As life goes on....

Hello again from hot and humid Haiti!  Well, it seems it's been that way for a while anyway.  It's been a couple of "interesting" weeks in several ways.  

I'll start with an update on Bev (sister-in-law) and Bob (brother).  Bev is slowly recovering, but still has to deal with the broken bones and pain from them.  I am so thankful for phones that work and that I CAN call her once in a while to check on how they are doing.  Bob?  Well, that has been a roller coaster ride.  He has gone from breathing on his own pretty much to being put back on the ventilator.  Responses?  Very limited and not sure if he hears at times.  But our nephew made a comment that Bev took to the doctor.  Bob was on so much pain meds, there was no way, if he COULD respond, that he would....he was drugged out.  Thankfully the doc took that into consideration and cut back on the medicine.  He does respond, sort of...not sure how much.  He is in a new hospital now.  It's one where they are working on trying to get him off the ventilator and the trac tube, and getting him to breathe on his own.  It may take a while if they can do it.  Talked to Bev and my niece, Dawn, this morning.  I was glad to hear Dawn had flown down to be with Bev, even if only for the weekend.  They were able to spend time with Bob and he also had some friends who had come to visit.  They had the TV on to the sports channel and a Packer game was on.  Even if he lives in Florida, he's still a Packer fan.  They are doing all these little things to help to get his mind working on things.  So, I think things are looking up.  We'll see as time goes on, but sure would appreciate the prayers to continue.

Don has been busy, too.  With the situation with no rain for so long, people were really in need of water.  So, it was back to putting the tank on the truck and delivering water.  And he is working on a security door for Vero's house.  He has one done, but needs to get the other one done, also.  And then when I have to be at the airport, or airport meetings, he has to be here to get Savanah from school at 11, and then be here for Abbie when she gets out, if we aren't back yet.  So, he is being kept pretty busy all the time.

And speaking of the airport, MFI sent down our "official" sign to be put up.  When we got there last Tuesday, the airport had mounted it and we are now "official".  Like we haven't been for over 40 years?   But it's nice to see the beautiful sign up now.  And I thought I'd share it with you here. 

 

 Since we are not at the airport every day, we will be sharing our desk and space with MAF.  We also have a new airport director.  Had our first "airport meeting" with officials from here and Port au Prince this last Friday.  I think the Lord has blessed us with another good director.  

Yesterday we were also blessed... Savanah's grandma, Dr. Bibiana, came to visit.  We'll get to see her again today before she has to head back to Canada.  I hope to get a picture today so we can share that with you.  When we hoped she would be at English Church, Savanah kept saying, "I want to see Grandma Bibiana".  Then added in, "And Ruby and Lexi, too!"  She didn't realize that her new sisters would not be with grandma.  But she did get to see some pictures of them, anyway.

Yesterday at English Bible Fellowship, we had a Haitian pastor (Wilbur Merzilus) speak.  He had such a good message and one that we sure do need on a daily basis.  He used the passage from Mark 4: verses 35 to 41.  This is where Jesus was in the boat with the disciples and the storm came up, while He slept.  Does this sound like us?  When the storms come (problems, illness, money, whatever) what do we do?  Like most, we worry, and fuss and wonder and try to fix things our way.  When it all fails, THEN we turn to the ONE who can calm the storms.  And then when Jesus does calm the storm, we are in awe, like the disciples, and say, "...Even the wind and the waves obey Him."  I think this is a message we need to re-read each morning, so that when problems come our way, and they DO, we can turn to the STORM CALMER and release it all to Him.  Yes, many times we do need to put feet to our prayers, but our FIRST response should be to Jesus, then follow where He leads.

Well, I will leave you with that thought.  I have to remind myself to keep my eyes focused on Jesus and not on the problems of the world.  We need to remind each other to do that.  And praying you are in that place where the Lord can richly bless you in ways you never imagined.