DAVIS' IN HAITI!
We are back home and catching up on things. After two months of not being here, there is a lot of "catch-up" to do. But we are slowly getting there. Don's been out delivering water to some much needed areas. The small amount of food stuffs he had kept are now gone to families in need. We are waiting on our next container to come. It shipped out of the US in June...and here it is August. You would think we would be used to these delays, but when you see so many in need, it's hard to be understanding. But we are working on that.
We came back to about the same amount of people needing help, and even more who we had not seen before. The situation has not by any means, decreased. Because of the way things are going in Port, more people are heading our way. Land owners are wanting their property back, and thus, the "tent cities" are beginning to be shut down. There are so many who have no where to go, no family to help them, and are simply becoming "street people". If there were jobs available there would at least be some hope. Put yourself in their situation, what would YOU do? I have no idea what I would do or where I would go. But my heart goes out to them. And we come back to the place where the Lord showed Don that he can only deal with the grains of sand that are in his hand from the Lord... not the whole long, wide beach of grains of sand. It is hard, but we need to follow where the Lord leads.
Our trip out was really good. Got to spend a little more time with a few of our kids than we normally do, which was good. (Ever play Frisbee golf? Try it!) and we were able to spend some quality time with some good friends in Indiana, Washington state, and Pennsylvania. then again in Florida with friends and family. God is so good to put so many wonderful people in our path. Was the time restful and relaxing...well, not really since we drove all over the countryside (at least the eastern half of it.) I think a highlight of our trip was stopping in Charlotte (Concord), North Carolina. We wanted to simply stop and say thank you to the people at Hendricks Motor Sports for their help and support after the earthquake in January. (Hendricks has 4 of the NASCAR top drivers). They were such a blessing to MFI and to Haiti. We felt that someone from Haiti should express their thanks to them personally. Dick Snook, MFI's president, asked us to let him know when we would be there. So, he along with his wife, Linda, and Roger and Judy Sands, flew up to be there when we arrived. They presented David Dudley (the head of Hendricks Aviation leg) with a great photo commemorating their service and help to both MFI and Haiti through the time following the earthquake. You can check it all out at MFI's web site. We were treated like royalty there and met some fantastic Christian people in the process. That company is awesome. It's based on Christian principles.
But it was good to return home, too. Vero had put some effort into beautifying our front porch. It looked great when we got home. And then there was Abbie. She is something else. She decided we were not to leave again without her. Not long after we arrived home, Vero left for Port au Prince. She was attending Remy's wedding. (He is the president and founder of the IDADEE orphanage).
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Time passes so quickly...we came to Haiti when our baby was 11...I can't believe she will be 39 this year. And we have 14 grand children and 3 GREAT grandsons. Come November we will have been here in Haiti 27 years. It does not seem like that long. But in God's eyes, it's but a few seconds. Waiting for Jesus to return and take His own home is something we are looking forward to. Are YOU ready for that to occur? Are you ready to meet the Lord and ascend to glory? We pray you are. If not, let us know and we will help you find that path to eternity with the Lord. It's as easy as accepting the gift if His Son.
When we first came to Haiti, I hung a sign in our living room which read, "God's will won't take you where God's grace can't keep you." Our walk with the Lord has been by faith and God has NEVER failed us. He has been there to meet our every need. And we praise Him for His faithfulness to us. We pray you will find that same love and peace we have found in Him.
In His Name and Love,
Don and Karen Davis
Yes, that is Frisbee golf...through the trees and into that little basket...9 holes of it.
An evening out with the past team members from Camano Island!.jpg)
The group at Hendricks...Dick, Linda, Roger, Judy, Karen and Don.
Finally got to see an Orca whale (cold, but fun)! His dorsal fin was 6'3" high...he was HUGE! And you are only seeing less than half of him.
Remy & Ginette File-Aime. The president of IDADEE orphanage.
Mail:
Don and Karen Davis
Unit 1019 ~ WOMI
3170 Airmans Drive
Ft. Pierce, FL 34946
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