Slept in a bit and Nick drove Omanes' (corrected spelling) van to Sunday morning fellowship meeting. Then had dinner there with our ministers and missionaries and also Irving and Sandra West and their son Barry who arrived yesterday from Virginia. (Sandra was a friend of Marilyn's when we lived in Washington DC 30 yrs ago. She says Tammie looks just like her mom did back then.)
Omanes took the rest of our bunch on a big sight-seeing tour through PauP. We brought the Wests and our ministers & missionaries back to J/P HRO to see the place.
One of our Haitian friends, Samdy Genese, was crushed in the same home her family members were killed in. All of the scrapes are healed but her arm still hurt. She hadn't seen a doctor yet. We x-rayed it and showed that the bone is healing well. She had a little leather lace-up wrist thing which wasn't holding it still enough, so we got her a splint. She's a teacher and is still working so needs to use her arm.
Some of our team left for home today and the rest of us will leave tomorrow.
There's a bit of a party atmosphere here...Domino's Pizza delivers! Omanes will pick us up at 7 AM to go to the airport. Next post will be from the states.
Howard
Monday, March 8, 2010
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Thanks so much for keeping us updated. I love to hear how it's going there. I think of you and them often. Have a good and safe trip home.
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Thank you for sharing in word and picture so much from and about this special time in Haiti. Each picture told a story, better than a thousand words!
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you............for sharing with us and giving of yourself for those dear people, doing what we cannot do. gratefully. the Blocks
ReplyDeleteWhen you talk of your friend Samdy, to know her family was killed right in front of her eyes - where is she emotionally? Physically you can heal her, I just can't wrap my head around the extent of all the suffering that goes far beyond the physical tragedy we can see in all the pictures. Too much to comprehend...Thank You! Prayers continue.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your time in Haiti with us. We are just one of those little families across the ocean (Romania)who feel unworthy to benefit spiritually from our brothers' painful experience. Indeed we feel grateful to be part of such a special family! Hope you are back to your places well!
ReplyDeleteLigia (Ivona Long's sister) and Cosmin