I finally received information on the Troyers who are in Haiti! Praise God they are doing ok. Please pray for them to get enough rest, downtime and time with God. They have been there since a few days after the quake and will probably not be back to Honduras for another month. Despite all they, their fellow workers and the Haitians are going through Kathy wrote this:

"the Haitian people are a resilient people. Their lives have never been easy and they have always needed to be flexible, innovative to solve problems and self sufficient. They are a people of deep faith in many cases and are very generous in sharing what they have with others they see in need. We as North Americans have so much we could learn from them."

It makes one take a step back to realize we can learn from others who have so little and are undergoing such trials. But so true! From my own experiences I know God uses many of our trials to help us to learn to rely on and grow closer to Him. It again reminds me how all the "stuff" we have beyond what we need doesn't make us happy. And do we really do our kids any favors by trying to provide the "best" in everything? I don't think so. I also pray that the "faith" she refers to is in the one and only true God.

As we continue down this journey to help Haiti, I ask for your prayers for the Haitians -that they will have open hearts and minds to not only see God at work but He will open their ears to hear His word and how it applies to them; to help this team to come together; to help us to have discernment in the best process; to help us with good communication from our partnering organizations; and above all to help us to "hear" the path God wants us to take and lead -all for His glory. Thank you for your time and interest in this mission.
Stephanie