The Strike "Strikes" Back.

The first week we arrived here in Guadeloupe there was a nation wide strike. The people of Guadeloupe are upset with how expensive it is to live here. Various companies all shut down. We couldn’t get gasoline, the food stores were closed, along with electricity, and water in some places. This lasted about four days. The government finally lowered the price of gas and the nation started back up again. This didn’t really affect us. We were still settling and just getting to know our surrounding area. But, now we are in the middle of yet another strike. The prices of gas have slowly risen again and people are angry. There have been reports of people burning cars and vandalizing stores throughout the Island. This began on Tuesday. We were expecting it to last two days, but that’s not the case. This morning we walked to a small bakery to get breakfast and we saw the police at the gas station allowing select cars to use the pumps. We all thought it was over, we were rejoicing because we fasted and prayed for an end. Unfortunately, are assumptions were wrong. Instead of the strike ending it is now escalating. The only people allowed to get gas were nurses, doctors, police, and fire fighters. The airport has been shut down and the people continue to withhold until there is a change. We are very concerned. By Gods grace we still have power and running water. Our hotel has a generator and runs off of a spring.
We had several ministry opportunities planned this weekend; Running a 2 youth meetings, leading a church, and visiting a prison. All of these have, as of right now, been canceled. I have everything I’m teaching on prepared and we’ve practice very diligently. We know God is trying to teach us. I think there has been a lot of times were we felt ineffective, but right now were at a low. Our desire is to serve this nation. Please pray for our continued safety. Ask for an end to this strike. We have enough gas to make it to the airport next Wednesday so pray that the airlines are running again. We are seeking God. He knew this would happen, we trust His will is going to be accomplished. We just have no idea what that looks like.