Haiti Update

There is a tremendous story unfolding for about 300 orphans in Haiti. 54 of them made it home to PA, as I'm sure you've heard. My friends here have been told that the way has been cleared for them to come to the States within a week.

The big concern right now is transporting the children to an accessible air field. The other concern is for the orphans being adopted by Canadian families. There is some kind of big hitch between the Canadian and Haitian governments. . . We hope that can be straightened out very soon.

As my friend Suzanne points out, a lot goes into these international matters. I didn't mean to suggest that there's one piece of paper in front of the leader of each country that simply awaits a signature. But at the end of the day, there is either the will to make something happen, or there is not. All indications show that our Secretary of State wants to see these children evacuated. The big question was what kind of attitude the Haitian government would have. Thank God, it seems they are willing enough.

Let's continue to pray for these children as they await the execution of plans designed for them. Scarcity of clean water is still their biggest danger, and of course, lack of medicine for those infants who need it.

I so look forward to reporting to you about the day I meet these children at church! It's not that their survival and joining with their families makes the devastation any less heart-breaking. But it is good to rejoice when we can over what we can.