The Day Has Finally Arrived!

Today is the day we've been waiting and praying for...the day our trailer comes out of customs and begins it's trek from Port au Prince to Cotes de Fer, Haiti!

As we have come to find out here in the TENTS FOR HAITI Project, God's timing is perfect. Even as I type this, a group of 6 people from our team are on their way to Haiti, to be in Cotes de Fer when those trailer doors are opened.

For the full story, let me once again quote Jim Frankenfield's Facebook entry- he says it so well...

"Ever since the earthquake in Haiti on January 12, there has been a group of friends and family that have been diligently working to fill the first semi trailer full of tents, food and relief items. Through a series of miracles and God's intervention, this became a reality and our trailer full of Blessings left for Florida, awaiting a ship to take it to Haiti. Due to unforeseen problems at the Florida docks and with the ship, the trailer's journey was delayed.

A group of five of us from here in Pennsylvania and a dear friend in Branson, MO were anxiously trying to come up with a date and time the trailer would be availible in Haiti so we could [book] our flights to coordinate with the release and unloading of the trailer. Nothing seemed to jive, the flights were either too expensive or the wrong time, and the trailer landing date was unknown.

Here is the part of divine intervention. We booked our flight on Delta out of JFK to arrive in Port Au Prince this Monday (April 5) at 11:55 am, not knowing when the trailer would arrive. The ship with our trailer landed in Port Au Prince at 9:00AM Thurs. morning. I just received a phone call tonight (Friday, April 2), from Haiti, telling me that our trailer will be released from Haiti Customs at 11:00 Monday morning, 55 minutes before we land! I consider this a gift from God, and I am grateful that He alone could arrange all of this to fall within 55 minutes-our arrival [in Haiti] and the release of the trailer from Customs.

Please continue to think of us in your prayers as we travel to Haiti to offer our relief and help to our dear friends. Thank You!"

So, there you have it- the story of how God has gone before us every step of the way with this first trailer. We know He will continue to lead us as we fill our second and third trailers and we are grateful for all you, our wonderful neighbors, have donated and done to help us help our Haitian brothers and sisters.

As word and pictures come back from Haiti this week, be sure to check back in. We will post any and all information as we receive it. Please keep this group in your prayers and also the people of Haiti. Thanks again for all your love and support, both for us and for them!