It's Not Over Yet

As you all know from watching the news the story of the Quake of 2010 continues to unfold in Port au Prince. Everything we have heard has been dire and sad, but there is a very strange disconnect being in the North and from the news coming out of the south. The 100 miles that separates Fauche and Port-au-Prince may not sound like much but here we feel about the same as if we were in the States. For the most part life around here has gone on as normal. The picture shows a pile of charcoal being made over the last few days. The markets are still full and prices haven't sky rocketed. Yet, some things remind us that not everything is normal. Cory went into Limbe on Saturday to get some gas and propane. He got the last of the propane and he said that the gas stations were all out of gasoline and diesel. With the shortage of gas came the shortage of tap-taps (the pickup trucks that 20 people get into to travel around) and more people are on the streets. Also the banks are closed. So everything may seem okay and normal but we know that change is on the way.
Kathleen and I have talked to Dan Irving (the missions director for Haiti) and said that we are willing to go where we are needed. He told us today that he is in contact with organizations involved in Haiti and that they may be setting up feeding/aide/camps up in the north so he would keep us in mind. Kath and I know that this week we will not be going anywhere, but we are prayerfully considering where God may have us go. We just want to be of use here! That is about all there is to report. Kath and I will continue homeschooling this week and teaching our English classes. Bill and I will be starting on running water to the clinic so that they can have functioning sinks and not have to carry water in a five gallon bucket. We will try to get some more pics to you this week.