Monday, March 8th

Since I don't have a lot of time on the internet this will be short. I am now in West Palm Beach. And it is COLD...or has been since I landed in Florida last Thursday. The first morning it was 34 degrees...YES, IN FLORIDA. I am not prepared for this weather at all. But I WILL survive. My doctor's appointment is for Wednesday, and I'd appreciate all your prayers. I am really not concerned, but would appreciate the prayers anyway.

Saturday was the "Open House" or "Family Day" at MFI. I was able to be there and it was a blessing. Check out their web site and see what a great day it was. Even if it was chilly, it went great. I was able to see some people I haven't seen in a long time. That morning, two different people asked me what we really needed in Haiti right now. I told them "TENTS". This was before the doors were open. Well, in the afternoon, Roger, one of the MFI staff, came and said, "Come and see your Christmas present." A group of wonderful people had just pulled in and they had a pick-up full of TENTS. There were about 60 of them. They put them on a pallet and Roger said, "put your name on the pallet." I was fine, until I called Don, right then and there, and when I heard his voice, I started crying. He had a hard time understanding me when I told him we had tents. He said, "TEN WHAT?" (I also have a cold, so I sound a lot different). It took a couple of times for me to catch my breath and get through to him TENTS. We had already been sent one, and 3 more on the way, but we were really praying for a LOT of tents. This group is sending us another 83 of them, so we are well on the way to putting families in dry places now. We still pray the tents continue to come, since the need is so great. But what a blessing and what a great start to this project. With each and EVERY tent that comes, we are so very thankful. Each one means another family with a place to stay. Isn't God GREAT???? He is SO good. We are so thankful to Him for sending people who respond to the needs. Yes, we still need the food and things, that goes without saying. But with the rains coming, we really felt the need for tents very intensely.

Pray with us that the Lord will continue to move hearts toward the people of Haiti. There is even less work to be had now, and it was a desperate situation before. Try and put yourself in just one family's position. No food, no home, no job, absolutely NOTHING but your life. What do you do, how do you survive? It breaks my heart to know so many are suffering each and every day, with little hope of moving on. But they DO have hope. God is there to give them the boost they need. And through HIM they can find peace and comfort. But we need to keep getting His Word out to them. Keep the pastors in prayer as they reach out and touch lives for Him.

Time is up and I have to close. Pray for Vero, Don said she has been really sick. Praise God Nancy is there to help her out. Abbie keeps letting me know she misses me. And Don can use prayer as he gets things delivered and prepares for the team coming down. He's not used to doing this alone.

Till next time, let God know you love Him, and Praise HIM for what He is doing in your life and what He WILL do in your life. Blessings....