We are feeling optimistic about the situation in Lesotho. Yes, we cannot predict anything and things can change in the blink of an eye, but the prime minister is back and the police reported back on duty yesterday. There were no known issues of violence last night and so we have decided to call back our volunteers. We will continue to monitor the situation and if things grow tense and dangerous again, we will send them back across. We will all be staying on campus at night and will only go to town with others so as to remain safe, but currently everything is back to normal in the city.
As far as the government is concerned, I have NO IDEA what is going to happen. There is a chance that parliament could be dissolved and if not, they will reopen on September 19th. We have been warned that things could get bad again on September 19th, but we are trusting God for continued peace. We also pray that these uncertain times will not negatively affect the children in our care who are waiting for their family.
This past week has been a chance to see how faithful Gad has been to our family. We were safe and we felt His peace. Our family, church family and many friends from around the world were on their knees for Lesotho, Beautiful Gate and our family. We had many emails of encouragement and scripture verses and it strengthened us. We know that things are not finalized within the government, but we also know that God called us here for a purpose and He is not finished with us yet. We trust that He will hide us in the shelter of His wings through the storms that will continue to rise up in Lesotho.
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