Thanks to the riots, we had the afternoon off to take our dog to the vet down the street (she's fine). Now, back, we are happy (or bittersweet happy) that all here in our ritzy neighborhood is calm.
Still no cars on the road, and just a few plumes of smoke in the distance. We've heard that an auctioneer's warehouse was ransacked (the owner is a member of a past president's family) and that 2 other goods storage areas were also looted. A friend of ours is stuck in traffic behind some currently-peaceful protest marches heading for the center of town as I type (4:30pm, local time). And, we've made BBC news as well!
We're hoping that things calm down and that all will be "normal" tomorrow. It is sad, as Jon noted, that this is not what the people intended for this day to be -- a day to peacefully protest the current government's policies. It will be interesting to see what the news reports tomorrow, or what the news is allowed to report tomorrow.
We're fine. It's Malawi that seems in trouble.
We are praying for Malawi during this time, that the protests would accomplish good things for the people there and not be an excuse to squelch freedom and advances. We are also praying for your safety! We love you- Mandi and Stephen
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