Saturday, November 29, 2008

Kind of like a snow day...

...except it's a "crisis day." Has all the ingredients of a snow day in North Carolina:
-restricted to the house
-people gathering at each other's homes
-bad stuff happening out on the streets because of stupid people
-lots of tea drinking
-no outdoor activities

oh, but take away the cold, add a few dozen gunshots every 1/2 hour and the stench of burning buildings in the air.

BUT, we have a good crew of people who've banded together (yes, my sister is with me) and we're staying in good spirits, turning a trauma into a party.

The city's on a lock-down for the next 24 hrs (till Sunday morning @ 8am) as tensions, violence, and instability are very prevalent. I am safe and grateful for a walled compound with faithful guards.

If you want to read more on the situation, check out these online articles:

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=129452
http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200811292555081
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LT520810.htm

keep the prayers coming!

1 comment:

Danielle said...

It's Wednesday... is lock-down over??? We need an update! Love you!