God is good in getting the first half of our tean here safely. After a tour of the city of Port Au Prince, I am taken back by the extent of the destruction. Everywhere you go there is debris, destroyed buildings, people living in small and large groupings of tents.
Some tent cities have as many as 15000 tents. In many ways I am reminded of Cambodia,crazy traffic, overloaded taxis, trash, high heat and humidity, ineffective and corrupt government,and great number of the poorest of the poor anywhere on the planet. Except Haiti is not only poor, but now in a state of trying to recover from the devastating earthquake. today we went to the Mega Mart to purchase 200 air mattresses since the container with the cots and the large tent is still held up in customs. Welcome to life in the third world. A lot of last minute planning took place today as we adjust to changing logistics. Tonight we spent a lot of time in prayer for the conference wbich begins with my session on understanding Post-Traumatic Stress and a biblically based response. May God do great things to His glory!
Blessings,
Dr. Paul
Some tent cities have as many as 15000 tents. In many ways I am reminded of Cambodia,crazy traffic, overloaded taxis, trash, high heat and humidity, ineffective and corrupt government,and great number of the poorest of the poor anywhere on the planet. Except Haiti is not only poor, but now in a state of trying to recover from the devastating earthquake. today we went to the Mega Mart to purchase 200 air mattresses since the container with the cots and the large tent is still held up in customs. Welcome to life in the third world. A lot of last minute planning took place today as we adjust to changing logistics. Tonight we spent a lot of time in prayer for the conference wbich begins with my session on understanding Post-Traumatic Stress and a biblically based response. May God do great things to His glory!
Blessings,
Dr. Paul
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