Thursday update

What a day this has been. We went to the airport for our flight. Praise God the airport here is open. There are no in-country flights, so the tarmac was pretty open for us today. A few people in and a planeload out. That was great. The hard part was listening to all the Haitian workers there talking about their families in Port. There was not ONE who didn't have family in Port. Some were alive, some dead and some missing. No crying, just VERY dejected people. This is hurting EVERYONE in the country.

We are trying right now to help some families to send someone to Port to find their relatives and bring them up here. We know it's costly, but if we were in that situation, and needed to find our loved ones, we would look for help to get there, too. Pray for that for us.

But when we got home our whole demeanor changed. We received word that ALL of our "kids" are alive. Some have injuries, but nothing serious. It was like a whole load a cement had been lifted from by shoulders. My blog last night showed how disoriented and upset I have been. Well, I felt like dancing today. And then reality hit again. Not everyone on our list has been found, just our "kids". There is still family of some of our kids that are unaccounted for. And it was so sad to learn that Remy's niece was found, but not alive. For those of you who don't know Remy, he is one of our kids and also the president of the new IDADEE orphanage.

Then our next...event... came in an email. Stan may have enough funds to get us two more containers of food. THIS IS FANTASTIC. BUT... and here is the prayer request...we have 2 containers sitting at the docks and they aren't cleared yet. Well, it's one positive and we think the second one if not here already should be shortly. We need MEGA prayers that God will touch the hearts of the people at customs and release these containers. We need them already. The first bus load of refugees came up today. And this is just the start. So, can you put that on a prayer list for us? We need to be able to utilize what is here already to help those suffering. God knew this and maybe that is why it was held up in the first place, but it's time to release them and get things going.

We have had quite a few requests concerning teams coming to help. At this point, that isn't necessary. All of the logistics of getting these things in order and in gear is ahead of us. We want to do this in the way the Lord would have us do it. HE has to be our main focus. without that direction we would be floundering around. We know many churches who will be helping with the refugees and trying to find places for them to stay. But this also involves food and clothing. Right now, clothing is NOT needed that desperately. But food and shelter is at the top.

I am trying not to let this drag me down again, thinking of all the lives lost, the unaccounted for, the severely injured. And the TOTAL destruction of lives and buildings. We have to cling to the fact that God is till in control and He is the author of all things. I will NEVER believe that God caused this disaster, but He may have allowed it for reasons we will never know.

So, for tonight, I'll close and ask you all to continue to pray and lift up this whole sad situation here. God put us here for a reason, and this may be it. But as Moses needed Arron to uphold his arms, we need you to uphold us in prayer and whatever way He directs you to do.

In His service and By His Grace.....