When her husband's seizures begin, Patricia Chavez first asks God to let him live.

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Kameme FM, one of the main Kikuyu-language stations, has also been airing a song which asks God to "hear our prayers and watch over our nation" since Kenyans were "rising against each other".

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So Mr. Bush doesn't shy from conclusions and he isn't embarrassed that he asks for and needs God's help.

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He asks the congregation to talk to God, and a couple of thousand private conversations resonate in the hall.

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The consultation asks respondents to express their preferences for alternatives such as "do my duty to God", "be true to a higher ideal" and "serve the highest truth and love faithfully at all times".

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