Tuesday, November 3, 2009

A BLESSING MOMENT AT THE 'EDGE' OF 2009!


Busy moments again for the ‘towards the edge of 2009’ is here! The poor like the rich, young like the elderly, students like professionals, believers just like the pagans are busy thinking about festivities that are due in a few days!
In Kenya, the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination is in progress while those of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education are due in a week!
Besides, 26 Winslow Kids too are looking forward to be interviewed in the process of trying to secure opportunities to see them get accepted in public primary schools for first grade in 2010!

Behind the curtain of the on-going events lie a secret! A classical distinction is evident and active. The ‘haves’ and the ‘lacks’ share one thing. Just the Oxygen! In this behind the scene, the little advantaged in community never even want to remember an occasion! They hardly afford a celebration expense! When other children from able families do crafts and make Christmas ornaments to give to adults during the gift exchange and even decorate cakes and enjoy other refreshments their poor friends go sometimes without a simple meal!
But the bible instructs; "If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled, and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that" (James 2:15-16). Romans 15:26 is a great example of where funds were gathered for the needy saints in Jerusalem

For this reason, the Winslow kids Community like previous years, is preparing a sharing hour with the needy in community! During this time, for Christmas celebration, we are expected to share the birth story of Jesus Christ, share a meal and disperse clothing too to the needy members of the Community!

We have started collecting the clothing and even the funds for the meals! We appreciate the volunteers who are working with us from the community and even overseas especially to prepare dresses for girls and even donating toward the event. May God Bless us together.


By Vincent Mokaya

sautivin@yahoo.com