Pangani Lutheran Children's Centre ministers to street girls in the slums of Kenya's capital, Nairobi. PLCC's goal is to get these girls, who come from the poorest families ready to attend school. The center is under the direction of Mrs. Mary Mshana who visited our synod in 1999. PLCC is an outreach ministry of the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church, which is our synod's companion synod. News from Kenya Pastor Robert Schmalzle, who is an ELCA missionary in Kenya, reports that conditions as a result of the ongoing drought are terrible.
Food is in short supply.
People in cities are experiencing water and electricity rationing. Electricity is off in the cities for several days each week. A few businesses have generators but for the most part people must do without. Water is used for washing clothes three times before it is finally used for the toilets. Pressure is so low that water must be carried to all parts of the house in buckets.