by Donna

September 21, 2013 a day to remember, and try to forget.
Absolutely terrifying is the only way to describe the attack on the Westgate Mall. All thanks to Almighty God that we were not in the mall that fateful Saturday as Westgate was not a mall that we frequented often. It was heart wrenching to listen to the hourly news reports and follow the siege by radio transmission only to hear that so many innocent people were suffering so much trauma, many eventually losing their own lives or those of friends and loved ones. We and everyone here are still fighting a great battle in the spirit after the attack, hoping to understand the truth of what really happened, and how. Two children at the local Christian school that Gloria and Ben attend were injured in the gun battle, one still in hospital, and both children lost one of their parents in the attack. The Christian community rallied together in prayer during three days of national mourning as the nation buried it’s many dead and the wounded began the process of healing both physically and emotionally. The whole experience is definitely drawing us closer to Him as our refuge and strength and our only source of protection. Claiming the promises stated in the Word of God , we are fighting against fear, one of the enemies main tactics. But God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power, and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Tim 1:7. We continue to pray for this nation, it’s government and people. They desperately need repentance and a return to God. 2 Chronicles 7:13-15 – ‘If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.’

Inside the mall after attack.