The Fishers in La Paz, Bolivia

Just wanted to update the blog on the latest with the political situation here. The US embassy has announced an authorized departure for spouses and children of US embassy/government employees here. That means they will pay for them to leave and go back to the States for at least a 30 day period. There is a meeting tomorrow morning for US citizens here to give more information. Tomorrow and Tuesday will be crucial to determine if the situation is getting better or worse. South American leaders are meeting in Chile tomorrow to try to prevent more violence here. Our area has been peaceful and life has been pretty normal. There is the possibility of a protest at the embassy and in other parts of La Paz tomorrow, so our school has been cancelled. We will probably make reservations on a flight for later in the week as a precaution in case the problems escalate. Please pray for peaceful solutions here, wisdom for us and school leaders and that we can retrieve our passports from the Bolivian gov’t in the next couple of days.