Hello friends.
Please pray for Jordan, as violent protests and riots broke out across the country on Tuesday night, and it looks like things might be heating up instead of cooling down (if you wanna read more about it, check out http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/11/2012111421456916947.html). The generally tame “Jordanian Spring” hasn’t seen anything like this before now. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens.
Regarding Salt, the above article mentions an unsuccessful attempt to storm Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour’s home, as well as an arson attack on a civil affairs office. I should also mention that there have been other instances of unrest here: two government vehicles set on fire, a bank vandalized, the main road between Salt and Amman temporarily blocked by burning tires, and the typical traffic-stopping, mildly destructive protests. Last night, I fell asleep to shouting, sirens, and gunshots (which were probably just fired into the air at a nearby rally).
Thankfully, things have calmed down during the day. I went downtown earlier this evening (while it was still light outside) to pick up dinner for the volunteers, and though the streets were a little less crowded than normal, nothing seemed particularly out of the ordinary.
But please pray. Against violence. For justice.
Salam,
Willy
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