Our team is on the last leg of it's return home. We were up at 6 am, bags ready to go by 7 am, off to Jeremie's gravel airfield by 7:45 am, wheels up on a 19-passenger twin-turbo prop by 9 am, in Port au Prince by 10 am, wheels up to Miami by 2:30 pm, and wheels up to Detroit a little after 8 pm. Our flight from Port au Prince carried a number of mission teams, and there was a lot of clapping in the cabin on landing in Miami.
A bite to eat in TGI Friday's elicited a similar response from our team once we had made our way through immigration and had time to kill before boarding the plane to Detroit. I looked for goat and spam delicacies on the menu but had to settle for something, well, comfortably familiar!
We had a wonderful wrap-up dinner with our host, Reverend Chrisnel, last night. . .after throwing a small party for the Haitian wall crew late yesterday afternoon. . .which was preceded by a heartfelt thank you from the clinic and orphanage crews. We have so many pictures to sort through and create an album to be shared with the congregation and other followers of our blog. Over 1400 visits to our blog have taken place, and we were daily encouraged by the mounting tally.
We did a lot this week, keeping the Reverend and his team hopping. While I'm sure he appreciated seeing our puddle-jumper take off from Jeremie this morning, he wouldn't have it any other way. . .heck, he's visiting one of his furtherest-flung churches tomorrow. . .one way, it's a 2 1/2 hour drive followed by a 1 1/2 hour walk!
While it has been some years since FUMC was on the ground in Haiti, our work, our spirit, our helping hands, were welcomed as old and true friends. We will be welcomed back with open arms and loving hearts, and by a people that for the most part want help helping themselves. . .and the team that is presently catching up on some lost zzzzs at the moment, to a person, wants to be part of this good and uplifting sequel. Thanks and blessings to you all. John, Nancy, Jeff, Mixie, Deanna, Duane, Scott, Jill, Peter, Brian, Kerry, Jerry.
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