Team number 7 is in Port au Prince tonight getting ready to fly back to the U.S. tomorrow. I've been trying to put into words what it has been like here so you could understand it... but there's nothing I can think of to compare it to. The people on this team have made the greatest impression on me. I heard Brian say today that faith is really tested when you are surrounded by overwhelming suffering and I think that is true. That is what really shows in the lives of this team... their genuine love for the Haitian people and each other. Only Christ could make this real and strengthen our faith in the process.
We are spending the night here because it takes about 5 or more hours to drive here from Gonaives. It was so dry and barren there that I forgot how green and tropical it is here in the city. We stopped by an orphanage this afternoon that rescues babies that are "throw aways"... one woman from Florida, a paralegal by profession, answered God's call and has made a safe haven for many little lives. That is the difference that one person can make and there are many others at work here. The need is so great that to make any lasting positive change seems impossible but I can see that God is working, His people are praying and we will see Him receive the glory. We are privileged to be a part of His work here.
I do want to thank all of you who contributed to this trip and to the ongoing work. Kitty Krueger