A Thursday in Paradise.

Our house is right above the Highlands highway, there is a sharp cliff past our front yard that goes down to the highway. 100 yards east, on the highway, there is a one lane bridge. About 1:30pm a flat bed truck and a semi with 2 overseas containers on back, met on the one lane bridge. No problem, right? The semi backs up and motions for the flat bed to go through. But this doesn't happen. People stop the flat bed from going through and they overtake the semi. They take the semi's keys and batteries.
 
Men with bush knives and axes, are on top of the container, trying to get it open. I get home at 2:30 and they have just gotten into the container and are throwing the cargo out to the multitudes waiting.
 
I don't know when I have been so heart broken by the choices of people. Notice in the picture, the dark blue police car just up from the looting. Police have no power, as they don't have the man power or the force to do anything. About 5 pm, the containers were empty and people started clearing out. It is now 6pm, and the traffic is getting through, but only one direction for the time being. What a place. I know that God's heart is heavier than mine as He sees the sins of people.
I watched from the safety of our station and behind our fence, with our national friends. We were not at risk. Thanks for your continued prayers and for the people of PNG.