Twenty two people met in Miami tonight (two will
join them in the morning) for a preliminary team meeting in which they were
able to meet each other (finally!), pray together, and work out logistics for
the day of travel tomorrow.
It will start early, with a shuttle to the airport
with a lot of luggage - 44 duffel bags filled with medical supplies and clothes
in addition to their personal belongings in a small carry on bag. Each bag
weighs 50 pounds and will come back home empty. Following a
relatively short flight to Port au Prince comes a relatively long bus ride to
their base of operations in Cambry. The airport in Port au Prince is a modern
facility built in the middle of the third world city that is Port au Prince. It
is noisy and crowded, and will be their first "culture shock" of
the trip as they go through customs with their bags. The bus ride will solidify
the feeling that they are in a different place, as the see some of the
still-ravaged and always chaotic Port au Prince and the countryside of Haiti.
At Cambry, they'll settle into accommodations that
are luxurious by Haitian standards, where water mostly flows and electricity is
usually available. They will appreciate both this week! The staff will feed
them and provide safety in the compound. They will begin the task of unpacking
those duffel bags and organizing their week's supplies.
Please pray that all the bags would make it through
customs and get safely tucked on the bus for transport to Cambry. Pray for
safety in travel by air and by bus, and for health. And pray that as they
travel and work together tomorrow that they would quickly knit together into a
close and smoothly working team. The week ahead will be wonderful and difficult
and their support of each other will be key. Above all, pray that God will be
glorified as they use hands, feet, hearts, and abilities to meet needs
"nan nom Jesi" (creole for "in Jesus' name").
They will covet your prayers.
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