Funny World....

Today we are spending the day inside, after we got a phone call from a friend saying that he had received a phone call from the US Embassy advising all westerners to "lay low"  due to the protests that would be going on because of the situation in Gaza.   We were told to especially avoid any "american places".  It is kind of strange to be here in this part of the world as a westerner, especially American.  Our heart goes out to those in Gaza who are experiencing horrifying events unfold before them.  Now, I dont know enough about all the details to say what side I am on, but I do know that I feel for those people who are trapped, just waiting for this nightmare to end.  I am not sure what kind of coverage this is getting in the US too, but the other day we were at a coffee shop with some friends and there was a TV on with coverage of the happenings.  Here they just show it all.  Blood spilled out on the ground, people weeping over the loss of loved ones....one of the stories that hit me the hardest, was the story of the four young children that they found, weak and hungry, near the corpse of their mother.  Oh my goodness......could you hold on for a second.....as I took a minute to put into my own understanding what that really meant, to imagine Caleb, Judah and Mason, all hungry...just hanging out around my dead body, most likely crying.  UGH!  To bring it close to home makes it hurt.  These are actual people that are hurting and losing loved ones.   Yet, it is so easy for us to just go on with the rest of the news and hear how horrible it is that Oprah has fallen off the weight wagon, or how horrible it is the some super star has made a fashion error.  UGH....let us take a moment to pray for those in Gaza and Israel.  Our heart goes out to them....and as I sit here in my apartment, it is most likely that there are people just in the same building or down the street that are experiencing loss.  Please pray!!!  And know that we are doing well and the area of Amman that we live in has been safe so far.  We will keep you updated!