Fellowship Memphis

Kenya is located in East Africa along the Indian Ocean. Most people live in the fertile plateaus of the south and west. Much of the north and east is desert. Only 8.9% of the land is cultivable.

Although the regional hub for trade and finance in East Africa, Kenya has been hampered by corruption and by reliance upon several primary goods whose prices have remained low.  The government was rocked by high-level graft scandals in 2005 and 2006 and suffered post-election violence in early 2008, coupled with the effects of the global financial crisis.

Pray for the People

• Pray for agricultural and economic means of survival in Kenya. Droughts in the north caused the deaths of 80% of the livestock, and the decrease of pasturelands causes violent clashes among various ethnic groups claiming the resources. Fragile ecosystems, overdue land reform, widening gaps between rich and poor, increasingly scarce water, rapidly expanding urban slums and burgeoning populations of street children/AIDS orphans all point to future tensions. Many of these issues were components of the ethnic violence and political crisis of 2007-08.

• Pray for peace between tribes, for wise governance and for practical solutions that can be implemented effectively.

Pray for the Ministries

• Kenya remains a regional and continental hub for Christian mission, theological education and church ministry.

• Kenya houses around 80 international ministries including Compassion International, Samaritan’s Purse, World Concern, World Relief, and Wycliffe.

• Although many Kenyans speak Swahili and English, there are more than 70 languages in the country, and many tribes do not have the Bible translated into their language. There are also unreached people groups in Kenya.

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