Haiti - Day 1

I told everyone I was going to try and keep you all posted on our Mission Trip in Haiti.  I also told you all that that was my goal, but it may or may not happen.  Good news is I am posting an update on day one.  So here goes.

After an extremely long drive to Miami yesterday we arrived late Saturday night (well....really early Sunday morning).  We had a great flight into Port-au-Prince and arrived at 12:05pm.  Dawn made a great new friend on the trip down.  Laurent is a Haitian pilot/civil engineering and is now Dawn's new friend.  You know her, she doesn't meet a stranger, and she had a great trip down sitting by Laurent. 

After about a 20 minute drive, we made it to the Missions Guest House where we are staying.  And let me just say, as someone who has never been to a third world country, the poverty we saw in just that 20 minutes was astounding.  Tent cities, people digging through garbage, goats on the street, children washing themselves by the side of the road.  That and much more in just 20 minutes.  God's children, God's creation suffering in this beautiful country of Haiti.  With all that said, it is clear why God is calling so many of his followers to come to this land and to share the love of Christ.  If anything can heal this land it is Christ - and we have already met and seen so many faithful Christ followers in this land. 

We just wrapped up a debriefing as we prepare for tomorrow.  Teams are preparing their supplies for the orphanage and we hope to get some rest.  Some have rested well, others, including me, are working on 4 hours of sleep over the last few days.  Hoping I can sleep tonight for the first time in days.  Praying that our team is strong tomorrow and focused on sharing God's love and bold enough to declare the Gospel.  Continue praying for this awesome team and this awesome country.