Day 26: What happens next??

At lunch today Moses prays:

"Dear God, Thank you for this day.  Thank you for our family.  Thank you for our food.  Please don't let Evo cheat.  In Jesus' name, Amen."

So, we got the message last night that there'd be no school today.  Natty and I went out as early as we could to do my weekly market shopping where I buy our week's worth of fruits and veggies.  I had heard that a march was going to be coming our way and wanted to get out and back before the only road up to our house was full of marchers.  The women selling produce were surprised to see Natty out of school- there's not much that would cause Bolivian public schools to suspend classes, except a strike by the teachers.  But at Highlands, we are pretty careful if it looks like things are heating up, especially because there are a fair number of students who live around the areas of town where strikes and riots often happen.  The kids had already gone to bed when we found out there was no school, so they were ecstatic to have another "strike day".  Strike packets had been sent home so the kids would be able to continue a bit of what they are currently learning at school. While the sun is shining in a perfect blue sky, we are hunched over our screens reading the constant WhatsApp messages exploding our phones and keeping an eye on the local newspaper online for anything new.

After lunch, I noticed a news article that explained the OAS (Organization of American States), who began working with Bolivia to try to resolve the discrepancies in the voting process, officially declared that the best next step would be to enforce a run-off.  Have you heard of the OAS?  Me neither.  Wiki tells me that they were founded in 1948 for the purpose of strengthening democracy, working for peace, defending human rights, fostering free trade, fighting the drugs trade and promoting sustainable development.  So, we got a little piece of news in the right direction and now the question is, Will the president agree to the run-off?  We're pretty sure he won't.  So, we try to remember who has the ultimate power here and remind our kids, too.  We had a time of prayer together this morning as a family and want to maintain that attitude of absolute faith in the One who turns the hearts of kings and men.

P.S.  Here is a more complete article of what is currently happening.