exodus

the view from my back porch is breathtaking. i look west and see the sun setting in a redorangeyellowbluepurple sky behind a mountain scene framed by wild african trees; on the same day i look north, east, and south to see a huge group of women and children walking barefooted down the road from miles away carrying all their belongings on their heads and holding tight to their children with their hands fleeing the terrible fears poured on them from evil men. some of these women have lost their young girls and boys to these evil men-forever.

as most of you know, i have been right in the middle of a UN declared dangerous area for the last week and a half. the LRA circled around the town looting pillaging and raping villages all around me. this is the second time in less than a month that this evil group of pirates have raided towns near my base. i thank you all for praying for my safety. it truly blesses my heart. you guys are my backbone-my prayer warriors. thank you. again i say, pray not for me but the people here. i sat in a fenced in base with a huge organization to evacuate me if necessary, but these people have nothing but their own sons and guns to protect them.

neighboring countries have forced the LRA out, which has resulted in a mass exodus of LRA soldiers into southern sudan, which, in turn, has resulted in an exodus of people from small villages to larger towns with more soldiers, and which lastly has resutled in my own personal exodus from my sub base to the main base. i am completely safe. mostly i just sat in my base and read, or worked on base improvements. thankfully my boss thought it would be better for me to be around a lot of people, so here i am. thank you all for praying.