According to my inbox, everyone in the states has heard the news of the unrest in Honduras. You may be getting more news than we are. As of right now, we are fine and the children are fine.
Sunday morning the president of this country was removed from office. The media is portraying this as a horrible thing. But he was breaking the law and ignoring the constitution. He was going to kidnap the whole country, dissolve the congress and the supreme court. Congress did not want this to happen. One response was this should not have happened in Honduras and the democratic process should be allowed to happen. That is why he was removed from office. So the democratic process could be allowed to happen. He was about to do away with the democratic process. The whole story is not being reported.
There have been rumors and more rumors for days. Marc has been in town everyday since Thursday and I was in town both Friday and Saturday. We were not seeing some of the things that were being reported by the media.
Our employees came in this morning and said there weren't many buses but all was well. I talked to the embassy about 2:00 and there was no severe warnings. Our congress friends were saying there was nothing to worry about. Marc was in town this afternoon and said it appeared as if nothing was going on. Less than an hour later, he was calling saying there were demonstrations and he was getting out of town as fast as he good. He insisted that Reina not leave, that she spend the night here and told me to tell everyone here to go fill the vehicles with gasoline.
There is a buildup of troops at the border. Nicaraguans on the Nicaragua side, Hondurans on the Honduras side. We don't know what else might be going on.
We are safe. I am scheduled to leave on the 8th. I do not know if I will try to leave earlier or not.
Please, please pray unceasingly for this country and for God's intevention. Please pray for our continued safety.
Terri
6 comments:
Trust me - MANY prayers are being said for all of you and for the country. I am SO glad you're able to write on your blog. It is really good to "hear from you". I know God is big enough to handle all things, but can't say that we haven't had concerns. We love y'all SO much! Stay safe, ok? Much love and many prayers, Janet the sister in law
Terri, we're praying for the country of Honduras and for all our friends and family there.
A good source we've found is a lady who lives in La Ceiba and writes a blog. She's married to a Honduran man but she's from the U.S. She translates a lot of the newspaper articles and has a good view of what's going on. If you are interested, her blog is: www.lagringasblogicito.blogspot.com.
Another good source for less biased news (i.e. NOT CNN!) is the Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124628267418867961.html
Love you! Keep safe and God bless all of you!
Jeanne
yes, many here have been trying to find out just how safe you are how difficult it will be for you to get out of the country.
i haven't not emailed you or written comments because there is so many conflicting thoughts going around.
i am praying, praying for you.
i went to get bella and corey and added a leg to the trip going to get leanne too.
so i am busy. love, ginger
We are praying for all of you and the precious people in Honduras. We love you all, jl
You know, the funny thing is that the news is reporting what happened in Honduras--that the vote was unconstitutional, etc...and that he was breaking the law....and yet all "governmental officials" are siding with Mel. It's very strange!
On another note, please stay safe. We are so sad we're not getting to come this week.
Keep posting--that way we'll know how it really is.
love ya'll,
Linda w
Please know we are keeping you all close to our hearts in prayer. I have been banging on "the door to the throne room of God" non-stop for you & Marc, the Connells, and our dear friends the Waldrons who are in Santa Rosa de Copan. We are especially praying for the Honduran people and the children of Casa de Esperanza. I wish I was there with you all!
With tremendous respect and love for both you & Marc,
Sherry Hubright
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