Our team loading on the plane. Yes, we are that team that all wore the same shirts. It came in really handy when we landed in Haiti!

Today was our travel day.  Our team was right on time to the Indy airport…4:30 AM!!  We barely made our flight because the folks at the American Airlines counter were a little slow, but the last of our team squeezed through  before they shut the door.  Our flights were smooth, our transitions were uneventful, it was a great day of flying.  Things were a little interesting the last few thousand few coming into Port-au-Prince, we did land safely, and were greeted with a very lively band.

Our team in the Miami airport. Do you see the bunny ears?

There was one interesting story that took place in the Miami airport.  An Indian woman approached one of our team members (okay…it was Lynn) who was a little off to the side, asked if we were with a missions group, and proceeded to open her life up.  The woman had been beaten by her husband (accepted practice in her culture) and when she said something to the authorities, her husband left her.  She was having trouble believing in God and didn’t want to give up on her faith and wanted to know some verses or stories.  Ummmm…yeah.  Lynn was just chillin in the airport and suddenly this woman opens her life up and is asking for encouragement.  And Lynn has been to India and understands some of what the woman was expressing…she was the perfect person to minister to her in that situation.

This band was playing in the airport when we came in. The maraca guy could really shake!

God has so much planned for our team…I can’t wait to see what he does this week.

A busy Haitian street on our way from the airport to Pastor Pierre’s house.

After a delicious meal, getting settled, a brief team meeting and orientation with Pastor Pierre, we are ready to retire to the air conditioned rooms where we will be sleeping.  Did I mention it is hot here?  God bless the inventor of air conditioning ,and for its presence in Haiti.  Someone said the heat index here on Sunday is supposed to be 122.  I don’t know if it is true,  but I wouldn’t argue against it.

More to come…