After church I went with Keith to the home of a TBC member, a lady who has been involved in a traffic accident en route to a funeral in Kericho. That part of Embakasi is one of the less attractive parts of Nairobi. The lady concerned (Dabo) lives in a small one room flat with her children. She has clearly been badly shaken and has a fractured shoulder but was able to quote Scripture (James 1 - Count it all joy when you face trials, etc) and testify to God's grace. We were later joined by a delegation of women (some Muslim) who try to help the community and of whom the lady is the chair. It is their tradition they said. Keith had words of comfort from Scripture for her and the visitors listened too. We were accompanied on the journey by Patrick Ochienge who works up north with the Rendille (Dabo's son had visited Patrick with Keith up there). There is a drought at present in the north, the drier part of Kenya. Patrick told me that the Rendille will drink camel's urine if unable to find water elsewhere. Some of these people have never heard of Christ but Patrick and others are bringing the gospel to them and knowing some success.
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