February 15, 2010
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Saturday night we picked Micah up from the airport in San Antonio. We praise the Lord for his safe trip and the many opportunities He gave Micah to help minister to Haitians and Americans. Through these weeks of working in PAP, he has been forced into situations that were out of his comfort zone.
Micah helped John Leininger with a great deal of paperwork for the orphan children’s release to the US. He spent several days helping make files, check spelling, and handwriting documents from the American Embassy’s required paperwork. While at the orphanage, he took time throughout the day to hold and play with the children whenever he could. Sometimes he would hold Neemie a baby girl who had pneumonia and needed to be held upright for hours at a time.
Micah helped Lussade host the Vision Forum team which was a first and definitely not what Micah had envisioned himself doing in Haiti. The team stayed in Lussade’s home. They were there to make videos from a Christian perspective about what is happening in PAP. If you would like to see some of their documentaries go to www.visionforum.com and then click on ‘Doug’s Blog’.
Another “new” experience Micah told us about was having two grown men break down on his shoulder. Both men are close friends of ours and had seen some very sad and disturbing things after the earthquake. Pastor Etean was in Cayes when the earthquake hit. He immediately loaded his car with supplies and drove into PAP. As he was driving into Port, the roads were filled with debris from the buildings, and dead bodies, sometimes blocking the road so that he would have to wait to get by. He gave out his supplies to people in need and helped where he could. Later as he was relaying his story to Micah, he broke down on Micah’s shoulder.
Another dear friend, Whistler, a Haitian medical student, was in PAP with his family when the earthquake hit. He went to a medical clinic in Cayes and was busy right away caring for victims. When he saw Micah at the orphanage, he broke down and let it all out.
Micah hugged, talked to and prayed with both men. He felt ill equipped to handle this but we told him that he did all that he could do. It’s hard to know how to minister to men who are emotionally spent, but a hug and prayer are always a blessing and an encouragement. We realize that along with the physical rebuilding for Haiti, there will a need for lots of hugs and prayers over the next several months. So many people have lost so much, only the Lord Jesus Christ will be able to bring true healing and comfort to Haiti.
