IMPORTANT UPDATE: FROM WEST AFRICA By Kris Yeomans
34 | General Baptist Messenger Summer 2021
As many of you are aware, the security situation in N**** has deteriorated since opening the work there. Not long after eight people, including six foreign aid workers, were gunned down while visiting the beautiful giraffes about an hour outside of N*****, the government imposed new restrictions on travel outside the city for all foreigners. Every time we leave the city, we are required to have an armed escort with us, usually consisting of six to eight armed police officials. It is a time-consuming and costly process and one that weighs heavy on us each time we take a team of armed guards with us to share the love and peace that Christ offers. We understand and appreciate the government’s concern for our safety, but it is an emotionally heavy experience to process each time.
