[Prayerrequestsandupdates] Update on our brethren in East Africa

[Prayer Requests & Updates]

Update on our brethren in East Africa
1-29-09
By bill Goff

Greetings,
Our brethren in E. Africa continue to suffer in their everyday life, as some of them are now going a day or two per week without food. It is hard for some of us to comprehend this, but it is reality for our brethren living there where famine is steadily increasing due to a lack of rain.
Kenya said on Friday (January 9) it would declare a national emergency over a drought that has left 10 million people needing food aid in East Africa's richest nation. The arid, northern areas are the worst hit in Kenya by a drought that is causing hardship around the East and Horn of Africa, particularly Somalia and Ethiopia. 
"The Government is to declare a National Emergency in regard to the prevailing drought and famine situation in the country that has rendered nearly ten million Kenyans food insecure," said a statement from President Mwai Kibaki's office. 
09 Jan 2009 15:18:02 GMT 
Source: Reuters
NAIROBI, Jan 9 (Reuters.)


More than three million Kenyans are threatened with starvation after a series of droughts, according to the World Food Program. 
Kenya is suffering one of its worst droughts in decades. 
Seasonal long rains failed this year and in the northern and eastern regions of the country 80% of the livestock has already died. 
The WFP's deputy country director for Kenya, David Fletcher, says people are selling their camels, cattle and goats for knockdown prices. 
"In some parts some people are down to their last goat," he said. 
Many of those affected are pastoralists who graze cattle and goats in the semi-desert scrub. 

Failing crops threaten a crisis

Kenyan TV reported that more than half of Kenya's population are facing the famine











We have a good network set up in E, Africa for a few years now where we stay in constant contact with approximately 12 Church of God groups there. James Mutulu, the overseer based in Nairobi also travels to visit each group from time to time. Most of our brethren living in Kenya and Tanzania are hard working peasant farmers, but have no control over the current whether conditions.
If you can possible help our brethren there, please send that help to:
Kenya Hands Of Hope
120 Stage Road
Tuckerton, N.J. 08087

We started "KHOH" a few years ago to try and raise funds to help our brethren who are living in that 3rd world Country. We are 501c3 Tax-Exempt and will immediately send you a receipt for any and all donations.
Please don’t hesitate to call us at the phone number below if you have questions.
Thank You
bill Goff
Phone: 609-489-1565
E-Mail Goffb50 at aol.com



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