioning to preach the gospel. Our programmers are now in a standstill due to lack of finance. If you are not able for now, please introduce me to somebody or organization that can assist.
We are waiting.
May GOD BLESS YOU?
YOURS IN CHRIST SERVICE,
PASTOR DICKSON MARITIM.

Comment by Youth Quests on January 11, 2008 at 9:39am

CONTINUE PRAYING FOR ME AND KENYA

Greetings,
Once again I would like to thank you for praying for our nation without ceasing. Peace has now returned but fear is still on. We are now counting our losses. As a nation we now have more than five hundred people dead and over five hundred thousand families made homeless. As an individual I have lost friends and my shop which was my sole source of income. As a ministry I have lost three sisters who were the sponsors and partners in Jesus Crosspower Ministry of which I'm the director. We had planned to reach out to schools in a way that has never been before this year, and we had prophesied for a new beginning to our ministry. I didn’t know it meant a new one without my sponsors who were among the forty people who were burned to death in a church.
I’m kindly requesting you and the entire youth quest to find a way of assisting us. Though I'm in need of financial to restart my life, I'm very much mindful of the ministry work and don’t wish to stop. Please, I'm asking for your assistance and support. I'm going upcountry to try and trace my friends and also to pay tribute to those who died and were given unceremonious burials. I would also ask you to introduce me to many members of the quest and if anyone wishes to contact me before 16th, I will be reachable through my phone. May God continue to bless you as you stand with us.

Comment by Youth Quests on January 10, 2008 at 8:27am

Please Pray also for Pastor Lucas Obanda in Western Kenya.
Even though the church has not been harmed, as of the last report. There are many more orphans and needy people coming to him. He has already been helping the refugees and orphans from Uganda. They need blankets and food. If you feel led to donate please contact me.