Beyond the Call of Duty

Friends here in Istanbul have been working diligently to open an American Indian cultural center and cafe. They have poured months of hard work and thousands of dollars into the location they have selected. It is a nice little corner in a good location. Here is a picture of the almost finished entrance:

As Christians, they have done their best to do everything as legal as they possibly could with the local government. They have had a difficult time, but in recent days they had been assured that they were only a few minor changes away from clearing inspection. They were told last week to not be present at the building and the local government would come and inspect it. The next day this is what my friends found:


The local government officials came with sledgehammer and saws and destroyed all of their work. They did everything in their power to make the space completely unusable. When our friends tried to file a report with the police, they were told nothing would be done, because it was all done by the local government.

Pray for these dear people who have suffered through this. Praise God no one was hurt! Also, pray for the juvenile delinquents posing as government officials that run this supposedly "free" republic. This is ridiculous!
Tribe and Nation