Saturday news

Hi,
After just a few hours in the morning in the Hospital I have a chance to sit at the computer and do a bit of updating. At this time we have quite a number of very sick people with cancer and all sorts of terrible diseases. And one just passed away this morning, so I had to talk to the relatives and once more I was amazed how easy some of these people take the news of somebody has gone. I talked to a Kenyan doctor who just couldn't believe how emotionless some of the people take sad news and accept it as the will of God almighty.
This week I didn't spend much time in the Hospital because of some visitors from Switzerland who wanted to get to know what God is doing in Kenya and beyond. We went to the biggest slumarea in the whole continent of Africa, Kibera where we got to learn of some projects which are intended to bring hope and a future to many young people. It is a sad picture to walk through a place where life is not worth much and opportunities are rare. And still life continues and everyone is trying to make a living and push on with life whatever means one may use, honest or less honest.
But we also went to my village within Nairobi, that is the Somalisection of the city which probably has about 150.000 refugees from the neighbouring country. First of all it had rained over the night and cause there is no drainage system the roads were full of water, some places kneedeep. Especially for small cars you can really get stuck and get your car and the engine filled with water. Anyhow, we made it through and had a great time enjoying the hustle and bustle of this part of town which apparently is the biggest market in East Africa. I wish many of you could come over and have a trip and get some Ethiopian food and coffee and enjoy the diverse culture of that place.
Otherwise we are doing fine here and thank God for his goodness,
Thomas