A week in Kibera

I've spent the past week living in Kibera with Edwin and his brother Geoff. They live in a single room apartment in the heart of the slums. It's been good seeing some of the daily life of the Kenyans here in this million-person slum.

Life is extremely difficult for the common person. With no services (water, electricity, security, or schools) - the ordinary man and woman must travel a great distance for work, and arrive back at home in filthy alleyways filled with mud, excrement, and trash. An estimated 250,000 people are infected with HIV, and there are around 100,000 orphans. Life is very difficult.

Edwin says that he has come to enjoy life and work in the slums here. He's been living here for just over a year and a half - and has many friends along the street. One man we met this morning had a bullet in his thigh still from the post-election clashes. "Not even George Bush has a bullet in him!" he boasted.

People here are still raw from the tribal divisions from the clashes in December and January a few months ago. Some bus companies can't enter into neighborhoods because of being the wrong tribe. Many families don't feel safe about returning to their homes. And there is evidence of the chaos and riots in many places.

We spent some good time with Margaret and the kids and teachers of Tenderfeet. They've been doing a great job so far, and we went through about 16 hours of meetings to make sure we are all moving forward together.

One of the things we've done recently is to share a collection of books with our partners that have been helpful to our vision from the United States. I'll share a photo here of some good inspiring books for those interested...

Tonight our team heads out for Kampala Uganda to meet with our Sudanese partners. Thanks for the prayers and love!