Visiting the IDP Camps
The following week, I traveled to Limuru (right outside of Nairobi) to attend an Inter-religious training on Conflict Resolution and Prevention which was held by the National Council of Churches in Kenya. The training was one of many activities planned by the Inter-religious Forum to address the post-election violence (which occurred Jan-March 2008) and to bring about healing. After the training, the group of religious leaders visited Kenyans who continue to live displaced from their homes in tents near Nakuru.
Displaced Families Receiving New ID Cards
Many of the IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) fled from their homes in fear for their lives ten months ago, and they still feel it is unsafe to return. Nancy and I joined the religious leaders on this trip and we listened carefully to the stories of those we met in hopes of sharing their situation with the leadership in Nairobi. After visiting an IDP camp, the religious leaders from Nairobi met with religious leaders from the Nakuru area. The group represented different faiths, different tribes, and different political affiliations and together they brainstormed about ways to bring peace and unity to the divisions and tension in their country. To read a report I wrote on visiting the camps, please click on the page entitled Report on Visiting IDP Camps (in the column on the right side of this page).
Posted on November 20th, 2008 by Shelvis
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