Hello friends, we wanted to share with you the story of our young brother in Christ, Peter. Peter lives on the streets in Eastleigh. He was one of the first t obe baptized when the church was started in July. He was working at odd jobs doing whatever he could find to bring in some money. He would sometimes carry luggage for people getting off of the bus as they arrived in Nairobi. He decided he would travel to Mombosa, the second largest city in Kenya, and try to find a better job. He was successful finding a job at a restaurant. The job went well for a few days until he was told that he would have to become a Muslim to keep his job. He told the owner that he wasn’t going to become a Muslim just to keep his job. He was forced to quit the job because of their demands. Life was difficult for him because he ended up on the streets of Mombasa with no place to live. He did some odd jobs until he could get enough money to travel back to Nairobi. We are thankful to have him back at the church in Nairobi and to hear of his strong commitment to Christ.
Our work on the streets was a bit more difficult than usual recently. We found a young boy on the street who had been sexually abused. He had been to a medical clinic, but was released since the clinic doesn’t have any place to keep patients overnight. As we learned more of the story, we discovered that four other boys had also been abused but we don’t know who they are. Many times the police are not informed of such attacks because they are overwhelmed and understaffed. Unfortunately, they are also seen as very corrupt and complacent about fighting crime. We confirmed the attack with the medical clinic and made arrangements to bring the boy to our center and help him recover and then we would begin the process of taking him into the program at Kamulu. However, a woman whom we know prevented us from taking the boy. She actually locked him into her house and told us we could not take him. She is known to be a drug dealer and has a reputation of claiming to help street kids but actually keeps them supplied with drugs. We will see the boy again soon and continue with the process of trying to get him to our center at Kamulu.
In January, 29 new students were rescued from the streets and welcomed to the center at Kamulu. This is the largest intake at Made in the Streets at one time. Please pray for the new students as they adjust to life at Kamulu and pray for the students who recently left Kamulu to begin life as graduates. God has blessed the church in Eastleigh with 31 baptisms since July. Many of these new Christians are struggling to give up drugs they have been addicted to. They need our prayers. We thank God for all you do to help us share the gospel in Kenya.
Larry and Hollye Conway
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