...and the earth came tumbling down! That is definitely true around here these days. This year our rainy season has almost reached the record rainfall amount received in 1949, and we still have 2 more months to go...usually the rainiest months of the rainy season.
Pray for the people...on September 4, a large bus transporting 30 people about thirty minutes west of our home was destroyed as 3000 meters of earth fell from the mountain beside the major InterAmerican highway. Twelve of these people, including the driver, were killed immediately, the rest were injured. This morning in church, one of our worship leaders said that she no longer has extended family, her remaing uncles had been killed in the devastation yesterday.
The weather does affect us as well in our travels. We were planning to travel down this same major highway on September 5 to continue our research among the Quiché, but obviously we could not because the road is still blocked with debris. It is not uncommon for us to turn a corner as we travel and find part or all of the highway covered with earth or rock from a previous slide. It is not uncommon to find areas where major bridges have been washed away or broken. It is not uncommon to find area where part of the highway has been washed away or the earth underneath has wash away leaving great open spaces. Continue to cover us with your prayers for safety and alertness. We travel by faith, and by sight!
We will put part of our Quiché research on hold temporarily and begin another area until conditons are improved. Pray that God will continue to lead our paths as we go in His name.
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Praying for your safety during this rainy season
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