Today I feel like breathing a sigh of relief: we just finished converting our internet connectivity from a dial-up connection to a leased line. It appears to be functioning as expected, and people seem happy.
Tonight Bob is ‘on duty’ at the high school boys dorm while the regular houseparents are on their night off. He is just filling in this time – their normal weekly relief was not available this evening.
Due to the recent robbery here on campus, security has become a major concern. Last Friday, we had a lock down drill. As recently-installed sirens blared across campus, staff and students ran into the closest building, locked the doors and got down on the floor away from windows. All our security guards have a ‘panic’ button in their pockets which can set off the siren and also call local security offices to the school. Some of the measures we are instituting are the same ones that kept students safe at Murree Christian in Pakistan during their recent robbery.
One of the men who was beaten during the robbery spoke Sunday, mixing his testimony in with his story of what happened. The students weren’t here at the time, so it was good for them to hear the details first hand. His topic, “How to Survive When Crisis Strikes”, started with the importance of a secure foundation in keeping your head and was taken from Isa. 26:3, “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee.” He concluded with Rom. 8:37, reminding us that “Nothing can separate us from the love of God.” What a blessing we have in our God and in His Word!
Thank you for praying for us.