Living on a Prayer

Totally listening to Bon Jovi in the lounge right now :)

Some Crazy things have been happening here on the home front. Site 5 (or Masi) has been experiencing some hard times. I do not know many details but people are upset in the Wet Lands because they have to move but do not have anywhere to go and so riots have been taking place all week. Funny story though - a movie has been being filmed in Masi for a week and on Friday there was a huge commotion at the entrance to Masi. We have 5 American girls visiting who thought that the commotion was the filming of the movie. However, it was really a huge riot! So these girls drive right through the middle of it, waving as they go, thinking everything is just fine. They thought all the police with guns and people yelling was just part of the movie!! Thankfully they are fine and we can laugh about it now!

The other thing that happened was we had a break in 2 nights ago here at the Africa house. We had some guests staying with us in one of the out buildings who did not lock their room and had a bag stolen. They noticed their stuff was gone around midnight but didn't want to wake me up. However, at 2:30 in the morning some man called their cell phone saying he found one of their passports and medicine by the streetlight. The man sounded pretty sketch so they woke me up and we decided to call the cops. By the time we went with the police to where the man said to meet him he was long gone. He was totally legit though because he called the next morning and the guy got the important stuff back. We three girls staying at the house were pretty shaken up by the whole thing so we had 2 guys from Masi that we know and trust come and move in with us. We are already thankful they are here because we came home late last night and by the time I got to the door the one guy was waiting for us because he heard footsteps outside.

So, crazy, exciting stuff is going on but God is totally protecting us and caring for us. In fact I spent the whole day in Masi walking around and meeting people and had no problem at all. Instead we met some wonderful ladies and prayed with them and blessed their homes. This afternoon we hung out with the vulnerable children and I taught them the story of Noah - fun times!

Also, don't be freaked out by this blog - especially you mom and dad! Im being smart - locking everything, walking around with locals, and pushing the emergency buttons when needed! haha :) (but that doesn't mean you should stop praying for me!!)
Thank you guys for everything!