Three of us were sitting in the car outside of the mission office talking with Elder Benn when a menacing looking man walked up with his hand in his shirt and began, in a low, threatening voice, to demand money. Elder Benn (a former police officer here in Guyana) told him to go away. The man again demanded money to which Elder Benn again said, “go away.” Then the man pulled out a shiny machete and began waving it around. He told Sister Treseder and I to give him our rings and watches. Then he wanted our purses. Sister Treseder told him NO, but he kept insisting. I don’t have a purse . . . and told him so, but the back of our car was filled with three laptops since we had just come home from our computer class.After a few minutes, I leaned over and started honking the horn. With that, the man ran one direction, Elder Benn ran the other way and we all heaved a huge sigh of relief! Elder Sappington didn’t lose anything. Sister Sappington lost only her $10 JC Penney wedding ring, but he took all of Sister Treseder's rings and her watch and two of Elder Benn's rings!
Serves us right for putting ourselves in harms way by being out late at night in Guyana! We had been warned!
3 comments:
OMG MOM!!!!!!! How scary! Guess you should have listened!!!! Imagine if he had hurt you and dad!!! I can't even fathom!
Oh my goodness! Scary! Our security guy here tells all of us to never resist when we are threatened like that, just hand over whatever is asked for and be glad you're still alive. (Here, they would either slit your throat or shoot you). He says always put everything in the trunk - cameras, cell phones, laptops, etc. You were so smart to start honking the horn! Great idea!
Ok! You're coming home NOW! And I don't want any backsass!!!!
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