people were looking where to go in search of security and shelte= r and food. Many people's houses were destroyed and many of their prope= rties also stolen and others destroyed during the violence period. It will = take a good longer time to heal from this evil acts from their neighbours.<= /div>

After have a very successful mission to Uganda where I had a workshop = with the finance chairmen and treasurers of the various monthly and Quarter= ly meetings of the yearly meeting. I received a telephone call from the Dis= trict Commissioner at mid-night on Sunday asking me to join them get the ID= Ps from the Eldoret show ground to their homes. The DC told me that he had = been to the camp and the IDPs were hostile to him because he has not been w= ith them at all. The IDPs told the DC the only people they know who have be= en very helpful in ensuring that they resettle to their homes are the Distr= ict Officer (DO) and the Friends Church. He was given my number by the DO a= nd the IDPs would like to meet myself from the Friends church and the DO on= Monday morning. I was very tired and I needed a rest after a long week ful= l of activities. I tried to give excuses not to go or sent someone else, bu= t the DC told that, "you have done a lot to this people and I believe = you are the only person who could make this day a success. I accepted reluc= tantly but at the same time I asked God to give me energy and wisdom on how= to deal with situation.

I left very early in the morning on Monday 16th to Eldoret show ground= s. I met the DO and DC waiting for me. We went to the camp and met with the= people and when I talked and prayed for them, they willingly went and= started pulling down their tents ready to leave to their new station close= r to their houses which were destroyed. Lorries were provided which carried= them to the place. As they were pulling down their tents, we went to see t= he place where they were relocating, we found that there were no rest rooms= and water nearby for the people as they move there. At this time the DC ha= d left us with the DO. We called the DC and asked him to provide funds for = the toilets and water, but he never came to us again. Time was moving and n= othing was taking place, I felt frustrated and I called Eden and asked her = to send me Kshs.40,000 to use for the process. Eden responded very fast, an= d I started rolling things in action. The toilets were put in place, water = was also connected after buying pipes that pulled water which was 200 meter= s from the location. I also provided food to those people who worked on it.= I also enable the connection of electricity from a nearby hospital which p= rovided light for security. I got a wire that was also 200 metres and its a= ccessories. It was as if I had calculated the exact amount that was require= d for the work available. I left the camp at 8.45pm when the camp was havin= g water, rest rooms and lights in a very short time. The IDPs and the DO fe= lt encouraged and supported and the people felt that indeed the Friends chu= rch is a true peace church that cares for the people. They commended that w= e have been very helpful in the process and they have seen that we are the = only church that has not taken the process for granted but as a duty. They = saw integrity in us and wished this church could stay with them all the tim= e. I even used also the same money to buy fuel for a government vehicle the= DO was using when it ran out of fuel and were using it to carry longs and = other things. They could not get the money from the DC to do anything. I fe= lt encouraged and energised to see that we could offer a new life of hope t= o people who have been feeling hopeless.

I slept in Eldoret unexpected, because I came knowing that I will be g= oing back to kisumu. The following day, we went to the show ground to see t= hose IDPs from the same place who had remained. As I arrived in the camp an= d went round the makeshifts of tents, All those who had remained came out a= nd started pulling down their tents in readiness to join their counterparts= who left the previous day. Since everything was already in place I blessed= them and asked them to move in peace to the new place. At this time i was = needed for another meeting in Kisumu at 2.00pm. I left Eldoret at 11.45am a= nd I was in Kisumu for the other meeting that was to plan for the education= secretaries meeting to be held on 18th June at 2.30pm. We me met and made = the agenda and what to discuss.

The program which the Friends Church Peace team has been doing has cau= sed a big impact to both the communities of the Kalenjin and Kikuyus. These= communities had no clue before that the Friends church had such values in = peace and reconciliation. The DO continued to say that if it was not the Fr= iends Church which I have hidden in their wings, I would not have penetrate= d or made any progress in resettlement of the IDPs.

Friends Your prayers and support has been seen and heard and we encour= age that we continue with the same spirit of support. There is a lot of res= ponsibilities remaining to ensure that we continue with bonding relationshi= p activities between the communities. The resettlement continues this week = and next week.

I greatly appreciate the call I received from Sylvia at 8.30pm when I = was taking the electrician to his house after fixing the lights for the cam= p. I was driving and had to pull a side to talk to Sylvia with surprise. Sh= e called the right time I needed such an encouragement and it was as if she= had been monitoring me and had to call when we were retiring to encourage = me. Sylvia! thank you for that call it gave me strength and I felt I was no= t a lone. God Used you to call me at that particular time when I was very&n= bsp; exhausted but I found myself energised.

God bless you friends.

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John Muhanji
Dir= ector, Africa Ministries Office
P. O. Box 478, Kisumu. Kenya
Phone: += 254-735601707, +254-572021061
Skype: john.muhanji
E-mail: johnm@fum.org
Listening to Christ: A simple faith that transforms lives.

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