Friday, February 17, 2012

Arriving in Haiti

After waking up at 3AM, driving to the airport arriving at 4:30, Catching a 6 AM flight out of KCI, changing planes twice and the final flight leave late we arrived with all of our luggage. Out of all of my four trips we went through immigration and gathered our luggage with the least amount of hassle and were on our way the the guest house.
Some things I noticed immediately like fewer tents, new construction and after two years the airport was under repair.
 Some things have not changed like the crowd of men hustling for tip money to help with our luggage at the airport, or the sheer number og people on the street trying to make some type of living anyway they can.
Wall's Guest House was packed when we arrived. It was as busy as I have ever seen it. I recognized a man from my first trip here. He and his wife are from the Quad Cities area in Illinois and right after the quake they brought supplies in by truck from the Dominican Republic.
There is a large group of Canadians that are leaving over the next two days so thing will begin to be less congested here. One thing I like about Walls is the opportunity to meet people from all over the world. It was fun to connect with people on the flight who were heading here
I watched as Erin (a young lady from our church) experienced her first impressions of the country. I am excited to see more things unfold over the next few days. What does God have in store for this trip?
I will just have to see where God leads.

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