Mtumishi reports: The Sakuye people, also referred to as the Oromo, dwell mainly in the northern part of Kenya along the Kenyan Ethiopian border. Christian presence is minimal. There was once a church but it has since collapsed and the members gone back to the predominant Muslim religion in the area. The Sakuye people are … Continue reading
Category Archives: World News
Praying for Vietnam
It was great to meet together again for the First Priority prayer meeting to pray for mission and revival and particularly to intercede for the 90 million souls of Vietnam. It’s always good to have our prayers guided by the Word so it was brilliant to hear Harrison preaching for us from Nehemiah 1. I was particularly … Continue reading
Praying for our brothers and sisters in Iraq
“Today’s pictures are too awful to show. You know I love to show photos but the photo I was sent today was the most awful I have ever seen. A family of 8 all shot through the face laying in a pool of blood with their Bible open on the couch. They would not convert it cost them there … Continue reading
Iran, Iraq and the God of the nations
“What is happening today in Mosul brings horror, fear and bad memories to the Christians of Iraq and leads us to question; is this happening in the 21st century and in front of the civilized world where innocent Christian civilians are forced to convert, be treated as Dhimmi, or slaughtered?” (senior Iraqi church leader, reported … Continue reading
The face of persecution and the trampling of Mosul
Persecution often comes across as numbers (1000 here, 200 there) and far-away place names. But persecution has a face. Last Sunday I saw a man, stubbly and olive-skinned, nursing his styrofoam cup of coffee at the back of an old church building in London. His immediate family are in the UK but many of his friends and … Continue reading
A Better World??
Over the years, humanity has always dreamed of a world full of prosperity and peace. We sing it in our Kenyan national anthem: “May we dwell in unity, peace and liberty, Plenty be found within our borders…” it’s a longing we have that one day, all these shall be achieved. Vision 2030 speaks it all. … Continue reading
Mpeketoni, security and spiritual warfare
The attack last night at Mpeketoni (AFP, BBC) has taken the (in)security issues in Kenya to a new level. While details are still sketchy and it is unwise to speculate on motivations, BBC reports a local journalist confirming that this is a largely Christian town and all fingers are pointing at Al-Shabab as the attackers. How … Continue reading
Attacks continue in Nigeria
Morning Star News recently filed this report from Jos: While international media sights have been justifiably fixed on 276 girls kidnapped from Chibok, Borno state, Islamic extremists last week killed Christians in the state’s Gwoza area nearly unnoticed, as they have for more than two years. On Borno state’s eastern border with Cameroon, as Chibok … Continue reading
Unreached: Orma
Mtumishi reports: The Orma are a semi-nomadic people who live in the south eastern part of Kenya: Tana river and Lamu districts. They are a remnant of the once powerful Gala nation in Ethiopia. They mostly occupy Garsen, Tarasaa and Witu areas where they are mainly herders of cattle with small pockets of subsistence farming. … Continue reading
In the firing line
According to even secular human rights organisations, Christians are by far the most persecuted religious group globally, experiencing 80% of all acts of religious discrimination, being killed for their faith at a staggering rate of 11 every hour and all this being massively under-reported in the press (Spectator article 5/10/13). Yesterday was another reminder to those of … Continue reading
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