Samburu News
Posted on February 23, 2009 - Filed Under General News | Leave a Comment
COMING AND GOING
It was a weird Saturday for Charlie this past weekend. In the morning,
we learned that our yardworker’s wife had given birth to a new baby girl.
Valentine’s Day is not celebrated here, but we thought it was kind of neat
she was born on the 14th. Then he left for a regular day’s work. As they
drove higher into the forest, they noticed a group of men digging a hole
nearby. They stopped to see what was happening. The hole was being dug to
bury a man who had died suddenly the day before. He was a member of the
newly started church in that area. Just the day before, he had come to the
high school behind our home to enroll his son. They told him he would need
more money. He began to have a pain running up his left arm. His son wanted
to take him to the hospital but he refused. He felt he just needed to go
home and lie down. They began the long walk home and on the way, he
collapsed. The boy ran to get the elders; his father had died. The man left
2 wives and numerous children. How will these families cope? Is there
anything left behind for them? Neighbors were shocked and saddened by his
sudden death. Please pray for this family and for this community who has
newly received the Gospel and begun to follow Christ. They desire to reach
others in surrounding areas and are making plans with Charlie to go soon.
They want to tell them how God has changed the lives of individuals and how
their village has improved since they began to study and obey God’s Word.
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