Please Help

This past week our family has been in Kenya visiting the work of World Concern. As many of you know this past January civil unrest broke out in Kenya during the presidential elections, unrest that left over 1,200 people dead and hundreds of thousands without homes. Today there are roughly 350,000 displaced people living in 153 camps throughout Kenya. World Concern manages 5 of these camps making sure that such things as water, food, shelter, sanitation, child education and health care is being provided. On top of all that World Concern is working alongside these people and the government to bring about reconciliation and compensation for the loss of their homes, businesses, farms and in some cases loved ones.
The road to reconciliation will take some time, but I found great hope among these homeless people, hope that comes from the outpouring of others caring for them in their time of need. Unfortunately the financial burden of running these camps for nearly 3 months has had its toll on World Concern, and unless they can raise more money soon the camps will be closed by the end of April. Closing these camps would be devastating. I feel fortunate enough to have been here during this time of great need, because I can now share this need with others and help raise the $8,000 a month it costs to run these camps. I can only pray that the Lord will lead many and that the pictures I have attached will tell more of the story.
For those so willing to give I ask that you make your gift to World Concern and specify ‘Kenya Camps’. For more info regarding World Concern please use the link in the right column of this blog
With Much Hope,
Kurt

P.S. Our family has so many stories to share and so little internet time. We promise to keep everyone posted when we can.