Sunday, April 5, 2009

Bloody man outside

We are getting ready to go to a small church located about 15 minutes or so from our house. I walk outside and see villagers running by...not sure whats going on, but I take a look anyway. 2 houses down I see one of our neighbors sitting on the road, bloody from head to toe. He wasn't moving, just sitting there. His daughter is going crazy, screaming, yelling throwing things, breaking stuff. Talk about a good way to start off Sunday morning. We aren't really sure what all went on there. It seems to be that for some reason the daughter was mad at the father and beat him up really bad. He was put in the back of a truck and taken to a hospital. We still aren't sure how he is doing now, but he looked real bad when he left. Even though he's normally one of the more calm, collect, and kind people in our village, its very possible that alcohol was part of the problem. We'll have to wait and see. Please pray for this family...we call the man uncle, because he reminds of a good uncle. This family is very much animist, meaning that their whole worldview centers around appeasing deceased ancestors and spirits. Pray that God will give us an opportunity to share with them about new life in Christ Jesus.

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