Well it happened...

Warnings had been issued about Al Shabaab for two years and just when we got complacent, the worst happened - they attacked in a public place as we were told they would. Fortunately for us, it was not a mall that we often frequent, but for all of us in Nairobi whether we were there or not we are experiencing our own degree of terror. 

Most people are connected to this event in some way. They were there ; know someone who was there, or someone who was killed. All the talk is about the ongoing horror. School opened as usual today although a few miles down the road the situation was continuing. Half the kids were absent and if I'm honest I really didn't want to take mine. I was also dreading the news from school: had any of my kids' friends been killed? Going to school was good for the kids, it was something to do that was normal and it gave them an opportunity to talk it out with their teachers and friends. Although we all indirectly know people who have been killed, no one from MAF or school has been directly affected. What a blessing. One MAF family was at Westgate  1 hour previously to buy a freezer. However, as they were out of stock they were sent to another store and so had left by the time this all erupted.

Things remain tense here and probably will do until everything is resolved. From time to time we hear sirens and the military helicopters over head and then we meet someone with yet another story of their narrow escape. Please pray for us, for safety, for peace, for wisdom and particularly for the children who have to find their own way of dealing with this.