Justin and Becky Burt Just another weblog 
This morning at about 8:30, Becky and I were in the office checking email when we noticed that one of the houses had more than the normal amount of smoke coming from it. The Morop people people live in thatch roof house with fire pits in the middle, so smoke coming out from on top of the house is not unusual, but this was more than normal. When we looked closer, we noticed flames starting to come out of of the house. We quickly ran outside to get someone’s attention. We got one persons attention and quickly the whole village was yelling that a house was on fire. The owner came running from across the village only to find that his door had been locked with a pad lock by one of his kids. He then proceeded to climb on to the roof and tore it back and managed to grab one bag of money, a blanket, and a change of clothes. Everything else was lost. It was very sad to watch as he watched everything he had burn to the ground. A few hours later, we noticed that the village, who earlier seemed not to care much, had gathered clothes, pot, machete, and a couple other necessities for him and his family.
While the Morop people don’t have as much as we do, it doesn’t change the heart ache of loosing everything you own. Please be praying for Donatus and his family during this time.
