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Up at 6:30. Fruit Loops and powdered milk. A new lady in the guest house. Patty is here to help manage the German Mission. Gary picks us up for devotions. The men are singing "How Great Thou ART" in Creole. Beautiful. One of the pastors brings the word from 2 Thessalonians 2 verses 15-16. May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and bu his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. He stated that all Haitians need many things now. Haitians need food, Haitians need clothes, and Haitians need a place to live. But most of all Haitians need Jesus Christ. All that other stuff buried them under a 3 story concrete house!

We go to the hospital and make rounds with the new resident doctors and nurses.The new nurses are experienced and compassionate, Mark and Helen. It is already hot. Doouglass is up hopping around. We start in ward 1 and move from bed to bed, removing bandages. We show Helen and Mark how some of the special bandages are done. The haitian nurses are also helping with some of the bandages. PTL. There is LuJean, Megalina, George, Hope, Rita, Sherri, and Peter. We have come to know them all. Many have months in the hospital, some may be getting out, but have no where to go. Everyone here has a tragic story. But it is not a story, it is their lives.


Frannel is his name. He is 12 years old. He has his right leg amputated below the knee. He is healing physically and emotionally. Life in Haiti is hard, it will be harder still for Frannel. Some one brought him a stuffed monkey and he has it with him all the time. He used to sleep a lot, but now he rolls around in his wheelchair a lot. He probably has at least one more surgery on his leg. Pray for Frannel.

We go to lunch and hear there are two pilots flying in supplies on Friday, and they have two seats open for someone going home. Susie and I talk about it. There are new nurses in the hospital, the Haitians nurses have started helping more, and there aren't as many surgeries. So we pray and tell Gary to put us on the plane. I didn't realize how very tired I was. I have been changed forever. The Haitians will be in my prayers for a long time.

We lay down and fall asleep. Gary comes to take us back to the hospital. This is the hottest time of day. Have to get all bandages done before dark. Some lights, but not reliable. Haitian government has called for a 3 day fast and prayer for Haiti. PTL, a country that was dedicated to the worship of Satan 200 years ago, is now calling on the Lord. We can hear singing from the church next door.

Home for supper. PTL. It was another blessed day. I was blessed and I pray others were blessed by me. Use me every second I am here, and beyond.