Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Riots and Fiesta

Without delving too far into Venezuelan politics, there's a national constitutional referendum vote coming up in early December. Its potential to cause a lot of government power to change hands and all or nothing vote-style has a lot of people upset. We had somewhat expected that ministry might be disturbed or look considerably different in December as a result, but riots have already been happening in most of the major Venezuelan university cities the last couple days. They tend to be centered around university campuses, so while that means we are pretty removed/safe where we live, it closes campuses, shutting down a lot of ministry. I just got word that a major protest is planned for tomorrow; pray that against expectation, that it will remain peaceful. Pray for discernment for us in how to operate in ministry in this state of events; especially as there's very little way to know when things may calm down. We had planned to have a fiesta this weekend where I would give a testimony, but I don't know if it will still happen if the riots continue. I'm honestly not scared; we haven't been venturing out anywhere near the riots and ultimately I know we are held in the protection of God's hands (which I suppose is still a reason to pray). It is more frustrating that ministry seems to be grinding toward a halt. So if you can pray for wisdom, safety, and a restoration of peace, it'd be truly appreciated.

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