Hello everyone, my sincerest apologies for the delay in updating you on the situation in Mibu! My computer has been in and out of the 'shop' for a month now, and I've been barely scraping by with all things communication! They've had to replace the battery on my laptop TWICE, and the logic board TWICE! I'm still having some minor issues with it. Hoping I can live with it for the next couple years till we can get a new one again.
The situation in Mibu continues to be tense. This is such a strain on the church and the surrounding communities. Literally EVERYTHING is shut down. Schools aren't running, local medical clinics are shut down, people aren't doing local markets, people's gardens are being neglected, businesses destroyed… not to mention the trauma those who have been attacked and who are constantly being threatened are going through. We're so thankful despite all that, to hear of the hope that still remains among the believers in Mibu! But we also long for justice to be done and for relative peace to be restored. Let's keep praying!
Here's the thing, brothers and sisters. We may feel so helpless from where we're at. It's easy to take for granted the power of our prayers from so far away. But here's the thing. The gang has been specifically threatening Mibu and certain individuals in Mibu as well as some of the infrastructure there… They've been making those threats for quite a while now. I know many many people have been praying and continue to do so. And just looking at it, it seems like God's answer to prayer has been to keep the gang at bay (at least from the Mibu community directly) for now. I don't claim to know what God's exact intentions are here, what his plans are, or any specifics like that. But I do know that God has people in Mibu and the surrounding areas. And I know he loves and cares for them and has shown them immense mercy and grace in the provision of his Son, Jesus; giving them (and us) a hope beyond any they may have in this world. And I know that the non-culmination of the gangs imminent threats for months is also mercy, and that's been what so many are praying for! Let's continue to boldly bring our requests to God, knowing that he wants us to participate in his work in such ways. Let's thank him for his mercy so far, and keep asking for protection and strength, and to show himself in even more amazing ways! Let's all continue to LABOR in prayer for the church in Mibu!
Geoff and Shannon Husa
