We just got word that Micah and the team got to Haiti safely and are doing well . praise the Lord!
Month: January 2010
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This morning as another earthquake (6.1) was shaking the ground in Haiti, a medical team was taking off from the San Antonio airport headed to Port-au-Prince. The group departed at 8:00 a.m. central time, just a short time after the quake in Haiti.
Being there to help the group re-box and bag meds, trying to stuff as much product into each bag that they could, was amazing!! One man, David Birdy had a truck full of medical supplies for the plane. After speaking on the radio and T.V. yesterday, he now has a storage room full of supplies. We had several boxes that our doctor donated, and several others had boxes to send down as well. They were trying to get as many antibiotics and bandaging supplies on the plane as possible. The 4 doctors, 2 nurses and Micah were loading onto the plane with backpacks full and holding more bandages and things in their laps. Every spot available was filled.
Standing as a group, we prayed for the Lord’s blessing and safety for the team, the plane and their time in Port-au-Prince. We pray that each Haitian they meet or work on see the love of Jesus Christ in these team members!!
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Many of our friends have contacted us to see if our family is o.k. We are all doing fine, praise the Lord. Ken and Kenny are in Mexico. Micah is leaving San Antonio on Wednesday morning with a medical team that is going to Port-au-Prince. One place they will be working is near Lussade’s home. Micah will be camping outside, under the stars, with Lussade’s family. Once Micah is gone, Brigitta and I will drive down to Nava, after we drop Micah off at the airport.
Today has been pretty busy trying to get Micah ready to go. We weren’t even really sure what all he needs to take. This morning he didn’t have a way down, then after several closed doors, the Lord worked out a way. He is so good!! Lord willing he will leave early Wednesday morning. Please keep him and the entire team, some doctors and nurses, in your prayers. After talking to several airlines and mission organizations this morning, I understand that it’s a miracle that he is even going.
Their flight has an appointed time to arrive in PAP airspace to get into a landing order. They have a 20 minute grace period. If they miss that, they will not be allowed to land. Once they have landed, the plane is allowed 1 hour only on the ground before it has to leave. The reason for these regulations are the many relief flights arriving and departing PAP airport.
We still have no word on the school children. Also, we have more friends in the area where Lussade lives that we have no news on, we look forward to knowing about them. Hopefully Micah will be able to let us know more information when he gets there. We are grateful for your continued prayers for our friends in Haiti.
These pictures on the blog are of Micah on past medical teams. After Wednesday, we hope to have current pictures of him and the team working in Haiti.
