Hello from Kenya. Everyone here is very frustrated with the political leaders who have stalled in their mediation efforts. According to mediator Kofi Annan, the talks are “temporarily suspended,” while he begins direct negotiations with the president and the opposition leader in order to speed the process up.
The sticking point of the mediation process seems to be the powers of a newly created prime minister post within the Kenyan government. Apparently, the presidency has far more powers than one would have in a western democracy. Naturally, the government wishes to hold on to as much of this as possible, and the opposition wishes to garner some of these powers from them. Unfortunately, neither side will budge in their push for power. The government wishes to make the P.M. post a presidential appointment with very little authority, and the opposition wishes for the P.M. post to be head of the government. There is obviously a wide chasm between the two, and neither is giving ground.
Please pray that both sides will see what this is doing to their country. The average man on the street simply wants everything to be back to normal. In many ways things are very normal: we sold two of our puppies today; Mary Shea got her cast off; Horace got a 100 on an algebra test. Work is now progressing nicely, as we are about to start a fourth group of farmers, growing the bird of paradise flower. Nonetheless, people are starting to air their frustrations with the leadership of the country.
Please pray that the Lord will reveal Himself to the political leaders, guiding and directing them to make good decisions for the nation. We will update you in a few days. Hopefully there will be some positive news.
Blessings,Horace
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