Fighting in Kenya

As many of you know I went to Africa last July to follow up on a peace mission in Northern Kenya. The village of Turkwel has been at peace for 22 months now. The once warring tribes are now intermarrying and working to build a school for the children. One of the guys we were traveling with, who works with Youth In Mission, wrote us an email about their last visit to Turkwel, and some shocking news they received on the way home. A near by village was attacked by bandits and utterly destroyed. I have included a portion of his email below. Please pray for the peace in these areas of Kenya.

"As we were proceeding back home, we received sad news. A village 100 kilometers from Turkwel in Turkana land had been raided by Pokot raiders from Kolowa near Tot (50 Km from Tot). 24 people had been killed (mostly women and children), many more wounded; their animals driven away (3000 camels) and they had been left without food, shelter and clothing. This village is called Lokori. We were really shocked. A week before raiders from Turkana had raided a village in Kasei and killed one person and made away with hundreds of cows. We prayed and left back home. On the way we were thinking of what can be done. We had been successful in Turkwel and now these other areas are now calling on us. We arrived home safely.

The next day, Obadiah went to Lokori to collect news for his company. He confirmed that actually 24 had been killed. The pictures were really disturbing as vultures were eating their flesh. This touched my heart. Obadiah also told us the survivors are really suffering as they have nothing to eat, no shelter, some of them are sick and no one has cared. Some of the pictures showed the wounded patients. We have requested the company Obadiah is working for to give us copies of the pictures and as soon as we receive them, we’ll send them to you.

We met yesterday as YIM board to discuss the call from Lokori. This is a dark and most under-developed area with bad roads. It is one of the unreached areas in Turkana. YIM decided that something has to be done. We therefore ask for Christians, friends, Churches and other organization with a heart to join us in reaching these people. We need to take food, clothing and medicine to these suffering people. We are targeting to raise $4,000 to accomplish this. We shall take Christ’s message but we need to meet their basic needs."

If you or anyone you know wants to help my friends please let me know.
hbmohr21@gmail.com
Here is a story I found that I believe is the same incident.