Hope House Arrival

Teamwork - His Time


All the planning has paid off - we are safely here in Haiti at Hope House tired, fed and ready to hit the ground running tomorrow.

Smooth flight to Haiti, right on time. The main terminal building in Port Au Prince is still unusable. After walking through what appeared to be a newer skywalk along the back of the terminal we boarded buses and heading to the far end of the airport and proceeded through customs in a new or converted warehouse. Luggage finally arrived and we collected all 22 pieces! Like many foreign airports once outside you are overwhelmed by zealous porters all wanting to help and expecting to be paid. We got all loaded up and headed to Hope House just as it started to rain.

Driving through much heavier traffic than in prior trips our trip took much longer. The heavy rain and lightning didn't help, but kept us cool. When we were 3/4 of the way to Hope House, the main truck developed a flat tire. Debbie shuttled her passengers and the luggage that they had to Hope House while many of us tackled the task of figuring out changing a tire. Everybody jumped in and in record time we had the tire changed and back on our way to Hope House.

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord" Jeremiah 29:11 His plans and our plans may not always be the same. While we planned on an uneventful trip to Hope House we were reminded that everything is on His schedule not ours.

As we changed out of our dripping cloths, some excitment erupted from Judy and Liza. Upon investigating we found a MUCH larger spider than on prior trips. Yes, that is a size 12 shoe........   While our accomodations are great - we are also reminded that we are not at home.

After a LONG day it is time to get some rest in preparation for tomorrow.