Day? were not sure its Haiti time

TOMAS missed us completely.  However, down the way, Leogane ( 20 miles from here) had some severe flooding.  There was some riotting in the streets today of Leogane; Haitians barricaded the road out of town ( which is the only way to the airport) in anger and frustration of the damage.  The folks who left this morning were on an adventure of a lifetime.  James, Michelle ( Marcs step-brother and wife) and their friends from Cochrane were on their way to Port Prince.  The had a policemen with them who had to call for back up.  Shots were fired in the air, then they were taken seriously and allowed to the airport. Real Hollywood material here in Haiti!

This morning we went for a walk down to the beach to see the affects of the wind and rain.   A few fallen trees and more garbage washed up on the beach.  We picked some seashells at the water for a while then made our way back just in time to miss the rain.

Around 11 am we went with a number of people to Petit Goave which is 20 minutes west of here.  A little boy that came to the medical clinic needed emergency surgery and was sent to Petit Goave Hospital.  By the grace of God there was a surgeon (from Calgary) that was available the boy had surgery as soon as we arrived and was finished and back at the compound by 3:00 pm. 

The ride to Petit Goave was an adventure in itself.  All of us were in the back of the Ford Ranger.  The driver puts his seatbelt on then drives on the highway at 100 km/h while we are in the back, sitting on the rails of the truck.  Not what you would consider real safe.  At two different spots along the road it goes to one lane.  In Haiti that mean first come first serve as long as you honk first.  The second spot is a blind corner coming down the mountain to Petit Goave, this one is more intersting yet.Then part of the road was severely damages duing the quake and the rain has washed alot of it away; we had to drive on a Haitian shoulder ( not much there).
We have fun getting wind blown and made it there safe and sound. 

Once at Petit Goave, we went to the market.  As a result of the rains their was much more garbage that was washed all over the place.  At the market it was dirty and smelly.  As we all walked through the market Anica turned to Dad and said I don't feel good.  Not two seconds laster she was throughing up.  As soon as we got her out of the market she was feeling a little better.   We went to the market so the staff could buy some supplies for the weekend.  Since Anica was not feeling well she road in the front seat with air conditioning and a window if needed.  Nicole, Noah and I sat in the back with the food supplies.   Fresh carrots and potatoes, some noodles, 5 dozen eggs and to 25lb bags of fresh cut beef (still dripping out of the bag).  Once we were travelling it wasn't too bad, but everytime we stopped the smell was not so pleasant.  After today, there is a good chance Nicole may not eat meat until we get back home.

Tonight Anica was in bed before supper to get some rest and fight off whatever was making her ill.  A good nights rest will probably be all she needs.  All of us have been relatively healthy and we hope to stay that way.

After supper our group, Marc, Lisa, Chris, Rebecca and Kathleen, met to review the week, since we didn't have time on Wednesday as we planned.  It is good to talk about what is happening and what needs to be done.  The best part is when we pray at the end.  It is very powerful when everyone says a few words or prayer and for each other, the medical team and for the people of Haiti.  I actually could feel the heaviness of the past week lifting as we prayed.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, guard our hearts and our minds throught Christ Jesus.  Philippians 4:7