Five days later...

Hurricane Isaac made its presence felt in Haiti last week resulting in intense flooding wreaking havoc in the tent cities where over 400,000 still live, making roads impassable, and causing a harrowing outbreak of cholera, which had already killed over 7000.  Twenty inches of rain is devastating for Port au Prince and its outlying areas.

With Isaac threatening the Florida coast, our trip in and out of Miami was cancelled, and Gilbert reluctantly agreed that with the deteriorating conditions in Port au Prince our seminar and small group training had to be postponed.  Doug Stevens and I, primed and ready to go, were disappointed, but more heartbroken for our Haitian brothers who continue to suffer one setback after another.

Gilbert, our wonderful liaison in Haiti, needs our prayers and encouragement.  My schedule is flexible enough that I will be flying to Haiti with a friend, Mark Hays (he has gone on a work trip to Haiti) September 1-6 with the goal of being an encouragement to our brothers, meeting with some pastors and small group leaders, and seeking to discern what kind of special help we can offer the pastors and churches in Haiti in the aftermath of this storm.  I am excited about looking for creative ways to match churches from the USA with needy Haitian churches through work projects and other ministries that will build sustainable relationships as we move forward with our work with TLC Haiti.

We need your prayers.  I look forward to coming back with a challenging report of opportunities available to us to expand our partnership with Haiti.  Stay tuned.