Sadness at Terror

Friends of Made in the Streets will have seen the news about the attack on Garissa University, which took more lives than the Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi.  We are all saddened at the loss of young lives, who were preparing at University for a future career.

We do want our friends to know that Garissa is 220 miles from Nairobi, and it takes almost five hours to drive there.  None of our students come from the area around Garissa.

Keep us and our students in mind when you talk with God, as the people behind this attack are angry at Kenya and have the freedom of movement to operate almost anywhere in the country.  We know that God is able, and we know that the future of many street children depend on our presence to help them have a new life -- in Christ, in families, in jobs.

May peace reign! May hope arise!

Charles

MITS Graduates with Joy

Darlene and I are at the Nairobi Java House at Thika Road Mall.  We sat down and ordered coffee and a croissant (life is so much nicer in Nairobi these days - in the 23 years we have been here, we have seen many changes).  Then Francis Ndungu stepped out of the kitchen to greet us with a smile. He began working here about a month ago after graduating from MITS in December.  He says that he is preparing lunches for the employees at Java House.  I ask him if they like his cooking and he says "yes."  He says, "They ask me where I learned to cook like this."

Thanks, Magdalene and others who work with our catering program.  They are doing well, and our graduates are finding happy places to work.  Here is a pic I took of Francis as we talked.  You can also see Darlene's broken arm!  She is doing well and managing most everything by herself now.  I still get to do the dishes and open jars.

Peace and HOPE to all,

charles