LET US BRING ALL THINGS TO GOD IN HEAVEN

90% OF KENYA was quiet and peaceful during the Presidential Election held on Thursday of this week.      The ONLY areas of riot and demonstration were found in a few spots within Nairobi, Kisumu, and Mombasa.    The external Media has reported very heavily about these pockets of civil unrest - we feel that they have hyped it up.     President UHURU managed to find more than 7  million Votes, which was considered 'good' for a 2nd run when the turnout was in fact quite poor.      Mr. ODINGA, Leader of the Opposition, although in the Vote, refused his Party to take part in the actual election,  still gleaned more than a million.      He seems to have lost a big opportunity by banning his followers to take part in the Election.     He and his Party are unlikely to accept the Result for one reason or another, and it is still hard to see a restful future until the basic disagreements ares resolved.     BUT we Thank God for a general answer to all or prayers that we should have peace in the Country.     Our own County of Uasin Gishu remained VERY quiet and peaceful throughout, and people were able to vote without any disturbance whatsoever - Daryl and Esther included.      BUT food stuffs are currently short in the shops;  mainly this is due to people apprehensively fearing 'trouble' stockpiling, leaving supplies depleted.  New supplies will arrive, and continue to circulate throughout the Country as long as there is no escalation in unrest.     Kenya is a great Country.    It is geographically in a very influential position, and even to-day it is a pivotal point from which the Word of God goes out to all the surrounding areas and nations who are our neighbours.     AND the people of Kenya are not war makers.     Yes, the photo above would tend give support to this kind of behaviour, yet the truth is such behaviour has been very isolated;    Kenyans ARE growing up, and more and more are having the opportunity to be properly educated, and afforded opportunity have a stable life and society -  There ARE still many jobless, poor, and even uneducated as with the sample group photographed above   BUT they a really a people of a sunny disposition on the whole, welcoming, generous hearted, and peace loving.    They look for stability and peace.     Continue to pray for us all.    Without God with us we shall achieve NOTHING.    Without God's Love / Appreciation of each and every individual IN the nation we shall learn and achieve NOTHING.     We pray for His dawning upon the hearts and minds of ALL the people.    We ask it in Jesus Name.

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ON SUNDAY LAST,  our house-help, who lives on the Jacaranda compound, came to say that the sewer that serves her little house had ceased to work.    I went across to take a look and found that it was indeed blocked, and on checking the next nearest manhole discovered it was silted up to the top with black gunge!        The next day, Monday, Daryl took as few of our men, and began to dig out the manhole.       About mid morning he came across to me, and said ' we have found a 'SKELETON' !

For a moment I was shocked, but then realising the manhole was not so very deep I realised it was unlikely to have been human!      He laughed when he saw my face.....and then said 'No not human, just a goat's skeleton!'    As they had dug down the metre deep manhole, they had quickly come across a loosely wrapped bundle containing the bones of a goat.      It remains a mystery as to how it got there; who put it there.     It has been burned now, and the manhole completely cleared and in service once more.       We think it unlikely that any of our children are involved.     Would an adult have done this... and adult from within TFH,  a

staff member?    Or did someone from 'outside' come in and do this.    On the face of it a very ignorant thing to do.     BUT.......in Kenya, in my experience, buried bones can have a more occult or sinister purpose.      It 'could' be possible that a person or persons unknown buried the goat as a means to 'curse' either another person living on the compound, the whole compound, or even the whole ministry of TFH.       The Witch Doctor is still alive and well in Kenya, and many people avail themselves of his help.      We are keeping an open mind, and a spiritually aware Watch.       We know we are safe in Jesus against ANYTHING Satan might plan, but we must now be on our guard.

Maybe some of you will think I must be becoming 'extreme' to believe in black magic and the devil.

The Bible has taught me that God has an Enemy.     That enemy is the enemy of all those who also identify with God.      Satan was thrown out of Heaven with a whole horde of 'angels' who followed him.      In the New Testament St. Paul said in Ephesians 6v12 the following words -  

'We wrestle not against flesh and blood,

but against principalities, against powers,

against the rulers of the darkness of this world,

against spiritual wickedness in high places'

These words, on their own, declare that there are 'spiritual' powers / beings. as well as physical or human powers.    We should not laugh the devil off, and discount him or those he may control.

DANIEL, one of the prophets in the Old Testament of the Bible, found his prayers being somehow ignored or blocked - he suddenly found he had received no evidence that God was hearing him, as he had received  before.

Read DANIEL 10.    In this chapter something was shown or revealed to Daniel - and it was REAL.

 - verse 1.     He was seeking God - in prayer - for THREE weeks.    Then, in verses 5-11 he says he  d had a vision of a man, of striking and somehow unnatural appearance.    It seems he was AWAKE at the time, and he was not alone.    Those with him SAW nothing, but FELT spiritually disturbed and shaken within themselves.      And this 'Vision' of this 'man' spoke to Daniel and said in Verse 12

'Fear not Daniel; for from the first day that you set yourself

to set your heart to understand, and to chasten yourself in front of God,

your words were HEARD........

BUT the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me

for 21 days.

But low, Michael, one of the chief princes came to help me....

and NOW I have come to make you understand......

I believe that the 'princes' here are the principalities and powers in high places that Paul also refers to.

Perhaps every constituent Country or Nation is overlorded by a Spiritual Being, perhaps a fallen angel in the service of Satan, and opposed in that service, to God, and even to the servants of God.

These are REAL powers who have to interfere, delay, and derail if possible the Will and Purpose of God.    They cannot succeed totally, but they CAN interfere.       Michael, spoken about, is to seen as one of the Chief Angels in Heaven who came to tackle the work of Satan's servants.

It may seem difficult to accept this view, but there IS so much evidence that flesh and blood CAN not just be up against himself, and other flesh and blood opposition.    There are OTHER enemies who will seek to deter, influence, and even try to totally defeat those who in any way seek to live for God, and by God's Word.     They CAN at the very least delay our prayers!!    But NOT forever.

We should therefore be ALERT about what is happening around us in our Country, in our family, business,  and life as a whole.     Satan IS seeking who may consume and paralyse ANY who seek to let GOD use them.    We should be AWARE, and we should seek God protection, and deliverance.     AND we should know there is 'Back-up' when WE ares up against it.

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JUSTIN KIPRONO, one of our sons from way back, was married in Nairobi Chapel

on Friday, 27th October.       Justin came to stay in Testimony House with me and Esther in 1986 when he was just four years old.   He had been almost four years in hospital with severe burns from fire he had fallen into.    After College he found himself in South Africa working for Jesus as a Youth Pastor, and now at 35 he is a Youth Pastor in Nairobi at Nairobi Chapel, where he and his wife were married.   Esther and I had wanted to go, but had felt unable, both because of the intimidating Election Fever, and because of the travel involved.   But a number from the Homes both from here, AND Nairobi, DID attend, and all went wonderfully well.     We are full of joy for them both.


The Weather is still WET and cold.       Not very good for our crops,and if things continue now we have definite threat of more famine later.   My new Passport is now here with me, and we are also considering my applying for dual Citizenship from Kenya, as our new Constitution has provided the opportunity to do so for the first time.     We still have some of our students from the locality who school with us, still boarding as they complete their National Exams.    The rest all at home with us now, and everyone busy once more keeping them well occupied and put to good use. 

God Bless you all.     We FEEL your loving care of us all !

John, Esther and Daryl Green