Monday, October 12, 2009

People go running... and tear gas goes a flying...

So i wanted to tell you all about my adventure, kinda scary, kinda crazy, but an adventure still the same...I thank God for his protection and that He got us out when and where we needed to....
So here it is: i had to go get my trespaso finshed and paid for (the paperwork to put my car in my name) and get my car appraised and inspected to get insurance (which is still in process) so I asked one of the other missionaries here, as well as one of the brigade cordinators wife, to come along... so we could get those things done, have lunch together, and do whatever other things we needed to get done in the city together... the day was going good, got my appraisal done and heading for my trespaso when we see tons of traffic and what was causing it... a Protest, or demoonstration, (in spanish a manifestion) all these people protesting for Mel... i had time to make the comment to the 2 with me saying "man where is my camera" i have been wanting to get pics but never have my camera when i need it" about that time i look up and we were all blown away, because all you could see is 100's of people running right at us...then i realized why, TEAR GAS!!!! i saw the cans go flying and the gas start pouring out, I looked at Rachel who was driving and said we gotta get out of here thats tear gas coming at us ...God put us right where he wanted us to be for safety, cause where no one else could move car wise, we had no curb beside us and an open space enough for rachel to flip my car around and speed out of there...I was sooo relived to know how close we came to tear gas and scared , crazy people....so where heading over this bridge still getting away from all the demonstrators and tear gas, when we all thought we were out of it i rolled down my window cause we needed air, my a/c doesnt work , it was extremly hot, and due to all the adrenaline flowing through us we felt like we were gonna pass out due to the heat... right after i rollled my window down i relaized , that was a BIG mistake cause in came some of the tear gas....NOT FUN! it wasnt nearly as bad as it could have been cause i immediately rolled the windows up- but enough in the car to make our faces /eyes burn pretty badly....and scare me more then anything cause i know tear gas is horrible and painful, We went to one of the hardware stores to get out of the car for a little, hide from the protesters/traffic and make some phone calls, oh and use the bathroom . All i had to wipe off my face with was an antibacterial wipe which i had no clue if it would make things worse or better, but i burned so i had to try it... it helped a tad, i called momma to tell her and calm down some , and then afterwards we checked to see if there were protesters outside, we didnt see anymore so we decided we neeeded to go grab lunch, and finish up what we started off to do, since we were safe. Once i got home and was able to wash my face with cool water, the burning stopped. I was sooo thankful and happy God kept us safe and got us back to the mission house in 1 piece... It could have been so much worse, we saw people running, passing out, carring babies /kids that were crying or coughing due to the gas, all kinds of things . But all i can think of was even though we got some of the gas, we had a perfect place to turn around quick, a place to go into to make calls and hide, and a safe rest of the day in the city and back up the mountain.... As scary as it was and could have been more, God was there in the middle of it, protecting us all the way... It made for a very exciting, scary, and adventurous day in the city by far..And I got my trespaso , appraisal, and inspection done. YEAHHHHH! Now all i need is the insurance paperwork and everything for my car will be done completly (i hope...lol) anyways didnt want this to scare you, im perfectly safe, but I wanted to tell you of my adventures, and remind you to please keep praying for Honduras, they are in turmoil right now due to Mel...but just like God protecting us I know through prayers God can turn this country around too and get them out of this mess, but it's going to take time and lots of prayers. Well that was my crazy, fun , scary, adventure story! Hope everyone is doing great! Let me know what you thought of my story, exciting huh? well Love and misss you all. God Bless!

1 comment:

vhollowell said...

Good Morning, You certainly have EXCITING news to share!!! God is sooooo good! We are giving thanks for your safety. Living within God’s will is awesome and you have “first-hand” testimony to His protection. When you write your book, it will be full of “daily” accounts of God’s leadership and guidance. Stepping out and living by faith is indeed thrilling. Continued prayers for you, WGO Compound and Honduras.
Sending God’s Blessings, J.D. & Varina