Back in Haiti

As we were moving out of the apartment we occupied during our nine months in Michigan, some wildlife native to Grand Rapids visited our bird-feeder.

Dear Friends and Family:

Greetings from Haiti!  After nine months in the United States, we are finally back on Haitian soil.  The traveling itself was uneventful, but our arrival was bittersweet.  Our good friends and neighbors, a missionary family which has worked in aviation for many years, planned to leave Haiti permanently the day after our arrival.  The plan was for us to spend a little time with this family on the night of our arrival since one of the family's children is Hannah's best friend.  However, upon arrival we learned that the family had been held-up at gunpoint in their home earlier in the morning.  We were shocked and saddened by this event, not only because of our attachment to the family, but because of the fact that our home is mere feet from theirs.  After the incident, the family went to a hotel to stay until their outbound flight the following morning.  Sharon and Hannah managed to catch the family at the airport to say their goodbyes.  Although this incident is disturbing, we trust that God will continue to keep us, our staff, and our visitors, safe in our homes and in our travels.  We would appreciate your prayers for our peace of mind and for our daughter, Hannah, who will miss her best friend.