The meeting started with a slow pace due to drought that had persisted in the area for sometimes, some villagers had gone to search for food. Some, about sixty, attended the camp meeting despite the scorching hit of the day. As the program went on, suddenly, a message came from the village, and then there was a commotion.

It was on 20th August 2009 when i had traveled to Kang'olitiang' for an annual general camp meeting. Rough terrain as it were, i started at Kapenguria at around 4pm where i was joined by one of the missionaries in Kangolitiang , Christine, who was also coming from Kericho. We arrived at a place called Konyau at around 8pm. Pr. Ernest Korir, a missionary, arrived to pick us by a motorbike. Christine had to spend a night at Konyau while we traveled to Kangolitiang arriving there at around 11pm.  Warm welcome through joy and singing by the campers greeted us.

The following day, we started the lessons with a slow pace due to hunger being experience in the area. By the time I was going there, the press had reported that six people had succumbed to death. I taught a lesson on “The Holy Spirit” while Pr. Ernest Korir taught on “The Apostle’s creed”.

Within no time, there was a commotion and upon inquiring, it was reported that one of the church members needed help to be taken to dispensary for delivery. Young men, with a wheelbarrow were in handy for the work but later on, women preferred to carry her on a manila sheet, which was more comfortable. There is no vehicle in the area. Shocking as it were, after delivery, the nurse in charge told the women, that the infant was dead. Among the women was an experienced midwife respected for the work in the village. Sad mood engulfed the place, one of them send a word to the meeting place for prayers, the leader of service without delaying, stopped the program and called for attention and within no time a siren of prayers were in the air.