(I am taking a break for telling the story of my first days of being involved with the Log Church Orphanage to give a report on what is happening today.
So from November of 2017, we now jump ahead to March of 2020)
How do you do “social distancing” when you sleep 4 to a
bunk?

Because of Covid 19 and the new distancing requirements, the orphanage was visited by the health inspector who came with new instructions
from the Office of Health. The inspector told the church leadership that the
children are no longer to sleep in the same beds. The new requirements must be
put in place. The children are now to spread out in the room as much as
possible, putting separate mattresses on the floor.
This will still not provide
the two meter distance between children, but they
were told they must do what
they can.
There are a couple of difficulties with this. The first is
that we have no more mattresses and the second is that we have no more
blankets.
It seems every week presents a new challenge for the
orphanage, but our faith is growing as we see God meet these needs. Pastor Joel
always responds to these challenges with words of confidence in the Lord:
“We trust God will take care of the children. It's a period
of testing but God will stand in the gap and bridge everything. Our God is
faithful. The children are sleeping bad because of the Corona virus, but God is
faithful will take care of us.”
Here in the US, we have been told that every adult will
receive a check for $1200 from the federal government, and $500 for every child
under their care. You can be sure that this will not happen in Kenya. Those of
us in the United States and other more wealthy nations should be thankful that
God has granted us with the gift of living in societies where more resources
are available, but not all are so fortunate. Kindly pray for these needs in
Kenya and other places facing such difficulties. And help if you can.
I’ve not written of it lately, but the other looming
difficulty in Kenya is that the new generation of locusts are preparing to take
flight and further devour food crops. As far as I have heard, the locusts have
not come to the Kisii area, but the nation’s already scarce harvests have been
further reduced by what the locusts have taken.
Food prices have already risen considerably, and they expect
them to continue to rise. There have been government spraying programs in
place, but because of the new coronavirus pandemic, much of the funding for the
locust control has now been diverted for combating Covid 19.
The world is undergoing seldom before experienced pain, but
there remains those of us who recognize that the world will never give
security. There are those of us who instead place our beliefs in greater
realities.
Since our meetings in our church have been canceled, here is
something that I wrote to them:
WWJD (What Would
Jesus Do) with Coronavirus?
The situation was
much different of course. In John 16, Jesus was not talking about the
coronavirus covid 19, but these words of his took on a little different shade
of meaning to me as we face this present “social distancing.”
Jesus said, “An
hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own
home.”
Jesus was telling
his disciples what was to happen when he was soon to be crucified. That is
obviously not the situation now. Nevertheless, his words in those times still
apply to each of us if we are feeling alone.
Jesus told his
followers at that time is still true today, “Yet I am not alone, because the
Father is with Me. I have told you these things so that in Me you may have
peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have
overcome the world!”
If you keep your
heart, your mind and your eyes on Jesus, you will also have peace in these
times.
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If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.
Send it to:
The Log Church
PO Box 68
Tripoli, Wisconsin 54564
Every nickel given in this way will be used for only aid for the orphans. It will be used for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose
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