The first pictures of all the people are refugees who were hiding out at the Songhor police station. You can see that there were people and their things everywhere.
(Above) The kids loved the camera, and couldn't get close enough to Melissa as she was taking the pictures.
(Both below) The multitudes of refugees...
I don't think that any of us really realized the scope of what was happening until we got to Kisumu. Things were much different from when we had been there just weeks before...
(Above) This was the road into Kisumu when we were driving to the airport. This car had been set on fire and used as a roadblock by protesters earlier in the week, crippling transportation into out out of the city. The whole road to Kisumu from Songhor had been covered with rocks and bonfires, but it got worse the closer we got to the city.
(Below) Our internet cafe/restaurant in Kisumu. It was sad to see "our spot" so destroyed. It was only one of hundreds of businesses that had been destroyed by the protesters and riots.
(Above) A normally bustling street in Kisumu that had been trashed. Businesses were burnt or smashed to bits, trash covered the street, and it was eerily empty compared to the last time we had been in the city.
(Below) A huge hardware store, completely gutted by fire. Again, this was one of many
destroyed buildings.
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You face significant challenges. It's good to know you are being faithful. May God give you special grace these days and bless your witness for Jesus.
John M. Miller
Stumptown MC, LMC
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