Ministry Update
September 29, 2022
Dear Partners,
Following is a letter from Samuel Osoi, explaining the gravity of the FAMINE in Kenya. Also attached are photos of the DEVASTATION that has ensued. We recently sent $5,000 in relief funding and will be sending at least another $5,000 which we have received for famine relief. We anticipate a need of $50,000 as this famine is destroying lives at a very rapid pace. Please continue to pray for rain. Without it, the famine will just continue to get worse. Any special financial help is appreciated, as we have minimal funds in our accounts to assist with these urgent needs.
"Are there any among the false gods of the nations that can bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are you not he, O Lord our GOD? we put our hope on you, for you do all these things." Jeremiah 14:22
Dino C.
FROM SAMUEL OSOI
2021-2022 DROUGHT PANGS!
Over 200,000 people are bearing the brunt of an acute food and water shortage. Kajiado county hasn't seen any rain for at least two years now; the clouds have simply disappeared from the skies.
Families are struggling to feed themselves and their livestock
Dried up water pans and barren agricultural fields are now dominating Kenya's second largest county. Women are forced to walk for several kilometers in search of water, pastures for dying animals. The little agricultural land is covered in dust, with carcasses spread across the ground.
Water is a big challenge here. The families also share the little food they have with their animals, in the hope to keep them alive. "The food we eat we also boil for the weak animals so that it becomes chewable for them. It interferes with our family budget, but we have no option," someone cited.
Prolonged drought has forced hundreds of children out of school
As the third term of the school calendar has started, many pupils are yet to return to class. The low turnout is due to the lack of food. Many children have turned to be full-time herders. They are forced to travel many kilometers in search of pasture and water for their livestock. The majority are migrating even as far as the Ethiopian border.
People walk for days trying to find pasture
The drought has taken its toll on the animals, some herders report they have been unable to find proper pasture even after many days of walking. "This is our third day, we are walking towards the all corners of Kenya borders hoping to find pasture for our livestock. Some dropped dead, some are becoming weak and can no longer walk we have to leave them to die. We are weak ourselves too. We fetch water when we find any, and also ask for food in the villages we pass," says, a herder.
Hunger is a problem here, people are migrating as far as 40 kilometers in search of food, water and pasture. Women and children travel in the late evening to search for water; they sleep there to get water in the early morning before going back home. It is such severe!
Pastor Samuel Osoi
2021-2022 DROUGHT PANGS!
Over 200,000 people are bearing the brunt of an acute food and water shortage. Kajiado county hasn't seen any rain for at least two years now; the clouds have simply disappeared from the skies.
Families are struggling to feed themselves and their livestock
Dried up water pans and barren agricultural fields are now dominating Kenya's second largest county. Women are forced to walk for several kilometers in search of water, pastures for dying animals. The little agricultural land is covered in dust, with carcasses spread across the ground.
Water is a big challenge here. The families also share the little food they have with their animals, in the hope to keep them alive. "The food we eat we also boil for the weak animals so that it becomes chewable for them. It interferes with our family budget, but we have no option," someone cited.
Prolonged drought has forced hundreds of children out of school
As the third term of the school calendar has started, many pupils are yet to return to class. The low turnout is due to the lack of food. Many children have turned to be full-time herders. They are forced to travel many kilometers in search of pasture and water for their livestock. The majority are migrating even as far as the Ethiopian border.
People walk for days trying to find pasture
The drought has taken its toll on the animals, some herders report they have been unable to find proper pasture even after many days of walking. "This is our third day, we are walking towards the all corners of Kenya borders hoping to find pasture for our livestock. Some dropped dead, some are becoming weak and can no longer walk we have to leave them to die. We are weak ourselves too. We fetch water when we find any, and also ask for food in the villages we pass," says, a herder.
Hunger is a problem here, people are migrating as far as 40 kilometers in search of food, water and pasture. Women and children travel in the late evening to search for water; they sleep there to get water in the early morning before going back home. It is such severe!
Pastor Samuel Osoi
