If you want s step-by-step review of the mission, check out Jeff and Deb's awesome blog @: denlingerhaiti.blogspot.com
I am not going to repeat what they said so well. Instead, I am going to give a few personal comments:
- Anderson Cooper is a really nice guy. After Jeff chased him down by foot (all that marathon training paying off), he took about 15 minutes to talk to us and give us some good contacts.
- Jeff is really good at opening and closing bus bathroom doors...he is also well suited to hold people's children while they use said bathroom.
- The Good Samaritan kids will never cease to amaze me with their hearts of gold. Here they were, earthquake survivors, singing praises as if they don'ty have a worry in the world. So the next time we get mad at God for something small and stupid, let's think about these kids whose world literally crashed down in front of them and only made their faith stronger.
- Corn Flakes are like steak and lobster...apparently.
- Saudi Arabia makes really nice flourecent orange tarps...and Johnnie can build you a house out of them if you want him to!
- I walked into Freedom House to find 6 of the girls washing clothes and 7 of the girls washing dishes. They stood up, kissed me, and went back to happily working and singing...2 weeks post-earthquake that made me happy to see.
- An American passport, a Secret Service shirt and a Red Sox hat can pretty much get you anything you want in Haiti right now.
- As we had great success getting our orphanages supplies, Jeff and I were reminded of the seriousness of the moment as we stood outside the hospital at the US military base and full body bags went by.
- My angels: Marie-Ange, Maya, Cynthia, Junior, Richard, Lovely, Jessica and Mirlande (to name a few) continue to speak truth into the scripture that says "...some people have entertained angels without even knowing it" (Hebrews 13:2)
- God + willing servants = an unbeatable team
- Random women at warehouse "Do you guys have any need for Shelter Boxes?" - Jeff and Matt "Not sure, but give us the contact info anyway." - A few hours later, Dave Locke "Hey Matt, the Jacmel girls have no shelter, any ideas to help them?" - Matt "Oh...yeah, I think I have an idea." - And yet some people wonder if God has abandoned Haiti.
- The Dominican Army soldiers we spent the night with at the border were great...but the Canadians also sleeping there were goofy, to say it in a nice way.
- Very few things can make you smile like 4 Sri Lanken army soldier grinning from ear to ear as they hand out cookies to orphans
- If you're a one-eyed dog, you should be honored to have been given the name "Blinky" by the missionaries...you now live in infamy
- Mmmmmm...spaghtetti and hot dog
- In the words of Jay-Z "When the sky falls and the earth quakes, we're gonna' put this back together, we won't break...can't wait until tomorrow, Haiti my love, we're not gonna' leave you stranded"
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