Update on Street Ministry from Francis Mbuvi on 21 January 2008

Hope you are all well and still pressing on. Young boys who come for the Monday program were happy to meet and stay away at least for some hours from all the skirmishes going on in the country. As you know most of them have friends, relatives and some family in the Mathare Valley and its environs where fighting has been intense.

We started by playing some games and then went for our class where I asked them to talk about what was happening. Stephen said  "Naogopa kwenda ghetto juu mimi ni mjaka" (I am afraid of going to the slums because I am a Luo.  nb: He stays in the Eastleigh slum and sleeps on the streets, but he thinks of Mathare Valley as the slum).  He explained that those chopping and cutting others did not ask lots of questions when they met you. His sentiments are echoed by most of the boys in the class. They have seen all sorts of evil happening during the last few weeks.

Our lesson came from the book of 1st Peter where he writes of suffering for doing good.  Larry Conway and I encouraged them that it brought blessings when they suffered for doing good especially when they see others doing bad. We believe and continue to hope they will be able to live worthy lives for Christ.

They were also happy to share in a hot meal.  A picture of John and Kinyanjui is attached, and they felt happy to get a hot home cooked meal.  We are always thankful to all of you who help us to bring joy and happiness in the lives of street youth.

In Him,
Francis Mbuvi.