It's been a while since I've posted on here. Sorry for the silence! Besides the busy-ness of Christmas (Yes, even in West Africa, it get's kind of busy!), it is dusty season and it is sometimes hard to stay healthy.
On Nov 16, a series of bandit activity in previous weeks culminated into one of the biggest highway robberies in Burkina history. Nine transport cars and a small pick-up truck were stopped by an unofficial road-block in plain day. Eight armed men with 4 military rifles got everyone out of the buses. Over 15 million fcfa in money (Around 38,000 CAD)was taken, as well as some deluxe cell phones.
Is it some last minute Christmas fundraising by some lucky bandits who will have a very Merry Christmas? I don't care to think of it as much more than this, even as some here in Burkina claim that this is the tip of something much bigger and deeper. After all, some claim, this was exactly how trouble started in Ivory Coast - by filling the float of the renegade army.
One of our Bible students recently lost his whole year's tuition in a similar robbery as he was traveling to his school. Please pray that those affected by these robberies may experience the Peace of Christ this season. Pray also for safety for those traveling over the Christmas season.
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