Mama Ndungu

I hope you remember Mama Ndungu who became a Christian a few weeks ago when we prayed at the farm. We got some bad news this weekend, turns out she was pregnant with twins and lost the babies. At the moment we are unsure whether it was natural or whether she aborted. The mamas found Mary (mama ndungu) in her room obviously in trouble so they took her to hospital. It wasn’t until they returned to her room later that they found a foetus. The other twin came out at the hospital later. She was quite far on in the pregnancy; Florence, Peter’s wife said maybe 6 or 7 months. So it was all very dangerous for her but she seems to be doing well. Jo and I drove up to Naivasha hospital yesterday to be with her and pray with her. She seemed in fairly good spirits which is impressive as I’ve only ever seen her look grumpy at the farm!! She knows God saved her.

Before we went God seemed to want to really assure her of His grace, that she is completely forgiven, she is not condemned, there is no judgement on her no matter what she has done now, in the past or will do in the future. We were able to read a few verses with her:

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:1,2

What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:31-39

And we reminded her of the promise God made her when we prayed at the farm that He wanted to tie Himself to her so that He could never leave her. She seemed encouraged by this stuff. We prayed to together and just sat with her for a bit. I think it was important that we visited her in person. In Kenya people often say ‘we are together’ when you say goodbye or something. I hope our visit convinced Mary that we are together no matter what.

Mary was discharged from hospital yesterday and Jon and Pastor have gone to the farm today to bury the body (the hospital will deal with the second one). Please pray for Mama Ndungu, God’s grace is amazing, pray that she knows completely God’s grace and pray that she will be rooted and established in her new faith. Pray also that the other mamas will look out for her as she returns to the farm.