Much has happened in the last few days since the earthquake. Phones have been ringing constantly with inquiries from concerned people about situation of many of their friends in Haiti. People are calling wanting to offer their services, donating supplies etc. We appreciate all that everyone is doing.
On Thursday David had contact with Samaritian Purse representatives. They were interested in locating a staging area for their entire disaster relief. They informed us that they were sending in a medical team of 16 to work in a mission hospital. They offered to allow our short term team of 9 Americans to return to the US on their plane. Also, David has been touch with North Carolina Baptist and they are sending a medical team in. This medical team has been in route to Haiti for a couple of days. They were taking a private plane and had been given permission to land in PAP but that was changed. They had to land in Dominican Republic and overnight there at a mission guest house. On Friday morning this team was told that they would be able to fly directly in to PAP however.....after 3 on and off again flight plans they had to result in taking a bus across the border from the DR and arrived at the PAP airport around 6 pm. Tim ....one of our American staff....met them there and brought them out to our compound. At the same time they arrived another group of 7 arrived from the DR with some supplies. This group was headed up by Danny Wilkerson a former Haiti missionary. Fourteen people from Cap Haitian called and needed a place to stay also as well as 2 others that couldn't find beds at a mission 2 miles north of our compound. I talked with David after 10 pm and he told me that he had found beds and food for an extra 30....actually I think the last 7 had to snack as the cooked food had run out. Pray that they will have a hot breakfast tomorrow.
Today also was spent trying to organize the plane, doctors, and supplies between Owenboro and Chattanooga. Trying to get everybody on the same page.
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