[SBCRprayer]Fw: Cameroon Update
Doris Pruitt
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Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:23:15 -0600
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This is another update which I received today. Doris
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken and Marta Morton
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 4:22 PM
Subject: Cameroon Update
Dear Friends,
We wanted to update you on happenings here in the past 24 hours.
Tuesday afternoon, Marta and I were taking a Cameroonian friend home after =
work. She lives 12 kilometers away in what we thought was a part of town u=
naffected by all the rioting going on. After dropping her off in front of =
her house, we started to make a U-Turn when we noticed a large group of peo=
ple looking up the street. The next thing we knew, people were running in =
our direction away from a group of police who were doing riot control. Sud=
denly, several tear gas canisters were lobbed and exploded about 50 feet in=
front of our truck. People really began to scatter at that point. Needle=
ss to say, we quickly turned around and left the scene. We made it home wi=
thout incident.
This morning (Wednesday) I headed over to the office but stopped off at our=
other center just up the street from where we live. Things seemed normal =
on the street, there were even a few Taxis running. However, about 9 AM, a=
ll traffic stopped and we began to receive word that there were burning of =
tires and a car and mobs gathering just up the road.
A group of SIL missionaries got stuck downtown this morning. They were sur=
rounded by a mob for awhile and ended being able to take refuge in a friend=
's yard. They could not get out and ended up having to be escorted home by=
a security service here in Cameroon. They were all safe but a bit shook u=
p.
The American Embassy in advising everyone to stay home, make sure that they=
have plenty of supplies for a week and even pack a bag in case of evacuati=
on. SIL offices were closed and the boys schools are off tomorrow.
This evening we were told that the water will be cut at midnight for about =
three days and that the electricity may be off also for part of that time. =
As of now, we don't how long this situation will last. We do know that th=
e same type of rioting is happening in several other cities throughout Came=
roon.
Please pray that a peaceful solution would take place quickly and that thin=
gs would get back to normal soon. Praise the Lord that we are all safe so =
far.
God is good all the time!
Ken and Marta Morton
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>This is another update which I received today.&=
nbsp;
Doris</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D=22FONT: 10pt arial=22>----- Original Message -----
<DIV style=3D=22BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black=22><B>From:</B> <A
title=3DKen-Marta=5FMorton@sil.org href=3D=22mailto:Ken-Marta=5FMorton@sil.org=22>Ken a=
nd
Marta Morton</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3DUndisclosed-Recipient:;
href=3D=22mailto:Undisclosed-Recipient:;=22>Undisclosed-Recipient:;</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 27, 2008 4:22 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Cameroon Update</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22>Dear Friends,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22>We wanted to update you on happenin=
gs
here in the past 24 hours.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22>Tuesday afternoon, Marta and I were=
taking a Cameroonian friend home after work. She lives 12 kilome=
ters
away in what we thought was a part of town unaffected by all the rioting go=
ing
on. After dropping her off in front of her house, we started to make =
a
U-Turn when we noticed a large group of people looking up the street. =
The
next thing we knew, people were running in our direction away from a group =
of
police who were doing riot control. Suddenly, several tear gas
canisters were lobbed and exploded about 50 feet in front of our truck.&nbs=
p;
People really began to scatter at that point. Needless to say, we qui=
ckly
turned around and left the scene. We made it home without
incident.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22>This morning (Wednesday) I headed o=
ver
to the office but stopped off at our other center just up the street from w=
here
we live. Things seemed normal on the street, there were even a
few Taxis running. However, about 9 AM, all traffic stopped and =
we
began to receive word that there were burning of tires and a car and mobs
gathering just up the road.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22>A group of SIL missionaries got stu=
ck
downtown this morning. They were surrounded by a mob for awhile and e=
nded
being able to take refuge in a friend's yard. They could not get out =
and
ended up having to be escorted home by a security service here in
Cameroon. They were all safe but a bit shook up.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22>The American Embassy in advising
everyone to stay home, make sure that they have plenty of supplies for a we=
ek
and even pack a bag in case of evacuation. SIL offices were closed an=
d the
boys schools are off tomorrow.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22>This evening we were told that the =
water
will be cut at midnight for about three days and that the electricity may b=
e off
also for part of that time. As of now, we don't how long this situati=
on
will last. We do know that the same type of rioting is happening in
several other cities throughout Cameroon.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22>Please pray that a peaceful solutio=
n
would take place quickly and that things would get back to normal soon.&nbs=
p;
Praise the Lord that we are all safe so far.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22>God is good all the time!</FONT></D=
IV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D=22Arial Rounded MT Bold=22>Ken and Marta
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