I must admit, I've gotten pretty used to strikes since I've been here. So when I heard about this one, I really didn't think it'd be that bad. But I keep hearing more and more bad news. Please be praying for this country and all of the missionaries spread throughout Peru.
We have several traveling teams that are at times finding it difficult to travel. Please be praying for their safety and for them to find the transportation they need.
In some areas, the strikes are worse than in others. There are several different issues being brought up as well. The biggest is the teacher strike. Peru has changed some stuff dealing with public education and the teachers are not happy about it. I just read that a bus rolled off a cliff and killed at least 20 people. It rolled off the cliff after it hit rocks that were left in the street by the teachers. I also read that a 12 year old girl was killed right by her house when she was hit in the head by a rock that the teachers were throwing at the police.
Now I am reading that the Minister of the Interior has warned that there are signs of terrorist activity among protestors in an effort to hurt Peru. They are trying to keep the streets safe by using the national police and the armed forces for Thursday and Friday's marches....which means, these strikes are going to continue for the rest of this week and we will not be going out much.
Please pray for this country and all of the people here. Please pray for our students and translators as they live all over the city. And please pray for all the missionaries that are all throughout Peru and some that are traveling within Peru or to/from Peru.
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