Good morning from Port A Prince, Haiti. I never dreamed that one day I would wake up and open a hotel door and my view would be a tent city. Well, we arrived safely in Port A Prince yesterday afternoon around 1:30. It was a very long day! We woke up at 2:00 a.m., and left for the airport at 2:30. Our first flight was at 6:00 a.m., and our second flight was at 12:30 p.m (eastern). We arrived in Port A Prince around 1:30. We are in the same time zone as Texas. The process exiting the plane was interesting, but not too bad. Customs was a breeze (not literally) and fighting for our luggage was hot, but we successfully have all of our luggage. I am glad that I was fully prepared for exciting the airport.
Our hotel is about a 5-10 minute drive from the airport. The motto for driving in PAP, is every man for himself. The roads are full of vehicles with streets that are clogged with trash, piles of rocks and no rules. People just honk and drive.
Our hotel is great. It is very safe. They have armed security and a gate to keep us safe. We only have air condition from 6-6. It is very, very, hot with extreme humidity.
Yesterday, we were able to spend a few hours at the orphanage. It was amazing! The kids are in great hands. Currently there are 69 kids in the orphanage. Before the earthquake, there were over 100. There were able to get humanitarian visas for most of the children, which left around 20 children.
Today, we will spend all day at the orphanage. We are eating breakfast now and about to head out! Please continue to pray for safety and that God will use us today in a huge way.
Blessings from Haiti!
More to come....
I'm excited for you guys, and I can't wait to hear about the children. Glad you made it safely.
ReplyDeleteI'm such a dork...I totally thought you guys were there last week...so i've sent up many extra prayers for you guys and the whole team! Will continue to pray and ask God to use you as his hands and feet!
ReplyDeleteLove,
Amanda