Mercy rewrote the life of this six-month old baby

Mercy rewrote the life of this six-month old baby

We have been in Port Au Prince for three days now.  We have served in a church with a medical clinic.   We feel were placed there because of divine presence that “marked the spot.”  We worked with MISSEH, a 3000 church, 14 network  organization.   It has been successful because God has been with us.  I am really proud of the group that has come together from Fort Wayne, IN.  People from different faiths and 12 different churches joined together to make this a special trip.  Associated Churches promoted this trip, the first of its kind for them.

We have seen more than 400 people in the short time we have been here. We have walked helpless babies to a Doctors without Borders Hospital for extended care and surgery.  We have intercepted death by healing wounds that otherwise would cause  a loss of life.  Hope for Haiti comes in different forms.  Right now,  disaster relief efforts are over as major NGO’s are pulling out of Port Au Prince.  Compassion ministry continues.

American Airlines officials indicated there has been no let up at all as flights to Port Au Prince remain usually at full capacity. Generally, those going will be doing compassion relief and care.  The majority of these people are from the Judeo/Christian faith.  They are not in the news  receiving the headlines but they are and will be there.

A cool thing has happened with Purdue University students that came unexpectedly the same day I came into Port Au Prince.  They are team of agricultural and nursing students that represent Purdue Christian Campus House, an on campus fellowship that reaches out to Purdue.  I am so impressed with their zeal and comittment to God.  I have known of on campus spiritual hunger and this group confirms to me the need for our prayer and investment.

Today, in a joint effort, all fifty of us are going to Gressier, about 45 minutes from Port Au Prince.  We will be involved in agricultural work, fence building, teaching English and a dynamic medical clinic.  Last night the medical team spent more than two hours preparing the MEDS, repacking, reorganizing etc.  What a team that has come together.

I am asking you to pray for this outreach today.  The synergy and unity of these two teams seem to indicate to me that something special is going to happen.