I awoke for the Lord sustains me.
I will not be afraid of then thousands of people
Who have set themselves around me.
Ps 3:5-6
Last night I received an anxious call from the
pastor of our church here in Niamey. The church meets on his property at the
edge of town, not far from the local training base for the gendarmes
(kind of like the Canadian RCMP). He said he had just been on the way home for
the night and as he passed the front gate for the gendarmes camp there
was an exchange of gunfire. He said he watched as shop keepers across the
street ran for cover as he quickly made for home. I’m still waiting for the
details on who attacked but most likely it was the same group that attacked a
military base in a northern town and the local prison in the last couple of
weeks. The Islamist rebels in Northern Mali have vowed revenge on Niger for assisting
the French and the government forces in overthrowing the rebellion. Everyone
seems to be fine today though no official details have come out regarding the
attack yet.
Please pray for the peace in Niger and also that the Pastor Soter would have wisdom as he leads the congregation and relates to his community.
PS Dave wrote this four days ago and since then we have had four hours of power (all occurring in one evening). Please pray that the electric company finds a way to resolve their issues.
