a sad day for Kenya
December 30 2007
“It’s a sad day
for Kenya,” said Michael E. Ranneberger, the
American ambassador to Kenya. “My biggest worry now
is violence, which, let’s be honest, will be along
tribal lines.” (Full
NYT article
here)
(Photo NYT)
We have been in a state of "lock-down" on our compound today, in the heart of Nairobi. Black smoke is billowing above the treetops just a block or two away. The crack of gunfire ocassionally breaks the errie silence of a city come to a standstill. Kenyans went to the polls on Thursday last week for their presidential elections, and things have not progressed well over the weekend. Here is a link to a current New York Times report about the chaos we are witnessing, and with a little browsing online you can probably come to your own conclusions about the election. I'll keep my opinion to myself. But as you pray for us, perhaps you can pray for this country too. That's what we're doing tonight.
(Photo NYT)
We have been in a state of "lock-down" on our compound today, in the heart of Nairobi. Black smoke is billowing above the treetops just a block or two away. The crack of gunfire ocassionally breaks the errie silence of a city come to a standstill. Kenyans went to the polls on Thursday last week for their presidential elections, and things have not progressed well over the weekend. Here is a link to a current New York Times report about the chaos we are witnessing, and with a little browsing online you can probably come to your own conclusions about the election. I'll keep my opinion to myself. But as you pray for us, perhaps you can pray for this country too. That's what we're doing tonight.