I had my first run in with a wild animal this week here in the Congo - it was a mouse! On Friday night, Bethany and I had just settled down to go to sleep when we heard this aweful scratching on the door. I got up and opened our bedroom door hoping the animal would run out. However, the sound continued - then I realized it was locked in the bathroom. Well, we tried hitting the door with shoes to make it stop, we tried spraying the door with off. I eventually put my iPod on so that I wouldn't have to listen to it scratching and it was louder than my iPod!!!! I couldn't beleive it - needless to say we didn't get any sleep!
The next night we had left all the doors open all night hoping that we wouldn't have to deal with it again - however, the animal hadn't come out during the day it was still in there scratching on the door trying to get out - so we had another sleepless night!
Finally, the boys armed with headlamps, machetes and a broom decided they would lock themselves in the bathroom with the animal until they killed it! Luckily, it didn't take very long and they came out screaming and yelling and whooping and hollering with this tiny mouse on the end of the machete! It was hilarious!
I got a great night's sleep last night and I praise God because Bethany has been sick and didn't need to hear all that racket all night long!
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