Haiti - Day 7, Thursday

Yesterday was a slow blur for the guys... We had an exact plan for the orphanage, and the work to be done, all we needed was a saw blade, and a drill but... two hardware stores later in Cap Haitien - an complete adventure in itself, there was still no saw blade or drill bit... and 1/2 the day was gone... But we had a lot of cool relationship time with the Haitian mason & brick guys over at the orphanage. We don't know exactly what we were all saying, but we all did a lot of laughing, hand-bumping and I think making fun of one another, the way only carpenters can... at least I'm pretty sure they were making fun of me - that was A LOT of laughter!

On the other hand, the girls yesterday had a Banner Day... Something like 125 people were treated in 10 hours. They Rocked, people were medicated, treated and God was Glorified!

Today was a completely different story for the guys. another slow start as someone was going to drive all the way to the Dominican Republic for a saw blade, because apparently there are none in Haiti >> Pastor Henoc even called TWO professional carpenters to come bring tools and help,,, but neither had a blade for their circular saw!!?? Huh??

Finally at noon a guardian angel showed up with a saw blade, and the guys flew into over-drive, literally getting all of yesterdays work + todays works done all in the span of 6 hours! It was pretty incredible!

THE GIRLS say over 150 patients today!!!! WOW !!! They say that there are some awesome stories, but I haven't heard them yet, as we all got home at 7pm, had supper, and now everyone is showering to get pounds of sweat and road dust off...

Did I mention it was only 89 1/2 degrees today - cool by Haitian standards.... sweating your hair off by Wisconsin standards. At lunch SuAnne put her head under the shower spigot (cold water only) just to cool down!

Today was an incredible day. Each night we have a debrief / devotional which last sometimes 1 hour or more - these are really good times. We share all our stories for the day / God sightings / and God's word. Each night we are able to mention the almost Visible bubble of protection that God has placed over us for the duration of this journey. Thank you all for your prayers.

Before the power crashes, I will sign off, but I will try to upload some photos asap!

Mark