Rain in Africa is usually a gift from God. It helps crops grow providing food for villages and fills up local water sources for people and cattle. However, lately in Kenya, the rain has been destructive instead of a blessing.
We are fortunate in my village of Singorwet, because we are situated on a hill and the water simply flows down into rivers, yet other villages in Kenya have been suffering from the rainfall this year. In Konoin District, Kericho County, three Chemogo primary school pupils
died when they were swept away by floods this last Tuesday as they walked home
after school. In Bumula District, three family members, among them a six-month-old
baby, were killed after the wall of their house collapsed at Myanga! In Homa Bay, traders at Soko Mjinga Market suffered heavy losses after floods swept away their merchandise. Over 40 people were swept away in flash floods in Hells Gate National Park near Navisha as well! The heavy
rains in the higher areas has increased the volume of water flowing to
the lower areas, causing rivers to burst their banks.
I write this blog to enlist your prayers for those displaced by the floods. Over 60,000 people have had to flee their homes and have been displaced from the floods. Although rain is usually a good thing in Kenya, we could use less of it. Please pray for Kenya!
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