A little heightened

We've been told not to leave the school for a while. The US embassy has been closed for the past couple days due to the protesting. I am praying that God's peace comes to the Arab countries because I fear that this may spread like the revolts in the winter/spring of 2011. Those problems were between the people and the government. This time the problem is anti-American, so that could affect us more directly. Ron Miller, the vice principal and Peggy's husband, said that during the revolution they could hear gunshots going off at random times during the night. He said that people made fires in the roads, and the people that happened to build a fire in front of the school asked if NUA was having any problems and offered to help if anyone was bothering us. There were some people over the wall on the other side of the campus that also offered their help if we needed anything. I believe that Nile Union Academy has a neutral or positive reputation in the town here, which is a very good thing. But I'm not naive enough to feel too confident of that. The sounds outside in the town sound the same, and that's a good thing. There are more protests planned for tomorrow night (Friday). I expect that there might be some tonight as well. Friday is the Muslim holy day, so their weekends here are on Friday and Saturday. So please pray for the safety of the Americans in the Arab countries and for the families of the four who died in the attack on the US embassy in Libya.

I need wisdom for how to go about dealing with a certain issue on campus. I don't have much experience with that, so I hope that I can help the students that are struggling.

Toward the end of my last class today, Pastor Tom came into the room and asked me to come with him, and he was composed, but it seemed urgent. My mind jumped to the worst. He led me in his office and said that the former pastor/boys dean, Isaac, and his family got in a car accident today. Pastor Isaac's brother and sister were in the office on the phone with them. Pastor Tom called me in there in case there was any medical questions I could ask and instructions I could give as they drove to the hospital, which would take them about an hour and a half. They were most concerned with their three year old son Michael, whose nose had been bleeding. From the information I was given, it sounded like the injuries were relatively minor, which is amazing because the car had rolled and they weren't wearing seat belts. God was really looking out for them. They're good people, and I'm just very thankful that they're okay. Ron drove Pastor Isaac's brother and sister to their home village about 4 hours away to go see them. I'm just so thankful they're okay.