Brooks writes about being 3 blocks away when the bombing in Nairobi took place that killed one and left 38 injured:
Most of the time there are days like today when I know God’s beside me…guarding, watching, loving…whether I acknowledge His presence or not…that He simply is. Today is our last day in Kenya and Roger agreed to ride the “City Hoppa” bus line with me to City Center to do some shopping.
After finding trinkets only a tourist could treasure, we decided to look for a restaurant where he had eaten before. After wandering around bustling downtown Nairobi for awhile, we gave up our search and settled for African-oriental food…don’t even ask! Afterwards we headed to the central city bus stop but there were hundreds of people in the streets where before lunch, there had only been the usual crowd. Oblivious, thinking this was the lunch time crowd, we searched the lined-up buses for one going in our direction.
Just then a Ugandan man came up to us and wanted to know if we knew what had just happened. He told us that there had been a bomb blast in a building not too far from us where once again Al Shabaab, the terrorist group wanting to pay Kenya back for their help in Somalia, had attacked. We hastily climbed aboard our loaded-down bus with many people wanting to get out of the city and joined others trying to assimilate what had just happened.
Completely clueless to any possible dangers, we meander through our lives. Once in a while we get to know how and when God has acted on our behalf. Often we get to see him administer miracles. I’m convinced all of the time, He does know how much we can bear and He is always for us. We head home today grateful, healthy, inspired, happy, fulfilled and content.
Believe me when I say, we do not take your prayers and faith for granted!
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