Do you know what an IDP is? Last year I had no idea. I now know that an IDP is an Internally Displaced Person or People Group. And that basically means that a person has become a refugee within his or her own country. Operation Rudi Nyumbani is a big deal in Kenya these days. Rudi Nyumbani means Return Home. During the post-election violence approximately 300,000 Kenyans were displaced from their homes. The government has recognized that the country currently has many refugee camps full of her own people. Therefore they have decided that in order for Kenya to move forward something needs to be done about these camps; thus the launch of Operation Rudi Nyumbani.
This week military trucks can be seen all over the country shuttling people back to the places they were displaced from. In our community they will be arriving on Saturday. Posters have been put up informing the community that they should accept and welcome the displaced people back into their communities. I asked a colleague today where the people are supposed to live. Most of them had their homes burned and all of their possessions stolen. I was told that they will be allowed to keep the tents they have been living in, in the camps while they work to rebuild their homes and lives. Please join us in praying for the IDP’s as they make the journey to their homes. Pray for true deep reconciliation to occur. Pray for peace and healing.
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