Tis the season

The irony of this photo says it all..our home was vandalized! Why would someone smash our living room window? So here are some thoughts we have had since then, talking to our neighbors, the super, the police, a friend/neighbor security guard at the UN, and the mission leaders. The super said he has worked and lived here for 30 years and has never seen anything like it. Our neighbors say it is one of the safer places to live. At first I thought, oh no. they dont like us, The police and the mission say, it is a random. act Another neighbor says we should close the blinds when ever we are not home. We were closing the bedroom (but many of you know how I love to look out and we have a beautiful view),but rarely the living room because we have two flower boxes outside ( and you all know how I love flowers ) and the way Jim "balanced" the flower boxes the blinds could not go all the way down. These are outside blinds that block out all the light and are metal and strong. So, now it looks like we will be closing up tight every time we go, A few more details before I leave this pleasant subject, It was 9:30pm or 21 et demi h, We had just finished watching, "By the light of the Silvery Moon", (we are never home on Thursday evening as that is our busy night at Institute, but it was Holiday). And then BOOM. very loud crash, broken glass everywhere. We thought alcohol but the glass that was hurled through our 1/4 inch glass window was a peach fruit drink. which traveled about 20 feet into the room at ground level. This already wasnt good night for me. Besides my crutches that I keep tripping over, I had just taken a homeopathic medicine for urinary infection that had me in a different state (confusion, very flushed and very cold). But. of course, the need for a french speaker was TOTALY necessary. Jim stayed up until after midnight "talking" to the super, the police, and, neighbors, while I tried to figure out the french. So. what did we learn? This is a heck of a way to do missionary work, but it works! We have a rendez-vous with our neighbors and everyone (except the perpetrators) have been delightful and helpful So, much for door to door. how about windows!