Hello Faithful Prayer Warriors,
On May 23, I will be departing for Nairobi, Kenya in East Africa for two weeks. I was asked by Mission to the World to lead a medical team of 10, along with Hugh Davis to serve the people there in the slum area of Kibera. Our team is comprised of students, nurses, a counselor, non-medical people, a physician and myself, a nurse practitioner. We were invited by Imboumi Makuku, Pastor of the African Evangelical Presbyterian Church, to serve the people by providing health care through medical clinics and home visits. We will share our testimonies and pray with the people as we spread the love of Jesus Christ.
Nairobi is the capital of the east African country of Kenya, with a population of 3 million. Kibera, located in Nairobi, is one of the largest slums in the world, with an estimated 1 million people living on about 4 square miles. The average Kibera resident lives on about one dollar a day. The housing there is owned by slumlords who extract rent from the residents.
One out of three people in Kibera is HIV positive and there are about 50,000 AIDS orphans in the slum. Most of the families are headed by women and young men have no role models. Many of the men are alcoholics who have abandoned their families. Life expectancy is 48-49 years.
We are excited about the challenges this trip offers to learn and grow. We go knowing that we do nothing ourselves – only He does anything. We can only be instruments for His use, resting in the knowledge that He will guide and protect us.
Please pray for us, as we anticipate physical, medical and spiritual challenges. Specifically, pray that God will be with, and care for, our families in our absence; that we’ll be safe and secure in our travels; that we’ll be protected from disease and ill health; and that the Love of Jesus Christ will be evident in us to the people we serve and care for.
I could not do this work without your prayers and support! Thank-you so much!
Yours in Christ,
Karen McClure
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