Snow has slowed me down for things outside the home but has been very good for getting reports, etc ready to send into the GO Office. '
David continues to take care of the day to day operational problems. People continue to stop by and need a place to stay. He told me last week that it looked like maybe the Volunteer quarters would be empty for a few days. That has not happened. I think it has been full most nights. Several groups stopped by yesterday looking for a place to land....even with tents and food we don't have enough showers and bathrooms to accommodate any more. So much activity. Trying to get some food out to the community. So difficult with so many needs.
Today David called at 6 am saying they had a refrigerator and freezer go out so he needed to go in town and try to buy one of each. The main store where we purchase these types of items ...near the US Embassy...had damage and it was closed. Their downtown store amazingly was still standing and they had what he needed. PTL! The heat there is so hard on any type of refrigeration and refrigerators don't seem to last very long.
While I was talking with David this morning he had a knock on the door. It was Frankel....our boss mason...for many years. ( David had the privilege of leading Frankel to the Lord in the early 80"s) David had called him yesterday and asked him to come out to the compound because he had some work for him. David asked Frankel to come in and speak with me on the phone. So good to talk with him but so hard to hear that he had lost his home and that some of his family had cuts and bruises but praise the Lord they were all alive. The entire family is sleeping in a little tent outside the home and last night it rained. He said..."I was so cold." Rainy season is coming and the Haitians are sleeping out in the elements. Please pray that many more tents will be available for shelter.
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