Tired greetings from Haiti. We traveled overnight by bus,(very difficult to sleep on a bouncing bus!), and arrived at Pastor Pierre's at about 7am. We had a start up meeting, got to wash up and change clothes, had a light breakfast, and then went to Chambrun to set up for clinic. We ended up having a half day clinic at the same time we were setting up. Estimate that they saw around 250 people in that time. A lot of stomach ailments, anxiety, sick and malnourished babies, along with some minor things that were basic treatment with Tylenol and vitamins. Tim worked triage and Cindy worked at organizing the pharmacy area sorting meds and supplies. E'Tienne did wound care and worked in an exam room with one of the doctors.

We are obviously back at Pastor Pierre's resting and waiting for suppertime. We are not near any of the really malodorous areas, thank God. We have had a nice breeze all day which has made the heat bearable. Haiti is in a bit of a drought at the moment which is a mixed blessing. They could use the water, but the people sleeping out in the open are glad it isn't raining. Many people who still have houses will not sleep in them because they are afraid. The ones who have lost their homes have no choice. Tent cities are cropping up all over, and they are bulldozing areas to set up new camps and move people out of the city.

The wells at the Nehemiah Vision compounds were recently tested, and all passed. The people have clean water there, but other areas are still questionable. There are a lot of buildings that are totally destroyed, and yet a lot of buildings are sound and standing. Many have minor cracks and repairable damage. Estimates are that it will take several years to rebuild the city of Port au Prince, but you see rebuilding already started.

Pastor Pierre said that there are about 300-400 thousand dead, and probably much more than that because people just bury their dead and don't report the deaths to the government. Outbreaks of disease are picking up, including measles and chickenpox.

Keep praying for health, and return travel. Apparently that can be a problem still.

In Christ we find rest.
Tim and Cindy