Elections

It's that time again, election time.  It comes once every three years - every six for president, senators, local and federal representatives, and mayor, and every six years (three years difference of the other elections) for governors, mayor, and reps (mayors and representatives serve 3-year terms, everyone else serves 6-year terms). This year is the governor elections. 

There are two main candidates (there are NINE political parties here!) for governor, and they both have their fans/campaigners out in full force in the stop lights doing songs and dances in front of the drivers.  I'm not even kidding. 

Above you can see the people dressed in red are supporting one candidate, and people in blue another.  The good thing is, all the posters, signs, people in the streets have strict dates that they are allowed to be in campaign.  Campaign time last for three months every three years, June 1 every poster, sign, bumper sticker, etc. must be taken down.  Voting happens on the first Sunday in June. 

We have had the opportunity to meet and be in contact with former government officials and current candidates from four different political parties.  It's interesting the way the Lord has put these people in our lives.  The two former officials are from two of the main parties, and they are still heavily involved with those parties.  We pray that the Lord continues to allow us to share with them.  They (and the current candidates) have the opportunity to have some influence on our city and state.  It's common to hear Christians basically give up on anything political - our whole government system is so far in the toilet it's hard to want anything to do with any candidates or anything.  But PEOPLE are not un-redeemable.