There has been some political unrest in our city. The parliament has ben shut down since June and was scheduled to reopen on Monday. We were warned to stay on campus that day, so we were planning to head into town this weekend for supplies. At 5:30am last night there were gunshots heard in town and the military surrounded the police stations and the state building. Beautiful Gate is on the outskirts of town and has not been affected by this, but we were surprised to find this news as we awoke today. Please pray for Lesotho and that there will be a peaceful outcome to these conflicts. We do not know what to expect on Monday but we can all rest easily because we know that our God is far bigger than these troubles!
Here are a few links from NY times
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2014/08/30/world/africa/30reuters-lesotho-coup.html?_r=1
Here is a link to the BBC article
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28994193
Like I said, we are all fine and going to just play it safe and stay on campus. Thank you very much for remembering Lesotho in your prayers.
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