More News and Thoughts

I am still trying to continue to read all day long every day so that I can get everything done. But this is really quite difficult since my mind is on Africa.

The latest news I have is that the president called a martial law so the Army can do pretty much whatever they want in order to restore peace. The President says this is for the people safety to prevent civil war. He also implimented a curfew so people can only go outside of their homes between 4pm and 8pm every day. Outside of those times there is to be no movement in the country. The Army can arrest or kill people in violation of this.

The President is trying to restore peace after three hours of violence and says this violence meant that this kind of action could be done. However, in different news bulletins I read that Military and Police were not really doing anything to stop the violence in the first place, other than the police who were stationed at banks and other important places, there seemed to be no authority around and people were really going nuts and causing all kinds of trouble. Perhaps peace could have been maintained to a point to begin with.

Well the American's are landing a plane to get some people out since no other international flights are landing in Guinea. This is not an evacuation plane but some of our people will be able to get on since they fit the requirments. (A young family, and a lady with a bit of a disability - along with some from another orginization). The France Embassy and American Embassy have the most people in Guinea and so they are watching the situation carefully. The Canadian Embassy is in Dakar not Guinea, so not really sure about the Canadians. One of the couples with their small child is still stuck in their home and unable to be with the rest. They have internet at the guest house for now, but that could be taken by the military leaving them still safe, but without communication like they have had.

It seems that since this martial law was implimented there has been more news coverage on Guinea. I now see that it is covered by ABC, NBC, CBS, and Globe and Mail. Before I was mostly finding news from European reporters.

This is home to many people. I can only imagine how this has escalated their suffering. I pray that the national Christians will feel God and see Him and work in this time. And that they may continue to act in such a way that they will be a light at this time. I pray for their safety, some are like family to me, and I pray that there would be improvement for the entire country.

This Curfew and Military Law is supposed to last until Next Friday. Please pray with me.