WOW Another Year In My Changing World - HAPPY NEW YEAR
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Can you believe it? Another year has passed. Wow! And before us is another 365 days to do something. Only 365 Days….
I look at the opportunity to see change take place.
In a special part of my world men are coming from Prison to begin a new life – starting over. Over this past year a number have taken new steps to start again.
In another part of my life young couples are asking for guidance as they launch a new marriage and life together.
On another side folks are looking at retirement and the next changes that will take place. Others are facing some serious health issues that will likely mean their final promotion. We will walk through this together.
2008 will have 365 opportunity packed days to do something that will change my world and the world of others.
My question that I ponder today is… what will I do with the 24 hours of these action packed days?
I can’t wait – how about you?
HAPPY NEW OPPORTUNITY YEAR!
~ Pastor Murray Lincoln ~
SPECIAL - SPECIAL - SPECIAL
AFRICA - Kenya Update from Stephen Chaloner
Bodies laid out on mortuary floor
By Noel Mwakugu BBC News, Kisumu
Police were deployed to deal with protests at the weekendOutside the mortuary in the Nyanza Provincial Hospital, to the west of the city of Kisumu, a small angry crowd had gathered on Monday morning.
They had come after hearing that dozens of bodies had been taken there by police overnight and in the early morning.
Inside the main room in the mortuary, I counted 43 bodies - mostly young men, two women and three children.
They had been brought in after a night of violence, blamed on the disputed presidential election.
Mortuary attendants were quietly moving among the bodies, which had been laid on the floor in a single row.
None of them had been covered - some of the men were topless, others were naked.
Bullet wounds
One man said that police had fired indiscriminately, even after protesters had started running away.
All of the bodies had sustained at least one gunshot wound, in the legs, chest, stomach and back. One man had been hit by a bullet in the head.
A woman had been laid next to a child, presumably her daughter.
Outside, I spoke to one man who had witnessed their deaths. He said that police had fired indiscriminately, even after protesters had started running away. The woman and her daughter were both hit by the bullets.
Police chief Grace Kahindi said she had no knowledge of any deaths.
Almost deserted
There are fears that news of all of the shootings might spark more anger in the city and its suburbs.
The streets of Kisumu - Kenya's third largest city and a stronghold of opposition leader Raila Odinga - are almost deserted. Police in full riot gear are patrolling in their vehicles.
Shops and business remain closed and the water supply to the city has been cut. Many people have moved out to the suburbs.
Following last night's sporadic shooting, barricades built from boulders, trees and tyres have been built across the roads leading to the suburbs.
Small groups of young men are keeping watch for the riot police.
The mood is sombre, mixed with anger.
One man told me that peopled wanted to know why the government was killing them for demanding their rights.
Can you believe it? Another year has passed. Wow! And before us is another 365 days to do something. Only 365 Days….
I look at the opportunity to see change take place.
In a special part of my world men are coming from Prison to begin a new life – starting over. Over this past year a number have taken new steps to start again.
In another part of my life young couples are asking for guidance as they launch a new marriage and life together.
On another side folks are looking at retirement and the next changes that will take place. Others are facing some serious health issues that will likely mean their final promotion. We will walk through this together.
2008 will have 365 opportunity packed days to do something that will change my world and the world of others.
My question that I ponder today is… what will I do with the 24 hours of these action packed days?
I can’t wait – how about you?
HAPPY NEW OPPORTUNITY YEAR!
~ Pastor Murray Lincoln ~
SPECIAL - SPECIAL - SPECIAL
AFRICA - Kenya Update from Stephen Chaloner
Bodies laid out on mortuary floor
By Noel Mwakugu BBC News, Kisumu
Police were deployed to deal with protests at the weekendOutside the mortuary in the Nyanza Provincial Hospital, to the west of the city of Kisumu, a small angry crowd had gathered on Monday morning.
They had come after hearing that dozens of bodies had been taken there by police overnight and in the early morning.
Inside the main room in the mortuary, I counted 43 bodies - mostly young men, two women and three children.
They had been brought in after a night of violence, blamed on the disputed presidential election.
Mortuary attendants were quietly moving among the bodies, which had been laid on the floor in a single row.
None of them had been covered - some of the men were topless, others were naked.
Bullet wounds
One man said that police had fired indiscriminately, even after protesters had started running away.
All of the bodies had sustained at least one gunshot wound, in the legs, chest, stomach and back. One man had been hit by a bullet in the head.
A woman had been laid next to a child, presumably her daughter.
Outside, I spoke to one man who had witnessed their deaths. He said that police had fired indiscriminately, even after protesters had started running away. The woman and her daughter were both hit by the bullets.
Police chief Grace Kahindi said she had no knowledge of any deaths.
Almost deserted
There are fears that news of all of the shootings might spark more anger in the city and its suburbs.
The streets of Kisumu - Kenya's third largest city and a stronghold of opposition leader Raila Odinga - are almost deserted. Police in full riot gear are patrolling in their vehicles.
Shops and business remain closed and the water supply to the city has been cut. Many people have moved out to the suburbs.
Following last night's sporadic shooting, barricades built from boulders, trees and tyres have been built across the roads leading to the suburbs.
Small groups of young men are keeping watch for the riot police.
The mood is sombre, mixed with anger.
One man told me that peopled wanted to know why the government was killing them for demanding their rights.
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Tuesday, January 01, 2008
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