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Kenyan Government Looks to their Nation's Christians to Facilitate Healing and Reconciliation

Teresa Neumann (February 5, 2008)

"Everyone, including politicians, expects the churches to play a big role in terms of reconciliation, healing, resettlement and trust building."

Reverend Meeker(Kenya)—Churches across Kenya, once considered Africa's most stable country, are being asked to play a key role in bringing peace to the violence-torn nation in a desperate attempt to prevent all-out genocide. (Photo: AP Images / Bernat Armangue)

"Everyone, including politicians, expects the churches to play a big role in terms of reconciliation, healing, resettlement and trust building," said Canon Peter Karanja, general secretary of the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK). "We will need sustained and committed engagement of our international ecumenical partners if we are to fulfill that role."

According to a Christian Post report, Kenyan churches are seeking a long-term healing effort that will require the sustained engagement of international ecumenical partners. Said Anglican Archbishop of Kenya Benjamin Nzimbi: "We need your prayers for people to come back to their senses. We must bring Kenya back where it ought to be."

Source: Audrey Barrick - The Christian Post

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