Tomorrow we fly to Sri Lanka, having been stopped in our tracks by a terrorist attack in Colombo a few days before. I know there are all kinds of news reports (or perhaps no new reports given that the US has very little invested interest in this area) floating around about the escalating violence in this tiny nation but please do not worry. Our team leader, has been living in Sri Lanka with her husband and two children for the past 2 years and would not be taking us into the country unless it was safe. Talking with staff on the ground in Sri Lanka we have been assured that Colombo has returned to a state of normalcy and that areas we are going in the SOUTH of the nation are politically stable.
In recent months the government of Sri Lanka has ordered all foreign agencies and humanitarian groups out of the country in order to make way for their plans to bomb their own people as they work to exterminate the Tamil Tiger forces. The entire country truly is in turmoil as both a physical and religious war are being wages. Freedom of press and religion do not exist and the persecution of believers in the nation are overwhelming. Given the recent events our team feels it is even more important for us to go and serve alongside the local staff encouraging them in the work they are doing.
I have a peace about going to Sri Lanka and the work we will be doing there. Please do not worry about me or our team, we are in good hands.
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