Comments on: Blockade!

By: Pastor Resources

Pastor Resources — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:08:44 +0000

I have a friend who experienced a blockade in Kenya after an election in 2008. There, they were not only blocking the roads, but also setting some of the vehicles on fire. It can be scary stuff. Blessings!

By: Benn

Benn — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:01:03 +0000

Thanks for sharing this. Be safe out there!

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:13:38 +0000

It is a 4-lane divided highway, but there’s no shoulder and the divider is only a few feet across. The pictures are really only showing the one side of the highway, in the bottom picture, the truck that says “CIDER” on the side, is in the left-most lane on the other side. Also, you can see the four trucks next to each other just beyond the blockade, I think 3 of those are on the road (the side coming towards the camera) and the fourth is on the shoulder.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:10:33 +0000

Ahhh, we kinda lost poor Javier in our story. He was the nephew driver, we last saw him when we left his Aunt’s house. He was going to spend the day doing things with her, and drive the truck back when the blockade lifted. However, when we talked to the Sisters today, they said he ended up leaving the truck at his Aunt’s and walking through the blockade. Unfortunately, some of our groceries are in the truck…but I expect they’ll be able to bring the truck back in a day or two.

By: Dad

Dad — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:52:55 +0000

When/how did Javier make it back?

By: Nicole Johnson

Nicole Johnson — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:38:27 +0000

Very interesting! I also think it is interesting that this “major” road looks so narrow to me! I was definitely picturing the equivalent to a US interstate before I saw the photos.