January 21, 2010
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Last night I talked to Lussade and the team arrived safely, praise the Lord. This morning I had a short phone conversation with Micah. He said that flying in was very interesting. There were several U.S. ships and an aircraft carrier in the Port-au-Prince Bay, which has always been almost empty except for a couple of sunken ships. There were lots of helicopters going in and out from the airport. Then they landed, there were no customs to go through. There was more than normal confusion outside the airport, it took a while to find Pastor Jean Fritz who was there to pick them up.
There is a square downtown that we always pass leaving the airport. He said it was full of people living there. As he drove through PAP the streets were full of people as usual and lots of homes and buildings were destroyed. There was a very obvious smell of death, which was sad and unnerving. As they drove further and went up the mountain, they saw many homes that had fallen on top of each other.
Today they plan to do medical clinic in Carrefour, which was the epicenter of the main earthquake. There is much destruction there. Pastor Jean Fritz has a church there and they will possibly work out of it. This is also the area where Pastor Marc’s school is located. We hope to get some word on his school children.
The group has lots of medical supplies, and more waiting to be sent down. They will need funds to purchase other supplies such as fuel, etc., which are available on a limited basis. Jean Fritz runs an orphanage (Haiti Children’s Rescue Mission) up on the mountain, which is close to Lussade’s home and where we used to live. The group will be staying at Lussade’s home and the orphanage, which were relatively unharmed. We appreciate your prayer for Micah and the medical team.
