We found this picture to be very interesting. It is a sculpture in Port Au Prince that depicts Haiti holding up the world. Today the world is holding up and supporting Haiti. It is going to take a huge effort by many different countries to assist Haiti in rebuilding. We were struck by the pride and resiliency of the Haitian people. They want to not only rebuild their country but to make it better. It struck both of us that Haiti is really so close to the US but yet we had never really been aware of the country or its struggles. It is a beautiful country with beautiful people and we were once again reminded that God has created all of us. I heard a comment on the radio today that without unity there is no community. How true this is. Without unity in Haiti it will be hard to recreate a community. We believe as does Nehemiah Vision Ministries that the unity and true community come from a belief and relationship with Jesus Christ. Our group in Haiti consisted of Christians from several different churches but yet we worked in unity because of our one belief in Jesus Christ as our Saviour.

We received and update today from the team that is currently on the ground in Haiti. They have been spending alot of time in the IDP camps. Some of these now number over 5000 people per camp. In one tent they found a lady laying on the ground who had been paralized from the neck down since the quake and had recieved no medical care. There are still thousands of people who were injured who have not yet received proper medical care. The group is also taking the time to pray with each patient and to share the love of Christ as they have opportunity. They closed out the e-mail with the following quote which really summarizes how we felt about our time in Haiti and is the reason we are going back. " We are not just treating wounds, we are also treating traumatized minds and broken hearts."

Our desire is to be in Haiti. Nothing has ever affected us the way the people of Haiti have. We are waiting for the Lord's leading.

Tim and Cindy