Hello again, everyone! Less than an hour ago, KSL's website reported that the Church has, in further consideration of the political unrest in Nicaragua, pulled all remaining missionaries out of that nation. While one mission president (who has young children in his family) has been sent home, the other mission president and his wife will stay and oversee remaining ecclesiastical duties for Nicaragua.
The Church noted in Mormon Newsroom's official release on this subject that the Church continues to make the safety and well-being of its' missionaries and Saints worldwide a high priority, and that evaluations will be made on an ongoing basis as far as when and how soon missionaries might be able to return.
In the meantime, those missionaries that have been removed will either be sent home (for those nearing the end of their service periods) or reassigned to other Central or South American countries, North America, Africa, or elsewhere.
I appreciate this move on the part of Church leadership, to recognize a potentially dangerous situation and take steps to ensure that those who are giving of their time to share the gospel will be safe wherever they serve.
My heart also goes out to the Nicaraguan Saints, who rejoiced so greatly when a temple was announced for that nation two months ago. My hope is that all of us will unite in prayer for all those affected by the current political unrest in Nicaragua. I will continue to monitor the developments in this regard and will do my level best to pass those along as I receive word of them.
That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Until my next post, I wish each one of you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.
Monday, June 4, 2018
BREAKING NEWS: Church Pulls All Remaining Missionaries Out of Nicaragua
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ReplyDeleteIt would also be good to have a prayer for Mexico and Guatemala during this time. As you probably well know, while President Nelson was having the devotional, Volcan del Fuego blew its top off.
Here in Mexico, we have elections coming up and there are a lot of tensions flaring all over the country. The missionaries in several missions especially in the south and central parts of the country are going to be given extra funds to be able to at the very minimum hole up in their rooms in the days following the elections, or if necessary, find transport to the mission home or even in an extreme case be evacced.
The leftist candidate is well in front in the polls but rumors are that they are going to commit a fraud against him, which would lead to an open revolt in the center and south of the country where he has the most support. While now they are not anticipating that there is going to be further animosity, they are doing this as a precaution.
I was actually not aware of that. Thank you for letting me know. With what you said in mind, perhaps the Church will also look at reducing the number of missionaries in both nations that you mentioned. The one problem the Church often faces in the wake of natural upheavals or politically-charged situations is likely in gauging whether the prevailing conditions are in any way dangerous to the safety and security of the missionaries and members.
ReplyDeleteIn light of all of these developments, then it will be more crucial than ever to pray for Nicaragua, Mexico, and Guatemala. But I would add to that that prayers for the local and general Church leaders as they evaluate all of these issues and what to do to keep the missionaries and members in these areas safe.
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