Not Deterred

It's hard to know how to start a post that contains bad news, so I'll skip any pleasantries and get right to the point. A friend who was coming to English class at our house Monday night was held up at gunpoint right outside our front door at 7:45 at night. Two guys on a motorcycle came up quickly and quietly and threatened her and her 14 year old daughter (who never comes with her mom, just happened to on this night). They got away with her purse, car keys, cell phone, credit cards, $90, even tried to take her wedding rings but they wouldn't come off her finger. Thankfully they are both fine, although very shaken up. The crazy thing is that our teammate (a big male) had just let a man in for class, they both waved to our friend (the one who was robbed) as she was parking, and then they came inside. Next thing we know, they had been robbed. It happened that quickly. We've never thought security was a big issue on our quiet street, so never thought it necessary to wait until she parked to see her in.

It's hard to describe our emotions now. Monday night we were angry. Now I mostly just feel weird. Not really scared, just weird about the whole thing. I hate it that it happened when she was coming to our house for a class. I know we are not to blame, but somehow we feel responsible. We are "on guard" a little more now, ramping up the prayers for safety, not wanting this to deter us from the things we are here to do, the things God has called us here to do.