Merci Jesus - Day 1

Praise the Lord we arrived safely; we entered the airport and got our first glimpse of the destruction that is a result of the earthquake in January.  The terminal itself was destroyed; they are now using a warehouse to process people going through customs.

On our way to our home for the next 7 days, Randy encouraged us just to observe our surroundings.  The evidence of the earthquake is overwhelming.  There is debris everywhere; multi-level buildings pressed down to the size of a one story home.  In the midst of this destruction, though, there is hope.  You see hope in the faces of kids dressed formally in their uniforms.  You see hope in the eyes of women walking proudly down the street with goods for their families balanced ever so skillfully on top of their heads.  You hear hope in the words of a street corner preacher proclaiming the gospel to any and all who will listen.

The quake did cause destruction and countless lives were loss; but the hope of Haiti lies in its future.  It was the tilling of the soil in order to prepare the ground to receive the seed of the gospel of Christ.  A revolution is most certainly on the rise.

- Haiti Team #2