Friday July 10, 2009, 4:04 pm
Police tasered three men right outside my house and my son and I watched as the rioters were caught in the caravan park opposite my house. A scary night. Thank you to all Care2 members for moral and prayer support last night. And kitty was found.

More info on Masiphumelele

Friday July 10, 2009, 4:20 pm
So very thankful to know that you, your family (and your furbabies) are okay, Eureka.

Friday July 10, 2009, 4:22 pm
so glad you are ok and you found kitty and your family and puppies are ok

Friday July 10, 2009, 4:32 pm
I got a ton of people praying for you and your babies, glad to know you are safe and praying you stay that way. And praying for the people involved in this violence. Sending love my friend.

Friday July 10, 2009, 4:34 pm

Oh, Eureka -- I'm so glad you posted this. I got your message when I logged on today, but hadn't had a chance to make any inquiries.

Thank God, you and your family are fine!

Friday July 10, 2009, 4:34 pm
Oh, I've been thinking of you non-stop-I tried to find info on this but didn't know what area I was looking for . SO GLAD you're alright! You're in my heart, great lioness. And kitty and all.

Friday July 10, 2009, 4:52 pm



Thnx for posting this hun!!

I am so happy to hear you and your family are safe!! ( includes furbabies )

LYG's

Friday July 10, 2009, 5:02 pm
I'm happy to hear that all of you and Sushi are safe and sound

Friday July 10, 2009, 5:15 pm
Thank you Eureka for the news!

Friday July 10, 2009, 5:25 pm
so very scarey for you and your family, please be safe my friend,

Friday July 10, 2009, 5:28 pm
I'm so glad everyone is safe.

Friday July 10, 2009, 5:35 pm
I'm glad that you, yours, Sushi, and your people in your country are well and safe Dearest Eureka.
Noted with many thanks.
Love,
Black Dalia:)

Friday July 10, 2009, 5:35 pm
Thanks for letting us know Eureka, I am so glad everyone is ok and Kitty too. Prayers work!

Friday July 10, 2009, 5:49 pm
When I realised we were in danger, i locked my fort down, and called on all my care2 friends for help.

Since a lot of the violence took place right outside my home, I firmly believe that the massive prayer effort kept us safe. A prayer circle is very powerful, and even if one does not 'believe in prayer', one could think of it as quantum mechanics in action - the knock-on domino effect of positive energy/thoughts acts like a ripple on water. If ever you are in the middle of a riot, log on to the internet and call us! Though the distances between us be great, we are just a spirit breath away.

I can't thank you enough! Bless you all.

Friday July 10, 2009, 5:58 pm
Eureka so glad you and your family are safe and ok! That must of been a nightmare! Prayer is powerful.

Friday July 10, 2009, 6:25 pm
All our prayers were answered to keep you and your loved ones safe Eureka. And I was so happy when you told me Sushi was safe. My prayers are still with you.

Friday July 10, 2009, 7:04 pm
We live in troubled times, so pleased you and your family are safe. I have met many South African people who have migrated to Australia, due to safety issues for themselves and family members, and this sort of instability. Keep safe.....Ken

Friday July 10, 2009, 7:15 pm
Eureka,heart of sky sister,i pray for you to always be protected by the great spirit and may you walk the path of the sacred eagles nest

Friday July 10, 2009, 7:28 pm
Thank you everyone for your kind words. And yes Ken, I've lost some friends to Australia as well. Ours is a volatile country, many wrongs to set right, and the wrong people in government.... We'll keep safe, but I may have to move - this township next to me is a ticking bomb. If a riot occurs when I'm not home, my animals will be left without protection.

Friday July 10, 2009, 7:29 pm
Noted and am so relieved. Prayers have been continuous for you and all who are experiencing this nightmare! Thank you, dear friend, for this on-the-spot reporting you have done for us under such pressure.

Friday July 10, 2009, 7:32 pm
Glad to hear that you, your family and loved ones are okay!! and your little kitty too! Yes, prayers do work, and I am so relieved that you're doing all right! Blessings to you, and family (furbabies)!! Hugs!

Friday July 10, 2009, 8:50 pm
Eureka...I was mortified when I read your messages about what is happening in your home town...I'm so glad that you, your family and all your pets are safe...I bet you are relieved to have Sushi back safe and well!!! My thoughts and prayers are with you all...Please be safe and well...Your friend always Leanne xxx

Friday July 10, 2009, 8:55 pm
Eureka, I am so glad that you and your son and animals are OK. It had to be terrible that so much of the riot happened so close to your house. When will you decide to move or not? It sounds like a very bad situation having the township next to yours a time bomb as you say. I know all of us are sending you the best kind of protection vibes we can according to our individual beliefs.Please keep us informed. Frances

Friday July 10, 2009, 9:00 pm
Thank you for the good news that you are safe and especially that Sushi is back. Prayed all night for you....

Saturday July 11, 2009, 12:01 am
Yikes, that must have been creepy. Glad you and your babies are safe.

Saturday July 11, 2009, 1:16 am
NOTED Eureka. So glad you and your loved ones are safe and that Sushi is back.
"We'll keep safe, but I may have to move" How about the Netherlands.....?? A very safe country!!! Would be awesome, you are more than welcome here!

Saturday July 11, 2009, 1:21 am
Hi Eureka...Why don't you bring your family out to Australia...This is a wonderful country to live in...You won't have to live in a fort and you can go anywhere you want...Why don't you think about it?????

Saturday July 11, 2009, 1:35 am
so sorry to read of this terrible trouble, I just caught the post, Eureka (sometimes I am a little out of things) and I am so glad you and yours are safe. Keep well, and here are lots of positive thoughts from France.

Saturday July 11, 2009, 2:24 am
Thanks Eureka. That must have been very frightening for you and your son and your animals. I hope your cat has returned home to you. Noted. Love Pearl.

Saturday July 11, 2009, 2:25 am
Glad your kitty is home and safe with you.xxxx

Saturday July 11, 2009, 3:02 am
Must have been extremely scarey - it sounds as though you need your home to be the fortress that it is. And I guess it must be like living next to a ticking time-bomb - an awful situation in such a beautiful place - very sad.
I'm so pleased that Sushi is back home, it's shattering when a cat disappears at the best of times - unbearable in a situation like that, imagining the worst!

Saturday July 11, 2009, 3:34 am
THANKS FOR THE UPDATE DEAR EUREKA! MY PRAYERS CONTINUE WITH YOU ALL!

Saturday July 11, 2009, 6:51 am
Obama declares to Africa: End tyranny, corruption
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ACCRA, Ghana -An American president who has "the blood of Africa within me" praised and scolded the continent of his ancestors Saturday, asserting forces of tyranny and corruption must yield if Africa is to achieve its promise.
"Yes you can," Barack Obama declared, brushing off his campaign slogan and adapting it for his foreign audience. Speaking to the Ghanaian Parliament, he called upon African societies to seize opportunities for peace, democracy and prosperity.
"This is a new moment of promise," he said. "To realize that promise, we must first recognize a fundamental truth that you have given life to in Ghana: Development depends upon good governance. That is the ingredient which has been missing in far too many places, for far too long. That is the change that can unlock Africa's potential."
The son of a white woman from Kansas and a black goat herder-turned-academic from Kenya, Obama delivered an unsentimental account of squandered opportunities in postcolonial Africa.
America's first black president spoke with a bluntness that perhaps could only come from a member of Africa's extended family.
"No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves, or police can be bought off by drug traffickers," he said.
"No business wants to invest in a place where the government skims 20 percent off the top, or the head of the Port Authority is corrupt. No person wants to live in a society where the rule of law gives way to the rule of brutality and bribery. That is not democracy, that is tyranny, and now is the time for it to end."
He added: "Africa doesn't need strongmen, it needs strong institutions."
Obama was on a 21-hour visit to the West African nation to highlight that country's democratic tradition and engagement with the West. His visit, his first to sub-Saharan Africa as president, was greeted as a "spiritual reunion" Saturday by Ghanian legislators.
People lined the streets, many waving at every vehicle of Obama's motorcade as it headed toward a meeting at Osu Castle, the storied coastline presidential state house, before his speech to Parliament. "Ghana loves you," said a billboard.
He was also visiting a hospital and a one-time slave trading post, joined by his wife, Michelle, a great-great granddaughter of slaves.
The Obama administration sought a wide African audience for the president's speech, inviting people to watch it at embassies and cultural centers across the continent.
The address was in part a splash of cold water for Africans who blame colonialism for their problems.
Obama spoke of the indignities visited upon Africans from the era of European rule. He said his grandfather, a cook for the British in Kenya, was called "boy" by his employers for much of his life despite his being a respected village elder. He said it was a time of artificial borders and unfair trade.
But he said the West is not to blame "for the destruction of the Zimbabwean economy over the last decade, or wars in which children are enlisted as combatants." Nor for the corruption that is a daily fact of life for many, he said.
"Africa is not the crude caricature of a continent at war," he said. "But for far too many Africans, conflict is a part of life, as constant as the sun. There are wars over land and wars over resources. And it is still far too easy for those without conscience to manipulate whole communities into fighting among faiths and tribes.
"These conflicts are a millstone around Africa's neck."

Saturday July 11, 2009, 10:36 am
Like i said before.I'm glad there's never anything like that here in the Netherlands. Ver dangerous and difficult times.Glad you are all safe

Saturday July 11, 2009, 11:15 am
TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE MY FRIEND

Saturday July 11, 2009, 11:29 am
Noted with happiness knowing all of you are safe.

Saturday July 11, 2009, 1:13 pm
Good grief .... just got on the computer and read about this horrifying situation! Praying that there is no recurrence endangering all of you! Please try to stay safe and may God watch over you!

Saturday July 11, 2009, 4:16 pm
Glad you and your love ones are safe and sound.God bless!

Saturday July 11, 2009, 6:12 pm
It is good that you and your family came through this safely. I have prayers both for you and yours and for those who were protesting. Also, for the cops that they may show restraint and understanding.

Saturday July 11, 2009, 6:21 pm
Scary situation, so pleased you are all ok. Stay safe Eureka, our thoughts are with you.

Saturday July 11, 2009, 10:47 pm
dear Eureka you know i've been holding you close in my 'arms', in my heart and in my prayers since you sent me your message so frightening about the riots, shootings and having to lock down your 'fort' !
Thank God you are all right and your fur angel found !
Please consider moving to a safer place ... it's just too volatile and unpredictable where you are right now !
I hope nothing was damaged in the garage !
You are right about the power of prayer Eureka, and your friends have circled around you with so much love that you were protected :-)

Sunday July 12, 2009, 8:24 am
This is typical South Africa. The riots and strikes are much more than last year and we all here live in our own prisons. I dont know how people are going to be save when visiting the 2010 soccer games.

Sunday July 12, 2009, 3:20 pm
Oh dollbaby, you gotta be free, you ,your son , and all babies... It breaks my heart to even think someone Ive found to be a wonderful, kind friend has to deal w/ this .......

Sunday July 12, 2009, 10:17 pm
I am glad to know that your kitty is fine.

I am MORE glad that you are ok. I send you a million hugs amiga.

You are very loved

Te quiero MUCHO.

Monday July 13, 2009, 1:45 am
PMG, I had no idea that this happened! So glad that you & your family (animal & human) are OK!

Monday July 13, 2009, 11:54 am
I am so glad that you and your family are safe!!!
How terrifying for you! You are in my Prayers.

HUGZ ~ Electra

Tuesday July 14, 2009, 5:40 am
Everyone, thank you for the comments of concern. My laptop is in for repairs - so can only spend a few minutes each day at care2 until it is returned.

Wednesday July 15, 2009, 11:00 am
Glad your babies are safe