by Frank Dimmock
Greetings from Kakuma Refugee camp, Kenya. We began a trauma healing training today for pastors and church leaders focused on Healing Groups. It is a two-day training hosted by the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan.
In another area of the camp, there was an ecumenical trauma healing training for about 40 Christian women who are connected with Christian Women for Change South Sudan (CWCSS).
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On this day in 1989, world leaders came together to make a commitment to children. Today marks the 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The attention to child rights has transformed the lives of children around the world. It remains the most widely ratified rights treaty in history.
Read Moreby Ebralie Mwizerwa for the team
Empowering children for a bright future has been much in the talk for this day from beginning to end.
This Sunday, November 17, 2019, is historic in the life of the Riamukurwe Parish and Tumaini Children’s Home. Her Excellency Dr. Joyce Banda, former President of Malawi and her family visited the home!
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The day started out with a devotional by Pam Douglas about the name of God, El Rio. Jehovah sees us. Our two teen girls came down the aisles with giant eyeballs (bouncy plastic balls). They made masks to show off their eyes to remind them of God’s eyes are always on us. They decorated them with stickers and jewels. The children wore the masks all day.
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Wow! What a day!!! Tumaini children’s energy was limitless. The mission team’s resilience and compassion was truly provided by our Heavenly Father. And we all needed an abundance today! But we were reminded that God is able to do this and even more than we can imagine at our morning devotional given by Alice Jensen. She told the children about one of the many names for our God, Jehovah Jireh, which means The Lord Will Provide. And, true to His nature, God was faithful to her family at a difficult time.
Read Moreby Daryle Lynn Cornelison, for the team
Today was our first full day at Tumaini Children’s Home for our Mission Team. We are all staying at the Baraka house and the clinic apartments about 10 minutes from the home. It has very comfortable sleeping and facilities! After a very special devotion called “Shine like the Stars” and an art project, Imani Hall had walls filled with decorated stars.
Read Moreby Malia Lewis
The good Lord brought us safely to Nairobi where we were lovingly greeted at the Milele Nairobi by Lauren Scharstein, deputy director of mission for the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA). The Milele Hotel is nestled among the beautiful, flowering greenery on the grounds of the PCEA headquarters, where we toured the executive offices and met the gracious staff. As we learned about the various projects, it became clear the love and gracious giving through the hands of God’s servants is growing in East Africa!
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