Lyle Continues in the Fight

Written by Lyle Tuesday Sept. 9th in Iringa

Hello everyone,
We are going on in this real life drama. There is so much to say. I still have two friends in prison and there is always delays. I was told that if I were not here fighting for them they could easily stay in for 6 months or even longer.

My heart is lighter these days but my mind keeps me up many hours of the night. After coming here I've been trying to put together the full story. My Arab friend got into a serious argument with our Tanzanian friend responsible for our containers and my Arab friend was wanting to show John just who has power. So he set this thing up to come against John not realizing the effect that it would have on Shilingi and myself. I have spent time with this Arab friend and he is sorry for what happened and will now as of today try to help clear all this mess up. He has said that he will return all our money of $7,000 and possible more to help pay for all the expenses that this whole thing has given me. This whole thing will cost me close to 8,000 by the time it is all done. This is not what this money was intended for.

This is just a short report, there will be time say more after this whole things is finished. I am right now on my way to go to see John and Shilingi in prison and try to get John to humble himself by writing a simple letter of apologies to Mr. Arab. He will then have the charges dropped and we can all go home. But John has been resisting this man and wants to fight. This only destroys everything we have been working towards.

Continue to pray with all of us here, by the way the containers have been released and are on their way to Zambia.
Thank you,
Lyle

Friday Sept.12.
Update

The same evening after Lyle wrote this, our containers arrived here in Kabwe. I am so glad we have friends here who helped with all the logistics. We could not get a crane to lift the containers off the trucks, just a forklift which could lift only an empty container. It took us from 8 am till 8 pm Wednesday with about 14 guys helping to get everything unloaded and re-packed! But we praise God for the miracle of finally being able to open the containers that many of you helped us pack back in June and July of 2005, many people will be blessed by what you contributed. Another praise is that the 1995 van we ordered from Japan has arrived at port in Dar Es Salaam and should get here in a couple of weeks. It will be nice to have our own means of transportation...

Girls are doing fine in school, I think they are adjusting very well.

Heard from Lyle this morning that he is still in Iringa, waiting for our guys to be released and waiting for the money the man owes us. He hopes to leave by bus Saturday morning, which may get him here as soon as Sunday morning. Pray that he makes it!

Thank you all for your love and prayers.
Jette