Howdy Friends and Family! Today Dave took off for Haiti with several other Nebraska Pastors. They were at the airport at 430 a.m. for their flight to take off at 6:05 am! A short night of sleep! The following is from Dave: Our flights were great for the most part. From DFW to MIA, there was extreme turbulance--almost bouncing on the seat. We arrived in Haiti on time and our first meal in Haiti was spaghetti and some vegetable that I couldn't pronounce/remember.
Here in Haiti, there are no traffic laws and taxi cabs look like pickups with tall toppers and people piled in the back. There are tents everywhere--basically a tarp over a wood frame. Animals such as goats, dogs and chickens roam everywhere freely. We are staying in a local guest house with 5 beds to a room. Our security guard walks around the house with a shotgun. It is amazing the poverty, but the people are trying to make it work!
I even might have found a way for us in the Sandhills to provide a much needed part for water purification! Culligan Water Conditioning donated some water softners to help with the water situation, but the control boards burned out. Through Jen, I skyped with my father in law who is a Culligan Man and hope to have more answers on how to help them in the morning! Wahoo!!
Tomorrow morning we will be up at 7 and leave at 7:30. The roads are really bad hard to drive on with a 4x4. Some are dirt, some cobblestone, some pavement. Wires are still down all over the place. Please keep us in your prayers as we will be going to the orphanages and the schools.
On a different continent, at a great place called The Crossing, Jen is serving as the lifeguard and helping out with Pre Camp--a camp for the workers children!
Today I was the main greeter for the campers and workers coming to Youth Camp 1 at The Crossing in Lexington! How fun to welcome the churches! Not much happened other than helping people get settled in and then being in my favorite place--the POOL! We had 17 little people in the pool tonight! Splashing and jumping, squealing with delight! Such fun!
Before diving in with the "littles" I was able to take in some of the evening service at camp! The speaker sounds very promising! Hoping to hear more of him in the nights to come!
From my foreign/camping picture window to yours, have a great week!
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