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Photo at right:John Muhanji addresses the spectators
and the teams that participated in the Mwangaza tournament (read Kivagala
Sports, May 9, 2008).
- Letter
from John Muhanji
June 18, 2008
- The
Work of the Friends Church Peace Team (FCPT): Overview and Way Forward
by Joseph Mamai Makohka, Chairman
- Kenya relief (donations) update
May 15, 2008
- Kenya's
Post-Election Crisis: A "Ripe Time" for God's Work
By Mary Kay Rehard
- Kivagala Sports
May 9, 2008
- Kenyan rivals sign coalition deal
February 28, 2008
- Bush fire engulfs
Kenyan wildlife park
Reuters, Fri 22 Feb 2008
- Local
meetings fund Kenya relief
February 19, 2008
- Link to photos
from first distribution of emergency relief supplies
February 7, 2008
- Kenya's post-election crisis slide
show
(PowerPoint slide show)
- Photos from
Kenya Relief Funding and current situation
February 7, 2008
- The
Post-election Crisis in Kenya:
Talking Points for Friends
By Patrick J. Nugent
February 1, 2008
- Letter
from Jody and Ben Richmond
Updated January 31, 2008
- Letter
from Eden Grace
January 30, 2008
- Letters/Minutes of Concern from North American Meetings
January 29, 2008 — Thanks to the many donations from concerned individuals, meetings and organizations, we have sent over $18,000 from the Kenya Relief Fund and are getting ready to send an additional $15,000 yet this week. Your donations are so encouraging and such a reassurance of the love and heartfelt concerns you have for those affected by this crisis and we are deeply grateful. Thank you.
We remain in daily contact with all of our staff in Kenya, and are confident that all are safe and taking care of themselves.
It is easy to sit here in the States and feel helpless and insignificant in offering assistance to those struggling, but we ask that you continue to hold our Kenyan brothers and sisters, John and Rose Muhanji and their family, Ben and Jody Richmond, Eden and James Grace and their boys, Isaiah and Jesse, and Judy Davis in the light as they struggle to remain safe and to encourage peace within their communities and among their neighbors. Your prayers are making a difference in their lives.
- Link to photos
from Kenya Peace Conference
- Kenyan National Quaker Peace Conference Plan
of Action
- News from
Kenya Peace Conference
Updated January 28, 2008
- Open
Letter to the People of Kenya
January 27, 2008
- How
to Help Kenya
- Letter
from Mary Kay Rehard
January 22, 2008
- Letter
from Eden Grace
January 18, 2008
- Link to NPR
interview with Eden Grace
January 16, 2008
- Kenyan Quakers plan for Peace
Conference
- Latest news
as of January 10
- UPDATE: Respond
to Violence in Kenya by contributing through FUM to Kenyan Quakers in
need
January 8, 2008
- FCNL has written a letter
to Condoleezza Rice calling efforts to be made to promote peace in Kenya.
- Pastoral Letter
from Friends Church Kenya,
January 8, 2008
- FUM News
Release Regarding Violence in Kenya—updated January 7, 2008
- Urgent Prayer
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I am listing three of the many blogs that deal with information on the Kenyan conflict. Mary Kay Rehard is a former FUM field staff and has created a blog to begin accumulating information in one place. Carol Homes, an FUM board member, mentions in her blog ways to give financially to the humanitarian efforts in Kenya. The Quaker Service blog contains a running journal of the events from David Zarembka who is now living in Kenya with his wife Gladys Kamonya. While lengthy, David's letters are a worthy ready. Please note that while FUM does not sponsor or promote any of these blogs, these are references which we have found to be helpful. They do not in any way cover the entire subject or come close to being an inclusive list.
- Mary Kay Rehard's blog for pooling together information
- Carol Holmes' blog (FUM board member)
- Contains the letters
from David Zarembka
Blessings, Terri Johns, FUM Program Manager
Contribute to Kenya Relief online
or contact the FUM Richmond office
(8:30am-5:00pm EST Monday-Friday) at (765) 962-7573.