Flavio tries to recoup stolen bank funds

Flavio continues to try to recoup his losses from last week’s theft aboard a bus.

He hasn’t shown up for work yet here in Sololá, as he is trying to straighten out things with his bank. We’re told he is visiting the bank offices, trying to convince them that he wasn’t the one who wrote the checks that practically drained his bank account.

Two thieves on a bus last Monday stole his cell phone, his government ID and some blank checks, later emptying his bank account of about $1,000. One distracted Flavio, talking to him about his cat, while the other pilfered his backpack.

We’re not too optimistic that he’ll be able to persuade them to replace his losses, but perhaps he will receive favor as he explains his story. Whatever happens, please continue to pray for him. Now, instead of having a new motorcycle to ride here from Guatemala City, he doesn’t even have his old one. Days earlier, he sold the old motorcycle and deposited the money in the bank.

I learned today that his account does still have about $100 — enough for a “burro,” (donkey) but that’s hardly efficient transportation for long distances.