Saturday, October 18

We got up at 4am and were on the road by 4:45. The hotel gave us breakfast in a bag, but it was more like lunch. The Dutch eat sandwiches for breakfast – so we saved it for lunch. We didn’t have much of a problem driving the bad part of the road. The light was coming on and they have repaired it so that the giant craters are gone. We got to the ferry two hours before it sailed. I tried my Guyana phone to see if the Tanners got home safely. They did, but upon returning, they were invited to a couples dinner at New Thrivings. Elder Hyde’s parents came to pick him up and wanted to meet some of the couples. Tanners had enough time to unload the car, take a shower and go. They opened their bedroom window to let some air in. While they were at the restaurant, a burglar got into their apartment and stole, both of their computers and their router. They got some cash money, but left Sister Tanner’s wallet with her credit card and driver’s license behind. They stole backpacks to get the stuff out. They were devastated. Sister Tanner had all of her pictures of her kids and grandkids and mission on the hard drive. They also took all of their CDs, so everything she backed up was gone too. They have five projects that were awaiting approval from Santo Domingo before they could be sent in, those are gone and they have to redo them. The break-in did not have anything to do with the trip to Suriname. The thieves were watching for an opportunity to get into their apartment. They can’t get in to ours. The window they used is the only window in the building that does not have iron bars on it. No one thought anyone could get into that window, since it is over the carport. These pictures are of our house. Our front door faces the carport. The thief left dirty footprints all over the wall.