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This has been an exciting week for the TENTS FOR HAITI Project! We have had a group of 6 persons down in Haiti for the purpose of handing out the supplies our community has so generously donated.
On Monday, when they arrived in Port au Prince, they were fully expecting the trailer to be released from customs within the hour of their arrival. As sometimes happens, things did not go according to plan and the release was delayed...indefinitely, as far as our team was concerned.
They made their way to Passe Bois D'Ormes, where Water For Life is located, and where they would be staying during their week in Haiti.
On Tuesday afternoon/evening, they got word that the trailer had not only been released from customs, but it was already in Veribu, which was about 4 hours outside of Cotes de Fer. When I spoke to Janeen, she told me they were very surprised by this news....they had no idea it had been released from customs, let alone driven so close to where they were! (of course that makes me wonder who drove it out there...with the way things have been going, it may have been God Himself!)
Now the concern was how to get the aid & supplies from the 53' foot trailer to Cotes de Fer, since the roads would never support a vehicle of this size. Janeen asked her husband, Rick, to ask for prayers from home that a smaller truck would be located.
In the entry previous to this one, you can read how God answered this prayer...the same night! So plans were made to meet back early the next morning to begin unloading the trailer into the smaller truck for the 4-hour trip to Cotes de Fer.
(A small side note: the team was in Cotes de Fer Tuesday evening, where they presented a banjo, a gift from one of the original service team members, to Ti Ton Ton, "Little Uncle", - the man whose leg had been severely broken, who our team tried to help in the days after the earthquake. Our team was afraid they'd "left him there to die"...but God intervened and today, he is happy, healthy and bringing music back to the village!)
Wednesday morning, Janeen called me, full of excitement to say that they had a "crew" of about 10 Haitian volunteers who were helping to unload the trailer and she said everyone was so upbeat and cheerful during this whole time. She asked that we pray for continued good weather, as any rain at all would make the dirt road completely unpassable. She also said that they'd be done unloading/loading in about 2 hours and would be on their way back to Cotes de Fer.
We got word last night that the group had been able to hand out about one-half of the aid/supplies. They divided things into 3 smaller trucks- tents, relief kits, misc. other supplies including Creole Bibles. The people reacted with gratitude and joy for what was being given to them. They were all very thankful and humbled to know that there were Americans who cared enough for them to see that they received all this help.
One woman, after receiving her Bible, held it over her head and danced for joy- as if it was the first Bible she ever held. That was very emotionally moving for the members of our team, after all, that's really why we are all doing this- to let these wonderful people know that as much as we love them, God loves them even more and He wants to have a personal relationship with them!
So, as I spoke to Rick this morning, the plan for today was to continue handing out the remaining aid/supplies until this evening when the team will return to Passe Bois D'Orme for a church service there. Afterwards, they will begin packing and getting ready for their trip home tomorrow. Please continue to pray for safe travels for the team and thank you for your prayers and support to this point.
Once the group is back and is able to gather their thoughts, we will be sharing more with you about their trip. This account has been mostly second-hand, and for that I apologize, but this is the best information we have until they get home and can tell us in their own words and show us pictures. Be sure to check back for the "first-hand" accounts!
Also, keep an eye out for news that we are going to be loading our second trailer of aid. It will be happening very soon!! Thanks and God bless!!
On Monday, when they arrived in Port au Prince, they were fully expecting the trailer to be released from customs within the hour of their arrival. As sometimes happens, things did not go according to plan and the release was delayed...indefinitely, as far as our team was concerned.
They made their way to Passe Bois D'Ormes, where Water For Life is located, and where they would be staying during their week in Haiti.
On Tuesday afternoon/evening, they got word that the trailer had not only been released from customs, but it was already in Veribu, which was about 4 hours outside of Cotes de Fer. When I spoke to Janeen, she told me they were very surprised by this news....they had no idea it had been released from customs, let alone driven so close to where they were! (of course that makes me wonder who drove it out there...with the way things have been going, it may have been God Himself!)
Now the concern was how to get the aid & supplies from the 53' foot trailer to Cotes de Fer, since the roads would never support a vehicle of this size. Janeen asked her husband, Rick, to ask for prayers from home that a smaller truck would be located.
In the entry previous to this one, you can read how God answered this prayer...the same night! So plans were made to meet back early the next morning to begin unloading the trailer into the smaller truck for the 4-hour trip to Cotes de Fer.
(A small side note: the team was in Cotes de Fer Tuesday evening, where they presented a banjo, a gift from one of the original service team members, to Ti Ton Ton, "Little Uncle", - the man whose leg had been severely broken, who our team tried to help in the days after the earthquake. Our team was afraid they'd "left him there to die"...but God intervened and today, he is happy, healthy and bringing music back to the village!)
Wednesday morning, Janeen called me, full of excitement to say that they had a "crew" of about 10 Haitian volunteers who were helping to unload the trailer and she said everyone was so upbeat and cheerful during this whole time. She asked that we pray for continued good weather, as any rain at all would make the dirt road completely unpassable. She also said that they'd be done unloading/loading in about 2 hours and would be on their way back to Cotes de Fer.
We got word last night that the group had been able to hand out about one-half of the aid/supplies. They divided things into 3 smaller trucks- tents, relief kits, misc. other supplies including Creole Bibles. The people reacted with gratitude and joy for what was being given to them. They were all very thankful and humbled to know that there were Americans who cared enough for them to see that they received all this help.
One woman, after receiving her Bible, held it over her head and danced for joy- as if it was the first Bible she ever held. That was very emotionally moving for the members of our team, after all, that's really why we are all doing this- to let these wonderful people know that as much as we love them, God loves them even more and He wants to have a personal relationship with them!
So, as I spoke to Rick this morning, the plan for today was to continue handing out the remaining aid/supplies until this evening when the team will return to Passe Bois D'Orme for a church service there. Afterwards, they will begin packing and getting ready for their trip home tomorrow. Please continue to pray for safe travels for the team and thank you for your prayers and support to this point.
Once the group is back and is able to gather their thoughts, we will be sharing more with you about their trip. This account has been mostly second-hand, and for that I apologize, but this is the best information we have until they get home and can tell us in their own words and show us pictures. Be sure to check back for the "first-hand" accounts!
Also, keep an eye out for news that we are going to be loading our second trailer of aid. It will be happening very soon!! Thanks and God bless!!
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