Joshua 

 
I opened my e-mail this morning and this is the message that I received:

We received the tragic news this morning that Joshua Mukusya, the CEO of Utooni Development Organization, was attacked by thugs early this morning and was shot and killed. Details are few at this point but it appears as if Joshua was traveling to his shamba (field) in Simba (about 40-60 km from Kola) when he was attacked and killed

Joshua was the man who dedicated his life to building sand dams in Kenya for the past 20 or so years. He was a passionate Christian man who dedicated his life to others to bring them water and food. He was the one who took us around in 2006 to visit the sand dams and encourage us to try in Mozambique. We knew him. He is the face we see on the videos from Excellent Development. He is the one who inspired us. He is the farmer who by his own two hands figured out that this could be done. He was the one who told us that it would be the church that would save Africa. 

"Hard pressed, but not crushed, persecuted not abandoned, struck down but not destroyed." II Corinthians 4:8

May we carry on the vision.