Break-In

Yesterday I went to Guatemala City to drop off a friend at the airport. I stayed the night there, because it had been a long week and I didn't feel up to driving another 3 hours. So I figured I would just settle in at a friend's house, and do some work I needed to catch up on, on my computer. So this morning at about 10, I got a phone call from a friend of mine, who lives up the road from my house, saying that he passed by twice this morning and my front door was open. "Hm, weird" I thought. I thought that it might be the owners doing some work at the house or something, so I called her and asked her if she knew if someone was working there. She said no, but that she would go and check it out. About 15 minutes later I got a call from her saying that my house had been broken into, and that the door to my bedroom had been pried open with a crowbar. So, I immediately packed up and headed back to Zacapa.

At about 1 p.m. I arrived home, and slowly checked out the damage. They had taken almost everything of worth out of my bedroom.. a camera, an iPod, two cell phones, the church's projector, memory sticks, a usb port, some cash, about $250 in change I had been saving for about 3 years, some Audio Bibles (I hope they use them!), and other things that I am slowly realizing is no longer here. They also took other things, that I'm not sure WHY.. about 5 bars of soap, my half used stick of deodorant, half a tube of toothpaste, some medicine, some tools, ect. The weirdest thing is that they even went downstairs to eat some bread, and dig around in the fridge, leaving it open. They even used the bathroom (number 2!) and left it there! So it almost seems like it was a couple of them.

They also either took my dog, a German Shephard, or they let him out, so as not to bother them when they were here. So I need to find a new guard dog!

Well, the only thing that can be done now, is pray for the theif(ves) and pray that this was their last job. May God touch their hearts, through the Audio Bibles, or someway, so that they can realize that the road they are on leads to suffering, but that there is a better road, one that leads to eternal life! There is hope, even for them. For the sinners came Christ!

I want to ask all of you for your prayers. Things are getting worse and worse, and each day is getting more dangerous, but that doesn't mean that the Word of God has to stop being spread. God can protect His own, and with your prayers, He will protect us! Pray for peace in my heart, that I can always remember the verse Matthew 10:28 - Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. God is my strong tower, and even if they take my things, I pray for strength to keep on keeping on. Christ suffered a lot more than I will ever suffer! So pray for strength to hold my head up high, and keep putting one foot in front of the other, in His love and care!! Thanks so much!