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Star of Hope longtime staff member and missionary, Judith Löfsund has gone home to be with the Lord after a brief illness in her beloved Kenya. The news reached us Monday afternoon. "Now our mother has left us," read a text message from one of the employees in Kenya who, like many others, was very close to her.
Judith first went to East Africa and Tanzania 50 years ago where she served with the Pentecostal mission until she responded to Star of Hope founder Erik Gunnar Eriksson's request to help in Kenya. She served along with her friend Marie Zetterby and was involved in developing schools in Mikindani outside Mombasa and also starting a school in Rakwaro, northwestern Kenya.
Her dedication to Star of Hope was very well received and Judith was, to the end, a very strong woman who attracted great respect from all.
In addition to the commitment to the thousands of children, her heart burned for the Christian faith and its spread the word in Kenya. She founded the "Church of the Living World", Mikindani and in ecumenical contexts, she came to be a strong unifying personality. Her name was well known among the missionaries and native pastors and evangelists in the country and she was highly respected for her dedication and desire to see Kenya remain as a Christian country.
She was the one who became involved in starting and developing the extensive missionary work in the former infamous prison in Kenya. An effort in partnership with its former prison warden that reverberated all the way up in the Kenyan government.
She finished her days in the country she loved so much. While we grieve and will miss Judith, we join in gratitude of all she contributed to the people of Kenya. Judith Löfsund was 75 years old.
