Gunshots at 5 am

This morning's prayers of thankfulness were more deeply felt since there were 3 rifle shots early this morning on our side of the hill. The sounds seemed to come from different locations, separted by 5-10 minutes in time and some ways from my place.

Many homes have armed security guards at night time. The guards have training and are authorized by the police and their company to shoot 1 time at intruders coming into the compounds.

My guards do not have rifles, just a bow and arrows and a baton. I think mostly they rely on the dogs to keep unwelcome visitors away. They patrol my yard and the yard of the lady next door. She does not have an enclosing wall as I do. However my wall is low enough in place that I could climb over it if I had too. So not really much of a deterrent. However, the dogs do a really good job of patrolling the entire area and let us know if there are any strangers around. Since most Ugandans fear dogs, this is a big help.

Anyway, thankfulness for peace, for law and order, for safety in one's home and a sense of security are not things to take just for granted or as an entitlement. They are blessings, new each and every day.

Thanks be to God.