So life took an extraordinary turn this week and became not just random but surreal - in every way!
We have 3 friends who live here in town who teach at a school connected with an orphange on the highway. They are 3 American girls who arrived in August, they are still adjusting to living here. Their school has had problems with a burglar who is very malicious, has been breaking in and tearing down posters and pictures, taking things, and even went and took a bite out of every banana! Anyway, this man had a problem with the school and so when the school called in the police he had to find another way to get back at them. It turns out that this way was to get back at the teachers - our friends! He found out where they live - by following the school bus and following them home - this is what we think anyway! So their house was broken into, furniture tipped over, posters ripped down, he took their computers, cameras, money etc. The main issue is that written on the wall was a death threat and a comment about coming back again!!
So...obviously they had to get out and quick. They don't know many people here in Honduras and so we were very touched that they felt they could call on us for help. One of the girls went up to the school to stay and the other 2 wanted to get away from it all and come and sleep here. So Amanda and I shared our room and gave them hers.
It is such a horrible thing. I went to meet them in the supermarket car park and then had to drive around town for a bit before coming here to make sure we weren't being followed. Never thought I'd have to do that. We had texted all our friends here to get them to pray for us so that we'd all be kept safe!! All was good and we were safe. Since then their school has stepped up and found them a house to live in and for a week they are going to live up at their school.
Has been an odd 24 hours! All over now though!
The irony of it all? We are supposed to live in the dangerous part of town and yet they took refuge with us here!
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