Bishop Joel Waweru of Anglican Church of Kenya called for his followers and his countrymen to maintain peace.
“We are so disheartened with whatever happened, but we would want to call upon our Christian brothers and sisters to keep peace and to maintain peace,” said Waweru.
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Reuters: 10-Islamist gunmen hold hostages in Kenya siege, 68 dead
NAIROBI, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Islamist militants were holding hostages on Sunday at a shopping mall in Nairobi, where at least 68 people were killed in an attack by Somalia’s al Shabaab group.
Live updates from the BBC here
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News from the local paper the Standard with a live link from KTN here
A message from +Peter Jensen about GAFCON II here
A very timely message from +Jensen, speaking from Nairobi as these events unfold.
May God receive the souls of the dead and comfort the living. May the horror of radical Islamism be defeated everywhere. Lord, have mercy.
It is not surprising (although terrible) that Islamic militants are striking across the border of Somalia deep into Kenya. Somalia is on the fault-line between Islamic and Christian influence, which runs through lower North Africa. Overall, Islam is being pushed back, and its adherents will grow more and more desperate as a result. Pray for our Christian brothers and sisters who spread the gospel there at such risk.