While Goma is safe from major conflict between the Congolese army and those of the renegade general, Goma is not completely safe. The Congolese army isn't paid and they get hungry and have families to take care of. That's when the army that is supposed to be protecting becomes an object of terror.
Saturday night there were two women from HEAL Africa who went to visit a Christian sister who had lost two family members in the last week. It was getting late so they had two of their sons come and meet them at the sister's house and walk them home. About 7pm (it gets dark just after 6) about 10 men attacked them, pushing them to the ground, and threatening them with guns and machettes. They tore the earings out of the women's ears and demanded cell phones and money. All four complied, but for good measure they shot the one lady anyways. Thank God it was only in the arm and it didn't even hit any bones! She should be operated on today to take the bullet out and repair the damage and she will be all right. Her and her friend were both pretty shook up, and its no wonder why.
All the time more and more troops come to Goma to aid the fight against the general, and every day there are more men running around with weapons, power, and no food.
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