Wednesday-Feb. 16Th - Today is a holiday. I have no idea why. Most all businesses are closed. Schools are closed. Not much activity of any kind going on. And that includes here at the house although Kim and Faye did wash some clothes.
Much to our surprise we have had power for 3 days. It may have something to do with the Muslim holiday. We are not complaining though.
Bro. John preached a good message at prayer meeting tonight. After we left church Pastor John was attacked by a man who lives in John's house right next to the church. In fact the church now sits on John's plot temporarily. A year or more ago Pastor John had compassion on a faithful lady in the church who was separated from her husband and allowed her to live in his house rent free. Since then the husband has moved in with his wife and there has been nothing but trouble. They were served an eviction notice and were supposed to be out by the end of December. Anyway, we are thankful that two other men and the night guard were there when the man called Bro. John into his house and then began beating and choking him. We believe he was actually trying to kill Bro. John. Two of the men from the church heard the commotion and rushed in to rescue John. Bro John and one of the men went to the police to report the incident. They told John to go by the hospital and get checked out early Thursday morning and bring the report back to them.
After they had been to the police station John and the two other men from the church, Daniel and Laurant, came by the house to report. Faye, Kim and I were sitting on the couch and I was sitting in the middle. One of the men said that in their culture that would never happen (the daughter-in-law sitting next to the father-in-law). We all had a good laugh.
Another day has come and almost gone. That means time to “hit the sack for some shut eye.”
Thursday-Feb.17th Pastor John went by the hospital to get checked out. Afterwards he went by the police station again to file a complaint. The police went to the house and arrested the man. He is in jail and will appear before a judge tomorrow.
John was really sore and having pain so Tim took pity on him and mowed the entire yard! It looks so pretty.
Tim and Kim also went into town to buy groceries. Missionary friends from Mwanza, Bill and Tammy Brower, are coming for a visit next week. We thought they could get the shopping done faster without us and sure enough they were back in record time.
At 10:15 p.m. Tim got a call that Bharat, a good friend, had died from injuries sustained earlier in the day in an automobile accident. We had been by his shop several times since arriving here. We know him from previous trips to Tanzania.
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