Life and it's challenges

We did have some rain last night, but not anything heavy.  Praise God it is letting up so the clean up, and healing can begin.  We found out this morning that the road to Cap was blocked Sunday morning.  They were fishing bodies of mostly children out of the river, and laying them on the road, we suppose to be identified.  No real idea of just how many have died.  But most of these had been little children who had fallen in the river and could not be rescued.  So, so sad.  

Our trip to the airport today was, well, interesting.  Still lots of mud around, but the traffic has returned to normal... in other words...chaos.  We really keep our prayer life active living in Haiti.  Especially on the roads.

We were pleased to see there were not a lot of problems at the airport from the rains, although there wasn't any work going on today.  It's looking so good.

And we got some good news this morning, too.  One of our missionary friends had gone stateside because she had been sick.  Praise God it is only bronchitis, not one of the two other major problems they had been told it might be.  God is good, hears our prayers and answers them.  Lots of prayers went out for her!!

We are also pleased that our granddaughter's husband returned safely from Afghanistan, yesterday.  Many prayers have gone up for both of them, and now we pray that the Lord will be with them as they readjust to life together again.

Another praise item.  Another missionary couple came to visit.  They have sort of taken in 3 children... a one year old boy, a three year old girl and her 7 year old sister.  The two girls are malnourished, the 3 year old pretty bad.  They live in an orphanage behind the missionaries. (About a mile and a half from us... a few hundred feet from where our son and daughter-in-law used to live).  They have taken them in until they can get them up to par, then will return them to the orphanage.  The little boy... who they are calling Peanut until they can find out his name... was left at a clinic.  Family of the mother brought him in.The mother has severe mental problems.  It's very evident she has not taken care of the child.  He is one year old, the same as our Savanah.  Look at the difference.  Once he is healthy again, the family (not the mother) want him back.  Not sure how long that will be.  Please pray for all of them.

 

 Keep praying, there is so much going on and so many prayers needed.  But we know God is listening to all our prayers and answering in His way and in His time.  Join with us, will you?  Till next time.... blessings beyond measure!!