Prayer Requests

Well, it is our last week in Kenya and it has been such a fruitful time this summer. Over the past three months we have visited five different areas that LIA has programs currently going on in. These five regions are: Kisumu, Makueni, Thika, Mathare Valley slum, and Kibera slum. During our visits to each of these regions we have collected the areas greatest prayer needs. So since our time is nearing an end here in Kenya we would like to share these requests with all of you all back in the States.

Before we share the individual area prayer requests we would like to lift up the nation of Kenya in the coming days. For those of you who have not heard, the nation of Kenya will be voting on a new constitution this Wednesday, August 4th. In the past elections there has been some post-election violence following the announcement of the results. There was some violence at the beginning of July due to the upcoming election. As a team we will be setting aside a period of time on Wednesday to pray for this nation and for peacefulness amidst this very controversial time and we would like to invite each of you to do the same. If you would like to read more information about the upcoming election you can check out Life in Abundance’s blog at blog.liaint.org.

Now, the requests for the various areas:

Kisumu…

• Currently there is a street children program to help rehabilitate teenagers that are living on the street
• Ten people were saved while we were in this community – please pray for continued growth in Christ

Makueni…

• There is currently a silo project going on in this community – please pray for guidance on the future of this project

Thika…

• Right now LIA will be phasing out of the current churches – please pray for guidance on the future in this community and for the current churches to continue the wholistic ministry throughout their communities

Mathare Valley…

• Over the next several weeks there will be TOT trainings in this community – please pray for these people to come with open minds and willingness to learn how to reach out to their communities

Kibera…
• As of right now there are two economic projects going on in this community to help people develop their own businesses – please pray for the resources to be provided and the practicals to go well in the coming weeks


Well, that covers each of the areas that we have worked in these past three months. Please realize that we only mentioned their greatest prayer need at this time but there are many more that have not been listed. Each one of these regions has a special place in each of our hearts and the work that God is doing through LIA is truly amazing!

Our time is slowly coming to an end here in Kenya and we cannot believe how fast this summer has gone by! Speaking on behalf of the group I can say we are all looking forward to seeing each of you back home and sharing about the work that God is doing here in Kenya.


Much love from Africa,
Mi2 team
Jacob