THE SITUATION AT HAND:
Oh my! It's almost a semester since the Wuhan strain got a new habitat, Kenya. 
It's getting hot, unfading African optimism fading, tension in various sectors continues to rise, talk of politics, the economy, spiritual (Oh no, call it religion for now), and the social arena. Various agencies are faced with tough decisions to rest upon. The government for example has to weigh between the economic recovery or its citizens succumb to the virus. The clergy is risking losing it's flock. The flock is only left at the mercy of the owner, the Good shepherd. Partners (my friend included) are risking losing their besties too. It's worrying.
Allow me to make a few point outs. Kindly join me.
Memorable events, relationships, brainstorming discussions, weekend matches, fancy visits, exiles, etc. I know the very latter word sums it, comrade life. A Monday used to be a man day, to others, a mad day, you know what they title themselves? Ultra legends. Now I tend to wonder, how are comrades surviving? It's quite hard outhere. But they say communication sustains a relationship. Based on my observation, mobile phones are ingranulating the gap. Sex chatting has been the order of the night, p*rn summing the list. Oh my! It's worrying. Others due to inaccessibility of network, power, data, etc are opting for village to village tour seeking Angelas to devour. You know who they are? High school students. Guardians be on the look out!
African religionians are seventh day worshippers. You know what I mean? One day in a week. Or should I say christians? It sucks to use the word in such a context. We live in an era whereby Sabbath day preachings are what maintains us. That's how christianity is currently. The clergy is crying to the political class to re-open the 'places of worship'. I tend to wonder, who should be crying to the other in such a crisis we are facing? Some annointed servants of God can't even take a second to share the Word with their own biological families. Reason being? Their Jerusalem is unkept. Religious leaders are even opting for other businesses to sustain them. Seems the grace of God is now insufficient. That's the leader, what about their flock? It's worrying.
It's painful to see generations getting wasted. My brothers and sisters in the primary and post-primary levels, oh my! Completely diverted lives. I still wonder whether the slogan, 'When I grow up, I would like to be a...' is still recited. God have mercy. Sexual assault among school-going young girls, child labour, etc. Last week, a young Kipsigis girl was saved from a forced marriage. The young mind is still under developed so the effect left from the tragedy will be tremendous. It's so unfortunate that out of a hand-to-mouth situation left by the pandemic has led to recklessness among guardians. These minors are only taking part in enabling their familes meet their rising unmeetable unlimited wants. What is the fate of their future? The rate of school drop outs will alarm us once schools reopen.
Social media! To be specific, Facebook. Surveys shows that a good percentage are yet to attain the age of majority. And what do they post? Just non sensible nasty stuffs. Unfortunately most of us waste much of our precious time on facebook. How many hard copy books or even ebooks have you read so far? How many educative, informative clips have you watched on YouTube? I bet none. Did you know the Bible is the best story book if you want a story? Try it out. To me, I think this should be a time of self reflection, remoulding, self-learning, and re-learning. It's time to grab and grasp that new skill, new habit, new idea, new perception. This is the time to work on that weakness. Do you know who will conquer the world post corona? Those who will silently and privately remain sober and alert. One thing we forget is that at the end of the day, you are competing with yourself. Work on yourself first.
They say there is light at the end of the tunnel. But I believe there is light within this tunnel. Right there, the light illuminates the whole tunnel. Do you know who is this light? Jesus Christ. As John writes in the Gospels, he says, 'the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.' Invest in reading the word of God, God Himself. He is our sole solution. Let's wholly trust in Him. If we abide in Him, He too will abide in us. And if we have Him who is Light then we have light.
Thank you for reading.
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