Tuesday, the 26th

It's been a day...we had two planes, with our team on the first one, and their cargo on the second one...we sat at the airport all day because the second one had to go to another island for fuel after waiting for half an hour at the first stop. But God can use anything, right? He used that time for us to have a chance to talk to the head of the UN at the airport...and then one of the liaisons for the head office of the UN for helping us get containers in. The team did great at the airport..no complaining even in the heat and humidity. We also met another team, who didn't get picked up by their mission, and we brought them home with us for the night. God works in miraculous ways. This was a small medical team (4 people). Ours was a rather larger MEDICAL team (15 people). They have fit well together and shared quite a bit.

We have talked to several people who have been willing to help us in any way they can to get these containers moving. We had just sat down to supper with the team when there was a knock at the door. It was the HEAD of customs in the north of Haiti. He came to talk to us about the containers. We will have to pay on these first two because they were shipped before the earthquake, but the cost is not that high...in fact it's not bad when considering what we have paid before. But now I will go to the UN and get a paper to get our containers with relief supplies free. We will have to pay dock charges, I think and then for a semi to bring them out here, but that isn't hardly anything compared to what we have been paying. God is at work and He is seeing to our needs. I mean, the HEAD guy came to US? Wow, that blew me away. We don't even know how he knew us or how he knew what we were doing.

Okay, through all of this, we are paying the duty tomorrow, and then we told them to hold off delivering until Friday. I have airport tomorrow and Thursday. Don may have to do inspection on the second one tomorrow and then airport on Thursday also. But the glitch here is that they want to bring BOTH containers here Friday. We are going to try and have them bring the second one next Wednesday. When God hears the prayers, HE moves people to do His will. But then again, it's in HIS time, not ours that things are done.

This team will be working right near us, so there isn't the logistics of getting it to and from the work site. Don can take them and get them home in good time.

We've been talking to so many people here and finding out the fantastic ways God has worked in so many ways through this really tough situation. Yes, there was another tremor (5.something on the scale) yesterday in Port. But many of the people said they didn't notice it much...not after all the devastation that has occurred with the huge ones. Talking to the UN today we were told there have been 150,000 people recorded coming to the north so far. That doesn't count the ones who haven't checked in with the UN, and have simply left Port to head up here. Stan sent someone here to check for rice...which is almost non existent here. He found a store that had not been bought out. We have 8 ~ 100# bags now. Stan will be sharing them with the orphanages and some of the real needy places. Isn't God good??

Oh there is still the problems going on, don't misunderstand me on that. A team that left today was sharing about setting numerous broken limbs on one person, and having to amputate quite a few others. But the attitude of the PEOPLE is what is amazing. I would venture a guess that over 90% of them have a great "Attitude of Gratitude". And so MANY are trusting the Lord now. The churches are filling up, and people are praising God like never before.

God took this horrid tragedy, and is starting to rebuild a NEW country. One that is going to be focused on Him. People are turning from voodoo to the Lord. This is what we have been praying for years to happen.

Tomorrow's plane will also contain some needed relief supplies for us, for Ray and Bonnie and for Pastor Saintil. They are bringing in a team and it only fills half the plane. So we will benefit from that, in relief food. God really is SO good!!

I did notice today that the pilots are wearing out. Please keep them in prayer. Some are flying 6 days a week, and some are doing it 7 days a week. It's been two solid weeks of this. These are LONG, HARD days for the pilots, so they really need some uplifting. MFI just keeps "Standing in the Gap" for everyone in need here. Now it's our turn to Stand in the Gap for them, too. Please keep praying for MFI.

Okay, I've rambled enough for one night. In all of this, and in all YOU are facing, keep Jesus at the front, and bless Him for all He HAS done, IS doing, and WILL do. It's in His name we ask it.