Most of the locks on our windows were broken. That meant that most of the windows in the house couldn't be locked. We have left it since the landlord wasn't fixing them thinking that since we have burglar proofing on the windows it would be fine. Also, most of the doors inside had no locks- our bedroom door had a broken latch so couldn't even be closed.
Last Thursday night, a thief climbed over our perimeter wall. He then went to the kitchen window and used the long handle of a shovel to push the bolts off the kitchen door. This gave him full access to our house. We found his footprints in almost every room.
Jurnee has been sleeping through the night for several months. For some reason, on Thursday night, Jurnee decided to wake up at 3 to play. While she was playing, David and I were quietly talking. We heard the door to our room creak a bit. We just assumed it was the wind. David got up and decided to open our bedroom door. He found a masked man standing there peering into the room. David then chased him from the house.
This was probably the most frightening thing that has happened to me in Uganda. It's left fear in all of our hearts. Needless to say, we feel it's definitely time to move from this house. We've begun raising support for our move...... Landlords here in Uganda require tenants to pay at least six months in rent up front.
Pray for us as we are searching for a new home:
- that we'll find the right place- we're leaning towards an apartment
- that enough funds will come in to be able to move
- enough monthly support to be able to continue paying the rent after the initial six months
- peace and sleep for the remaining days that we are here.
Thank God with us for:
- watching over us that night
- waking Jurnee up to play
- that no one was harmed and nothing was taken.
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