GOOD NEWS!!!!

MY APOLOGIES - THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE POSTED A BLOG ENTRY THAT IT DID NOT ACTUALLY MAKE IT ONTO THE BLOG. FOR THOSE OF YOU WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK, READ BELOW:

BREAKING NEWS: Praise God! A peace deal has been signed by the government and opposition parties in Kenya. This is huge! Kenya is now on the roadmap to reconciliation between parties and more importantly, different ethnic groups. Under the new power sharing arrangement, a prime minister’s position has been created. This person, who will undoubtedly be the opposition leader, will be selected by the majority party of parliament (which the opposition is), and he can only be fired by parliament as well. The prime minister will be “head of government” – meaning that he will be in charge of all government ministries. The president will be “head of state” – meaning that he represents Kenya in all international affairs.

These are the short-term goals being implemented right now. Long-term, the parties have agreed to seek real reconciliation amongst people groups and to write and pass a new constitution addressing many of the current injustices on items such as land ownership. The road ahead will no doubt be difficult, but with the Lord’s help, Kenyans are indeed up to the task. Today at a town hall meeting, the U.S. ambassador said that Kenyans are indeed being held to a higher standard than other people from developing nations. The reason for this is that their country is a model for development around the world. He believes that in spite of the fact that other developing nations have tried and failed at power sharing, Kenya can and will succeed. By the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, they will no doubt succeed.

Please pray for the Kenyan people now that this task is before them. Unless we feel like it is necessary, we will probably be updating our blog only on a weekly basis now, and our content will generally be centered more on our daily work and lives. But if you feel the need, please contact us at plantingfaith@gmail.com. We love hearing from you.

Blessings,Horace and Anne