Monday, February 8, 2010

I'm sending some major praises up tonight! Just got off the phone with dad- his voice never sounded so sweet! Right now they are in the Dominican and will fly out tomorrow, so of course prayers are still needed for safe travel. I know the guys are probably exhausted after sleeping on Leon's roof in tents, especially since it rained last night. However, it sounds like it was an incredible trip. God was listening to all of your prayers and I truly believe He went before them and stayed with them the entire time, guiding every move. I love it when God answers our prayers with something even better than we had planned! I was praying for them to get the truck to go from the Dominican to Port Au Prince. The wisdom of my father prompted him to pray simply for transportation. God is much wiser than I am, and provided a 45 minute flight rather than hours of travel on bad roads. I also wanted to clarify- on the last email I said they bought 16 thousand pounds of food- it was actually $16,000 worth of food equaling 32,000 pounds of food. Simply amazing! And a HUGE thank you to all of you who so generously donated to help that happen. One of my main concerns about this trip was the threat of gang violence in Cite Soleil, not to mention the unrest that can arise with huge crowds of hungry people at food distributions. I asked my dad if he noticed any signs of gangs or violence and he said ZERO. This is a quote: "The country was the most tranquil and hospitable as I've ever seen it in the last 25 years." I was so relieved to hear this and want people to know that even though sometimes the media portrays Haitian people as violent and ungrateful, that is usually not the case. The people right now are very scared to go back into their homes and most people are not in their homes, even if they weren't damaged. Dad thinks there may have been a small aftershock when they were there. He's not sure, but he did feel something. They've been told not to go back in until their homes are inspected. I don't know how that process will take place, but it doesn't sound easy. So that means right now all these people are trying to survive in very inadequate shelters. Another trip is being planned focusing on restoring building. When Jeff is back in the States, we'll send another update with more details and I'm sure pictures too. Thank you all once again for your enduring faithfulness and devotion to prayer.Lisa Seeley

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