Monday 19th May- BLOOD OF JESUS/ HOLY GHOST-FIRE/ MAY GOD REVIEL THE SECRET

I did not sleep so well last night. I was awake at half 5. My house was very dark after Kelechi bolting all of the shutters locked so no light would enter (or any other thing for that matter). In chapel they annonced what had happened and said they were going to have an investigation all day starting from with in Amaudo and then spreading out. All of the residents houses were searched and all of the staff questioned, not because they were suspecting anyone but because every investigation needs to start from the middle and move outwards. From the centre Rev Kenneth went to the Mbukwa village and asked the youth leader to alert everyone that some items were stolen and everyone should keep their eyes open for when the thief dumps them or tries to sell them.

Residents do not steal electrical items. If a resident steals then they go for food items or clothing or money. There aren’t any residents that steal in Amaudo at the moment, it is usually when they are fresh from the street and if you are mindful of bringing your washing in as soon as it dries and don’t keep your food visible then it is easily avoidable. I have made friends with all of the workers on one level or another so in my mind I have already ruled out all of them. Cecil is in charge of sponsorship of children born to residents and some children from the village so knows the boys very well and likes them so much. The village people enjoy Amaudo, they are an extension of our community. They are free to come in jest with the staff and residents, lick mango, buy recharge card for topping up their phones from Martha and come and buy provisions in our shop. Every time I see anyone they are friendly and greet me so it also would be very hard to believe that someone from the close community could come and steel from Amaudo.

All I can know from the evidence at hand was that the thief was young and did not know the value or purpose of the items they stole. They did not see the need for the charger for the lap top or for the packaging which was easily locatable in my room. Chances are they will not know what an I pod is because I have only seen one boy using I tunes in he internet café in 2 months. The computer had some trouble over here and I need to get a new charger before it can work again and the I pod lost all of its music so both items are completely useless to everybody apart from me. I am partly responsible for the crime as I had been leaving one of my bed room shutters open at the back for light to get me up in the morning. I don’t like having them open at the front of the house for if anyone sees me sleeping in late or dressing. What I think happened is that the thief was licking mango and saw my shutter open and decided to have a look. Saw a lap top at the end of my bed and was tempted so tore the blind. Inside my room they thought if I steel this I may as well have a look about so then took the I pod. I can’t imagine they planned it because they should have had the sense to look for the chargers and other bits to go with the things.

Nonya called and asked if he could come see me in Amaudo. He is the adopted son of Ross Cowell so I am curious to meet him. He and his friend have been calling me quite a lot asking to take me round town and have now given up on me coming to them so said they would come to me. I said what had happened and they said they would come the next day.

Martha came back today from helping V/Rev Timothy. She was sorry for what happened and we ate food with Eunice.

Church was for me tonight. The sermon was on why it is wrong to steel and how it is a sin. Chapel usually ends at half 8 but we stayed on almost till 9 having an extra big prayer session lead by Rev Kenneth. He was pointing his hands and flailing his arms like a front crawl swimmer in a thunderstorm. BLOOD OF JESUS COVER THIS PLACE
HOLY SPIRIT
FIRE
MAY THE THEIF NEVER REST (AMEN)
GOD REVEIL THE THEIF (AMEN)
BLOOD OF JESUS
BRING OUT THE THEIF (AAAAMMMMEEENN)
GOD IN HEVEN YOU KNOW EVERYTHING REVIEL THE SECRET
REVIEL THE SECRET
HOLY SPIRIT
FIRE
STIKE DOWN THE CRIMINAL
CAST OUT EVEIL FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND VILLAGE
BLOOD OF JESUS PROTECT AMAUDO (AMEN)

Other things were said but I can’t really remember now. I have never had a prayer like that before. It shows that everyone really cares and is seriously angry about the crime. After such a lot of shouting and praying and screaming of Amen till peoples voices went horse it will be pretty bad if the items do not turn up.