I wrote, “The Final Feast”, not to tell believers exactly how to become a Tabernacle Christian but rather to help those interested personally explore this undiscovered country. Learn about the spiritual fulfillment of the Feast of Tabernacles and Divine Love here…
There is young man, in Africa, that I have helped raise from a small boy. He grew up very hard. When he was still very small he used to gather little bundles of sticks and sit by the side of the road to sell them. He was so cute that people would buy his bundles and then he would run home to his widowed mother with his little money so that he could help them have food for the evening.
Hanningtone, now seventeen, is a brilliant kid and works very hard at school. To encourage him I bought him a cell phone and it is his pride and joy. One day, when he was coming out of a weekend tutoring session near dusk, he was jumped by two bigger boys. One held a knife to his throat and demanded his cell phone. Hanny, scared for his life, handed it over. Heart broken, he came home.
What little he had
I felt badly for Hanny. Hanny does not have much and what he has he really values. I just did not have funds to buy another phone though even though I wanted to. However, the next morning, as Hanny was going to the market, he saw the same boy walking with his phone on the side of the road. This was in public now and so Hanny shouted for the boy to stop, but he ran. Hanny is very good friends with almost everyone at the small market and so he flagged down some motorcycle taxi men and they started chasing the boy on motorbikes until Hanny and about four men ran him down.
In Kenya, you must understand, it is very dangerous to be a thief because mob justice is still practiced. Thieves are nearly always beaten to death or necklaced (a tire put around their neck and lit on fire.) Once Hanny retrieved his phone the men asked if Hanny wanted them to kill the boy. Hanny considered for a moment but said “no, I have my phone, it is enough. I don’t want his blood on my head.”
Mercy
Overjoyed, Hanny returned home with the motorcycle taxi men and I gave each of them some money as a reward for helping Hanny retrieve his phone. Later that evening Hanny was looking worried and asked me “Did I do the right thing by not letting the men finish off the thief? I said “I am very proud of you because, though no noe would have blamed you if you thug suffer judgment, you chose to show mercy, and it is always good to let God judge those who wrong you and not take matters into your own hands.” “Besides,” I added, “showing mercy to this boy may one day lead to his salvation…who knows?”
May God richly bless Hanny throughout all his life. May his family and descendents be blessed and shown mercy because he chose to show mercy. I am very proud of him and I think he will mature into a fine man of God.
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
There are times and seasons to everything
There are times and seasons, according to Solomon, for everything. That is, there are proper times to do certain things and there are proper times not to do certain things. With those seasons the things that should be done flourish but the things that should not be done bring sorrow and pain. The trick is to recognize the season that you are in.
Perhaps, due to my apostolic calling, I tend to see the “big picture” and recognize national shifts and emerging fundamental truths. Over the years I have come to understand that before any big storm there is a time to take action to mitigate the disaster that is about to occur. There is a window of opportunity, if you will, and if you fail to take advantage of that short season of grace bad things happen.
Usually, before there is conflict, there is a time to leave
During the run up to the Second World War there was a time when Jewish people could simply leave Germany. Those who did “sat out” the horrific events that fell upon many of their countrymen. What seems like a sacrifice a the time became a small price to pay when the consequences of staying were finally known. When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait there was a period of a week or two where you could simply drive across the desert to Jordan but after that, if you stayed, there was no escape.
In Armenia those who left, because they listened to the prophets that God sent to warn believers, escaped the killing of over 1 million of their fellow believers. Even in communist Russia there was a period of grace, about seventeen years in all, starting from the time of the revolution until the day that the new communist government began in earnest to collectivize the country. Those few who listened to God’s spirit and left escaped the coming gulags and mass starvation.
God says,
“A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.”
Proverbs 22:3 and 27:12 (the same verse)
My message is simple,
It Is Time To Leave Kenya If You Can
Right now, it is a time to leave Kenya. I ask all those who hear what the Spirit is saying to His churches in Kenya to pray about and consider this message. The hand writing is on the wall and the time of judgement is at hand. I feel, in my spirit, that there is a window of opportunity of two or, at most, three years to leave freely. After this window closes it will be extremely difficult to get out of the country and those who attempt to flee will risk their lives in doing so. Though leaving now is a sacrifice it pales in comparison to the awful price that some may pay if they stay.
A wise man foresees the coming storm and hides himself
Those who cannot or will not leave Kenya risk being trapped by the coming events and will be forced to ride out the storm as best they can. There has been genocide in Uganda and Rwanda and there is currently genocide happening in the Congo and even South Sudan. Though Kenya seems stable its people are under enormous economic and political pressures. These forces may cause Kenya to erupt into full-scale ethnic violence like happened in Rwanda. This is an awful thought, one which many do not wish to contemplate, but nevertheless if God is indeed warning us of events to come, it is better to consider rather than ignore what He says.
Many times fear causes people to stay longer than they should. Many fear the unknown and prefer to hope for the best where they are rather than leave what is familiar. People cite many excuses for staying put, but that is folly. Excuses which seem valid now, will prove disastrous in the long run if God says to leave Kenya. Those who have ears to hear can simply sit out the coming Holocaust if they are not present for it. Yes, it will be terrible to see others go through hard times but it is better to pray for them from a place of safety than to pray with them for your very lives.
Don’t stay unless God specifically directs you too
Some think that they should sacrifice themselves and stay with those they love even in the midst of troublesome times. Some people choose staying with their extended families even if there is real hardship and danger. However, unless God Himself directs you to do this, it is folly and you should leave Kenya. The only thing you will accomplish is to add your suffering to their own. If you have already left and have established yourself in another place you may be able to shelter others. Instead of being destitute refugees you may be able to help those who flee the conflict.
In conclusion, it is a time to leave Kenya. People who leave will be able, in large part, to save themselves and their families from the coming storm. I do not say these things lightly nor do I think that people must do what I say. Each man and woman must ask God if these things are of the Holy Spirit. My part is simply to warn others as best I can, trusting God to do the rest.
There is young man, in Africa, that I have helped raise from a small boy. He grew up very hard. When he was still very small he used to gather little bundles of sticks and sit by the side of the road to sell them. He was so cute that people would buy his bundles and then he would run home to his widowed mother with his little money so that he could help them have food for the evening.
A Time To Leave Kenya
